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Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comThe common thread among Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex and Barbaro, the three most celebrated race horses this decade, was not merely talent.
Story | Conversation | January 17, 2007Why can't the Triple Crown magic last?
Bill Finley, Special to ESPN.comDuring thiis year's Triple Crown, horse racing received the kind of attention other sports get every day.
Story | Conversation | June 15, 2002First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCharles F. Gardner of the Journal Sentinel: "Brandon Jennings had a well-publicized taped phone conversation that played on YouTube earlier in th...
Blog | September 15, 2009Liveblogging the Craziness of the Regular Season's Final Night
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopWelcome to the last night of the 2008-2009 NBA regular season, where there are five games to determine matchups in five of the NBA's eight first-r...
Blog | April 15, 2009California, Illinois boast impressive résumés
Mark Tennis and Doug Huff, ESPNRISE.comMichigan's shocking upset of No. 1 seed New York in the first Great State Debate semifinal proved anything can happen. California and Illinois vie for the chance to advance this week.
Story | Conversation | March 08, 2009Spurs Fans: Nervous
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...Arthur or Chris Douglas-RobertsMalik Hairston rather than Bill Walker or Richard HendrixJames Gist, possible late draft...Roger Mason Jr. is an upgrade over Michael Finley, Kurt Thomas was signed on the cheap, and...
Blog | August 08, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCeltics vs. Cavaliers Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe: '"The Truth' may be a reach, but he sure lived up to his Captain's title yesterday. Paul Pierce br...
Blog | May 19, 2008First Cup: Tuesday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopCeltics vs. Cavaliers Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald: "The Celtics appear to have most everything they need to deal with this kind of game, most...
Blog | May 13, 2008Time to put the Trade Machine to work
...second, what's that? (Dramatic pause.) Good God, that's the Basketball Blog's music! That's Bill Simmons! He's back! He couldn't wait any longer! He's taking this NBA trade deadline...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 20, 2008Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...now. A lot of the rule changes, a lot of guys Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan and Bill Laimbeer, when those guys played it was a little more dirty. Now I think the NBA is...
Blog | June 26, 2007Liveblogging Game 4
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopHenry Abbott: (8:56 PM ET ) It's alive! Game 4 is about to tip off, and once again there are flames leaping from the scoreboard. And once again, say h...
Blog | June 14, 2007One basketball nation, under Duncan
If you want to win a championship, Tim Duncan remains the best player in the league to accomplish that particular goal. We covered most of the reasons...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2007NellieBall isn't built for the long haul
With the Warriors heading for one of those gut-wrenching, "How the hell did we lose that series?" exits, just remember, there are specific reasons why...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 10, 2007Wednesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...and Gregg Popovich, Tony Parker and Yakhouba Diawara, Marcus Camby and Francisco Elson, Eduardo Najera and Michael Finley.Scot Pollard tells the Washington Post's Michael Lee about being there for Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who is...
Blog | April 25, 2007Live Quadruple Header
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopA little bit of a late start owing to a really good dinner. You don't want to go into a playoff quadruple header on an empty stomach. I'll divvy up m...
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