Local baseball Hall of Fame legend Cal Ripken Jr. credited his father, Cal Ripken Sr., as a “powerful mentor.” In my own life ...

Have you ever had a role model? Someone in your unit, platoon or squadron? Someone in your family or friend circle? Maybe you admired someone on television or in the news and wanted to be like them?

“Keep in mind, I’m from Maine,” Tucker Pillsbury tells me, laughing a little. “I was a kid from Maine rapping about cars. So just put that in.” Today, Zooming in from Orlando before a show, he’s ...

“Being a role model is the most important kind of educating.” —John Wooden In June 2025, shortly after the NBA Finals, journalists interviewed Vaughn Alexander, the father of Oklahoma City Thunder ...

When I heard of the recent passing of the NBA Hall of Famer and beloved New York Knick Willis Reed, I couldn’t help but reflect back on when our paths crossed in the summer of 1968. I had gone to the ...

Ousmane Dembélé, 28-year-old forward for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team, has won the 2025 Onze d’Or. He then gave a lengthy interview to Onze Mondial, where he was asked about being ...