30 for 30

30 for 30

30 for 30

Inspired by ESPN's upcoming 30th anniversary, ESPN Films is launching "30 for 30," an unprecedented documentary series featuring 30 of today's finest storytellers who will chronicle 30 remarkable stories from the ESPN era. Each storyteller will bring his/her passion and point of view to his/her film detailing the issues and events that transformed the sports landscape since 1979.

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The Spawn of 'Moneyball'

Buster Olney

An American League executive, considered to be one of the best and brightest, chatted in the spring of 2008 about the résumés of the front-o...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2009

Recchi milestone aids cause

Matt Kalman

...his first goal in black and gold. Recchi, 41, is a mere 1,063 assists behind Wayne Gretzky for the all-time lead. More realistically, he could move up a couple of slots from...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Crawford: Neal could return Tuesday for Stars

Richard Durrett

Marc Crawford said Stars forward James Neal should be ready to practice on Tuesday. Neal missed the last two games with a pulled groin. The Stars do...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Hull an easy Hall of Fame choice

Richard Durrett

...s that easy. Hull's 741 regular-season goals put him third in the NHL behind Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe, still the only two players with more than 800. He had the 86...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Steve Yzerman says 2010 Team Canada roster 'starting to take shape'

Pierre LeBrun

Steve Yzerman doesn't have a red suit and a white beard, but you can bet he's making his list and checking it twice. And these days, Santa Claus does...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009

The numbers don't lie: An in-depth look at the Sharks-Capitals matchup

ESPN.com

...goals since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96 (69). The 164-point plateau was last passed by Wayne Gretzky in 1988-89 (168). If any player can pull off the feat, it seems Ovechkin can...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2009

For Seau, 2009 will be a 40-year dash

Tim Graham, AFC East

...He was 54 years old when Marin Luther King received the Nobel Peace Prize, 69 when Wayne Gretzky scored his first NHL goal and 75 when the New York Jets retired Joe Namath's...

Blog | October 14, 2009

Crunching numbers for California

Matt Willis

...of their choice. The series debuted this week with "King's Ransom," telling the story of Wayne Gretzky's trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in the NHL. I knew...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Despite Kadri craze, Leafs did the right thing

E.J. Hradek

...means he's almost certainly shorter and lighter than most NHL players. Now, if you're Wayne Gretzky, maybe that doesn't matter. In most cases, though, it does matter. In another year, when...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 28, 2009

The twist in Rob Niedermayer as a Devil and more

Pierre LeBrun

Who can the forget the handshake line at the end of the 2003 Stanley Cup finals after Scott Niedermayer's New Jersey Devils edged out brother Rob Nied...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Dissecting Gretzky's move and Coyotes' new coach

E.J. Hradek

In the wake of Wayne Gretzky's resignation as head coach and director of hockey operations with the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | September 25, 2009

Star-athletes-turned-coaches: Where Wayne Gretzky ranks

ESPN.com

Wayne Gretzky isn't the only star athlete to switch to coaching after his playing career was over...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Fallout from Gretzky's resignation: Why did he leave Phoenix now?

Pierre LeBrun

The fallout from Wayne Gretzky's resignation as coach and managing partner of the Phoenix Coyotes began in earnest Thursday. Why...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 24, 2009

Redell & Alberghini ready teams for big stage

CalHiSports.com

...nbsp; The first time Oaks Christian of Westlake Village football coach Bill Redell met hockey legend Wayne Gretzky took place a few years ago when Gretzky and his wife, Janet, were looking into where...

Blog Entry | September 17, 2009

GM Maloney optimistic (for now) amid ownership mess, Gretzky's absence

Pierre LeBrun

...straight ... Theo Fleury and Jason Allison were on the ice as NHL training camps opened, but Wayne Gretzky wasn't? Strange start to the NHL season, isn't it? It's sickening to see...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 14, 2009