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Post-Chase odds and ends

Ryan McGee

...every year between 1959 and '66. • The Wizard, John Wooden, coached UCLA to seven consective NCAA basketball championships, beginning in 1967 and ending in '73. After losing to N.C. State in the '74...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Want Air Johnsons? You're outta luck

David Newton, ESPN.com

He has the looks. He's articulate. He has three Sprint Cup titles and is closing in on a fourth. So why aren't the advertisers beating down Jimmie Johnson's door?

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Saturday, November 14

...continued their recent tear, as they repeatedly found the right side in college football, soccer, golf, hockey, basketball, NASCAR, and even some MMA. We matched up two golfers fighting for 2010 exemption in Joe Ogilvie...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 14, 2009

Fallen soldier, friend will be missed

David Newton

...shared a love for University of Tennessee sports -- and LeMaster said she had borrowed a pair of basketball shorts from him some time ago. Now, she'll keep them as something by which to remember...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Danger lurking in Johnson's rearview

David Newton, ESPN.com

Jimmie Johnson got taken out at Texas. It could happen again at Phoenix. Which drivers should the three-time defending champ try to avoid?

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Sunday, November 1

Sunday Preview November begins with a healthy helping of NFL, plus side dishes of soccer, basketball, hockey, and NASCAR. Manchester City visits Birmingham in the pre-football football. The home team gets the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Uni Watch NBA preview

Paul Lukas, Page 2

From uniforms to undergarments to warm-up to throwbacks -- it's all covered in the Uni Watch NBA preview.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

JJ just a part ... but a very big part

David Newton, ESPN.com

Is Jimmie Johnson a product of the system at Hendrick Motorsports or is the three-time defending Sprint Cup champ just that good? The debate continues ...

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Cup luck pays rent

Jay Cronley, Special to ESPN.com

Clearly, crazier things are happening than horses running for world championships on fake dirt.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

The next generation of NASCAR stars

Ryan McGee

I have seen the future of NASCAR, and it is a bunch of guys -- and gals -- you've never heard of. At least not yet. Early Sunday afternoon, while t...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 12, 2009

This and That

Dick Vitale

Each week Dick Vitale breaks down the week in the world of sports.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Johnson among drivers saluted

Associated Press

Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson had the gas to get to the White House on Wednesday, where President Barack Obama honored the 2008 winner as well as auto racing.

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009

Let's retire Favre talk, and much more

Dave Dameshek, Special to Page 2

Inspired by Brett Favre, Dave Dameshek lists a slew of things we're sick and tired of hearing about in sports.

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2009

What is tennis' place in America today?

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

More than 15 years after tennis was left for dead, it has witnessed positive momentum. But while more visible, how relevant is it in the matrix of American sports?

Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009

Sporting emotions at the highest pitch

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons has experienced a lot of emotional sporting events, but nothing like a World Cup soccer qualifier in Mexico City.

Story | August 17, 2009