Tom Farrey

Tom Farrey

Bio | E:60

Tom Farrey is a senior writer with ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, and a regular contributor to ESPN television. He came to ESPN in 1996 from The Seattle Times, where he had covered the NFL and NBA, and served as an enterprise reporter.

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NCAA looking at playing-with-pros rules

Tom Farrey, ESPN

Momentum is building to allow coaches in most NCAA sports to recruit some athletes from professional teams, according to the head of an NCAA committee that has proposed the major rule change.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Health care and Chicago's bid

Tom Farrey, ESPN

What's in play with Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics? It might be health care reform.

Story | Conversation | September 17, 2009

LPGA's Anna Rawson

...her modeling career. In his latest piece for E:60 (Tuesday, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN), Tom Farrey sat with Rawson as she laid out her ideas for making her sport more marketable. The...

Chat | July 27, 2009

Man with bulging biceps talks steroids

Albert A. Kahwaty, ESPN

Gregg Valentino once injected steroids directly into his biceps. The results were startling. Now, Valentino says, he's no longer encouraging the illegal use of steroids.

Story | Conversation | April 29, 2009

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...near average. When you watch Cops, who do you root for? Reminds me a bit of Tom Farrey's ESPN profile of Carmelo Anthony a couple of years ago:  "'Drug...

Blog | April 07, 2009

Chat with Tom Farrey

Click here to buy. Welcome to The Show! On Tuesday, Tom Farrey, ESPN The Magazine senior writer and author of ''Game On: The All-American Race To Make...

Chat | August 25, 2008

Book excerpt: Uncovering the pursuit of a champion athlete

Tom Farrey, ESPN The Magazine

In his book "Game On," Tom Farrey investigates one of the most compelling topics in sports today: the truth about the lives of child athletes, and the consequences of parents' attempts to get a winning edge.

Story | Conversation | August 25, 2008

Monday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Golden State of Mind: "It hasn't been this much fun to be a Warriors fan in a long time." You could prove that in a court of law. When Basketbawful wa...

Blog | April 23, 2007

Pathologist says Waters' brain tissue had deteriorated

ESPN.com news services

A leading forensic pathologist told The New York Times that brain damage suffered by former NFL defensive back Andre Waters may have led to his depression and ultimately his suicide.

Story | Conversation | January 18, 2007

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...camps starring NBA players like Steve Nash, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, and Amare Stoudemire. Tom Farrey has an excellent article. One theory I have heard: there has long been an understanding that...

Blog | November 10, 2006

Article of the Week: Tom Farrey on Carmelo Anthony

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...of the year is an article that isn't even from this week. But, please, read Tom Farrey's story from ESPN magazine about Carmelo Anthony. It's really Anthony that gets my attention...

Blog | February 01, 2006

Chat with Tom Farrey

Welcome to The Show! On Wednesday, ESPN The Magazine senior writer Tom Farrey will stop by to chat about his story on Carmelo Anthony's attempt to be both...

Chat | January 18, 2006

ABUSE OF POWER: BASEBALL'S STEROID ERA

...them, Steve Delson will look at the effects on the health and performance of users and Tom Farrey will examine the prevalence of steroids and even drugs meant for animals used by players in...

ESPN Insider Chat | May 18, 2005

Congressional Hearing - MLB and Steroids

...Darren Rovell, MLB Insiders Tim Kurkjian, Rob Neyer, Jason Stark and Jerry Crasnick and ESPN reporter Tom Farrey who will be on site in D.C. Log on Thursday

ESPN Insider Chat | March 16, 2005

Rawson's prescription for the LPGA

Anna Rawson, Special to ESPN.com

ESPN correspondent Tom Farrey asks LPGA rookie Anna Rawson what she would do to revive the LPGA Tour. Not surprisingly, she challenges the status quo.

Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009