Sean Gregory

Sean Gregory is a TIME staff writer who has covered sports extensively over the last decade. He has penned profiles on athletes ranging from LeBron James, Novak Djokovic, Usain Bolt and Eli Manning, and explored issue like football's concussion crisis, and the treatment of young baseball players in the Dominican Republic. Sean has covered the the last four Olympic Games, and filed dispatches from Super Bowls, the NBA Finals, and the World Series for TIME. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., Sean enjoys firing lots of shots in pickup basketball games.

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Remembering Ex-NFL Star Junior Seau: 1969-2012

We may never know what dark thoughts drove one of the NFL’s most respected defensive players to commit suicide at age 43.

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Metta World Peace: Why a Seven-Game Suspension Is Too Short

In handing down a penalty for Metta World Peace’s elbow, the NBA had a chance to send a powerful message. It didn’t.

Jeff Roberson/AP

The Colts Dump Peyton Manning: Why Everyone Wins

Let’s reflect on Manning’s Indy legacy and get excited for all the intrigue to follow.

Chris Graythen / Getty Images

Pay for Pain: Why the Bounty Scandal Looks Terrible for the NFL

For three years, the New Orleans Saints offered players cash if they injured another player, according to the NFL. So much for that feel-good Super Bowl tale.

Steve Nesius / Reuters

Bobby V Didn’t Wait Long to Spice Up the Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry

Boston’s new manager questions Derek Jeter’s baseball instincts and applauds a pounding of Alex Rodriguez. Think that will get New York’s attention?

Norm Hall / Getty Images

Ryan Braun’s Name Is Cleared, But Is He Believable?

The slugger presents his case with conviction, but complaints about the system hurt his credibility.

Adam Hunger / Reuters

Jeremy Lin Won’t Be an Olympian. At Least Not for Team USA

There won’t be any Linsanity at this year’s Olympics — unless the rising NBA star decides to switch sides.

Paul Benoit / AP

Appreciation: Baseball Hall of Famer Gary Carter

Gary Carter, Hall of Fame catcher who helped the New York Mets win the World Series in 1986, dies of brain cancer at 57

Mike Segar / Reuters

Asian-American Inspiration: How Jeremy Lin Is Changing Hoops Culture

Asian Americans hope that Lin can change views in a place where race has always affected behavior and mindset: the basketball court.

Ron Turenne / NBAE / Getty Images

Your Turn, Canada: A Second-by-Second Look at Jeremy Lin Lighting Up Toronto

Every day, we seem to learn something new about Jeremy Lin. Here’s the latest, a basketball scouting report for the opposition: if Lin has the ball at the top of the key, and the game is on the line, do not, under any circumstances, let him shoot it.