1978: The greatest duel of all time
Eric Neel, Page 2In Page 2's tour of the most memorable sports years, Eric Neel recalls the greatest horse racing duel of all time: Affirmed versus Alydar in 1978.
Story | Conversation | July 28, 2008A night 115,300 people will never forget
Eric Neel, Page 2Eric Neel was one of the 115,300 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday night. And he collected a lot of memories.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2008Page 2's preseason MLB power rankings
Eric Neel, Page 2Eric Neel compiled Page 2's spring training power rankings, and he "did it clean."
Story | Conversation | February 19, 2008The Patriots' place in history
Eric Neel, Page 2As far as Eric Neel is concerned, the undefeated Patriots aren't as impressive as you think.
Story | Conversation | December 19, 2007Battle for L.A. heats up with Torre
Eric Neel, Page 2The Dodgers' boldest move in years puts the team in position to reclaim the attention and affection of L.A. sports fans.
Story | Conversation | November 05, 2007NL wild card in a box
Eric Neel, Page 2Eric Neel puts each NL wild card hopeful "in a box" to help you pick a playoff team to cheer for.
Story | Conversation | September 12, 2007Barry's home away from home
Eric Neel, Page 2Barry Bonds got the usual treatment from Dodgers fans this week. But not really because of steroids suspicions, writes Page 2's Eric Neel.
Story | Conversation | April 27, 2007Mavs just can't win my love
Eric Neel, Page 2The Mavs are great, and they have the likely MVP in Dirk, but Eric Neel just can't fall in love with this team.
Story | Conversation | March 09, 2007Moral victories in the wild NBA West
Eric Neel, Page 2Seven teams are fighting for the NBA Western Conference's final two playoff spots, but Page 2's Eric Neel sees moral victory opportunities for each.
Story | Conversation | March 02, 2007The Tigers ... or the Cards?
Eric Neel, Page 2Who will win the World Series? Eric Neel makes an argument for both the Tigers and the Cards -- and then a final decision.
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2006Mojo trumps all in AL Central
Eric Neel, Page 2With two weeks left, three AL Central teams are fighting for two playoff spots. Who will take 'em? The teams with the most mojo, of course.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2006The questions of the second half
Eric Neel, Page 2To start the second half of the baseball season, Eric Neel has eight questions for all the fans out there. Do you have the answers?
Story | Conversation | July 11, 2006'Fantasyland' author Q&A
Eric Neel, Page 2Eric Neel's e-mail conversation with Sam Walker, author of the new fantasy baseball book "Fantasyland."
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2006F is for Fantasy, B is for Baseball
Eric Neel, Page 2Eric Neel breaks the final boundry of fantasy baseball talk by breaking down the game to his daughter. • "Fantasyland"
Story | Conversation | April 06, 2006Digging in a little deeper
Eric Neel, Page 2Forget the splashy stories on guys like Bonds and Clemens. Eric Neel digs deeper to uncover the real stories on several teams this spring.
Story | Conversation | March 02, 2006TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "season in the stands" make the list?