Which NBA players have been the best of the best since the 2000-01 season? The Athletic NBA staff makes their picks.

Illinois men’s basketball has five players with Balkan heritage this season — the latest product of the Illini’s internationally focused recruiting operation.

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In tossing six scoreless innings and hitting about 1,430 feet of home runs, Shohei Ohtani put up probably the most unique performance in postseason history Friday in NLCS Game 5 against the Brewers.

Start with Vince Young vs. USC in the 2005 national championship as the best performance, then cycle through the sport’s history for other memorable achievements. Texas quarterback Vince Young led ...

What is a No. 5? Here is how we described him last year ... He is the one who ties the starting lineup together. When you have pieced together your four best players, what is missing? Ball-handling?

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