Rick Reilly

Rick Reilly

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Rick Reilly, an award-winning columnist and author who is best known for his popular Sports Illustrated column, Life of Reilly, joined ESPN as the back-page columnist for ESPN The Magazine and as a regular columnist for ESPN.com in June 2008.

Check out Homecoming, Rick Reilly's new hour-long series on ESPN in which he travels back with athletes to their hometowns for a visit and conversation.

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The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...s athletes need more personal freedom rescinds her statement, under pressure from Chinese officials. Africa says Rick Reilly saved the continent. And hey, a marathon wedding

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 28, 2009

Love the Hate ... While it Lasts

Chris Sprow

Tyler Hansbrough thinks he has it bad? Please. When it comes to inspiring insults from opposing fans, Hansbrough is a mere grasshopper to the master t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2008

THE OLD "MR. DIABETES"

Chris Sprow

In the current ESPN The Magazine, Rick Reilly writes about Jay Cutler, the latest big name athlete to come down with diabetes. The Broncos...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2008

GETTING OUT EARLY

Chris Sprow

...This week, Rick Reilly writes about John Lynch, and his struggles to leave the NFL. Some do, however, and willingly...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2008

OUT OF NOWHERE

Chris Sprow

...Ed's Note: This week, Rick Reilly writes about a team where most of the guys have to play both ways. Could that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 01, 2008

8 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ... FIXING YOUR FRANCHISE

Chris Sprow

This week, Rick Reilly points out who the top team is in each town. In Chicago, the Blackhawks were in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 11, 2008

SIGNING ON

Chris Sprow

If the students of Virginia—banished to an expression-muted and sign-free existence—can take solace in anything, perhaps they should in th...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008

THE WEEK THAT WAS ... WINGED

Chris Sprow

...for us not to call this a winged week here at the magazine. First, there was Rick Reilly taking flight with us. And yet he barely overshadowed football high-flyer Chad Johnson, who added...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2008