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Bring Back The Heisman Curse

Rick Paulas

...explained by a combination of poor teams, the low percentage of teams that get into the MLB playoffs, and just the way hindsight works in general. ("Hey look, we haven't won a championship...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008

2009 in Sports So Far: Surprised, Enchanted, Humbled, Troubled

Ted Bauer, via NYMag

This is a cool concept, so we're stealing it. Think about '09 so far. What has surprised you most, enchanted you most, humbled you most and troubled ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 01, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

...worth nickels. Anyway, while in town, I wanted to get some lessons from the bookmakers about NBA playoff betting. Over lunch, my conversation with Scooch went like this: Me: "Scooch, how is playoff betting different...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2009

Mag Writers Roundtable: Size Matters

Jeff Bradley, Ric Bucher, David Fleming and E.J. Hradek

Bruins captain Zdeno Chara has Boston seriously thinking Stanley Cup for the first time in 37 years (a thought we explore by the numbers in the latest...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009

Fatheads: What athletes need one of these things?

Various Sports Observers, via Ted Bauer

...four major US team sports: NFL | NBA | NHL | MLB THE NBA RIC BUCHER, SENIOR WRITER, ESPN THE...Scott Niedermayer (Ducks): Fatheads desperately need the ur-playoff beard THE NFL TED BAUER, ASSOCIATE PRODUCER, ESPN...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009

The Week That Was ... Prognos-terrific

Ishita Singh

...of the NBA means we're projecting the playoffs (and are that much closer to a Kobe...Keith Law looks really far ahead, to the MLB draft. Peter Bernstein switches it up by looking...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 27, 2009

ESPN Insider: The AFC South in 2009 is all about the QBs

Doug Farrar of Football Outsiders

...coaching!" or "The NFC South is loaded with playoff contenders." Truth. But lookie here: last season's...for the NCAA Tournament and the return of MLB, probably the two most stat-crazy elements of...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2009

Rare Air: Reggie Bush and Red Bull

Alyssa Roenigk

...in basketball and football jerseys (too many to list), skip days on the hill to attend Celtics playoff games (Kevin Pearce) and choose careers in snowboarding or surfing over careers in the sports—soccer...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2009

Eight Men Out

Doug Mittler

...purchased the Lions for a paltry $4.5 million in 1964 and has a 1–9 postseason record to show for it. You would think one of the unlucky 13 coaches he has employed...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 29, 2009

Without Express Written Consent

Lane Strauss, ESPN The Magazine

In the odd world of sports-video collecting, the socks are still high, the Raiders are still winners and big brother is always watching. Even if he isn't.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Without Express Written Consent

Lane Strauss, ESPN The Magazine

In the odd world of sports-video collecting, the socks are still high, the Raiders are still winners and big brother is always watching. Even if he isn't.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Refs, jet lag and color red all contribute to home-field advantage

Peter Keating, ESPN The Magazine

What actually gives teams an edge on their own turf?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 15, 2009

LIL WAYNE BLOG: "THE COWBOYS SUCK"

Lil Wayne

...to catch one of these World Series games. MLB WORLD SERIES OK, first off, damn. The Rays...I guess not. Since I went to a postseason game in Tampa, I think they're gonna...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 22, 2008

Next

Ric Bucher

We asked. You answered. And Dwight Howard is next. The big man with the big grin and the even bigger game is your choice.

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008

CHOKING ... BY THE NUMBERS

Chris Sprow

...On the left are the games needed to end a season in the playoffs, on the right, regular season games played. MLB: 3/162 = 1.8% NBA: 4/82 = 4.8% NHL: 4/82 = 4...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008