The Jim Nantz Index: What will he say after UNC/MSU?
Ted Bauer...We got a few responses, but the tops in the field was easily our new friend James Davis, who also told us in the e-mail, "My friends and I bet on this Nantz...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 06, 2009COLLEGE FOOTBALL
POUND FOR POUNDING Every FCS team wants to shock the FBS big boys. Who's gonna do it? By Jeff Dooley Appalachian state had a goal at Michigan last ...
Story | Conversation | August 27, 2008THE ACC
Magazine StaffIs this the year Clemson breaks through?
Story | Conversation | August 11, 2008Change Is Good (Or Not)
John Clayton And Jason LangendorfEither way, the NFL off-season has given most fans plenty of hope for their teams
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009Type Casting
Dan HodesFor the teams with the best chance to upset the ACC's Big Three, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009Engineered Athlete
John HelyarThanks to the miracles of science, the jock of the future will see better, heal faster and feel less pain than his or her predecessors. Here's how
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009Prove It Or Lose It
Remember Syracuse's big win over St. Francis (N.Y.)? Unless you're wearing orange, you're lying. Even the sexiest fall matchup reveals only so much
Story | Conversation | March 23, 2009State Your Case: Students on the 2009 NCAA Tournament
Various College Students, via Ted Bauer and Sean Bartlett...s fast-paced offense led the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 81 points per game. Sophomore guard James Anderson is OSU's leading scorer and is capable of going off for 20 or 30 points...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009The Sports Guy
Bill Simmons, ESPN The MagazineYou don't need stats to know greatness. Meryl taught me that.
Story | March 09, 2009Romo Held Close by a Tiny Dancer
Ryan Corazza...much smaller than the amount of pros blogging.) One of these athletes is Jason Richardson. After LeBron James announced he was tentatively in for the slam dunk contest next year, he chirped back at him...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009The Slam Dunk Contest: Past, Present and Future
Various NBA observers (organized by Ted Bauer)In college, All-Star Saturday night was always underrated as a social force. You grab some brews, order in a few pies, and watch dudes chucking the lo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009The Back and Forth: Kobe or LeBron?
Fear the Sword and the Kamenetzky Brothers...eggheads-have-looked-it-up-and-LeBron-is-making-history sort of way. Huzzahs are in order. James is an otherworldly basketball force to the point that if I was told tomorrow his DNA was...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 23, 2009What else can you do with a ping-pong ball?
Sean Bartlett...of rubber and cork balls, ping-pong pioneer James Gibb introduced the celluloid ball, a version of...hellip; make a smoke bomb. … impress Geena Davis. … blow up your microwave. … test out...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 14, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted BauerTEN YEARS OF BCS TITLE GAMES, AND YOU GOTTA GO WITH TEXAS VS. USC AS THE BEST ONE, RIGHT? What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Interesting: "BCS" is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009Winner Takes All
Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders...record, as did Jerry Rice in 1987. Terrell Davis (1998) and Barry Sanders (1997) were both members...non-transcendent need not apply. Sayonara: Thomas Jones, James Harrison, Joey Porter, Troy Polamalu That leaves precisely...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008