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Vikings-Ravens: Pass the Defense, Please; and Other Observations

An embarrassing final period. An epic near-collapse. A defensive meltdown worse than any other in the Brad Childress era. With ...

Phil Jackson: Suitable for All Ages

Eleven years ago, in the wake of Phil Jackson's second three-peat, the front-page headline of the Chicago Tribune proclaimed "The Joy ...

Memo to Cubs Fans: You Gotta Get Mean

On the whole, Chicago Cubs fans are a gentle bunch.That willingness to boo that gives White Sox supporters a little extra ...

Escape From L.A.: Four Scenarios in Which Kobe Bryant Opts Out this Summer

Right out of the gate, let’s be clear: The odds that Kobe Bryant will opt out of his contract this offseason ...

Summer 2009: An NBA Free Agent’s Nightmare

Kobe Bryant can opt out of his contract this summer. So can Hedo Turkoglu and Carlos Boozer.And Ben Gordon, Jason Kidd, ...

Everything You Wanted to Know about the NBA Finals But Were Afraid to Ask

The long slog through the NBA playoffs to the Finals isn’t just designed to separate the contenders from the pretenders on ...

A 2009 NFC North Cheat-Sheet

Corn-fed linemen, corn-fed linebackers, and corn-fed fans—all set against a bucolic Midwestern backdrop of fields brimming with…well, you get the picture. ...

10 Questions for Visanthe Shiancoe of the Minnesota Vikings

Just call Visanthe Shiancoe a late bloomer. The 91st overall pick of the 2003 draft spent four years in obscurity as a ...

Five Personnel Questions That Could Impact the Minnesota Vikings’ Playbook

On the coaching front, the Vikings’ offseason moves were those of a team content with its schemes. The handful of new ...

Dear ESPN.com: Dustin Pedroia Is Short. We Get It.

ESPN.com, we follow you on Dustin Pedroia.He’s not very tall.We’ve got that one nailed down. Really, we do.We know because you ...

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