Month: April 2019

10:56 AM ET Fans of the Eastern Conference, take heart! We reveal the fatal flaw for each Western Conference playoff team. You’re welcome, Giannis. Golden State Warriors BOOGIE DOWN: The two-time defending champs are the favorites once more. But there’s a crack in the foundation-and that crack is named DeMarcus Cousins, who has achieved what

10:56 AM ET Sam MillerESPN.com Close ESPN baseball columnist/feature writerFormer editor-in-chief of Baseball ProspectusCo-author of “The Only Rule Is It Has To Work” Some “unbreakable” marks might just be in jeopardy in 2019 … like these three. The record: 73 home runs Most likely to break it: Aaron Judge. Barry Bonds hit 73 in a

12:00 AM ET You Cannot Be Serious is ESPN The Magazine‘s satire page. Because, you know, this whole sports thing? It’s meant to be fun! Chicago Cubs Ivy Salad: Featuring leaves plucked fresh from the outfield wall, this salad is also the only offering in the stadium not drizzled in au jus. Miami Marlins J.T.

9:00 AM ET The runner is standing before he opens his eyes. His morning routine is unvaried: Wake up before the sun rises over the San Gabriel Mountains. Hydrate and eat. Get his temperature taken — with body fat that low, he’s susceptible to bugs. Gear up. Head to the track, weather permitting. He’s eager

10:57 AM ET Nick Bosa won’t be the only defensive force drafted in the first round who disrupts the status quo (and opposing offenses). Whether it’s declaring for the draft before his junior season or openly feuding with his head coach on the sideline, nothing Ed Oliver does is quiet. The Houston defensive tackle can

8:00 AM ET You’d think the NFL, the corporate and cultural behemoth of American sports, would have a set of rules governing the attributes of a franchise quarterback. You’d think, 100 years into this thing, it would have a stone-scroll template that determines how it chooses the young men who become the most exalted and

9:00 AM ET It’s not the easiest concept to get your head around, but bear with us: What if a bunch of next-big-thing athletes were able to write a letter to themselves, from the future, on the day they retired? Which hopes and dreams did they accomplish? What were the most memorable moments? That’s exactly

9:00 AM ET “There’s a goodness about him that I think people want to celebrate,” Rachel Deems, Head of Spartanburg Day School, said of her former student, Zion Williamson. Lance King/Getty Images A few hours before Duke’s NCAA tournament run begins in Columbia, South Carolina, Bill Pell sits in his living room and reminisces about his

9:00 AM ET ESPN staff You hold in your hands The Mag’s 18th NEXT Issue. (They grow up so fast. You blink, and your little baby NEXT is old enough to vote.) So perhaps you think that by now you know what NEXT is all about. You’re probably wrong! Is NEXT the issue where we