To The Top of Rattlesnake Hill

In 1997, the first morning of my first trip to the Phoenix International Raceway, I had a list of about 50 things I needed to do, from knocking out so...

For Love Of Country

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

The Morning According to Us

...a kid, his rating will rise. Ask any independent evaluator and they'll say this is true. Herds rule, and it carries right on through the NFL Draft. Of course, look at what Wake Forest...

Well Fed, Minus Scoops

...the NASCAR boom hit in the last half of the decade, the Tour swelled to a nomadic herd of 50, 100 or more media types and grew to include TV crews from ESPN, TNN (R...

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

TEN YEARS OF BCS TITLE GAMES, AND YOU GOTTA GO WITH TEXAS VS. USC AS THE BEST ONE, RIGHT? What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Interesting: "BCS" is...

Parent Trap

Marc O'Hair wanted nothing more than for his son to succeed. But now that sean has, Marc is left with nothing

The World's Game (According to Us)

...the English Premier League, was awarded the title of "freeman" in Portsmouth (This means he can now herd a flock of sheep through the middle of town). This is where it gets awkward. Just three...

Comfort Zone

He's found a home in San Diego. But come Sundays, Shawne Merriman channels an anger fueled by a life spent wandering

Routine Play

Justin Morneau is a creature of habit. But to live up to his potential--and the expectations of his teammates--the Twins slugger had to change the very way he lives his life

THE ULTIMATE RACE

...believe Frank Sinatra never told the Rat Pack what to do, and that Marky Mark never rode Herd on the Funky Bunch. Anyway, the single wing is coming back, along with bread lines, so get...

THE MAG.COM PRESENTS: ALL WORLD POWER RANKINGS

WHEN IT COMES TO THE BEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES OF THE BCS ERA, WE'LL RUN TO THE CORNER WITH VY ANY DAY [Ed's note: Not sure what All-World Power Ra...

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CLIP REEL: STUDENT SECTIONS

What makes college football so great? Tons of things. It all begins with the student sections, though. Via Clip Reel, we celebrate some of the best (r...

SONIC YOUTH

Every fall Saturday, college students around the country make their house a living hell for the visitor.