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Thomas Austin "Amarillo Slim" Preston Jr., an acclaimed professional poker player who fancied himself the "World's Greatest Gambler," has died in Texas.

Colin Cowherd talks with KGO's Rich Walcoff, ESPN's Andy Katz and the NFL Network's Jeff Darlington. San Francisco - Rich Walcoff says the San Francisco 49ers are playing a high-stakes poker game as they go after QB Peyton Manning. Listen North Ca...

The high-stakes game of poker that is trade deadline day begins with many NHL general managers with lots of chips on the table but unsure where to place their bets. GMs who spoke to ESPN.com in recent days describe this as one of the most curious...

Erik McKinney : Scottsdale, Ariz., athlete D.J. Foster picks Arizona State over USC and California. Recruiting : With savvier recruits and coaches with wayward eyes, recruiting has turned into quite the poker game. Kyle Williams : With the spre...

With savvier recruits and coaches with wayward eyes, recruiting has turned into quite the poker game.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2012

Tom Coughlin looks and sounds like someone who's going all the way.

IRVING, Texas -- The Cowboys are not too concerned about Felix Jones' hamstring injury, which could be part of some poker game late in the season, but this particular injury has bit the club too many times this year. Wide receiver Miles Austin mis...

The three top finishers at the World Series of Poker are preparing to settle an $8.72 million title armed with more information than ever before, adding a significant new layer to what's already a thinker's game.

Ben Lamb never expected to make another deep run in the WSOP main event, but his dedication to the game led him to November.

Chris Sprow spurns the notion that Tony Romo is the most erratic and loose quarterback in the NFL. Turns out Romo has plenty of company, and the stats show us that the "erratic" quarterbacks are oftentimes the league's best.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2011

Tom Dwan breaks his silence and speaks about Full Tilt Poker and the mistakes they made as of one of the world's largest online poker sites.

Mike "Timex" McDonald defeated David Steicke to win the second Epic Poker League main event.

There was a time when Vanessa Rousso would flash some of the worst reactions in the game as a result of a bad beat or a knockout. Rousso wore on her sleeve her desire for victory and disdain for those moments in poker that inevitably deprive us of it...

Alex Rodriguez will meet with representatives of Major League Baseball today to discuss his alleged involvement in high-stakes poker games that took place in 2009, a baseball source told ESPNNewYork.com.. The meeting will take place around noon ...

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez said he does not expect to be disciplined by Major League Baseball after being grilled for nearly two hours in a hotel room Friday afternoon about allegations that he participated in high-stakes poker games in 2009.

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will meet with baseball on Friday in Baltimore to discuss his alleged participation in some underground illegal poker games.