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Who runs this town? (Part 1)

Cameron Martin, Special to Page 2

Page 2 goes region by region to determine which sports figures have the most juice in each city.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Careful what you ask for, Mr. Marion

...Vancouver, British Columbia, for an EA Sports shoot. The company was filming five NBA players, including Paul Pierce and Shawn Marion, in motion capture suits for "NBA Live 08," so EA offered me a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 26, 2007

20 reasons to heart Cavs-Pistons

My editors asked me to tackle the 20 most fascinating subplots from the Cavs-Pistons series as we head into Thursday night's crucial Game 5. Frankly, ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 31, 2007

Seven trade possibilities for Kobe

...prime (Gary Payton), and three were great players but not "superduperstars" at the time they were traded (Paul Westphal, Dennis Johnson, Jason Kidd). Here were the five superduperstar deals. 1975: Milwaukee trades Kareem Abdul-Jabbar...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 30, 2007

Thinking about the NBA playoffs while web surfing

All right, we're pulling out all the stops today: NBA playoff thoughts, reader e-mails, follow-ups to last Friday's mailbag, some weekly links ... it'...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2007

One big-time tank battle, and lots more

...Larry Krystkowiak (career record: 2-7). Sidelined stars with dubious injuries who might be in attendance: Paul Pierce, Al Jefferson, Andrew Bogut, Charlie Villaneuva. (The NBA … it's FANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN-tastic!) Some follow-up...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 04, 2007

One shining weekend ahead

...egregiously for Oden and Durant?" contest begins in earnest with Philly hosting the Celtics (playing without Paul Pierce); Charlotte hosting Milwaukee (or as you can start calling the Bucks through April, "The Washington Generals...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2007

Down with the O.J. Mayo Era

If you missed the McDonald's All-American Game Wednesday night, you missed an appalling 4-for-17 performance by O.J. Mayo, who has a legitimate chance...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 29, 2007

Durant, Oden and hoops housecleaning

Five quick updates on the Greg Oden-Kevin Durant Sweepstakes before we get to some housecleaning: 1. Let the tanking begin! After Milwaukee (25 wins)...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2007

Please rescue the Horns

We'll get to the March Madness predictions Tuesday. In the meantime, some awards from the weekend from someone who watched an insane amount of college...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2007

Running with the Celtics

...Durant/Oden Sweepstakes, I thought about flying back to Boston to kidnap Al Jefferson and stick Paul Pierce with a mononucleosis-infected needle. Instead, I decided to stay home, watch the Rockets-Celts game...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 08, 2007

More Cowbell: My take on the 22

...point guard who fits that bill. Chauncey Billups probably comes the closest. Two years from now, Chris Paul could end up being the complete package. And I think Dwyane Wade could fit the bill, even...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 01, 2006

MC: Breaking point

As you probably noticed from my Glory Road piece, ESPN Mag expanded the length of my magazine column starting with this issue (hitting newsstands this...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 02, 2006

MC: Celtics trade

My father was delighted about Thursday night's Celtics trade because he likes any trade where his team gets the best player AND a No. 1 pick. He has a...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 27, 2006

MC: Confessions of a Pats fan

I'm sick. So we might as well start there. The Pats-Colts game on Monday literally gave me bronchitis. I didn't know this was possible. Anyway, I want...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2005