As Tiger Woods gets set to make his return at the WGC-Match Play on Wednesday, he carries a valuable lesson learned in one of his first head-to-head encounters, writes ESPN.com's Jason Sobel.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2009

For Love Of Country

Luke Cyphers

Sure, he won Olympic medals for Kenya in 2000 and '04, but Bernard Lagat's greatest legacy may be showing U.S. Runners how to get the job done in '08

Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008

Dramatic relay latest among fantastic Olympic, sports finishes

David Schoenfield and Alisha Ricardi, Page 2

In true Page 2 fashion, the dramatic 4x100 freestyle relay race has us thinking of other fantastic finishes in sports history.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2008

Mickelson searching for first WGC victory

Bob Harig, ESPN.com

Phil Mickelson doesn't own a money title. He's never been voted player of the year or won the Vardon Trophy for low scoring average. And a WGC title so far has eluded him during a surefire Hall of Fame career. A victory at the Bridgestone Invitational this week would go a long way to rewriting that résumé, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

Story | Conversation | July 31, 2008

Men to watch at U.S. Olympic track and field trials

Luke Cyphers, ESPN The Magazine

The big American track stars of 2007 -- Tyson Gay, Jeremy Wariner and Bernard Lagat -- should qualify for the Games without problems. Here are five other men you should watch out for at the U.S. Olympic trials.

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2008

The connection still between Tiger and his late father helped Woods win Open

Ron Sirak, Golf World

Even though Tiger's father, Earl, passed away a few years ago, the elder Woods still has a major impact in shaping his son's game. That became evident again throughout Tiger's remarkable victory at the U.S. Open, writes Golf World's Ron Sirak.

Story | Conversation | June 20, 2008

Fatigue forces Webb to drop out of his Olympic-year opener

Associated Press

Five runners sprinted toward the finish line of the Carlsbad 5000, and Alan Webb wasn't among them.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2008

Woods scores another Tiger-like come-from-behind win at Match Play

Bob Harig, Special to ESPN.com

A miraculous comeback? Nope, it was just Tiger being Tiger, as the game's top-ranked player went 5-under-par during a four-hole stretch on the back nine to win his Accenture Match Play first-round match over J.B. Holmes.

Story | Conversation | February 20, 2008

Notre Dame's troubled offense vs. Navy's struggling defense

Preview | November 02, 2007

ESPN The Magazine: For love of country

Luke Cyphers, ESPN The Magazine

Sure, he won Olympic medals for Kenya in 2000 and 2004, but Bernard Lagat's greatest legacy may be showing U.S. runners how to get the job done in '08.

Story | Conversation | August 02, 2007

In the land of Paris, will the Beckham Invasion succeed?

Sam Alipour, Special to Page 2

If the Beckham invasion is to succeed, it must first succeed in L.A. From Venice Beach to Rodeo Drive, Page 2's Sam Alipour hits the hot spots to check out the buzz.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2007

Webb sets new American mile record in 3:46.91

Associated Press

Alan Webb set the American record in the mile Saturday, running 3 minutes, 46.91 seconds at a sparsely attended meet.

Story | Conversation | July 21, 2007

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