Here Comes the Pain: Brock Lesnar calls the shots
Forget life imitating art. Sometimes, when things get really strange, life imitates pro wrestling promos. For evidence, consider...
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For Kevin Durant, there’s no such thing as a bad decision
Speak now, or we are headed to the Hamptons. Yes, this week brought news that the most highly...
What’s the big idea? Derrick Rose to Knicks raises plenty of questions
Derrick Rose is a hell of an idea. We know this is the case, because just hearing his...
NBA Finals Game 7 has everything; just don’t take it too seriously
With apologies to the poor guy in the first few rows at Quicken Loans Arena who found himself...
The highs and lows of Kyrie Irving as the NBA Finals hang in the balance
It’s fitting, really, that the biggest week of Kyrie Irving’s career, his stepping forth into the brightest spotlight,...
Blame game begins, as LeBron and Cavs face impending NBA Finals loss
Seriously, what should he do? You may remember that LeBron James asked that question — quite memorably, in...
5 ways in which the 2016 NBA Finals may look much different
Thursday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors kicked off the 2016 NBA Finals with some sulking,...
Eight hours, no regrets: O.J.: Made in America is a storytelling triumph
Anyone who has worked recently at ESPN (as I did, from the fall of 2006 through 2013 in...
Another Matt Harvey Day turns into nightmare, and Mets need answers fast
As Matt Harvey left the mound Tuesday night, following the latest disappointing start in a season that’s been...
The 10 biggest remaining questions of the NFL offseason
The picks have been made, Commissioner Roger Goodell has given out his man-hugs, and the 2016 NFL Draft...
Passing Judgment: Who won 10 of the biggest NFL Draft trades?
Trades! You love them, we love them, the NFL certainly loves them (because they ensure we’ll never stop...
Conor McGregor got the money, now he wants the power
“Not a money issue,” UFC president Dana White said on Wednesday, quite literally the morning after Conor McGregor turned...
Kobe Bryant plays second fiddle, because winning is still everything
It was Robert Burns who wrote, some 200 years ago, that “the best laid schemes of mice and...
Defending Masters champion Jordan Spieth separates himself in his return to Augusta
At some point, the way things are going, we’ll need to have this conversation about Jordan Spieth and...
Greg Hardy tries to change tune, hits all the wrong notes
If you wanted to gauge the success of Greg Hardy’s attempt at rehabilitation, at his effort to reshape...
Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield has NCAA Tournament immortality in his sights
There’s no denying that American culture, as a general rule, always tends to be looking ahead to the...
Senior leadership pays off on the road to the 2016 Final Four
Perhaps, in this era of college basketball that has come to be characterized as “One and Done”, what...
RGIII joins the Browns, with both in need of a reboot
Imagine waltzing into the National Football League with all the pressure that comes with being a quarterback; the position with the greatest...
Alex Rodriguez and baseball’s long goodbye
Maybe Alex Rodriguez just wanted to give us all plenty of time to look for a retirement gift....
Spurs step out of the shadows in win over Warriors
They are winning games at a truly historic clip. They have transformed their home court into an impregnable...
NCAA Tournament: 16 teams most deserving of our March Madness love
Look, we know what you’re thinking. It’s impossible to put together a list of the most compelling, the...
Everyone is talking about the New York Knicks…for all the wrong reasons
You have to give the New York Knicks this at least: If they gave out a championship for...
Daytona 500: Where everyone is already chasing Dale Earnhardt Jr.
For Dale Earnhardt Jr., racing at Daytona is a lot like a high stakes game of poker. “I...
Roger Goodell doesn’t protect the shield, he IS the shield
Before you can evaluate anyone’s job performance, it’s important to have a proper understanding of exactly what that...
Newton’s Law: Distractions aside, Cam needs to be an unstoppable force in Super Bowl 50
Want to know just how powerful Cam Newton has become? Consider that he’s turning Super Bowl 50 into a...
