A year in the life of transgender high school track and field sprinter Matt Dawkins, an athlete just trying to be himself.

Top stories of 2016 from this news magazine show.

Lisa Salters tells the powerful story of former NBA superstar Penny Hardaway and his childhood friend Desmond Merriweather, a middle school basketball coach who was stricken with cancer and needed Hardaway's help on the bench.

Featured: the NFL's outspoken Bennett brothers, Michael (Seahawks DE) and Martellus (Patriots TE); and how a 7-year-old Cubs fan quite literally made the team a part of him.

Redskins cornerback Josh Norman is profiled along with Patriots safety Nate Ebner, who honored his father by making the U.S. Olympic rugby team in Rio.

This is a story about a boy and his dog. Together, Owen and Haatchi, with their improbable winning streak and their remarkable bond, are like nothing you have ever seen.

Shelley Smith discusses running back Trent Richardson's fall from the pinnacle of the game; the story of track athlete Matt Dawkins.