189 Results for greg oden

Giving thanks with a mailbag

Bill Simmons, ESPN.com

Bill Simmons kicks off the holiday season by giving thanks to the readers with a big ol' mailbag.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Passing = winning in the NFL

Gregg Easterbrook, Page 2

This season, 11 of the NFL's top 12 passing teams have winning records. Coincidence? No way.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Dreaming of Colts vs. Saints on Feb. 7

Gregg Easterbrook, Page 2

Tuesday Morning Quarterback says the Colts and Saints both won't go undefeated, but would make a fabulous Super Bowl pairing.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Who runs this town? (Part 2)

Cameron Martin, Special to Page 2

Page 2 goes region by region to determine which sports figures have the most juice in each city.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Blazers don't deserve Bowie 2.0

...Portland Trail Blazers fan. The three-word e-mail came this morning from someone who knows things: "Oden -- microfracture surgery." My three-word response: "Oh. My. God." It's one of the saddest stories in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 13, 2007

One big-time tank battle, and lots more

...R. in Michigan: "Has any other year been as ruined as 2007 for fantasy basketball in the Oden/Durant sweepstakes? Leagues need to start the playoffs 3-4 weeks earlier … by that time you...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2007

Greg Oden: No. 1 with a bullet

...modern era; Billy Packer and Jim Nantz overlooking this very fact for most of the night; Greg Oden finally earning the No. 1 spot in the 2007 draft; Corey Brewer catapulting himself into the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 03, 2007

Searching for the real Greg Oden

You know what's strange about Greg Oden's freshman season, considering everyone regards him as a franchise center and all? I've watched...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 02, 2007

NCAA renaissance peaks with great weekend

...decision to ban high schoolers from its draft. If that didn't happen, Kevin Durant and Greg Oden would have skipped college and so many casual fans wouldn't have been sucked in. The...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2007

Durant, Oden and hoops housecleaning

Five quick updates on the Greg Oden-Kevin Durant Sweepstakes before we get to some housecleaning: 1. Let the tanking begin! After Milwaukee...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2007

Please rescue the Horns

We'll get to the March Madness predictions Tuesday. In the meantime, some awards from the weekend from someone who watched an insane amount of college...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2007

Weekend wrap show

Ten lingering thoughts from the weekend in college hoops: 1. The Kevin Durant Era has reached the point where I watch every Texas game with my TV roo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2007

Oden, Wisconsin and lots more

...scattered thoughts … • I've watched eight OSU games and haven't seen a dominant Greg Oden performance yet. In their biggest game on Sunday (a No. 1 vs. No. 2 battle against...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 27, 2007

Midweek roundup

I watched three college games (Gonzaga-St. Mary's, Wisconsin-Iowa and Florida-Kentucky) and most of the Oregon-Arizona game on Saturday, as well as Te...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 13, 2007

Welcome to the Basketball Blog

...it's been a rare double blessing for the college game, which now features two superduperstars (Greg Oden and Kevin Durant) and a number of other stud freshmen that beefed up the talent pool...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 08, 2007