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For McOwen, the hits keep on comin'

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

Maybe you haven't heard of Mariners prospect Jamie McOwen yet. But if he keeps on hitting for the High Desert Mavericks -- the streak is at 45 consecutive games at the moment -- you might never stop hearing about him.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009

Athletes, show some personality!

Tim Keown, Page 2

Tim Keown longs for a sports landscape replete with colorful quotes and compelling personalities.

Story | Conversation | June 23, 2009

Nats should show Strasburg the money

Tim Keown, Page 2

Stephen Strasburg is worth the money Scott Boras will ask for his services, so how come he will be vilified for asking?

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2009

Behind The Story: The Manny Pacquiao feature

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

A look at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym

Story | Conversation | April 27, 2009

Just Go With It

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

Big league scouts told Tim Lincecum he was too small to succeed. Fantasy owners passed him over because they weren't sure he'd hold up with that crazy motion. But he has news for all of 'em: it wasn't magic dust that helped him win the Cy Young Award.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2009

The titans of literature have taken the field

Tim Keown, Page 2

Tim Keown is proud to see such literary heavyweights battling it out in the baseball world.

Story | Conversation | January 27, 2009

Ready For Take Off

Tim Keown

Carl Crawford stretches doubles into triples for the Devil Rays and steals hits from everyone else. Isn't it time we paid attention?

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

The Shadows Deepen

Tim Keown

It's not about the sluggers anymore. The Jason Grimsley raid exposed an open secret: pitchers use performance enhancing drugs too. And according to doctors, the juice can benefit hurlers even more than hitters

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008

HELL AND BACK

Tim Keown

Until a few weeks ago, the scar on the back of Josh Hamilton's left hand was caused by a hot muffler. It's just the kind of burn you might get from ac...

Blog Entry | Conversation | July 15, 2008

HOW IN THE WORLD DID THIS GUY WIN 347 GAMES?

Tim Keown

Greg Maddux is always in control, even when it doesn't look that way. He'll take his secrets with him when he retires, so catch him while you can.

Story | Conversation | April 08, 2008

Sixty-four things to consider about the Big Dance

Tim Keown, Page 2

In honor of the NCAA tournament and with all due respect to Coppin State, Tim Keown has 64 things to share in this week's list.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2008

Time to shuffle the playoff deck, Mr. Stern

Tim Keown, Page 2

A failure of geography shouldn't keep the best 16 teams from making the NBA playoffs.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2008

Logic and steroids just don't mix

Tim Keown, Page 2

Recent events have reminded Tim Keown that the discussion of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball has become one long vacation for logic.

Story | Conversation | September 11, 2007

A little bit of everything

Tim Keown, Page 2

It seems to work for some baseball teams, so Tim Keown plays a little small ball with his list this week.

Story | Conversation | September 04, 2007

Give Oden the damn ball!

Tim Keown, Page 2

Greg Oden desperately wanted to win on Monday; too bad there was nothing the rest of the Buckeyes could do about it.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2007