BC survives Hurricanes, questionable call

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- On Sunday afternoon against Miami, BC guard Reggie Jackson had the flush dunk that might end up being the slam of the season, ...

Comebacks are common in Philadelphia

Allen Iverson isn't the first Philadelphia athlete to return home for a second tour of duty. In fact, there's been a bunch of them.

ESPN 100: No. 28 -- Follow me!

Athletes voiced any and all opinions on Twiter in 2009. And that's changed everything.

Story | Conversation | December 01, 2009

...Missouri. Kansas won 57-55. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) NCAA BASKETBALL: FEB 07 Michigan at UConn February 7, 2009: UConn Huskies forward Stanley Robinson # 21 controls the ball on the wing in a...

ESPN 100: Nos. 30-47

...171; PREVIOUS: No. 29 -- Eric Devendorf on UConn-Syracuse 30. With 200 hits in each of his nine MLB seasons, the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki erased...

The Weekly Best for 12/1

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A troubling trend in the NBA

...start my holiday weekend by having a couple beers and watching some basketball. My options were the UConn-LSU game, or the Magic-Heat game. Nine times out of 10, I'll pick college hoops...

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

The Weekly Best for 11/24

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It's hard not to be impressed by the Orange

Syracuse dominated in two consecutive nights at the Garden with blowouts of two teams ranked in the top 12, but its Coaches vs. Cancer title game win ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Ebanks epitomizes players with volatile stock

For the last decade we've gone about building our Top 100 by surveying NBA scouts and executives on their take on the top prospects in the world. Gen...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

San Juan tourney keeps getting better and better

The third year of the Puerto Rico Classic has produced a good, solid field with one top-10 team (Villanova), two more top-25 teams (Georgia Tech, Dayt...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Four ranked teams collide at MSG

For the first time in the 13-year history of the event, the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic will feature four ranked teams. What do you need to know before the fun begins Thursday night at MSG?

Sorry Charlie

...records. It's a mountain you cannot climb. You're not beating Stanford, you may not beat UConn, and if matched against a quality team in a bowl game, you'll lose again. Get the...

Fraschilla: Warren is legit; Cousins must improve

I always have fancied myself as something of a draft guru, and after 30 years of experience around the game of basketball, including 23 as a college c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009