Posts Tagged ‘ESPN’

Very creative pictures in ESPN The Magazine: The Body Issue of multiple athletes.  I picked this one out though because I actually met and interviewed her a few months back.

Chris Bosh Vs Skip Bayless: Debate & The Usage Of His Nickname “Bosh Spice”! (Calls Him Soft) ESPNs First Take

AP is now the highest paid running back in the NFL

ESPN.com news services  (http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6952094/minnesota-vikings-give-adrian-peterson-new-seven-year-100m-deal)

MINNEAPOLIS — Adrian Peterson thinks he’s the best running back in the game.  Now he’s getting paid like it, too.

Peterson agreed Saturday to a contract extension with the Vikings that includes $36 million in guaranteed money and as much as $100 million over the next seven years if he plays that long with Minnesota. A league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Peterson will receive $40 million over the first three years of the deal. (more…)

WilbonBy Michael Wilbon ESPN.com

Editors Note: This column contains language some readers might find offensive.


I’ve known Grant Hill his entire basketball career, even before he went to Duke University, all the way back to when he was a high school kid in suburban Washington, D.C. I’ve worked with him at ABC and over 25 years come to admire not only his athletic achievements but also his intellect and sober good sense. If somebody ever finds good reason to one day compare my son to Grant Hill, I’d be thrilled out of my mind.

I’ve known Jalen Rose most of his basketball career, back to when he played at the University of Michigan, right up through his time with the Pacers and Suns, and I work with him now covering the NBA for ESPN. Over the past 12-15 years, I’ve come to admire not only his athletic success but also his remarkable ability to see beyond the extreme difficulty of his childhood and plot a life that will leave him and his children, should they choose, independent of sports. If somebody ever finds good reason to one day compare my son to Jalen Rose, I’d be ecstatic at him being a resourceful and persevering kid. (more…)