David Willey

Senior Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, 'Runner’s World' magazine; General Manager, Rodale’s Active Living Group

Boston is an intensely personal story for us, too. There were more than a dozen Runner's World and Running Times staffers and freelancers near the finish line when the bombs went off. Four editors were running the race.

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

Psychologist & Best Selling Author

According to the NFL, "Prohibited items include, but are not limited to: purses larger than a clutch bag, coolers, briefcases, backpacks, fanny packs, cinch bags, seat cushions, luggage of any kind, computer bags and camera bags or any bag larger than the permissible size."

Arnal Dayaratna

Cloud computing and soccer blogger

Brazil delivered an emphatic 3-0 victory against Japan in their opening game of the Confederations Cup thanks to goals from Neymar, Paulinho and Jo.

Anson Carter

Hockey Analyst and Former NHL Player

I was curious if Bret "the Hitman" Hart thought any hockey players reminded him of any of the wrestlers he competed against. His response? "Chara is the Andre The Giant of hockey." As for the Stanley Cup Final, "Rask and the Bs are so solid. Even though they lost their first game, I see Boston winning the Cup!"

Christopher Caen

Writer

Let's get one thing out of the way at the start: just like in royal families, sports have their lineages. Fathers and sons have passed on the torch in basketball, football, and baseball.

Jason Linkins

Editor, Eat the Press

The Washington area's National Football League team has a racist name, "the Redskins," and renewed pressure is mounting on the team to do something about it -- namely, change the damn name of the team to something that isn't plainly risible.

Robert Piper

Writer

Meditation could be that extra edge that helps you win the game-winning point or helps you go the extra mile when you think you can't. Why not incorporate it into your training regime? It just might make you a better athlete.

Chris Koras

Entertainment and Sports Attorney

Campbell played on a broken leg for over a minute. Brave, gutsy, courageous are words that should come to mind. Not dumb and stupid.

Daniel Pena

Lecturer, Department of English at Cornell University

It's fair to say that Kawhi Leonard is in the running for Finals MVP should the Spurs win this series. Or at least he should be. He's done what many-a-coach have considered to be the impossible in controlling LeBron James.

Hank Koebler

Sports Writer

The continued usage of a racial epithet as an NFL team's name shouldn't be remotely acceptable to the commissioner or to anyone else with common decency.

Diana Nyad

Long-distance swimmer, journalist, and broadcaster

We are a very few, the truly extreme ultra marathon swimmers of this blue planet. We may vie for titles and records but in the end our journeys are far more than athletic marks.

Ben Berkon

writer, unintentional beard grower

Despite originally being selected by the New York Mets as the 1262nd overall pick in the 2000 draft, Burke instead opted to attend Duke University. Yet, after graduating, no major league organization came knocking.

Dan Shapiro

Frontman, writer, vagrant

Like its closest competitors, Bellator Fighting Championship and ONE FC, WSOF counts a bevy of UFC veterans among its stable of fighters, but unlike many fledgling promotions, WSOF has heavy backing, and prime television spots, courtesy of NBC's 24-hour sports network.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Hall of Famer

The irony of these allegations is that as a graduate student in education and sport I am acutely aware of the importance of academics in the lives of athletes. As a coach I made it my mission to educate and guide my student athletes' academic lives.

Lincoln Mitchell

Harriman Institute, Columbia University

Expanding the size of the All-Star Game roster, using a designated hitter and tinkering with how the roster is selected are all ways Major League Baseball has tried to ensure that the All-Star Game remains interesting for fans. These innovations have not achieved that goal.

Marina Chetner

Writer, yogini, avid traveler

To find out more about the competitors' motivations, I went to the source: four yoga asana champions. After my experience at the internationals, I wasn't surprised that their words spoke to personal growth and camaraderie, and not oneupmanship. You be the judge.

Claire McCarthy, M.D.

Pediatrician, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Tragedies like these happen to other people, we often think. It doesn't happen to us. Especially something like drowning, because that seems so simple to prevent.