29 Results for boston college

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

E-ticket: Who is this guy?

Wright Thompson, ESPN.com

You don't know his face -- but he might be the biggest secret behind the Patriots' success.

Story | Conversation | January 30, 2008

OTL: The Power Game

Wright Thompson

Washington's most influential are suddenly taking up hoops, all in hopes of getting a run with President Barack Obama.

Story | Conversation | June 10, 2009

OTL: Everlasting Run

Joshua Hammann

What makes a man run more than 100,000 miles without ever missing a day?

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2009

OTL: The Disposable Superstar

Tom Friend

Chauncey Billups has won an NBA title, been Finals MVP and is now driving Denver's playoff run. Not bad for a guy who has changed teams six times.

Story | Conversation | May 07, 2009

OTL: Lessons From My Father

Tom Friend

Duke point guard Nolan Smith lost his dad at 8, but still hears him loud and clear.

Story | Conversation | March 05, 2009

OTL: Unspeakable

Eric Adelson

Two men. One horrible truth. And a fight to heal wounds time cannot.

Story | Conversation | February 17, 2009

OTL: Ghosts of Mississippi

Wright Thompson

In 1962, the Ole Miss campus erupted in violence over integration and swelled with pride over an unbeaten football team. Mississippi native Wright Thompson explores the tumultuous fall that still grips the state.

Story | Conversation | February 10, 2009

OTL: The Worst Year Ever

Jim Caple

Think the last 12 months were rough? It could be worse. You could be a sports fan in Seattle.

Story | Conversation | December 19, 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

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

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: Dice-K 2.0

Jim Caple, Video produced by Nik Kleinberg/ESPN.com

Your team might spend $75 million just to talk to him. Is 21-year-old Japanese phenom Yu Darvish worth it?

Story | Conversation | May 06, 2008