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What's the hoops hotbed of the US right now? Chicago? No. LA? Nope. NYC? Sorry. Welcome to Prince George's County, MD.

Behind the Bets

An amazing thing happened to me on Wednesday. I made the country's first bet on the 2009 NFL season. Even though it's still six months away. Here's h...

Auction Block: Collecting Pro Hoops

...30,000 mark. Russek's company sells items culled from all of the major spectator sports, including golf and tennis, but he says some of the traditional powers have faltered along with the Dow. Not...

Life of Reilly

For the price of a bus token, you can see NBA hoops. Really.

Lunch Links

...and Xavier Nady are in a tough spot. Dustin Pedroia can play some ping pong. Your lost golf balls may be hiding in trees. Pete Carroll is the highest paid private university employee in the...

Clip Reel: 2008

Tomorrow, we'll be ushering in 2009. But first, we have to say goodbye to the wonderful year that was 2008. Here's a look back at the major stories of...

Teen Titans

Meet seven kids (including one preteen) who look like NEXT.

20/23 Vision

When Nike and MJ launched the first Air Jordan, Spike Lee asked, "is it the shoes?" Twenty years later, the answer is a resounding yes

...young, my dad said, 'You're not going to get taller or faster, so you should play golf.' He was right, but I'd still trade what I have for NBA talent." SECOND-GUESSING "The...

Lil Wayne's Blog: "Rafer and I have an interesting history."

If you didn't already know, rappers talk about sports with each other all day. Young Jeezy is a diehard Atlanta fan, so we talk about the Hawks and Jo...

Inside Man

The parties. The cars. The check-her-out women. Yeah, life in the NBA is good-and Chris Palmer knows you don't have to be a baller to live it

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Always wanted a Major League career but don't have a 98 mph fastball? No sweat. We teamed up with the Wall Street Journal to write the playbook for finding your dream job in sports

Don't Look Back

Winning a national title was supposed to be the ultimate goal. But for this group of returning Gators, expect this to be the best year of their lives

Life Coach

George Karl's job always came first. Then his son, Coby, helped him see what mattered more

NEXT LAUNCHING PADS

Finding talent is one thing. Knowing what to do with it-well, that's a whole different story. From golfers to goalies, midfielders to outfielders, the...