Shock to the System
David FlemingWowed by The Wildcat, Spread HD and A-11? You ain't seen nothing yet. An offensive revolution is coming to the NFL. Can anyone stop it?
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2008Behind the Bets
Chad MillmanOnce would have been a fluke. Twice a coincidence. But Cassie Vidal's 16-year-old son, Ethan, kept picking winners. He nailed 10 of 11 thoroughbred ra...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008The Magazine Editor's Blog: Wherein I Become a Tight Ends Coach
Gary Belsky, ESPN The Magazine Editor-in-Chief...fact, it only took me eight questions to realize that I was speaking with Terry Metcalf, a Cardinals running back from back in the day and, in my opinion, one of the five most exciting...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008Fantasy World: State of Urgency
Rick PaulasSo it's all come down to this. Roughly five months ago, you started preparations for your fantasy football draft, purchasing a number of draft guides ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted BauerBEST MEN'S ACC BASKETBALL PLAYER OF ALL-TIME? TIGHT ONE, BUT WE'LL GO DAVID THOMPSON About six years ago, the ACC released their 50th Anniversary Ba...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted BauerWORST SPORTS FRANCHISE OF THE PAST 10 YEARS? THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES ARE RATED "AAAARGH" There has been some ridiculous sporting ineptitude recently....
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2008The NEXT: NFC Playoffs
Ted Bauer...the Minnesota Vikings; nice win over Arizona yesterday included AP going over 100 yards for the ninth time this season, which is fairly awesome. We'll take those Cardinals at No. 4, then slide the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008Behind The Bets
Chad MillmanNewsflash: Understanding risk is what separates everyday squares from the big-money wiseguys who live off their gambling wits. Now, here's a piece o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008Fantasy World: Beat the Bye
Rick Paulas(Author's Note: I'm writing this column in a rage after DeAngelo Williams ruined my playoff chances with that cute 36-yard scamper to close out the Mo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008Dear Flem: Misery is life as a Vikings Fan
David Fleming...and the Vikings did not. In 2003, all we had to do was beat the lowly Arizona Cardinals (who finished 4-12) to make the playoffs. Did we stomp the poor Cardinals into the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008The NEXT: NFC Playoffs
Ted Bauer...but they end with Arizona, Atlanta and the Giants. At least two of those teams will be hungry and Minny could be sans-the Williamses. Let's slide the Cardinals to No. 3, slot...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2008Fantasy World: Time to Wake Up
Rick PaulasLike the great and hideous monster of Lake Loch Ness, the fantasy football sleeper is an enigma lurking beneath the surface of a murky football season...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted BauerWHEN IT COMES TO THE BEST BACKUP QB IN THE NFL, WE'RE 'CHARGING' AHEAD WITH BILLY VOLEK Jim Sorgi turns 28 today. One cool thing about Sorgi: he has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008Up & Running
Alan GrantMarshawn Lynch is ready to make the leap from college football's best-kept secret to its best running back. But can he pull Cal over the top with him?
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008Finishing School
Tom FriendThink USC's QB is nuts to pass on NFL riches for another year? Then you just don't know Matt Leinart
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "arizona cardinals" make the list?