Thanksgiving week offers rivalry feast
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom Charlie Weis to Les Miles to rivalry games to the coaching temperature gauge, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009New schedule would mean more drama
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTriple Crown tradition needs to step aside for modern day common sense: The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont need a scheduling face-lift.
Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009Jones saddles up another Derby hopeful
Pat Forde, ESPN.comA year after his filly Eight Belles died at the Kentucky Derby, Larry Jones is back with Friesan Fire, whom he says is his last Derby hopeful.
Story | Conversation | May 01, 2009The Dash looks for dating advice around the country
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom coaches' dating advice to Jim Grobe's tremendous job at Wake Forest to a check-up on the program-builders, the Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | September 23, 2008Weekley's antics brought lighthearted feeling to U.S. at Ryder Cup
Pat Forde, ESPN.comA shot of Boo (Weekley) was just what the doctor ordered to cure what had been ailing the U.S. Ryder Cup team, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | September 20, 2008There's no way Americans are better without their best
Pat Forde, ESPN.comNo matter what the field of play -- golf, the NFL, Wall Street -- if you take away your biggest earner, your bottom line will take a hit. This year's Ryder Cup will be no different with Tiger Woods on the sidelines, no matter what the eternal optimists might say, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2008Happy to be back, The Dash kicks off the season
Pat Forde, ESPN.comBack from Beijing, CTD -- that's Columnist The Dash to you -- runs through it all, from debuts to hot seats to turnovers.
Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008It's The Dash wrap-up, and our documents are real
Pat Forde, ESPN.comForty names, games, countries and minutiae that made news in Beijing. It's the Forde-Meter Dash, Olympic wrap-up style.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2008It's over, there are no arguments … Phelps is the best ever
Pat Forde, ESPN.comSay bye-bye Carl, Nadia, Jesse and Mr. Spitz. You all had a nice run as the greatest of Olympians, but it's over. You have been replaced on the throne by Michael Phelps.
Story | Conversation | August 13, 2008Hold on to your medals ... The Dash is checking in from Beijing
Pat Forde, ESPN.comSince it's still a few weeks until college football kicks off, and since The Metric Dash is in Beijing instead of Baton Rouge, why not apply the trusty gridiron rubric to the five-ring circus? We give you the Forde-Meter Dash.
Story | Conversation | August 06, 2008Racing needs to look at breeding, medication, surfaces and more
Pat Forde, ESPN.comEight Belles' death prompted much hand-wringing in the racing industry. Solutions are not easy to come by.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2008Sifting through the fans, coaches and games on the trash heap
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFrom trashy fans to coaches who could get trashed to blue-blood games in the trash heap, The Dash runs through it all.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2007How a common man rode to greatness
Pat Forde, ESPN.comFor Calvin Borel, the journey from the country to the Derby's winner's circle was filled with strange turns and a life of hard work - circumstances that help explain the man who rode Street Sense to a historic victory.
Story | Conversation | May 04, 2007Pletcher to devote day at Derby to his fab five
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAt Churchill Downs, Todd Pletcher faces the grueling task of juggling five entries, five jockeys and the big-dollar, big-ego ownership groups who keep his barn stocked.
Story | Conversation | May 03, 2007Dashing through the bowl season
Pat Forde, ESPN.comReady to play a little Bowl-der-Dash? With the 32-game bowl season sprint from San Diego to Glendale about to kick off, The Dash picks the winners.
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