Duke sends big-picture message with its Boiler beatdown
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhat are the possible roadblocks facing prohibitive favorite North Carolina? For starters, the Heels bedeviling neighbor looks every bit the part of a national title contender, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | December 02, 2008Fear not, hardwood fans, The Minutes is back to usher in a new season
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhat are the possible roadblocks facing North Carolina? Which Big East team will bite the dust? Which coach is craziest? All those answers in the preseason edition of Forde Minutes.
Story | Conversation | November 10, 2008No fan base embraces the Madness like Cat fans
Pat Forde, ESPN.comThe birth of a new basketball season -- when all things are possible, when there have been no defeats or disappointments -- might be the best time for Kentucky fans, writes Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008Drilled To Perfection
Pat FordeFor the top teams in college football, the chase for No. 1 Starts with a few Summertime seven-on-sevens. For top players like Brian Brohm, it began long before that
Story | Conversation | September 30, 2008Perry, Holmes remain proud of their small-town Kentucky roots
Pat Forde, ESPN.comKentuckians Kenny Perry and J.B. Holmes have deep roots in the Bluegrass State. It's that solid, workmanlike foundation that has them ready to take the Ryder Cup by storm, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | September 17, 2008There's no way Americans are better without their best
Pat Forde, ESPN.comNo matter what the field of play -- golf, the NFL, Wall Street -- if you take away your biggest earner, your bottom line will take a hit. This year's Ryder Cup will be no different with Tiger Woods on the sidelines, no matter what the eternal optimists might say, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | September 16, 2008It's The Dash wrap-up, and our documents are real
Pat Forde, ESPN.comForty names, games, countries and minutiae that made news in Beijing. It's the Forde-Meter Dash, Olympic wrap-up style.
Story | Conversation | August 24, 2008Where do Chalmers' NCAA tourney theatrics rank?
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWith three months of perspective, where does Mario Chalmers' national-title game winner rank among the best shots in NCAA tournament history? Pat Forde breaks down the deserving shots.
Story | Conversation | July 08, 2008Woods' guts were as good as his game at the Open
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTiger Woods' U.S. Open win is that much more impressive now that we know what he was suffering through.
Story | Conversation | June 18, 2008A Torrey Story: Woods' win was greatest U.S. Open ever
Pat Forde, ESPN.comWhen golf fans do a roll call of the greatest U.S. Opens ever played, Tiger Woods' triumph at Torrey Pines will be at the top of the list, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | June 16, 2008U.S. Open title will be decided by Tiger's mind vs. his knee
Pat Forde, ESPN.comNo disrespect to Rocco Mediate, but Monday's 18-hole playoff for the U.S. Open title isn't a battle between the world's 158th-ranked golfer and Tiger Woods. It's between Wood's titanium mind and his troublesome left knee, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | June 15, 2008As others faltered, Woods held it together to take Open lead
Pat Forde, ESPN.comTiger Woods' gutsy performance Saturday at the U.S. Open was reminiscent of a Michael Jordan, Kirk Gibson and Willis Reed moment all rolled into one. Even if his balky knee isn't up to the task, Tiger will still bring home his 14th major Sunday, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | June 14, 2008Sunday script at U.S. Open might finally produce some drama
Pat Forde, ESPN.comA birdie at the U.S. Open is a rarity to be cherished. Come Sunday at the U.S. Open, the reachable par-5 18th hole at Torrey Pines could be a golfer's dream or his worst nightmare, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | June 13, 2008Mickelson gets best of Woods, Scott as all three have work to do
Pat Forde, ESPN.comAlthough the pairing of Woods, Mickelson and Scott didn't shoot themselves out of contention Thursday at the U.S. Open, they all have lingering issues heading into Friday's second round, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2008Mickelson's mettle will be tested at 108th U.S. Open
Pat Forde, ESPN.comIt's now or never, back against the wall, do or die time for Phil Mickelson. Sound overly dramatic? It's not. If Lefty can't pull off a U.S. Open win on a course he grew up playing while he's on top of his game and his archnemesis Tiger Woods is coming off surgery, it's never going to happen, writes ESPN.com's Pat Forde.
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