9211 Results for combine

Taking Inventory at Christmastime

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

The 25-30 game mark is my favorite moment in the NBA season. Come again? What can you possibly glean from December basketball? Oakland A's general ...

Blog | December 24, 2009

Catching up with World Cup news

David Satlin and the Stats & Information Group, ESPN.com

Lionel Messi is honored, Raymond Domenech is thrown a lifeline, and DaMarcus Beasley finally gets his shot with Rangers. David Satlin and the Stats & Information group bring you up to speed on all the latest World Cup-related news.

Story | Conversation | December 24, 2009

NFL Pregame Ritual (Week 16)

Toby Mergler, Special to Page 2

No other media outlet prepares you for the NFL weekend like Page 2 does with the Pregame Ritual.

Story | Conversation | December 24, 2009

USC's Stafon Johnson talks about injury

Shelley Smith, Special to ESPN Los Angeles

Faith and family helped USC's Stafon Johnson after his weightlifting accident.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Powell narrows it down to Gators and Trojans

Greg Biggins

...Murphy (Oakland, Calif./Oakland Tech) was a relative unknown prior to an explosive showing at the Nike combine in Oakland last May. Murphy clocked a 4.42 40 time, jumped 35 inches in the vertical...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Love and Hate for the Holidays

Matthew Berry, ESPN.com

Matthew Berry combines pickups, starts and sits into one big Holiday column for Week 16.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Big Ten recruiting nuggets

Adam Rittenberg, Big Ten

...48 40-yard dash, 4.42 20-yard shuttle and 33-inch vertical at the Miami Nike Combine. His father, Paul, was a long-time defensive back for the NFL Miami Dolphins. Hun School product...

Blog | December 23, 2009

What to do about long-term injuries

Tom Carpenter, Special to ESPN.com

Tom Carpenter examines players with long-term injuries and what to expect when they finally return to the court.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Jimmie's love in Key West, top races and Santa

Ryan McGee

Some prefer to spend their holidays at the mall, others standing in line to see Santa Claus. Me? I prefer a little grease and a pair of earplugs with ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Regrading the 2009 NFL draft

Mel Kiper, ESPN.com

Mel Kiper re-evaluates his initial 2009 NFL draft grades. His thoughts (among many): the Packers, Pats, Ravens and Niners look good, the Raiders still look awful and this season's darlings -- Colts and Saints -- didn't draft well.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

No one defends like UConn

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

For 25 minutes, Stanford outplayed No. 1 UConn, leading by two points at halftime. But then the Huskies played defense like few even know how to pull out an 80-68 victory.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Bigs McAdoo, Harris shine

Mike LaPlante, Scouts Inc.

A couple future South Carolina Gamecocks -- Damontre Harris and Anthony Gill -- were the show-stoppers at this week's Chick-fil-a Classic

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

The true MVP of the '00s

Dave Cameron, FanGraphs.com

Dave Cameron of FanGraphs explains why, as the decade draws to a close, Albert Pujols is not the game's most valuable player.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Opara the grand prize for MLS teams

Buzz Carrick

As the MLS SuperDraft approaches, Buzz Carrick gives the early lowdown on who the top defender prospects are.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2009

Davis entering NFL draft

Associated Press

Rutgers tackle Anthony Davis is skipping his senior season and entering the NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | December 22, 2009