50 Greatest

New times call for new players – and farewells to some old stars

Readers offer their suggestions for the five best athletes ever

From breaking ground to athletic dominance, these gymnasts belong in the top 10

Jordan ahead of Ali? Gabby Douglas over Althea Gibson? What were you thinking?

Making the case for the list’s most glaring omissions

Tiger, even more than being one of the most accomplished and decorated athletes who ever lived, is the greatest lightning rod sports has seen since a young Ali

What constitutes greatness? Sometimes it depends on which segment of the public you ask

We teamed up with SurveyMonkey for a public ranking of the 50 greatest black athletes of all time.

Where strength, endurance, athleticism and the will to win are needed, here’s who ranks No. 1 in my book

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Mike Wise and Justin Tinsley decide who should be ranked higher, LeBron James or Stephen Curry