Friday, May 9, 2008
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Eric Neel
They're not big names by any stretch, but these are Eric Neel's stars of the baseball season thus far. Story
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Jeff Pearlman
While most of us appreciate Josh Hamilton's feel-good story, some just have to spew venom. Story
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Todd Boyd
The covers of George Lois on Esquire magazine celebrated the heyday of boxing. Story
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Bill Simmons
From the NHL on, Bill Simmons makes his thoughts known in a wide-ranging mailbag. From the Mag
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Shane Igoe
With Jose Canseco's house in foreclosure, we take a peek inside the Bash Bro's soon-to-be former digs. Photos
VIDEO GAMES: THEN AND NOW
Perhaps you missed it: last week, video game maker Tecmo announced a fall release for "Tecmo Bowl:
Kickoff," a revival of the old school, NES-era football franchise that made Bo Jackson a digital demigod. As such, Page 2 wonders -- what if other classic sports video games were brought into the 21st century?
-- Patrick Hruby
| Then | Now |
| Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball | Stephen Jackson's Combat Basketball |
| David Robinson's Supreme Court | Pacman Jones' Probate Court |
| Mike Ditka Power Football | Brian Billick Power Football by Necessity |
| Barkley: Shut Up and Jam! | DeShawn Stevenson: Shut Up! |
| Pat Riley Basketball | Pat Riley Midseason College Basketball Scouting |
| Joe Montana's Sports Talk Football | WFAN Sports Talk Talk Talk |
| Tommy Lasorda Baseball | Tommy Lasorda Mortal Kombat (Featuring the Phillie Phanatic) |
| Wayne Gretzky and the NHLPA All-Stars | That Pittsburgh Kid, Ivan Ovechkinov and a Bunch of Guys You've Never Heard Of |
| John Elway's Quarterback | Rex Grossman's General Approximation of a Quarterback |
| College Football's National Championship | College Football's BCS Algorithms |
| Mike Tyson's Punch-Out! | Mike Tyson's Out of Zoloft! |
| Michael Jordan In Flight | Michael Jordan Occasionally In Office |
| Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf | John Daly's Fighting Rehab: No No No |
| One on One: Dr. J vs. Larry Bird | One on Three: Ronaldo |
| James "Buster" Douglas Knockout Boxing | James "Buster" Douglas Competitive Eating |
| Slam City with Scottie Pippen | Finnish League '07 |
| Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular | Deadspin The Game |
ALICE COOPER TALKS SPORTS
ESPNMag.com caught up with Alice Cooper for his thoughts on baseball, golf and the NBA playoffs.Max Klinger
• What athletes are saying on their blogs
• The Long Shot: Michelob Ultra Open update
• ESPN The Mag Daily
BEASTIES, BEASLEY
After doing battle with Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, we learn that Michael Beasley may not be as dominant as you think. Sam Alipour• Tribeca notebook
• Tribeca ESPN Sports Film Festival
Kurt Snibbe
REAL SOCCER MOMS
Six women have given birth and kept on playing for the U.S. women's soccer team -- and what better day than Mother's Day to celebrate them? Mary BuckheitTHANKS, MOM
Didn't have time to send a card to mom? Kurt Snibbe's animated Mother's Day card will save you. Mother's Day card
A DAMN MIRACLE
Hornets point guard Chris Paul's unexpected rise to stardom has become appointment television.Eric Neel
BATTLE ROYALE
As the state of Pennsylvania readies itself for the Penguins-Flyers Eastern Conference title bash, we go inside the brains of the cities.• Being ... Philadelphia
• Being ... Pittsburgh
A DIRTY SECRET
Somehow, Karl Malone's reputation remains intact despite an indiscretion that would make Roger Clemens blush. Jemele Hill
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