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Bill Simmons, ESPN The MagazineWhen great ones go, it might hurt us more than it does them.
Story | June 02, 2009Auction Block: Famed Charity
Eric AngevineThere's a saying that goes around the archives and collections desks at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. "You'll be amazed by what we have, ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2009Fantasy World
Rick PaulasShockingly, there are more important things in life than fantasy sports. Well, ostensibly. Like a few years back, a few friends of mine tried to cou...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 06, 2009Behind the Bets
Chad Millman...in the middle of the room is an island of computers where Kornegay and his staff keep track of the money coming in and the numbers posted at the Hilton and around the world. I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 16, 2009Engineered Athlete
John HelyarThanks to the miracles of science, the jock of the future will see better, heal faster and feel less pain than his or her predecessors. Here's how
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2009It's Not All Sun and Games
Jorge Aranguré Jr. & Luke Cyphers, ESPN The MagazineThe Dominican squad in the world baseball classic is once again brimming with stars. The kids who dream of following in their footsteps must navigate a scandal-ridden system. But it's hard to argue with the results.
Story | Conversation | March 12, 2009Clip Reel: 2008
Sean BartlettTomorrow, we'll be ushering in 2009. But first, we have to say goodbye to the wonderful year that was 2008. Here's a look back at the major stories of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 31, 2008Deep 6
All-star voters may not have noticed (c'mon, people, Nomar's hurt), but young shortstops are busting out all over. They're baseball's future-and a reflection of its past
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008Reporting from the Jock-o-Sphere
Ryan Corazza...back home in his native Australia have taken to using his blog as a way to keep track of the native son. "I wasn't real big into the whole blogging world," Rowland-Smith said...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2008Presidential Fantasy League: Week Twenty-Five Scores
Max Klinger...a functioning Obama robot to stump around campus. The Presidential Fantasy League's main goal was to track athlete endorsements. That said, we thought we'd give you the list of all the athletes, coaches...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2008The Gamer Blog: Can you out-Moneyball Billy Beane?
Jon RobinsonThink you could out-Moneyball Billy Beane? Maybe make a few trades or find that diamond-in-the-rough prospect to help the Cubs actually win a World Se...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2008Nice Work If You Can Get It
Peter KeatingAlways wanted a Major League career but don't have a 98 mph fastball? No sweat. We teamed up with the Wall Street Journal to write the playbook for finding your dream job in sports
Story | Conversation | October 20, 2008NEXT: ENGINEERED ATHLETE
John HelyarThanks to the miracles of science, the jock of the future will see better, heal faster, and feel less pain than his or her predecessor. Here's how.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2008CHOKING ... BY THE NUMBERS
Chris Sprow...truly counts. Teams are created for a marathon, but are subject to a single dash around the track when it comes time to win what matters. The bottom line: can you really ever choke in...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 10, 2008NEXT: ENGINEERED ATHLETE
John HelyarThanks to the miracles of science, the jock of the future will see better, heal faster, and feel less pain than his or her predecessor. Here's how.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008