Fantasy World: Battle of the Matts
Rick PaulasIt's been a big year for Matts: The historic presidential election put reporters Matt Taibbi and Matthew Yglesias in the realm of political powerhouse...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008Behind the Bets: Public Trading
Chad Millman[Ed's Note: Chad Millman is a Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN The Magazine, and once wrote a book called The Odds. His column takes a close look at the c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008Fantasy World: Designer Imposters
Rick PaulasLast weekend, NFL fans were treated to one of the more rare events in sports. No, not the 49ers' win, as much fun as that was. I'm talking about the B...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008Living Scared: Dunta Robinson
In September 2007, Texans cornerback Dunta Robinson was the victim of an armed robbery at his gated-community home near Houston. This is the first time the 26-year...
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008Living Scared
David FlemingA year after Sean Taylor's murder, NFL players still live in fear.
Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008Hitting the Wall?
Rick PaulasA lot of boys perhaps officially became men last week: rookies Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco both led their teams to impressive wins, youngsters Matt Forte...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2008Fantasy World: NFL Parlay!
Rick Paulas...game parlays during last weekend's NFL Sunday. And while I didn't win my bet (stupid Texans!) it did give me an idea: What would be the perfect seven-highest-scoring-players parlay for...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008Clip Reel: Yes We Can
Ted Bauer...Seattle Seahawks. Additionally, these teams have never appeared in a Super Bowl: Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions; New Orleans Saints and Arizona Cardinals. Buffalo: Wait a minute! Vikings: Just let this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008The Second-Year Surge
Chris Sprow...Williams, of course, was perhaps the most controversial first pick in the last ten years when the Texans nabbed him ahead of Reggie Bush in 2005, and his rookie season did little to diminish the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 30, 2008Fantasy World: Detroit Lions, M.D.
Rick PaulasThe Detroit Lions are the Robitussin of the Fantasy World: The cure for all your ills. Bleeding? Rub a little Lions on it. Is a running back not perfo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2008A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "IT" TEAM
Ted Bauer...the "it" team in any sport is dicey. Heck, this year ESPN The Magazine put the Houston Texans on their NFL preview cover; we ran this article accompanying the spread. Check the second paragraph...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 28, 2008Collsion Course
Carmen ReneeWhat's it like to be crushed by the nation's hardest hitters? After crunch some numbers and consulting three physicists, we've got our answer: Ouch
Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008FANTASY WORLD: SUPER-SUBS
Rick PaulasLast week, we once again saw the brute strength of Fantasy World's most unreliable weapon: the super-sub. No, I'm not talking about the new Chicken Pi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008NBA FUN FACTS: PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
Ted Bauer...11 games. Flash forward: Alex Smith=punchline and Mike Nolan=unemployed. This season, we put the Houston Texans on our NFL Preview cover. A team in their division, the Tennessee Titans, is quietly woodshedding...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008OFFICE POLITICS
Alan Grant[Author's Note: Talking politics can be a slippery slope. As a former athlete who just happens to be an outspoken black man, the terrain can be even m...
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