Behind the Bets
Chad MillmanOnce would have been a fluke. Twice a coincidence. But Cassie Vidal's 16-year-old son, Ethan, kept picking winners. He nailed 10 of 11 thoroughbred ra...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008Fantasy World: State of Urgency
Rick PaulasSo it's all come down to this. Roughly five months ago, you started preparations for your fantasy football draft, purchasing a number of draft guides ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008MNF Movie Trailer: Escape from Philadelphia
Sean BartlettWhat are "Monday Night Football Movie Trailers?" Philadelphia is legendary for being less-than-hospitable to visiting sports teams. (Heck, it's legendary for being...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008Behind The Bets
Chad MillmanNewsflash: Understanding risk is what separates everyday squares from the big-money wiseguys who live off their gambling wits. Now, here's a piece o...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008Fantasy World: Beat the Bye
Rick Paulas(Author's Note: I'm writing this column in a rage after DeAngelo Williams ruined my playoff chances with that cute 36-yard scamper to close out the Mo...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 10, 2008Fantasy World: Time to Wake Up
Rick PaulasLike the great and hideous monster of Lake Loch Ness, the fantasy football sleeper is an enigma lurking beneath the surface of a murky football season...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted BauerWHEN IT COMES TO THE BEST BACKUP QB IN THE NFL, WE'RE 'CHARGING' AHEAD WITH BILLY VOLEK Jim Sorgi turns 28 today. One cool thing about Sorgi: he has...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 03, 2008The Power of the 'Stache
Rick PaulasUnless he takes a Favre-like mulligan, this year will be the last on the sidelines for coach Mike Holmgren, at least with the Seahawks. While he may h...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 02, 2008Fantasy World: Battle of the Matts
Rick PaulasIt's been a big year for Matts: The historic presidential election put reporters Matt Taibbi and Matthew Yglesias in the realm of political powerhouse...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008Behind the Bets: Public Trading
Chad Millman[Ed's Note: Chad Millman is a Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN The Magazine, and once wrote a book called The Odds. His column takes a close look at the c...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...won't be the same." Andy Reid decided Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb might need a breather after...shortly after and claimed McNabb was done in Philadelphia. The guy has been there ten years! But...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted Bauer...Philadelphia, or if at the very least it's the beginning of the middle of the end, we should all drop down in respect for a second. Say what you will about the Eagles...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2008THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS
Ted BauerWHEN IT COMES TO THE BEST NICKNAMES FOR DEFENSIVE FRONTS IN NFL HISTORY, WE'LL GO WITH "THE STEEL CURTAIN" [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2008Fantasy World: Designer Imposters
Rick Paulas...not the 49ers' win, as much fun as that was. I'm talking about the Bengals and Eagles playing for a full 75 minutes and ending in an official 13-13 tie. There were no...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008DOING IT THE TITANS WAY
Chris SprowIn a recent issue of ESPN The Magazine, Charles Curtis broke down the essence of the league's most mysterious undefeated of the last few years. But re...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "philadelphia eagles" make the list?