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OTL: Fevered Pitch

Wayne Drehs

The story of the U.S. men and their summer of discovery

Story | Conversation | July 28, 2009

'YouTube Baby' still has hoop dreams

Wayne Drehs, ESPNChicago.com

Wayne Drehs checks back in with 9-year-old Marquise Walker, seven months after the hoops prodigy drew national acclaim on ESPN.com.

Story | Conversation | May 11, 2009

Bulls: 'We didn't do anything right'

Wayne Drehs, ESPNChicago.com

The Bulls came into Game 3 believing they could shock the defending NBA champs. They left amid a course of boos and doubts.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2009

Welcome to the playoffs, Paul

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

It took three games, a flight to Chicago and a lot of questions about how much he had left to give, but Paul Pierce finally showed up for the 2009 NBA playoffs Thursday night.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2009

Just two Buffalo guys picked No. 1

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

The No. 1 picks from the 2007 NBA and NHL drafts, Greg Oden and Patrick Kane, met for the first time Monday. Wayne Drehs finds out what ties them together.

Story | Conversation | January 12, 2009

Kobe's feet to feature new low-top shoe

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

Not everyone thinks it's a good thing -- wearing a low-top shoe to play basketball. But Lakers guard Kobe Bryant doesn't care. He wanted a shoe that's light, low and fast. And Nike obliged.

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008

International Bowl inspires unique breed of fans

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

You expect fans of the teams playing in a bowl to attend a game, but fans of the bowl itself? Only in Canada.

Story | Conversation | December 28, 2007

Big Ten ref's checkered background scares fellow officials

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

The allegations in an investigation into the background of Big Ten referee Stephen Pamon has other officials around the country waiting for the next shoe to drop, writes ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs.

Story | Conversation | December 19, 2007

The professional athlete as target: 'Am I next?'

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

The Sean Taylor murder is the latest in a series of violent incidents involving high-profile professional athletes, and Wayne Drehs writes that it has others wondering: 'Am I next?'

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2007

New owner can transform 'lovable losers' ... for $1 billion

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

While the Cubs' sale is likely to be a $1 billion transaction, all Cubs fans care about is whether the new owners will deliver a World Series champion.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2007

Perhaps the answer to cheating lies within each of us

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

Maybe this cheating thing is nothing more than a mere blip on the sports radar. But what if it isn't? What if this is the inevitable path our games are headed down? If so, as ESPN.com senior writer Wayne Drehs says, isn't it worth fighting?

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2007

Are sports heading toward 'major crash' because of cheating?

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

Thursday and Friday, ESPN.com tackles the issue of cheating in sports. As senior writer Wayne Drehs asks: What do you find admirable about sports? Why do you care about your team so much? Where do you draw the line when it comes to cheating?

Story | Conversation | August 03, 2007

Numbers indicate unlikely outcomes in games Donaghy officiated

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

Gambling expert R,J, Bell says several statistics indicate something abnormal was occurring in Tim Donaghy's games, Wayne Drehs writes.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2007

Expert explains the many ways a crooked referee could fix bets

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

With so many specialty bets possible on one NBA game, sports handicapper Brandon Lang explains the many ways a corrupt referee could deliver a winning result in this Q&A with ESPN.com's Wayne Drehs.

Story | Conversation | July 22, 2007

Dirk's overshadowed, but not forgotten in hometown

Wayne Drehs, ESPN.com

Wayne Drehs heads to Germany amidst World Cup fever and takes in a game with locals … to watch Dirk and the NBA Finals.

Story | Conversation | June 19, 2006