The iPhone beside Kitam Hamm's bed vibrates at 6:15 on a recent morning, stirring him awake. A car alarm pulses in the alley and police sirens scream past, noises so familiar that they go unnoticed.

Kitam Hamm is a talented 5-foot-9, 170-pound high school running back and safety with a GPA of about 3.8. He's currently being recruited by some of the top universities in the country, including ...

The presence of gang members on college sports teams is a topic my colleague Armen Keteyian and I started looking into last spring. After getting an exclusive look at a forthcoming study on the ...

A special feature in today's issue of “SI” takes an intimate look at the intersect of school sports and gang activity in South L.A. But the piece is no sob story. It profiles a gifted high school ...