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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Thanksgiving comes early

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

In Rick Reilly's pre-Thanksgiving 2009 column, he writes of Perry Hogsten -- a 52-year-old trucker down on his luck -- who discovered he had a son, Nick Jones (a DE at Abilene Christian), and came to know him 20 years into the young man's life.

Story | November 25, 2009

Thanksgiving week offers rivalry feast

Pat Forde, ESPN.com

From Charlie Weis to Les Miles to rivalry games to the coaching temperature gauge, The Dash runs through it all.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

The things for which I'm thankful

Scoop Jackson, Page 2

Scoop has a long list of things for which he's thankful, and he's happy to share it with you.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

It isn't easy being green

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

Rick Reilly chronicles his journey to write an entirely green column for ESPN The Magazine's November 30, 2009 issue.

Story | November 16, 2009

The confounding world of athlete tattoos

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

Rick Reilly's column for Nov. 11 looks at the confusing nature of the athlete tattoo, from DeShawn Stevenson's backward P to Kenyon Martin's lips and incorrect Bible verse.

Story | November 11, 2009

Tiger-Phil just part of 99 reasons to be thankful

Jason Sobel

It's that time of year again, golf fans. Time to gather 'round the 19th hole and discuss what we're most thankful for during this, uh, Thanksgolfing h...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Away they go

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

The award for the most daunting 75 seconds in sports goes to ... calling a horse race.

Story | November 03, 2009

Not your typical frosh

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

Matt Barkley's life isn't like any other USC freshman's. But just how different is the USC quarterback's day from the typical frosh? To find out, Rick Reilly compares the day-to-day lives of Barkley and freshman computer science major Marvin Blugh.

Story | October 28, 2009

Crystal meth, hair weaves and majors

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

In Rick Reilly's Oct. 28, 2009, ESPN.com column, he pulls excerpts from Andre Agassi's new book, "Open" -- combined with his knowledge of the tennis star -- to paint a picture of a flawed man who sunk so low, yet rose so high and honestly talked about the journey.

Story | October 28, 2009

Handing out our quarter-pole winners

Pierre LeBrun, ESPN.com

How about that Nash kid (no, not Steve)? The Blue Jackets' Rick Nash is our MVP through a quarter of the season. Care to see our other winners?

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Oh, what a day: Marathon Tip-Off roundup

Andy Katz

...floor? Reese's owned the paint, PNY had the coaching box, Bud Light, Spider Tech and O'Reilly Auto Parts all over the floor … wow. • I am not sure what, if anything, Memphis...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

November Madness

Tony Guadagnoli, Special to ESPN SportsTravel

Some of the best late-November sports viewing is from the college hardwood.

Story | Conversation | November 16, 2009

Johnson's historic quest continues

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

The message rang loud and clear Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway: Jimmie Johnson is well on his way to winning a fourth straight Cup title. In a cakewalk.

Story | Conversation | November 15, 2009

Open Ice: Boosting your plus/minus

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.com

Sean Allen lays out a strategy owners can use to boost their plus/minus using widely available players and without exceeding games-played limits.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009