Thursday Bullets

...talked coaching candidates with Fred Mitchell of The Chicago Tribune: "What's interesting is that there are...Johnson. And Cuban says his pursuit of the Cubs is no indication that he'll sell the...

Cuban must protect reputation with allegations looming

Mark Cuban's reputation has taken a hit after being accused of insider trading.

Insider trading charge could get more serious for Cuban

What's a paltry $750,000 to Mark Cuban? A life-altering event, if the insider trading charge continues to follow the path that landed Martha Stewart in jail. ESPN.com's Lester Munson analyzes Monday's development.

CHOKING ... BY THE NUMBERS

Unequivocally, the two best teams during the baseball regular season were the Cubs and Angels. Neither had a significant game to play for a month, until the day their seasons...

Five observations: Blazers sharing the ball and playing D

The young and talented Trail Blazers are the talk of the league, writes J.A. Adande.

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Economy in crisis means troubled playing fields ahead for sports

Are sports recession-proof? As much as we'd like to hope they are, the current financial crisis is blowing an ill wind around the games we watch. Business as usual? Hardly.

CLIP REEL: SPORTS QUOTABLES

...Pete Rose and Jim Gray. "And with the No. 3 pick in the 1984 NBA Draft, the Chicago Bulls select..." Valvano at the ESPY Awards. Favre's retirement speech. "Peace by Inches" Hoosiers "With the...

PRESIDENTIAL FANTASY LEAGUE: WEEK NINETEEN SCORES

...top five includes the NFL's office, the Chicago Cubs—whose fans he last week good naturedly...

Pro sports figures more invested in this presidential campaign

Republicans maintain the lead in presidential campaign contributions from professional sports figures, but the gap is narrowing. Analysts point to the candidates' popularity and to Capitol Hill's interest in steroids, spying and cheating in sports.

1984: Bridging the gap between the young and the old

In Page 2's tour of the most memorable sports years, Mike Philbrick remembers 1984 as the year we all came together.

Chicago Bulls first round draft pick Derrick Rose, a...a cross town baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular...

Windy City blows away competition for weirdest sports town

Chicago has become the top city for sports weirdness.

Former Royals, Kings executive Axelson dies at age 80

Joe Axelson, a former executive and general manager for the Cincinnati Royals who remained with the NBA team when the franchise moved first to Kansas City-Omaha and became the Kings, then later shifted to Sacramento, has died. He was 80.

Celtics' success traced, in part, to the fortunes of a blind son

The Boston Celtics still are a threat to hoist a 17th championship banner, and they can thank, in part, 15-year-old Campbell Grousbeck. How has he influenced one of the most storied sports franchises? ESPN.com's Greg Garber explains.

Forget the grind: Carlisle prepared to pick up the pace with Mavericks

Rick Carlisle plans on fitting his style to Dallas' strengths. Dirk Nowitzki likes his communication skills already. And owner Mark Cuban, who wants to own both the Mavs and Cubs, embraced bringing in an outsider.