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Buckingham, a sophomore skipper at Georgetown, won the Everett B. Morris Trophy as the top collegiate sailor in 2009. A two-time All-America, he helped the Hoyas finish third in both the team and the fleet...

Imagine Mark Cuban with three times as many teams and five times as much money. He'd still be a piker compared with the Russian zillionaires who offer a life of luxury to lure world-class athletes and are bankrolling...

An SI writer was invited to join NBA commissioner David Stern's five-country, eight-game, seven-day tour of Europe last month, during which Stern schmoozed, cajoled, teased, challenged, lectured and charmed sponsors,...