Fields and Questions
Alan Grant...year. If you're an incumbent player, this means change is coming. With the advent of the salary cap, however, change doesn't necessarily mean upgrading a position. It means cheap labor. In his last...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...the Florida teams and Phoenix have been running red ink for years, and now rely on a salary capped league and other machinations to pay the bills. In Phoenix, apparently bills haven't been paid...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 19, 2009Life of Reilly
Rick Reilly, ESPN The MagazineHow do you beat a guy who throws righty and lefty? You don't.
Story | May 06, 2009The Sports Guy
Bill Simmons, ESPN The MagazineNow that jocks can talk to us directly, the press is boxed out.
Story | May 04, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...level players may take a hit. Even massive deals for great players could suffer. For years NBA salaries have escalated to the point where a massive deal for a player like Brian Cardinal was greeted...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2009Lil Wayne's Blog: "I'll be rooting for the Lakers, and LeBron already knows that"
Lil WayneI apologize for being away from the blog for a while, but things have been crazy with the tour and everything. Now, I've got a little break from music...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 21, 2009Change Is Good (Or Not)
John Clayton And Jason LangendorfEither way, the NFL off-season has given most fans plenty of hope for their teams
Story | Conversation | April 14, 2009Quick Final Four Observation No. 2: Izzo and Calhoun's Generation Gap
Ted Bauer...Calhoun's most "viral" clip? That time he went off on a reporter who asked about his salary in the context of the recession. ("I make way more than that.") So when people ask you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009The Biz
Peter KeatingThe NBA has a new way to help smart teams--and to punish dumb ones. What's not to like?
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009The Sports Guy
Bill Simmons, ESPN The MagazineNever come between an NBA stat geek and the truth.
Story | March 24, 2009Fixing Dominican Republic Baseball
Jorge Arangure Jr....the world, which speaks to the sad state of amateur organized baseball in the country. 3. International Salary Cap Why it works: Since the Players Association has no involvement in Dominican amateur market, baseball can...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 13, 2009The Curious Case of Candace Parker
Peter Keating, ESPN The MagazineEurope is supporting the WNBA—but not without Candace Parker's help.
Story | Conversation | March 11, 2009
The Morning According to Us
Paul Kix...which was taxed at the highest income bracket in 2008. He was then taxed on his yearly salary, which he doesn't disclose, and which is tough to figure anyway because of the life of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 05, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...was due a $1.5 million roster bonus on Tuesday, so he was gone on Monday. His salary-cap number for this season would have been $5.75 million. Now, sayanora. Stories like this dominate...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 03, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...level of cynicism is toward college basketball—if you insist on pointing to the corruption, coaching salaries, or belabor the fact that Kevin Durant would be a junior right now and it's a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009EDITOR'S PICKS
...multi-million dollar contracts must play in order to take home what you make annually? ESPN's
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