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In ESPN The Magazine, Chris Jones writes about Ivan Nova, who recenty declared himself the best pitcher in the world. Was he too bold, or should athletes proclaim their superiority?

The NFL announced recently that teams can have up to 90 players on their roster heading into training camp. With the Cowboys adding cornerback Akwasi Owusu-Ansah on Tuesday, they have 88 players on their roster and more are on the way as the team ...

Junior Seau never played in the NFC East, but if the story of his death Wednesday at the age of 43 didn't shake you up, you're made of stone. Police are investigating the possibility of suicide, and since he died of a gunshot wound to the chest, that...

The accident of a free-spirited friend, Kyle Lehman, on a cross-country bicycle trip provides a profound reminder that the journey is just as important as the destination, Chris Jones writes in ESPN The Magazine.

Lethal injection has replaced a shot to the head, but Chris Jones writes in ESPN The Magazine that little else has changed for the racehorses being put down at alarmingly high rates.

You e-mail questions, I answer them. Ideally, you come out of this weekly exercise informed and/or entertained. We'll see. Scottie Baker from Berrian Springs, Mich., asks whether, if the Colts are able to sign the player they're taking with the No...

In ESPN The Magazine, Chris Jones writes that many athletes rise to great heights, only to fade as quickly. But there's no better example than NHL playoff goalies.

In ESPN The Magazine's MLB Preview, Chris Jones writes that changing the culture of a baseball team requires much more than filling out the lineup card. But that's a good place for a new manager to start -- just ask Bobby Valentine.

Mark Wilson hopes to play well this week at the Transitions Championship, of course, but there's a little event called the Ryder Cup on his mind that's being played near his home outside Chicago, writes ESPN.com's Farrell Evans.

In ESPN The Magazine's Choke Issue, Chris Jones looks at the group of golfers who've shot a 59 -- and how things only went downhill from there.

Former Baltimore Ravens RB Ricky Williams belongs in the Hall of Fame not because of what he did on the field but because he survived it, writes Chris Jones in ESPN The Magazine.

This is the final installment of our 12-part series breaking down the Cowboys roster. Today we look a special teams. Players: Mat McBriar (free agent), David Buehler (signed through 2012), Dan Bailey (signed through 2013), Chris Jones (signed thro...

In ESPN The Magazine, Chris Jones writes that even though Moneyball is up for six Oscars this month, don't expect that to change the way sports movies are made.

MOBILE, Ala. -- In a seven-minute news briefing at the Senior Bowl on Tuesday, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett was asked about his standout punter, Mat McBriar. Last season, McBriar was placed on injured reserve prior to the last regular-season game a...

When Rob Lowe announced Peyton Manning's retirement on Twitter, Chris Jones was suspicious. In his column for ESPN The Magazine, Jones writes that, after some fact-checking, The Mag has decided not to take Lowe seriously. Unless he's right, of course.

Texas has struggled for two seasons, winning just 13 combined games when it had won 10 in nine consecutive seasons before it. The Longhorns put their hopes in the Garrett Gilbert basket on the recruiting trail, but when Gilbert struggled in 2010 a...