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Bookmaking might be illegal, but that's not what worries NYC bookie Floyd Fielding, writes Tim Struby in ESPN The Magazine. Lying, traffic and cheating are far more stressful.

In ESPN The Magazine, Tim Struby documents the making of a thoroughbred by following Struck It Lucky from auction to farm to track. If all goes to plan -- as it has so far for filly -- the payoff might just be a shot at the Triple Crown.

Nick Bollettieri, husband, father, grandfather -- international star. This 80-year-old hustler passionately barks orders six days a week, not for the mere accolades, but because he can still deliver.

In a story for ESPN The Magazine, Tim Struby looks inside the world of poker backers.

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2011

Sergio Martinez, who faces Sergiy Dzinziruk on March 12, revamped his boxing career by relocating to the epicenter of Hispanic boxing, writes Tim Struby in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine.

When a reporter got a chance to do an exclusive interview with Kenny Powers, he just couldn't turn it down.

Blackhawks star Patrick Kane hasn't changed much in his rise to hockey's pinnacle. that has to be good, right?

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2010

Private jets, comped suites, showgirls -- forget it. For poker grinders like Eric Baldwin, it's about hanging in, day after day, hour after hour, hand after hand after hand ...

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2010

From the Travel Issue of ESPN The Magazine: Tim Struby heads to the Netherlands and chills with "Sam's Army," one of a growing number of pro-U.S. soccer groups (i.e. fans) proving that we're ready to hold our own as spectators with any nation.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2010

Juan Marquez Manuel's skills as a counterpuncher could give Mayweather a run for his money.

Story | Conversation | September 10, 2009

Bizarre as it may sound, Ricky Hatton believes the key to his success is indulging in fatty foods between fights.

Kelly Pavlik's give-and-take war with Jermain Taylor is a catalyst for action-packed fights this autumn.

Which is better: Mixed martial arts or boxing? To settle this important debate, we're taking the fight to the streets, pitting ESPN The Magazine's Tim Struby

Boxing must follow Mayweather-De La Hoya with knockout cards, writes The Mag's Tim Struby.

Wladimir Klitschko recognizes the heavyweight dominance by fighters from the former Soviet Union, but in the end, his goal is to unify the belts, Tim Struby writes.

A look back at all-access guy's reflection on his week at Winter X Games IX.