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Clip Reel: 2008

Sean Bartlett

...name. Kinda. Brett Favre left Green Bay for not-so-greener pastures with the Jets, as EA Sports scrambled to explain cover of Madden 09. Fans in New England mourned the loss of a fallen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 31, 2008

Action Sports Report

Alyssa Roenigk

...Ed.'s Note: The Action Sports Report is a weekly blog that covers sports...d just seen. Gymkhana? Isn't that an Olympic equestrian event? Well, yes. But, no. This form...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Jay Leno and athletes over the years

Ted Bauer

...will comment "THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SPORTS! ESPN FAIL!" But ah, this actually has everything...and there is that whole Barack Obama 'Special Olympics' bowling issue. Anyway, here we go now. Gotta...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Let's use Coach K to figure out Kobe vs. LeBron

Ted Bauer, via the Internet machine

2008 Olympics were important for men's basketball. They had to win gold. They did. Whew. Two big reasons...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 28, 2009

Lunch Links

Max Klinger and Ethan Trex

...afford lots of new trendy glasses now. NASCAR fans get a DUI on a horse. The Vancouver Olympic torch may look like something else. Yikes, this Yankees hat for Memorial Day is foul. How should...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Life of Reilly

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

Here's my solution for fixing baseball: put me in charge.

Story | May 19, 2009

Auction Block: Famed Charity

Eric Angevine

...we have, and you'll be amazed by what we don't have." You might imagine that sports museums break out wads of cash every time a must-have item goes up for sale, but...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009

Auction Block: Net Contribution

Eric Angevine

...go one step farther. They wanted to auction the scissors off and donate the money to Special Olympics. "We thought it would be great if superstar athletes could help out special athletes," says Fanning. "I...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Paul Kix

...you cast aside the rationale that the effects would be no less comical than the "All Drug Olympics," you're left with the nagging realization that baseball would be, for the first time in ages...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 11, 2009

Comment Mining: The Final Furlong

Ishita Singh

...a race injury. The article has triggered serious debate among readers about whether horse racing is a sport with the best interests of the animals in mind, or, on the other end, a form sheer...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 30, 2009

Life of Reilly

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

Bar bet? ChaCha will settle it. Unless I'm on the other end.

Story | April 22, 2009

The Morning According to Us: NHL Drug Testing and the Playoffs (With apologies to the NHLPA)

Paul Kix

...NHL players disagree, saying theirs is a noble sport of which only honorable men participate. Their word...last four seasons, testing at the last three Olympics and numerous International hockey competitions."] It's not...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 20, 2009

The Morning According to Us: The Curious Case of Niklas Stoepel

Brian Hill

...chance to compete at the upcoming 2012 London Olympics. The hitch? Oh yes, he's the only...know Will Ferrell is salivating over his next sports comedy flick, no? All guffaws and snickers aside...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 17, 2009

The Action Sports Report

Alyssa Roenigk

...Ed.'s Note: The Action Sports Report is a weekly blog that covers sports...only halfpipe contest created and hosted by 2002 Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler. The event was designed...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 10, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

Chipper Jones has hit, as our handy Baseball Prospectus notes, an absurd .332 with a .430 OBP and a .585 slugging percentage over the the last three y...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 08, 2009