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Overstreet: Blogging the 2009 Duck Trek

What's in a pothole?

Steve Bowman talks about what a small pool of water on the edge of a field means in the bigger picture of migration.

This is North Dakota

Duck Trek: Hunting North Dakota is an experience

2009 ESPN Outdoors Duck Trek

We begin the 2009 ESPN Outoors Duck Trek

Easier time to hunt

Youth carrying gun toward woods no longer readily accepted sight

Bowman's challenge

...will shadow Fitzgerald on Sunday, leaving second-year cornerback Zack Bowman to cover Boldin or Breaston. "I got a little bit of history with Steve," Bowman said before Thursday's practice. "I played against Steve...

...Chicago, IL, USA; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Steve Breaston (15) runs away from Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs (55) and safety Kevin Payne (44) and cornerback Zack Bowman (35) during the second quarter at Soldier...

Scene and heard: Hockey HOF fete

Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun were on hand for the 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame proceedings Monday in Toronto, where they cataloged the night's best sights and sounds -- and offered some of their own thoughts.

Power Play: Niittymaki the answer

A longtime backup the perfect tonic in Tampa Bay? Thus is the case for Antero Niittymaki, whose pristine play between the pipes has the Lightning on a tear.

Instant Replay: Still magic in Warner

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the aftermath of Sunday's games, including Kurt Warner's short-term value and what to think of the muddled Texans' and Chiefs' backfields.

'It's the greatest honor ever'

Brett Hull's hockey résumé doesn't come close to matching his personality, but the two go hand in hand. One of the NHL's most gifted scorers was also one of its most outspoken players.

BC's Kuechly packs a wallop

Unassuming BC freshman linebacker Luke Kuechly is making others take notice.

You vented ... I'm answering

...mid 1990s, a team Bowman believed needed a dramatic correction after his arrival. The Wings needed to play two-way hockey. So, he had a famous meeting with franchise player Steve Yzerman. "I called Steve...

Reinprecht's early hat trick survives in Panthers' SO win over Stars

Steven Reinprecht had a natural hat trick in a 5:11 span of the first period, and Rostislav Olesz scored in the second round of a shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.

Steve Yzerman says 2010 Team Canada roster 'starting to take shape'

Steve Yzerman doesn't have a red suit and...me quite a bit on different things," Scotty Bowman, hockey's all-time winningest coach, told ESPN...