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Chris Palmer

What's the hoops hotbed of the US right now? Chicago? No. LA? Nope. NYC? Sorry. Welcome to Prince George's County, MD.

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008

Desperately Seeking ... Scottie

Karthik Senthil

As LeBron James walked off the court following Cleveland's Game 6 loss in Orlando, the shortcomings of this particular Cavaliers team were not the fir...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

Summer's close, temperatures are rising, pretty soon every highway in the country will be a parking lot. Which means people are going to be melting do...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Looks Back: A Brief Interview History

Ted Bauer, via others

...hear about it immediately. If you, Lou Dobbs, John King, Anderson Cooper, and Candy Crowley are playing basketball, who's slotted 1-5 and why? Anderson's gotta be a guard. I gotta be a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Fun Fact of the Day: Comments and Watering Holes

Ted Bauer, with others

...a pack of Bluegrass-dwelling wolves for this edition of 'The Morning According to Us' on Kentucky basketball. The person writing this summary article also wrote this, and got shredded on the Interwebs. Depressingly, though...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2009

Let's use Coach K to figure out Kobe vs. LeBron

Ted Bauer, via the Internet machine

2008 Olympics were important for men's basketball. They had to win gold. They did. Whew. Two big reasons: Kobe and LeBron. So, flash forward...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Jay Leno and athletes over the years

Ted Bauer

...questions in a Leno segment. Is this Pete Carroll mocking Jay Leno? Leno talkin' NASCAR for kids. Basketball related monologue. Hulk Hogan on the show, saying he'll be President. Patriots segment on Leno. Carolina...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Life of Reilly ®

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

For the writer, being a Denver hoops fan has meant a life full of heartache. So what does the Big Man have against the Nuggets?

Story | May 27, 2009

Lunch Links

Paul Kix and Ethan Trex

...Fred Taylor's gunning for Jim Brown. Le Batard on Jim Leyritz. Great story: a one-armed basketball player gets a D1 scholarship. Never a good idea to build a Little League field next to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 26, 2009

Reporting From ... adidas Nations basketball camp in Beijing

Anthony Tao

...focus, energy; all those insisted-upon differences between the NBA and the rest of the world's basketball leagues— forces its way through. "Get both feet out," he instructs a player inbounding a ball...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

The NCAA's Taming of Twitter

Ryan Corazza

Last week, the NCAA told us college coaches were not allowed to @reply anyone on Twitter. Direct messaging was the only channel of communication allow...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Interesting Debate -- Better Recruiter, John Calipari or Pete Carroll?

Ted Bauer

Calipari just got John Wall. UK suddenly seems loaded. Carroll pretty much gets everyone west of Texas to come to USC. Interestingly, both also "faile...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons, ESPN The Magazine

I love this game! (Surprise -- I'm talking about the NHL.)

Story | May 19, 2009

Auction Block: Famed Charity

Eric Angevine

There's a saying that goes around the archives and collections desks at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. "You'll be amazed by what we have, ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009

UNC visits the White House

Bobby Frasor and Sarah Turcotte

When UNC got the call for the traditional White House visit they asked us to tag along (of course). We charged four-year senior point guard Bobby Fras...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 15, 2009

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