Sports book titles are nothing without hyperbole

...Against Fate, Fame, Love, Death, Scandal and a Few Other Rivals on the Road to the Tour de France Where They Ain't: The Fabled Life and Untimely Death of the Original Baltimore Orioles, the...

Over the top

The "Greatest Story Ever Told" is about Jesus himself, but these days you'd half-expect to find that title on a bookseller's sports shelves. A quick glance at the genre shows many epic tales of triumph, glory and agony. Way, way too many, actually.

Armstrong's crash ... and burn

Page 2 presents a look back at the best games of the decade.

This wheel's on fire

Unicyclist Joe Myers accomplishes more on one wheel than most of us do on two.

Sports better in person, or on TV?

Jim Caple and Patrick Hruby kick off Page 2's weeklong series of debates, tackling whether it's better to see a game in person or on TV.

Page 2 Power Rankings: Sox edition

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

Spare us your details, Brett

The circus of indecisiveness that Brett Favre created has finally moved him into the realm of the irrelevant.

Tour de France redux

Jim Caple looks back at the 2009 Tour de France while longing for next year's edition.

...and U.S. actor Ben Stiller, right, on the podium after the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a team time-trial over 39 kilometers with start and finish in Montpellier, southern...

...Lance Armstrong (R) of USA and Astana on the podium after Stage Twenty One of the Tour de France on July 26, 2009 in Paris, France

Are tie games really such a bad thing?

Americans are taught to reject the notion of tie games. But are draws really so bad?

The joy, and sorrow, of cycling

Ed Farrar, the father of Tour de France rider Tyler Farrar, was once a spinal surgeon. Now he's a paraplegic. But he's still cycling.

OR ESPN - ED FARRAR, FATHER OF TOUR DE FRANCE RIDER TYLER FARRAR - Family photo of Ed Farrar, sons Fletcher and Tyler (right), atop a mountain...

FOR ESPN - ED FARRAR, FATHER OF TOUR DE FRANCE RIDER TYLER FARRAR - Ed Farrar prepares for a ride on his handcycle on a recent morning...

FOR ESPN - ED FARRAR, FATHER OF TOUR DE FRANCE RIDER TYLER FARRAR - Ed Farrar moves from his wheelchair to handcycle, preparing for a ride with...