http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. He's become known as a master of the mind games, but Jose Mourinho's latest trick is unconventional in the extreme.]]> April 23, 2013 13:59:34 PDT What was shaping up as the most difficult spell of Jurgen Klinsmann's tenure as U.S. manager ended on a considerable high. It began with reports of pl...]]> March 28, 2013 06:56:32 PDT While it would be a bit extreme to label Saturday's fixture at Reading a must-win, it is surely a must-not-lose. Neither scenario is arithmetically tr...]]> February 21, 2013 10:57:58 PST The Uruguayan Football Association have put the kibosh on all professional football in the country for the next ten days after several instances of ex...]]> January 19, 2013 11:44:40 PST In one of the quieter moments during all the recent chaos at Chelsea, one of the club's employees let out a sigh of exasperation: "It never ends at th...]]> December 21, 2012 22:36:56 PST 1. The current defensive injury crisis is extreme, but nothing new. This is the third year running that Antolin Alcaraz has missed substantial matc...]]> December 20, 2012 04:48:17 PST The Bulgarian football federation (BFU) have seen fit to ban Cherno More Varna defender Sasho Aleksandrov for a whopping six games after the volatile ...]]> December 04, 2012 10:38:17 PST It says a lot about the Roman Abramovich era that, although Roberto Di Matteo's sacking always seemed inevitable, the exact timing of it still managed...]]> November 21, 2012 03:49:49 PST Greatest ever? With every incredible game or spectacular play, a sense of extreme measure and comparison overtakes us and shapes our "reax."]]> November 19, 2012 09:24:59 PST breathless]]> July 10, 2012 07:04:56 PDT Playbook's best sports photos of the week. From baseball throws to soccer goals, from Olympic trials to rugby tries (or at least tries at tries), thes...]]> July 02, 2012 07:43:06 PDT Gorgeous golf, dramatic dunks, a chicken on a soccer field and Zach Randolph's headband thievery all found their way into Playbook Visuals' Photos of ...]]> May 14, 2012 09:03:15 PDT Plenty of high school athletes face demanding travel schedules, but these girls' soccer players take it to the extreme. They have traveled through ...]]> May 02, 2012 10:43:24 PDT It is easy to oscillate between extremes. Depending on who you read, and when, the title will definitely be won by Manchester City/United [delete wher...]]> MONDAY, JAN. 16 TELEVISION ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City at Wigan Athletic ESPN Deportes, 11:55 a.m. A study in extremes, with EP...]]> January 15, 2012 20:19:30 PST