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Today's Top 10 Video Highlights

Michael Cupo, ESPN.com

ESPN.com ranks the Top 10 video highlights for April 21st, 2009

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009

Are recruiting rankings biased? Maybe...

Bruce Feldman

...Fitzgerald; Flozell Adams, Shaun O'Hara; Charles Woodson; Antoine Winfield; Jay Cutler; Owen Daniels; Antonio Gates; Jake Long; Kris Dielman; Nick Mangold; Casey Wiegmann; Kris Jenkins; James Harrison and Joe Thomas. South: Brett Favre...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009

Signing off on signing day

Lots of recruiting e-mails to sort through in the last few days. From Corey in Baltimore: Who did you think was the biggest surprise from signing day...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2007

Top 10 stories of the past 10 years

Jake Rossen, Sherdog.com

How far we've come from a superficially disgusting sport that nauseated the mass media to the ubiquitous force it is today. Here are our 10 stories of the decade that shook the fighting industry.

Story | Conversation | December 22, 2009

Cung recast, lowest blow, more

Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

...his 40s. Next Next for Le: Likely another long layoff to film movies with highly dubious award...meeting the winner of the expected Dan Henderson/Jake Shields title bout. Next for Gilbert Melendez: Hoping...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009

Weekend primer: Strikeforce, WEC

Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

Standing in line at a store, surrounded by harried and fatigued people who bear holiday weight, it is easy to become miserable. Then I remind myself t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009

Cung Le is back, but does anybody care?

Andrew Plante / Special contributor

...finally stepped down as middleweight champ. Jake Shields won the belt in his fight against Jason Miller last month. It's unfortunate that it took Le so long to realize that his selfishness has...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009

Henderson's decision: Winners and losers

Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

...relationship to quarter-hour ratings -- will go a long way toward determining whether he made the right...virtue of never having faced a good wrestler. Jake Shields: Current Strikeforce middleweights are manageable challenges for...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2009

Seven ways to fix what's broken

Jake Rossen, Sherdog.com

Judging by the way judges award points in fights (Lyoto Machida versus Maurcio Rua, anyone?), Jake Rossen feels it's time for the powers that be to get together and put the scoring system under a microscope.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2009

UFC 106: From "Mega Event" to mediocre card?

Andrew Plante

...lbs over in his bout against Yoshida! Koscheck looks to get a winning streak going that's long enough to get him into the welterweight title picture. Baroni, a veteran of the UFC's early...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Russian Roulette, network exposure and more

Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

...to show everyone how good he really might be: Antonio Silva would be a start. Next for Jake Shields: Recent acquisition Matt Lindland brings a reputation earned outside of the promotion, but he fights Dec...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009

ESPN Primer: Strikeforce

Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com

...has ever seen; because opponent Brett Rogers doesn't seem to care one bit about it; because Jake Shields looked ferocious in his first 185-pound bid; because Fabricio Werdum has a hell of a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Will general public warm up to Fedor?

Jake Rossen, Sherdog.com

Fedor Emelianenko is the type of fighter that prefers to talk with his fists. But does the language barrier and cold demeanor hurt his marketability outside the cage?

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009

The cruel pension for punishment

Jake Rossen, Sherdog.com

At first glance, MMA's health record and mortality rate appear beyond reproach. But a closer look reveals that the sport needs to take more responsibility for the well-being of its athletes -- and those around them.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Pros' Picks: Franklin versus Belfort

Mike Sloan, Sherdog.com

Rich Franklin has the cool, consistency and kickboxing. Vitor Belfort has talent to spare, and his mental game seems to have caught up with his physical ability. Who has the advantage in Dallas on Saturday at UFC 103? Sherdog asked the pros.

Story | Conversation | September 18, 2009