David Newton

David Newton

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David Newton covers motorsports for ESPN.com after a career covering the NFL, college athletics and NASCAR. Newton spent the past year breaking stories and serving as a lead writer for NASCAR.com. He previously covered NASCAR and the Carolina Panthers for South Carolina's largest newspaper, The State, in Columbia. He has also served as a correspondent for Sports Illustrated, covered seven Super Bowls, dozens of college bowl games and every major race on the NASCAR circuit.

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One big-time tank battle, and lots more

...Gomes, Gerald Green, Delonte West, Rajon Rondo. Bench players who should see action: Bassy Telfair, Leon Powe, David Noel, Ruben Patterson, Dan Gadzuric, Allan Ray. Coaches: Doc Rivers (career record: 272-294) vs. Larry Krystkowiak...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2007

More Cowbell: Sox win!

Even though the series ended four days ago, I wanted to discuss the Sox. Not the Red Sox ... the White Sox. It wasn't just the sweep that impressed ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 11, 2005

Does BCS trump the old bowl system?

Jemele Hill and David Schoenfield, Page 2

It's a question that rocks the foundation of college football: Is the BCS better than the old bowl system?

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Page 2 Power Rankings: Rain edition

Patrick Hruby, Page 2

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

Story | Conversation | June 22, 2009

The wait is over! The mailbag comes through

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons ends his long mailbag drought with a mammoth batch of reader submissions, including the definitive word on the De Niro-Pacino debate.

Story | March 05, 2009

NFL gifts that keep on giving

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons is making a list (and checking it twice) of the worst NFL gifts you can give.

Story | December 12, 2008

The mailbag returns after a long summer's nap

Bill Simmons, Page 2

After a four-month absence, the Sports Guy's Mailbag makes a triumphant return.

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008

Pondering a world without Julio Franco

Page 2

Julio Franco has finally called it quits, at the age of 49. Can you remember a world without him? We can refresh your memory.

Story | Conversation | May 05, 2008

The Oscars aren't so different from baseball awards

Jim Caple, Page 2

Jim Caple is perfectly willing to share his Academy Awards choices. Why won't the real voters?

Story | Conversation | February 22, 2008

The Super Bowl XLII mailbag

Bill Simmons, Page 2

While recuperating on the couch, Bill Simmons sorts through his post-Super Bowl mail.

Story | February 08, 2008

Super Bowl picks: Stars ... and used to be stars ... have their say

David Nielsen and Thalia I. Longoria, Scripps Howard News Service

Enough pundit picks. We want to know who the cast of Gilligan's Island thinks will win the Super Bowl.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2008

Searching for a definition of greatness

David Fleming, Page 2

The Patriots' quest for a perfect season has David Fleming wondering how (or if) you define greatness.

Story | Conversation | January 24, 2008

Thirty-three reasons the Patriots will lose on Sunday

David Fleming, Page 2

Forget one reason, David Fleming has 33 reasons why the Patriots will lose on Sunday.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2007

Exactly how the Sox Drew it up

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons reflects on Boston's ALCS comeback and the unfathomable $14 million grand slam.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2007

How Cuban can take command of the dance floor …

Scoop Jackson, Page 2

Here are a few tips for Mark Cuban, whose dancing just might determine the NBA's credibility.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2007