17 Results for chris hope

OTL: Shadow Boxing

Wright Thompson

Muhammad Ali fought 50 men. Only one disappeared.

Story | Conversation | December 16, 2009

OTL: Full Circle

Tom Friend

Sal Aunese died tragically before he could realize all his football goals. Now, 20 years later, the son who never knew him is trying to complete the dream.

Story | Conversation | September 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: At The Turn

Wright Thompson

A legend says goodbye to the Masters, and a phenom says hello.

Story | Conversation | April 12, 2009

OTL: Gotham's Savior

Eric Neel

The honest, no-bull approach of Mike D'Antoni might be just what it takes to end the Knicks' decade of ineptitude.

Story | Conversation | March 30, 2009

OTL: The Boy Who Cried Cal

Tom Friend

Kevin Hart had fooled everyone. He said he'd been heavily recruited to play college football. He "chose" Cal over Oregon. A year later, he still suffers the consequences of his high school hoax.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009

OTL: Reaching Out

Tom Friend

Julius Erving and his daughter, Alexandra Stevenson, are forging a relationship, 27 years after her birth.

Story | Conversation | December 15, 2008

Fearless Love

Eric Neel

When their son was born with a debilitating disease, CeCe and Carlos Boozer pulled their family together.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008

The Lost Kids of Willows

Michael Weinreb

A small California town struggles to cope with an unbearable string of tragedies.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008

After The Storm

Amy K. Nelson

Giants outfielder Fred Lewis carries the memory of a tragic auto accident seven years ago.

Story | Conversation | August 04, 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: Father Bear

Wright Thompson, ESPN.com

He's 68 and rarely plays golf anymore, but Jack Nicklaus is still moving at mach speed.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2008

E-ticket: So You Wanna Be An Olympian, Part 9

Kathryn Bertine, Special to ESPN.com

Just when it seemed Kathryn Bertine's Olympic dream was dead, an island nation came forward to possibly show her the road to Beijing.

Story | Conversation | February 25, 2008

The Last Real Race

Robert Weintraub, Special to ESPN.com

We'll never see another pennant chase like 1993, when the Braves and Giants battled to the final day ... and a 103-win team went home.

Story | Conversation | September 20, 2007