Cracked Code
Alan GrantTraining camp fights are as common as two-a-days, but there was nothing routine about the brawl between Marcus Williams and Bill Romanowsk-or what came next
Story | Conversation | December 01, 2008BOWL OF CONFUSION
Alan GrantBelieve it or not, there's only about a month left to cast your vote in the next election. This particular element of the democratic process has bee...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 07, 2008OFFICE POLITICS
Alan Grant[Author's Note: Talking politics can be a slippery slope. As a former athlete who just happens to be an outspoken black man, the terrain can be even m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 17, 2008THE SPECTER OF AL DAVIS
Alan Grant...know what he does. He lingers. He hovers. There was a moment a few years ago during Raiders mini-camp when Al Davis came down from his office to get a closer look at Norv...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: TEARS FOR FEARS
Alan GrantVince Young speaking to a team therapist? Big, strong, virile NFL players on anti-depressants? Tears? It doesn't surprise me. At different points in m...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 19, 2008NFL POINDEXTER: THE LINGERING DOUBT
Alan GrantIn 1994, the Cincinnati Bengals special teams coach was a guy named Marv Braden. Like most special teams coaches, he was colorful and naturally high-s...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 12, 2008November Greetings
Alan GrantSo this guy named Maurice Maeterlinck was big on mortality. Like most in his line of work, autumn held a special place in his heart, loaded with image...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "oakland raiders" make the list?