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Thursday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...know the angriest sports fans in America would not just slap high-fives after winning the World Series.Wizznutzz is, delightfully, back on patrol, making up the crazy stories about the Wizards pre-season...

Blog | October 30, 2008

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...How perfect would it have been for the NBA -- opening night tonight and all -- if the World Series had fizzled to a close last night? I was playing the Tivo in slow motion to...

Blog | October 28, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Jennifer Floyd Engel of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Dirk Nowitzki did not do any interviews immediately after propelling Germany to its first Olymp...

Blog | July 21, 2008

First Cup: Wednesday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...to take Thursday's effort and use it as the needed formula to seize control of the series? If you want to be positive here, call it something to build on. Every team has to...

Blog | June 11, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Lakers vs. Jazz  Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "Twenty-one times, Kobe Bryant scored. Twenty-one times, he jabbed a 10-foot sword into ...

Blog | May 05, 2008

Nerd Squad: The Tale of Quantum Hoops

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

There has been this documentary out there that I have been hearing about called "Quantum Hoops." Sounded really cool ... but there's almost nowhere yo...

Blog | November 30, 2007

The Agony of Victory: Talking to Steve Friedman

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...Ali was never greater than when he beat Foreman. Kirk Gibson's gimpy homer in the World Series made me weep -- I remember the moment. Even, on a fictional note, Bernard Malamud, "The Natural...

Blog | November 07, 2007

Time to fix the NBA playoffs

...1. LeBron's 48 Special. 2. Oakland's dynamic crowds and Dallas' collapse during the Warriors-Mavs series. 3. The Stoudemire/Diaw suspensions and subsequent fallout. 4. May 22. 5. The day Kobe went schizo...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 13, 2007

Friday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...though I'm getting about ten emails an hour ripping everyone who picked Dallas to win this series, some of the hardest of hardcore Golden State fans admit that they didn't really see this...

Blog | May 04, 2007

Baseball Stat Guru Bill James: NBA Doomed

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...was asked about the oddity of St. Louis barely sneaking into playoffs and then winning the World Series. This was his response: I'm not a great fan of the Wild Card. But it...

Blog | March 27, 2007

Chat with Woody Paige

...Super Bowls, 12 Summer and Winter Olympics, over 18 World Championship Fights, as well as the World Series and the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals. Send your questions now and join Woody right here...

ESPN Insider Chat | March 28, 2006

MC: Knicks fans strike back

...excited. The prospect of Marbury and Francis in the same backcourt could be its own reality TV series. I can't wait for Marbury to bring up the ball and The Franchise to start jawing...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 23, 2006

MC: Houston final call

...major events in the span of two years (and I'm not even including the two World Series games)? How does that make sense? Nobody finds this strange? 2) "Stop playing dumb -- anyone who...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 22, 2006

MC: Confessions of a Pats fan

I'm sick. So we might as well start there. The Pats-Colts game on Monday literally gave me bronchitis. I didn't know this was possible. Anyway, I want...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 10, 2005

Team preview: Duke

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Blue Ribbon Illustrated previews the 2003-04 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | November 04, 2003