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The World's Game (According to Us)

Austin Kelley

President Obama threw his weight behind the U.S. World Cup bid this week with some lovely words about the world's game. "As a child, I played soccer o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 15, 2009

The World's Game (According to Us)

Austin Kelley

...of lame-duck teams involved in big matches, allegations were flying around. Before facing first-place Boca Juniors, Colon coach Antonio Mohamed said cheerily, "There's nothing wrong with offering money to win." He...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008

The World's Game According to Us

Austin Kelley

When we were 13 and traveling on a bus full of other 13-year-olds to soccer games, we engaged in all sorts of juvenile practices: the wedgie, the spit...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

Good To A Fault

Shaun Assael

Elena Dementieva's tennis game is a thing of beauty. But her serve-well, her serve is a struggle. And maybe she likes it that way

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

Morgan Pressel Is Not Afraid To Cry

Eric Adelson

And that's just one more reason the LPGA rookie makes the rest of women's golf a little nervous

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008

Green's Giant

Tim Keown

His coach always believed in Daunte Culpepper. Now Daunte's making the rest of us believers, too.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2002

Big D

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

Like all good stories, this one begins with faith. There are believers and nonbelievers, seers and skeptics. The believers told of a 255-pound quarte...

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2000