114 Results for hall of fame

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...has gone on to have as great an impact in business as he had in his Hall of Fame basketball career. It's been 27 years, give or take a few months, since he cold...

Blog | November 25, 2009

Free-agency side dishes (before the turkey)

Buster Olney

So many teams are sitting back and waiting for the completion of the Type A free-agent and possible non-tender markets that there probably won't be a...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Pujols MVP Gives Cardinals Something to Cheer About. Finally.

SportsCenter

...shoulders. This was an ooooooh, so close kind of season for St. Louis. At least until Albert...Rod and Barry Bonds. Those first seven are Hall of Famers. The last two are sure to...

Blog | November 24, 2009

Back When Men Were Men and Shorts Were Short, Larry and Magic Ruled the Court

SportsCenter

...two greatest rivals are total best friends. And, with their joint induction to the College Basketball Hall of Fame Sunday and their co-written tome When the Game was Ours hot off the press, we...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Numbers game

Bruce Levine

It appears that it's mostly a numbers game for the White Sox after signing future Hall of Fame infielder Omar Vizquel to a $1.375 million contract. The numbers in this case, however, are...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Jimmie Johnson Could Probably Play Football for the Browns, Too

SportsCenter

...principal invited him to an assembly, retired the number and inducted him into the school's Hall of Fame. So while Jimmie may not be a Global Icon just yet, he's definitely cornered the...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Earvin and Larry

SportsCenter

...Johnson and Larry Bird began their rivalry on college basketball's greatest stage, the College Basketball Hall of Fame brought them together again for induction in Kansas City. Their epic battles on the court forged...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Saints strive for perfection, ready for Pats

Pat Yasinskas, NFC South

...Nov. 30 in a "Monday Night Football" game at the Superdome. You can get by the likes of St. Louis, Carolina, Atlanta and Miami when you're turning over the ball and your defense is...

Blog | November 22, 2009

Rangers will miss Omar Vizquel

Richard Durrett

...at second. Vizquel could fill in for any of those three. The Rangers will certainly miss Vizquel, a future Hall of Famer. He was a reliable veteran who...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009

No Ex'Cuses To Miss Tonight's Game

SportsCenter

...be sporting a Rony Seikaly jersey or a Eric Montross flattop. Boeheim and Williams are both hall of fame coaches, but their hatred for microphones may even exceed their coaching skills. Pay close attention to...

Blog | November 20, 2009

White Sox close to signing Vizquel

ESPNDallas.com

...Levine of ESPNChicago.com reports that the Chicago White Sox are in negotiations to sign future Hall of Fame shortstop Omar Vizquel for the 2010 season, according to a source with knowledge of the situation...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Edgar's HOF chances

Jorge Arangure Jr.

...interview with the Puerto Rican newspaper Primera Hora during an autograph session in Caguas, assessed his Hall of Fame chances when he appears on the ballot next year: "I think the numbers are there. But...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Evaluating QBs, Beamer's legacy and Ricky Dobbs

Bruce Feldman

...12 with two interceptions and two touchdowns but 195 sacred yards and wound up with a rating of 216.5 -- some 26 points higher than Lewis' 190.11. If you were the coach and you...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009