Sports

Memories of playing, watching, and living for the sports that brought us together.

Brian Foster and the Summer 1989 Kickball Field That Was an Entire Street

In the summer of 1989, Brian Foster’s whole street became a kickball field—driveways as bases, a storm drain as home plate, and one universal pause whenever someone yelled “CAR!” The real goal wasn’t winning; it was staying outside until the sun disappeared.

Tyler Grant and the Fall 1998 Stadium Lights Over Metal Bleachers

Tyler Grant remembers Fall 1998 in the glow of stadium lights, with the band playing and metal bleachers rattling under a small town’s shared tradition.

Kyler Murray and the quiet, surreal second when the Cardinals made him the No. 1 pick (2019)

Kyler Murray looks back on 2019—the night the Arizona Cardinals made him the No. 1 overall pick—and how that single announcement gathered every version of his future into one irreversible moment.