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Health care and Chicago's bid

Tom Farrey, ESPN

What's in play with Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics? It might be health care reform.

Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009

Book excerpt: Uncovering the pursuit of a champion athlete

Tom Farrey, ESPN The Magazine

In his book "Game On," Tom Farrey investigates one of the most compelling topics in sports today: the truth about the lives of child athletes, and the consequences of parents' attempts to get a winning edge.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008

Dear Mr. Obama: Help our kids play

Tom Farrey, ESPN

Barack Obama has an opportunity to make an impact on the world of sports that only the likes of Dwight Eisenhower and Theodore Roosevelt have managed, writes ESPN's Tom Farrey.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2009

Baby, You're The Greatest

Tom Farrey

Want to know what sport your kid should play? Why wait? Everybody into the gene pool!

Story | Conversation | December 17, 2008

Street Wise

Tom Farrey

Carmelo Anthony thinks he can be a mainstream pitchman even as he stays true to the hood. Is anyone buying?

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2008

BABY YOU'RE THE GREATEST

Tom Farrey

Want to Know What Sport Your Kid Should Play? Why Wait? Everybody into the Gene Pool!

Story | Conversation | October 15, 2008

The Case For HGH

Tom Farrey

Clean players and a level playing field are the NFL ideal. But maybe the league's priorities are out of whack. With reported injuries on the rise, it's time to make a choice: do we want healthy players or a "pure" game?

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008

TREADING WATER

Tom Farrey

U.S. Olympic supremacy was once guaranteed. But as we fixated on Michael Phelps, China showed how close it is to passing us by. Time to rethink the way we nurture our future stars?

Story | Conversation | September 02, 2008

'I came all the way here, so I have to run'

Tom Farrey, ESPN The Magazine

Every time Lopepe Lomong runs, he remembers where he came from -- being led out of a church by soldiers with AK-47s as a child in war-torn Sudan. And he won't forget that as he tries to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic track team.

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2008

Belichick's brand of coaching is nothing new

Tom Farrey, ESPN The Magazine

Bill Belichick is ruthless, demanding and divisive -- no wonder he ticks off everyone outside of New England. But the man on the Pats' sideline is carrying on a star-spangled tradition that stretches back more than 100 years.

Story | Conversation | January 11, 2008

HGH: Performance enhancer or healer?

Tom Farrey, ESPN The Magazine

If HGH is seen as a recovery drug, the line between sports medicine and performance enhancement could be more blurry than we'd like to acknowledge, writes Tom Farrey.

Story | Conversation | September 05, 2006

Cleaning up after spilled juice

Tom Farrey, ESPN The Magazine

The fallout of the BALCO investigation brought much public posturing but ultimately little change in the age of steroids.

Story | Conversation | July 22, 2005

When money's no object

Tom Farrey

A father builds a multimillion-dollar training facility, then hires the best coach he can to teach his 9-year-old daughter to play soccer.

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2005

Baby, you're the greatest

Tom Farrey

Want to know what sport your kid should play? Why wait? Everybody into the gene pool.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2005

Conan the Politician

Tom Farrey, ESPN.com

Now that Arnold has taken office in California, he can change how we think about the dangers of steroids.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2003