Among our longest-running, top-ranking franchises, there is a third, much smaller champion. How have they done it?

Angry Birds arrived in the early days of the App Store when the concept of a mobile game with touch controls was new.

Injuries were an obstacle after that, missing 24 games due to both a sprained right knee and then a left ankle sprain shortly following his return. Now in the final quarter of the season, Barrett is ...