Behind the Bets
Chad MillmanAn amazing thing happened to me on Wednesday. I made the country's first bet on the 2009 NFL season. Even though it's still six months away. Here's h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2009Behind the Bets hits Vegas and Week 1 of the 2009 NFL Season
Mag.com StaffWhen The Mag's Chad Millman rolled into Las Vegas yesterday on a Behind the Bets junket he had no idea he'd be making history. But that's exactly what...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...just wonder what he said yesterday as he watched Denver swoop in for an unprecedented deal with Chicago for Jay Cutler, a guy the Lions coveted. I would guess it involved a $5,000 adjective...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2009ESPN Insider: Mel Kiper Jr. Checks In
Mag.comMel Kiper Jr. might know more about Harvard quarterback Chris Pizzotti than we know about our mothers. That's a sad commentary on our home life, frank...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009Lil Wayne's Blog: "I really believe that Carolina has the character to win out."
Lil Wayne[Ed.'s Note: Lil Wayne is back with another edition of his blog here at espnthemag.com. Here, he answers a few of his readers' burning questions. ] ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009Condensing the NFL Combine
Chris SprowINDIANAPOLIS — The NFL Combine is a little like the Miss America contest after they ruined it by demanding that competitors have a) a personalit...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009Fantasy World: The Debate Begins
Rick PaulasLeno or Letterman. Batman or Superman. Boomer or Starbuck. These choices have strained relationships for years; the disputes are so heated is that the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 18, 2009ESPN Insider: Is it wise for the Lions to avoid Stafford?
Bill Barnwell of Football Outsiders, via ESPN InsiderYou can click here to become an ESPN Insider. So, uh, the Lions were pretty bad last year, eh? ("HOW BAD WERE THEY?") Naw, for real though: they were...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2009Fantasy World: Where Fantasy Stats Predict the Super Bowl
Rick PaulasWith the Big Game at the End of the Season finally set—only a week-and-a-half of hype left!—nearly all of the analysis is going to be abou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009The NEXT: Attempt to Mimic the 1985 Chicago Bears
Ted Bauer...Buddy Ryan's sons gets a head coaching gig, we have another reason to recall the 1985 Bears. Remember "The Super Bowl Shuffle?" Of course ya do. The Bradley Braves Men's Basketball team are...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009The NEXT: 43 Super Bowl Themes
Ted BauerVisit the NEXT 2009 universe. Super Bowl XLIII is upon us. Seemed a good time to list 43 themes headed into the contest. Some are obvious, some are r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted BauerFOR MOST EMOTIONAL SPORTS MOMENT, WE'RE GOING WITH "THE MIRACLE ON ICE" [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Please click here.] ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009In This Issue: 3-2-1 Meltdown
Seth WickershamWe're picking a winner for our "You Be The Coach" quiz LATER TODAY (Jan. 21), so go take it now! Here's the deal: being a head coach in the NFL is qu...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted BauerFOR BEST AFC/NFC TITLE GAME EVER, WE'RE GOING PATRIOTS VS. COLTS FROM THE 2006 SEASON [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Please ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 16, 2009Dear Flem: Questions for Conference Championship Weekend
David FlemingDavid Fleming is a senior writer for ESPN The Magazine, who also pens "The Flem File" on Page 2. He's written some big-time NFL pieces for The Mag, in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 15, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
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