LOS ANGELES — When rapper-actor Common was a kid, he carried towels and sneakers as a Chicago Bulls ball boy who was close enough to hear the squeak of shoes and the roar inside the arena. Decades ...

The red light on John Tesh’s answering machine was blinking. With the press of a button, a cassette tape began to roll and a message that would go on to change his life started to play. That message ...

"I woke up in the middle of the night, got an idea," "Roundball Rock" composer John Tesh said. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Lyn Alweis / The Denver Post via Getty Images, ...

When rapper-actor Common was a kid, he carried towels and sneakers as a Chicago Bulls ball boy who was close enough to hear the squeak of shoes and the roar inside the arena. Decades later, Common is ...