ESPN Feed: new york yankees http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif ESPN en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. <![CDATA[The Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs fell in the NBA playoffs, and history suggests they might not get back up for some time.]]> The Spurs? Gone. The Lakers? Gone. The Celtics? Gone. And if the past is indeed prologue, none of them will be back among the league powers anytime soon.]]> May 18, 2011 08:24:15 PDT <![CDATA[In MLB, tennis, NFL, NBA, bigger is better. What happens to skill in push for size and power?]]> From the diamond to the the tennis courts, bigger, more powerful is better. Is height and strength pushing skill out of sports?]]> September 16, 2010 04:40:17 PDT <![CDATA[Brett Favre and LeBron James both took heat for their power plays this summer, but the real hot seats should belong to the front-office executives who couldn't control them.]]> Did Brett Favre "big-time" the Vikings? Did LeBron James do the same to the Cavs? Here's one man's answer: If they did, it's only because Minnesota and Cleveland allowed them to.]]> August 18, 2010 13:18:30 PDT <![CDATA[Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics meet in NBA Finals in clash of dynasties that gives professional basketball its identity]]> The names change, but the dynamic doesn't. Whether it's Russell vs. Chamberlain or Garnett vs. Bryant, the Celtics and the Lakers have been struggling for NBA supremacy for decades.]]> June 02, 2010 07:13:42 PDT <![CDATA[Decade stripped fans of illusions, but still they watched]]> The years between 2000 and 2009 should be called the decade of the fan in sober acknowledgement of the ultimate victory of the dollar in sports, writes Howard Bryant.]]> December 30, 2009 12:12:09 PST