The King of Trash Talk is Dead, Long Live the King of Trash Talk!
SportsCenter...in Trash Talking about Jets linebacker Bart Scott and his running mouth. A lifelong student of pro wrestling interview techniques, Scott breaks successful put-downs into a three-part template. It's no surprise he...
Blog | December 22, 2009Blizzard Beach
Jon Coen...seem to accumulate higher than other areas. If you haven't gotten dressed yet, there's the wrestling match with the 5-mil (they colder they are in the morning, the less flexible.) It's...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 20, 2009Duke D carries the day against Zags
Andy Katz, ESPN.comDefense will be Duke's calling card this season. It certainly was Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The Blue Devils smothered a cold-shooting Gonzaga and handed the Zags their worst loss in nearly 20 years.
Story | Conversation | December 19, 2009Typical Tottenham change the record
Richard JollyRichard Jolly on a Tottenham performance that could see opinions changed about their challenge.
Story | Conversation | December 19, 2009What Number Will Frank Mir Draw in the Octagonal Rumble?
SportsCenter...jitsu, Kenpo Karate, and calf-spooning versus Shane Carwin, who's characterized as an NCAA Division II wrestling standout; an accolade measuring eerily close to All-Star 3rd base coach. Shane Carwin, an Environmental Technology...
Blog | December 18, 2009Weekend primer: Strikeforce, WEC
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.comStanding in line at a store, surrounded by harried and fatigued people who bear holiday weight, it is easy to become miserable. Then I remind myself t...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2009Over the top
Amanda Angel, ESPN The MagazineThe "Greatest Story Ever Told" is about Jesus himself, but these days you'd half-expect to find that title on a bookseller's sports shelves. A quick glance at the genre shows many epic tales of triumph, glory and agony. Way, way too many, actually.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Gladwell-Simmons III
Bill Simmons, ESPN.comBill Simmons and Malcolm Gladwell return for Gladwell-Simmons III: The War to Settle the Score.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009Rivals ready for the next chapter
Mechelle Voepel, Special to ESPN.comStanford trails Tennessee 21-5 in their all-time series, but Saturday's clash between the country's second- and third-ranked teams -- both of which are unbeaten -- promises to add a great chapter to the rivalry.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Posey learning quickly about Penn State
Josh Moyer, NittanyNetwork.comThe best links from the ESPN affiliate team sites.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Top sports programs of the week
Here are the highest rated TV programs from the week of Dec. 7-13, 2009, according to The Nielsen Co.
Story | Conversation | December 17, 2009Spike eyes 10 prelim preview shows for '10
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com...fork over dough for more dislocated ankles. I'm never too quick to draw parallels between pro wrestling and an actual sport, but it's interesting to witness how both boxing -- via HBO's "24...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009FC Basel 2-3 Fulham
Bobby Zamora continued his hot run of form as Fulham defied plunging temperatures in Switzerland to secure their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League at the expense of Basel.
Story | December 16, 2009Well-Versus: Network lands two UFC events in '10
Jake Rossen/Sherdog.com...appear on the same station, will viewership swell based on a more familiar logo? According to the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer, MMAJunkie and others, the shows were left out of the UFC's current...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2009