154 Results for wrestling

The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons, ESPN The Magazine

I love this game! (Surprise -- I'm talking about the NHL.)

Story | May 19, 2009

A Quick Look Back at Playboy Buddy Rose

Ted Bauer

...a WrestleMania card. Cooler: his "face turn" (inside term for a bad guy becoming good) in Portland wrestling back in the 1980s. If you're a wrestling fan, you know this thing was epic. (Honestly...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 29, 2009

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

Ted Bauer

BEST WRESTLING FINISHER EVER? WE'RE GOING "STONE COLD STUNNER" What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Tonight on E...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 14, 2009

The Gamer Blog: Talking UFC 2009 Undisputed with producer Neven Dravinski

Jon Robinson

The one thing all UFC video games to date have in common? They all suck. But when you look at UFC 2009 Undisputed, you can tell this game is going to ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2009

MMA Submission: College Wrestlers To Watch

Ryan Hockensmith

...Ricky Lundell, one of the best American jiu-jitsu guys ever, spent the year in the Cyclones wrestling room. If he decides to fight some day, a year of elite-level college wrestling will make...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 27, 2009

What's The Difference Between Danny Granger and Kobe Bryant?

Chris Broussard

Their stats suggest not much. Then again, some will tell you stats lie. Particularly when your team isn't all that.

Story | Conversation | March 26, 2009

Working Vacation

Mandi Bierly

The shortest off-season in all of sports offers little rest for NASCAR stars, but few drivers are as busy as Greg Biffle

Story | Conversation | March 24, 2009

Lunch Links

Max Klinger and Ethan Trex

...For St. Patty's day: five drinks even the Irish drink; (4) An excellent story on Mexican wrestling. Milledge on Milledge. Hilarity ensues. Chris Bosh, weatherman. Is Larry Johnson dating Chilli from TLC? Will Ferrell...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 16, 2009

The Gamer: An interview with Legends of Wrestlemania senior designer Paul Edwards

Jon Robinson

...the floor. Imagine this payoff to the controversial feud had the Montreal screwjob never taken place. Now, wrestling fans don't need to imagine thanks to THQ's WWE Legends of Wrestlemania, a game that...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 10, 2009

Lunch Links

Max Klinger, Paul Kix, and Ethan Trex

...In San Francisco, politicians learn the hard way not to interfere with retirees' badminton courts. High school wrestling coach accused of pistol whipping a teenager. Bridget Moynahan not happy Tom and Gisele were wed in...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 04, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Brian Hill

...228 in just a year's time. He earned a spot on the Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) College wrestling team. A lifetime dream was realized. At an advanced age where many men are ogling fast cars...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 27, 2009

MMA Submission: Preparing for the end

Ryan Hockensmith

...so-controversial stoppage loss to Paulo Thiago (I thought the ref made the right call), former NCAA wrestling champ Josh Koscheck returns to the cage at UFC 98. Good move by him. He's getting...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009

MMA Submission: Jeff Monson's Predicament

Ryan Hockensmith

...he's also an underrated grappler, one of the few who has beaten Monson in a submission wrestling match (Monson is 3-1 against Nelson career, though.) Monson's biggest edge would be extending the...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 19, 2009

The Magazine Editor's Blog: Economics Briefing

Gary Belsky, ESPN The Magazine Editor-in-Chief

Dwight Howard is fronting The Magazine's latest issue—and I especially love the cover image, which shows the extent to which athletes trust us t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009

MMA Submission: Ricky Lundell is changing college wrestling

Ryan Hockensmith

...is life for revolutionary Ricky. His mom has pestered him for years that he ought to try wrestling. But Lundell had never wrestled before—ever. He was, however, the youngest Gracie American black belt...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 12, 2009