A new Chuck takes on Texas
Buster Olney...with Greenberg was extremely important for that group; Ryan provided major credibility, in the way that Cal Ripken would if he ever fronted a group that bought the Baltimore Orioles. Under Greenberg's proposal...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 16, 2009
2010: Year of the Barge Jump
Joe TessitoreTravis Pastrana's New Year's Eve stunt will once again bring action sports to the mainstream.
Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009Favre vs. Ripken: Will the Real Iron Man Please Stand Up, Please Stand Up.
SportsCenter...in sports history. The 40-year old Favre was five years older than fellow Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr. when Ripken broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive starts for a baseball player. Both Ripken and...
Blog | December 08, 2009Why Dale Murphy is still waiting
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...here are some rankings: Home Runs 1. Dale Murphy - 218 2. Mike Schmidt - 216 Games 1. Cal Ripken - 969 2. Dale Murphy - 967 Runs 1. Rickey Henderson - 691 2. Dale Murphy - 660 RBI 1...
Blog | December 03, 2009My 2010 Hall of Fame ballot
Keith Law...average hitting shortstop and plus defender who had the misfortune to be a close contemporary of Cal Ripken, one of the best players in the history of the game. Roberto Alomar should waltz in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 30, 2009
Jeter named SI Sportsman of Year
Associated PressDerek Jeter has been selected Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, becoming the first member of the New York Yankees to win the award.
Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)
Buster OlneySo many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009
Signing Mauer a percentage play
Buster OlneyThere are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team's past minor lea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009
McCoy finishing career with a flurry
Richard Durrett, ESPNDallas.comColt McCoy is peaking at the right time -- toward the end of his Longhorns career.
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2009Using the yards-per-touch metric to find sleepers
Eric Karabell...among running backs in scrimmage yards per touch, and we all know Addai isn't the Cal Ripken Jr. of running backs. Brown's owners should find a way to keep him, even in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009
The significance of the Mauer market
Buster Olney...He represented two superstars who played their entire careers with the same team -- Kirby Puckett and Cal Ripken -- and along the way, he pushed the financial envelope, as well. He negotiated a tentative deal...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 13, 2009
10 Spot: Comfortable confines in NFC
Adam Schefter, ESPN.comIf the NFC playoffs began today, every round would be played in temperature-controlled environments, writes Adam Schefter.
Story | Conversation | November 11, 2009Post-Paris twin era under way at OU
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comThe post-Paris twins era is under way at Oklahoma. But don't underestimate the Sooners, who will play a fast-paced, guard-oriented attack this season.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009Three more plead guilty to Ripken theft
Associated PressThree more men have pleaded guilty in the theft of Cal Ripken Jr.'s monument from Camden Yards.
Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009Essex man pleads guilty to theft
Associated PressOne of four young men accused of stealing a monument to Baltimore Orioles great Cal Ripken has pleaded guilty to theft.
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