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Busting In

Sculptor Blair Buswell has created 53 of the 229 bronze busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The creation of each bust is its own, unique story. Here are nine of them, from the perspective of the artist, as told to ESPN.com senior writer Greg Garber.

Story | Conversation | August 04, 2005

So You Wanna Be An Olympian?

Kathryn Bertine

After the end of her Olympic quest, Kathryn moves on to a whole new world.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2008

Hungry for a Better Life

Wright Thompson

Amid the worldwide food shortage, young soccer players in Ghana hope the game can change their fates.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2008

Praying for Closure

Elizabeth Merrill

Two years after the murder of Miami defensive lineman Bryan Pata, his family and friends wonder if anyone still cares.

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2008

Honor Thy Father

Tom Friend

After her father was murdered at halftime of one of her games, Tierra Rogers kept playing basketball and kept a promise.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2008

The Lost Kids of Willows

Michael Weinreb

A small California town struggles to cope with an unbearable string of tragedies.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

Back Into The Water

Tom Friend

After San Diego's first fatal shark attack in a half-century, an unlikely pair learned to swim through the tragedy.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008

Manny Being Manipulated

Bill Simmons

Why was the most intriguing figure of the 2008 postseason shown the door in Boston? Bill Simmons fingers the real villain.

Story | October 01, 2008

Fifth and Jackson

Jeff Pearlman

Thirty years ago at an intersection in Gary, Ind., budding major league star Lyman Bostock got caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Story | Conversation | September 12, 2008

Revenge of the Baseball Gods

Tom Friend

In the 2001 Little League World Series, Danny Almonte made Matt Cerda cry. In the 2008 draft, Matt got even ...

Story | Conversation | August 19, 2008

After The Storm

Amy K. Nelson

Giants outfielder Fred Lewis carries the memory of a tragic auto accident seven years ago.

Story | Conversation | August 04, 2008

So You Wanna Be An Olympian?

Kathryn Bertine

Kathryn's Olympic dream finally comes to end ... and yet she thinks that's awesome.

Story | Conversation | June 29, 2008

The Day Innocence Died

Michael Weinreb

Len Bias has now been dead for as long as he was alive. So, how did that shocking day in 1986 affect the world he left behind?

Story | Conversation | June 18, 2008

E-ticket: Men Who Love Goons

Patrick Hruby, ESPN.com

For some fans of hockey fights, it goes beyond obsession and into madness.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2008

E-ticket: So You Wanna Be An Olympian, Part 11

Kathryn Bertine, Special to ESPN.com

With the May 31 deadline approaching, Kathryn encounters new hurdles in the middle of her road to Beijing.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2008
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