O'Brien, right, calls out instructions as Kenny Thomas (foreground) responds during the Duke training camp

Top 100 players of the decade

Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez were the clear-cut first two choices for the top 100 players of the decade; after that, the list got a little more difficult.

Promising careers at a crossroads

What do B.J. Upton, Jeremy Hermida and J.J. Hardy have in common? They're three younger players who find themselves at a career crossroads.

Preseason All-CIFSS: San Fernando Valley

...its 2008 season. Stanton is a fine athlete who also excels on the basketball court. TE -- Christian Thomas (Highland, Palmdale) 6-4, 240 Sr. Not only the top tight end in this region, but one...

Baltimore County team-by-team players

Team-by-team players to watch for Baltimore County

Dealing an ace can be a crapshoot

What kind of package can a star pitcher bring in return? As history reminds us, not all blockbusters are created equal.

Complete 2009 draft results

Check out which players were among the 1,521 selected in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, from Stephen Strasburg to Alibay Barkley.

Beware, Stephen Strasburg

Stephen Strasburg is the clear No. 1 choice in this month's baseball draft, but the history of top pitching picks suggests he's a long shot to make it big.

Today's Top 10 Video Highlights

ESPN.com ranks the Top 10 video highlights for April 15th, 2009

BP Daily: Through the fun-house mirror

Nate Silver wonders how projections would change if Prince Fielder and CC Sabathia were skinny and Tim Lincecum and Dustin Pedroia were tall.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2009

Familiar faces still chasing their dreams

Though they never received the official paperwork in the mail, several veterans are in camps after getting "invited" to spring training.

White Sox veterans know the score

The old guard won't be caught off guard in Chicago. Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko and Jim Thome are well aware the White Sox are trying to get younger.

If you thought winter was weird ...

It sure has been one weird winter, which can mean only one thing: It's going to be one weird spring.

Clip Reel: 2008

...Thunder. New Knicks president Donnie Walsh fired Isiah Thomas and hired Mike D'Antoni so that we...Howard won the slam dunk contest and left Kenny Smith nearly apoplectic. Shaq had a simple request...

Ready to roll the dice in Las Vegas

It's time to roll the dice, go for broke. The baseball world is preparing for what could be a wild week at the winter meetings in Las Vegas.