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What Would Jackie Do?

Tim Keown

African-Americans are disappearing from Major League rosters at an alarming rate. Three of today's brightest young stars wonder what they--and baseball--can do to reverse the trend.

Story | Conversation | April 10, 2009

Goodness Gracious

Tim Keown

If nice guys finish last, why is everyone trying to keep up with Marquette's Dominic James?

Story | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Just Go With It

Tim Keown, ESPN The Magazine

Big league scouts told Tim Lincecum he was too small to succeed. Fantasy owners passed him over because they weren't sure he'd hold up with that crazy motion. But he has news for all of 'em: it wasn't magic dust that helped him win the Cy Young Award.

Story | Conversation | February 24, 2009

Tick Tick Tick…The Time Is Now

Tim Keown

...crickets arrived. "You've got to do three things and we won't practice," he told them. "Number one, you've got to do a great job with the camp. Number two, after it's...

Story | Conversation | December 10, 2008

Blue Flame

Tim Keown

Milton Bradley knows you think he'll explode. He's out to prove you wrong

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2008

Sweet Spot

Tim Keown

You want to know why Derrek Lee is having a honey of a season? Focus on the little things

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008

Parent Trap

Tim Keown

Marc O'Hair wanted nothing more than for his son to succeed. But now that sean has, Marc is left with nothing

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008

Master Builder

Tim Keown

Want to go from practice squad nobody to NFL record breaker? Broncos wideout Rod Smith has the perfect plan

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2008

Ready To Roll

Tim Keown

Twenty games shy of Joe Dimaggio's streak, Jimmy Rollins isn't exactly obsessed with baseball's most sacred record. But he can't wait to take a crack at it

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2008

Into The Light

Tim Keown

From a town where coal is king, Thomas and Julius Jones ran straight to the NFL

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

Ready For Take Off

Tim Keown

Carl Crawford stretches doubles into triples for the Devil Rays and steals hits from everyone else. Isn't it time we paid attention?

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2008

Crazy Good

Tim Keown

Carlos Zambrano is a smack-talking, bat-breaking, finger-pointing hothead. If he learns to hold back, will he still be one of baseball's best young pitchers?

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008

Pain Train To Paris

Tim Keown

Floyd Landis is your average, Kid-Rock-loving ex-Mennonite who just might win the Tour De France. Win or lose, though, his journey to cycling's pinnacle has already produced plenty of payback

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2008

White Noise

Tim Keown

A.J. Pierzynski loves to win. He just has a funny way of showing it

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2008

Road Tested

Tim Keown

Cal Bears Mike Tepper and Rulon Davis have little in common, besides the way each of them almost died

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2008