Busting In

Sculptor Blair Buswell has created 53 of the 229 bronze busts in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The creation of each bust is its own, unique story. Here are nine of them, from the perspective of the artist, as told to ESPN.com senior writer Greg Garber.

Praying for Closure

Two years after the murder of Miami defensive lineman Bryan Pata, his family and friends wonder if anyone still cares.

So You Wanna Be An Olympian?

Kathryn's Olympic dream finally comes to end ... and yet she thinks that's awesome.

E-ticket: Who is this guy?

You don't know his face -- but he might be the biggest secret behind the Patriots' success.

Almost Immortal

They were perfect & until one shocking loss redefined their legacies.

Bo Knows Best

Twenty years after his most memorable run, two-sport star Bo Jackson can still kick your butt, if necessary.

The Holmes Mystery

Even for one of the NFL's biggest enigmas, Priest Holmes' comeback try is a strange move, writes Elizabeth Merrill.

They went from the top of the world to the edge of existence. Then a stranger reached out to help the Barrow, Alaska, Whalers get their field.

Once the dirtiest player in the NFL, Conrad Dobler is now fighting for guys he once tried to dismember.

Pat Tillman saved a life before he died from the friendly fire of his fellow Army Rangers. At least that's what Spc. Bryan O'Neal thinks. He was next to Tillman and talks publicly for the first time about his life after the incident.

Trash talk, corporate sponsorships, the BCS ... everything began with Miami-Penn State in the 1987 Fiesta Bowl.

As the Saints return to New Orleans, the Superdome stands as a symbol of the city's resurrection.

As the Manning boys square off for the first time Sunday night, Eli tries to score one for little brothers everywhere.

What really happened when Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire in 2004? A three-part E-ticket investigation seeks answers.

Who Knew?

This ESPN The Magazine investigation spanned six months and comprised more than 150 interviews and the examination of hundreds of pages of documents.