Mikhail Baryshnikov on Leaving Everything Behind Fifty years ago, Baryshnikov defected from the Soviet Union. He discusses that day, the war in Ukraine and the challenges facing Russian artists today.

Remembering Willie Mays: He was Steph Curry, Michael Jordan, Simone Biles and Mikhail Baryshnikov Willie Mays could do it all — hit, run, throw. As Ken Griffey Jr put it: He was ‘the Godfather of center fielders.’