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The No. 1 pick out of high school in the 2004 N.B.A. draft, the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard started all 82 games in his rookie season.

In her three seasons with Tennessee, Candace Parker led the Volunteers to two national championships and scored 34 points in her first professional game with the Los Angeles Sparks, a W.N.B.A. record.

LeBron James is the youngest player in league history to score 10,000 career points and was a member of the United States team that won the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics.

One of the W.N.B.A.’s original players and a three-time league most valuable player, Lisa Leslie has long been among the best and most popular players in the women’s game.

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Ohio State has an intriguing quarterback in Terrelle Pryor, a player who can run well and continues to develop as a passer.

Longtime observers of the Associated Press top 25 did a double-take on Sunday: for the first time since Oct. 15, 2000, Texas was not ranked.

Kwame Alexander’s latest novel in verse follows a young soccer player who discovers the power of vocabulary.