The Weekly Best for 11/24
Cam Martin, Special to Page 2Welcome to the Weekly Best, giving you the cream of the crop in sports, pop culture and beyond.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009At This Hour: Russell Sacked,Bills Want Shanahan, Hawks Soaring,
SportsCenter...BENCH: Former number 1 pick JaMarcus Russell (9 INT, 2 TD this season) has been benched in Oakland in favor of Bruce Gradkowski, who has a sore hamstring. AP Photo/Jack Dempsey SHANAHAN BILLS FIRST...
Blog | November 19, 2009Dreaming of Colts vs. Saints on Feb. 7
Gregg Easterbrook, Page 2Tuesday Morning Quarterback says the Colts and Saints both won't go undefeated, but would make a fabulous Super Bowl pairing.
Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009Scola's 15 3rd-quarter points help Rockets edge Warriors
Associated PressLuis Scola scored 15 of his 21 points in the third quarter and grabbed 11 rebounds, Aaron Brooks had 18 points and 12 assists, and the Houston Rockets held off Golden State and spoiled the Warriors' season opener.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | October 28, 2009"Eating the Dinosaur": Football
Chuck Klosterman, Special to Page 2In an excerpt from his book "Eating the Dinosaur," Chuck Klosterman breaks down the game of football.
Story | Conversation | October 16, 2009Star-athletes-turned-coaches: Where Wayne Gretzky ranks
ESPN.com...one AFC conference title. Art Shell Went 56-52 in seven seasons as coach of the Oakland Raiders. Other notes on The Great One's coaching career • The Coyotes finished above .500...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009The worst of the virtually unstoppable
Patrick Hruby, Page 2Page 2 presents the crème de la crème: the 12 most overrated athletes in sports video game history.
Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009Page 2 Power Rankings: Bolt edition
Patrick Hruby, Page 2Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009The 20 things that make you a doofus
Patrick Hruby, Page 2Page 2 lists the 20 things that turn us from sports fanatics into sports geeks.
Story | Conversation | July 31, 2009Could NBA stars help in the AFC West?
Bill Williamson, AFC West...the NBA. He is a superstar. The Chiefs need impact defensive players. Oakland: Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant Why: The Raiders need offense and Bryant is instant offense. I have heard Bryant say...
Blog | May 26, 2009AFC North mailbag
James Walker, AFC NorthPosted by ESPN.com's James Walker Let's dig into some more questions as I clean out our AFC North inbox. Alex from State College writes: A few...
Blog | April 21, 2009Friday Mini-Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...office politics from the columnist who, not that long ago, endured a verbal assault from an Oakland Raiders executive.Section214 of Sactown Royalty on Kenny Thomas: "Kenny Thomas is no long shot. He is...
Blog | October 17, 2008First Cup: Monday
Henry Abbott, TrueHoopMike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: "General manager John Paxson has said he will not use a strategy of creating cap room in 2010. That...
Blog | October 06, 2008Tuesday Bullets
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...essentially doing whatever they please without fearing the repurcussions. And that period, Jaynes writes, is over: "Oakland Raiders' Managing Partner Al Davis, a bit of a rogue himself, was asked about the NBA's...
Blog | August 07, 2007Teams and Leagues Make Lousy Investigators
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop...were traveling violations (also never called on his Airness). And in the N.F.L., the Oakland Raiders understood that center Barret Robbins had mental health problems but failed to address them until he...
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