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On Sports and Fame

Produced by Alice FangElijah Walker and Ege Uz

On Sports and Fame

She’s an Influencer. But What Will She Do With Her Influence?

by Andrew Keh

Jamad Fiin standing in a gymnasium, wearing a brown bandana, holding a basketball in one arm.

When Fame Is Attached to the Name

by David W. Chen

Alexis Arguello Jr., in a grey suit jacket and jeans, standing in front of a boxing ring

Famous, but Not Free

by Remy Tumin

Christy Martin posing on a brown couch, wearing a black t-shirt that says in pink letters #MFYCKM

His Night of Baseball Fame Has Lingered for 70 Years

by Jonathan Abrams

Ron Necciai, wearing a black polo shirt and gold watch, sitting at a table covered with letters in his home.

When the Pursuit of Fame Runs Through a Miami Jail

by Alan Blinder

Kelly Kay Green, in a white floral dress, facing a wire fence, turned three quarters toward the camera.

Kamila Valieva, Supernova

by Juliet Macur

Kamila Valieva, in a black and red dress and red gloves, has a hand at her waist and another at the top of her head, after the Women’s Skating Team Free Skate.

A Break That Never Fully Heals

by Jack Williams

Kevin Ware, wearing a white Georgia State uniform, during season opener game in 2014.

A fighter who survived a murder attempt. A pitcher who dazzled and then disappeared. A woman who went viral at the Super Bowl. Seven short stories about fame, in all its forms.

Produced by Alice Fang, Elijah Walker and Ege Uz.

Read last year’s series on freedom.