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Looking back pays off for Lyons' McGuinness

Scott Powers, ESPNChicago.com

Billy McGuinness tends to look back when playing soccer for Lyons. That's one of the secrets to Lyons' recent success.

Story | Conversation | September 08, 2009

Luring U.S. kids gaining traction?

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Having American standouts isn't absolutely essential to the viability of global tennis -- but it matters. So when will we see the next generation of U.S. stars?

Story | Conversation | August 14, 2009

Page 2 Power Rankings: Tebow edition

Patrick Hruby, Page 2

Patrick Hruby delivers the supremacy metric on the world of sports and beyond.

Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009

The NCAA road less glorified

Heather Dinich, ESPN.com

Student-athletes in NCAA emerging sports don't know the usual fanfare of college athletics. With few scholarships, little exposure and no NCAA-recognized championships, these women are playing for passion.

Story | Conversation | July 17, 2009

Programs struggle to balance budget

Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com

Stanford has been the country's top-performing athletic department for 15 straight years. But even the Cardinal are feeling the economic stress. And they're not alone.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009

The World's Game According To Us

Austin Kelley

...of course, two entries in a long line of sports hoaxes. There was the woman who faked swimming the English Channel, the runner who faked winning the Boston Marathon (She had taken the subway during...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

FOR MOST EMOTIONAL SPORTS MOMENT, WE'RE GOING WITH "THE MIRACLE ON ICE" [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Rankings is? Please click here.] ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009

Dear Mr. Obama: Help our kids play

Tom Farrey, ESPN

Barack Obama has an opportunity to make an impact on the world of sports that only the likes of Dwight Eisenhower and Theodore Roosevelt have managed, writes ESPN's Tom Farrey.

Story | Conversation | January 17, 2009

Malcolm Gladwell Talks Sports (And His New Book) With Us

Chris Sprow

Malcolm Gladwell is a serious observer of sports. The author of iconic books Blink and The Tipping Point has no problems applying his theories to our ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

The World's Game According to Us

Austin Kelley

...in the past, soccer is for babies. Like any beautiful, global, multi-billion-dollar endeavor, it is swimming with teenage antics, like mooning the keeper, or throwing coins at opposing fans, or threatening to beat...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2008

To Know Her Is To Love Her

Lindsay Berra

So says Lorena Ochoa's website. Funny thing is, it just might be true

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008

FROM THIS ISSUE ... TREADING WATER

Mag.com

After watching the Olympics, the question arises more and more often, especially for parents of young athletes: What if we lived in China, or Norway, ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 03, 2008

TREADING WATER

Tom Farrey

U.S. Olympic supremacy was once guaranteed. But as we fixated on Michael Phelps, China showed how close it is to passing us by. Time to rethink the way we nurture our future stars?

Story | Conversation | September 02, 2008

AN INTERVIEW WITH TEXAS GOVERNOR RICK PERRY

Ted Bauer

...Saturdays? It's huge in Texas. But we're not slackers when it comes to basketball, baseball, swimming; even soccer is becoming bigger. There are 72 sheets of ice in Dallas these days. That's...

Blog Entry | Conversation | August 25, 2008

Racers in agreement that Olympics and motorsports should mix

Ryan McGee, ESPN The Magazine

Racers spend their lives going for the checkered flag. The International Olympic Committee should come to its senses and let them go for the gold, too, writes Ryan McGee.

Story | Conversation | August 20, 2008