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Cut from Varsity

A 15-year-old gets rejected from his high school basketball team. What he does next changes sports forever.

Michael Jordan|Fall 1978|3 min|
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Do You Believe in Miracles?

A college coach picks a team of amateurs to face the most dominant hockey dynasty in history.

Herb Brooks|February 1980|3 min|
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The Score That Broke the Scoreboard

A 14-year-old gymnast from communist Romania is about to do something the scoreboard literally cannot display.

Nadia Comaneci|July 1976|3 min|
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The Comeback

A tennis champion falls to #139. Everyone writes her off. She has other plans.

Serena Williams|January 2007|3 min|