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The NCAA's Taming of Twitter

Ryan Corazza

Last week, the NCAA told us college coaches were not allowed to @reply anyone on Twitter. Direct messaging was the only channel of communication allow...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

...went to the Museum of Broadcasting. I could have watched every television show ever made in the United States. The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. The last MASH. The first Leave it to Beaver. I chose...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Up In The Air Totally

Elena Bergeron, Anna K. Clemmons, Ian Gordon, John Gustafson, Jason Jordan, Molly Knight, Ari Yolkut

This March seems even more mad than usual. So who will get to Atlanta? Our numbers don't lie

Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

...of Nevada's sports betting take. Football's was 34%. Today baseball makes up just 20%, while basketball—college and pro—brings in 28% and football blows them both away with 43%. These...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 01, 2009

Sherron Collins: The Future Can Wait

Scott Powers

Kansas' star guard could test the NBA waters, or he could come back and help the Jayhawks to a top preseason ranking. It's gonna be Bill Self's call. For now: let's focus on the 2009 Dance.

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

A Journey to (Good) Madness: Artsiom Parakhouski

Scott Powers

Three years ago, the Radford center hadn't even heard of the Big Dance in his native Belarus. Now he's about to body Tyler Hansbrough.

Story | Conversation | March 18, 2009

Lil Wayne's Blog: "Dwyane Wade, you are amazing."

Lil Wayne

...m Kobe all the way to the grave. But to see what Dwyane Wade does on the basketball court, man. It's shocking on television, but in person it's unfathomable. Sitting down front row...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 11, 2009

The Magazine Editor's Blog: Economics Briefing

Gary Belsky, ESPN The Magazine Editor-in-Chief

...Dr. Jack and JB and Ryan. All of which brings me to … me! Well, really, the United States of America, but also me, in that I have a particular thought about the United States...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009

"Forget Duke vs. UNC, the real rivalry is Austin Peay vs. Murray State!"

College Students (as told to Molly Knight and Morty Ain), ESPN The Magazine

Think it's only fans of top programs who turn red-alert games into a Rock of Love Bus reunion? Think again. (Warning: this could get ugly.)

Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009

"It Would Be Like Stomping On Our Hearts"

Chris Broussard, ESPN The Magazine

LeBron and Cleveland have a beautiful thing going. But the city feels bound for heartbreak.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | January 28, 2009

Reporting From: USA Team Handball Tryouts

Jon Gold

...University in Thousand Oaks, Calif. to tryout for USA Team Handball. This is the fourth such tryout...you just play." Michael Johnson — Oregon State basketball "I do miss the basketball thing, the whole...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 26, 2009

The NBA Wiki-Legacy

Sean Bartlett

...1984 in Akron, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers of...chronicles the evolution of professional basketball in the United States. What it says: Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born...

Blog Entry | Conversation | January 07, 2009

Clip Reel: 2008

Sean Bartlett

Tomorrow, 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, 2008

Blessing In Disguise

Tom Friend

How do you get over the biggest failure of your life? For Darius Washington, it took his dad making him look at it straight in the face

Story | Conversation | December 26, 2008

First Person: Being a Davidson Fan

Anna K. Clemmons

...to Stephen Curry, who couldn't stop shooting. Basketball nation jumped onto the Wildcat bandwagon. ESPN, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Sporting News, The New York Times&mdash...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008