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The "Greatest Story Ever Told" is about Jesus himself, but these days you'd half-expect to find that title on a bookseller's sports shelves. A quick glance at the genre shows many epic tales of triumph, glory and agony. Way, way too many, actually.

Predicting the teens: More PEDs

Jim Caple makes his predictions for the upcoming decade, saying steroids and PEDs won't be a big issue.

Courting the Hall of Fame voters

Some Hall of Fame candidates are seeing their chances get a boost from some unlikely advocates.

After Tiger, in whom should we believe?

The past three weeks have blown away everything we thought we knew about Tiger Woods, the person. Which leaves this question: Which sports heroes are really worthy of our worship?

Berra an 'ambassador' at Hope Classic

Yogi Berra will take on a new role at the Bob Hope Classic as the first "Classic Ambassador," in which he will perform a variety of duties during the 51st edition of the tournament in the California desert.

Pedro eager to rejoin Phils next season

Pedro Martinez says he's thankful that the Phillies gave him a chance to play for them and is eager to compete for the NL East champions next season.

ESPN 100: Nos. 3-11

ESPN The Magazine's 100 best sports events of 2009 quiz, questions Nos. 3-11.

Karl's Mailbag 12

Q: When was the first professional football game played? Benson from Oklahoma A: Benson, the first professional football game was on...

Cloudy future ahead for Woods

With revelations of Tiger's "transgressions," ESPN.com's Bob Harig and Jason Sobel discuss myriad topics including whether his endorsements will be hurt, what kind of impact it will have on his golf and whether there is an Oprah interview in his future.

ESPN 100: Nos. 30-47

...PREVIOUS: No. 29 -- Eric Devendorf on UConn-Syracuse 30. With 200 hits in each of his nine MLB seasons, the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki erased a 108-year record. In Japanese, what does "Ichiro" mean? A...

The Weekly Best for 12/1

Welcome to the Weekly Best, giving you the cream of the crop in sports, pop culture and beyond.

Select the best the holidays have to offer

...and personalized stitching also part of the process. As if that wasn't enough, every NFL and MLB team is available, along with many colleges. Meanwhile, customers may create a unique message on Pro V1s...

Woods' appeal hasn't fully hit China

The cavalcade that followed Tiger in Round 1 of the HSBC Champions created a circus atmosphere. Despite the attention, Woods' star isn't nearly as high in China as one might expect, writes ESPN.com's Dan Washburn.

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 05: Tiger Woods of the USA plays from the rough on the 10th, his opening hole during the first round of the WGC - HSBC Cha...

Barron's violation a solitary issue

...s suspension may not have been the old-fashioned notion of steroids that led to so many Major League Baseball and NFL suspensions in recent years. Included on the PGA Tour's list of "performance...