Rick Reilly
Rick Reilly is the winner of the 2009 Damon Runyon Award for Outstanding Contributions to Journalism, an honor previously won by Jimmy Breslin, Tim Russert, Bob Costas, Mike Royko, George Will, Ted Turner and Tom Brokaw, among others. He has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year 11 times. He joined ESPN in June of 2008.
Reilly: You just won the U.S. Open, now act like it! June 23, 2009
Rick Reilly wonders why PGA Tour pros just don't celebrate major victories like they should.
Reilly: The softball coach with no heart June 16, 2009
One coach who followed the rules when they should have been broken.
Reilly: Alfred G. Rava takes A's to court June 10, 2009
San Diego lawyer Alfred G. Rava was so peeved by being excluded from a recent Oakland A's giveaway that he took the organization to court.
Reilly: Rocco didn't beat Tiger, but you'd think he did June 03, 2009
Rocco didn't win last year's U.S. Open. But you'd think he did.
Reilly: Dear God, why do you hate Nuggets fans? May 27, 2009
For the writer, being a Denver hoops fan has meant a life full of heartache. So what does the Big Man have against the Nuggets?
Reilly: Make me MLB commish May 19, 2009
Here's my solution for fixing baseball: put me in charge.
Reilly: The greatest horse will get to stretch her legs in the Preakness May 12, 2009
The greatest horse in the world will get to stretch her legs in the Preakness
Rick Reilly: Switch-pitcher Pat Venditte is living history May 06, 2009
How do you beat a guy who throws righty and lefty? You don't.
Rick Reilly: Rules for the sports star's entourage April 28, 2009
Hey, NFL bonus babies! Make sure your new entourage follows these simple rules.
A Closer Look at Elway April 23, 2009
There are Elway stories and then there are the Elway legends that people swear they've seen, but they can never be verified. Rick Reilly writes about witnessing a couple of the legends in action.
Reilly: ChaCha has all the answers -- unless I'm on the other end April 22, 2009
Bar bet? ChaCha will settle it. Unless I'm on the other end.
Reilly: Commuting to Staples Center with Kobe Bryant April 14, 2009
What do you learn when commuting with Kobe? Before the game starts he's already put in a full day's work.
Reilly: D-backs give back to fans April 07, 2009
No ticket, no problem. Some lucky D-backs fans got a free pass.
Reilly: Hasheem Thabeet can't stop smiling April 01, 2009
Hasheem Thabeet is a long, tall, shot-blocking machine with an NBA future. But that's not why he can't stop smiling.
Reilly: Welcome to the world of text-narcing March 24, 2009
Unruly fans, your days are done. Big Brother is watching.
Reilly: Is it possible Tiger won't be the best ever? March 18, 2009
Is it possible that Tiger may not end up as the greatest golfer ever? We're about to find out.
Reilly: Matt Steven is blind, but he'll still take the last shot March 10, 2009
Matt Steven can't see the hoop. But he'll still take the last shot.
Reilly: Sports tickets on the cheap March 04, 2009
For the price of a bus token, you can see NBA hoops. Really.
In This Issue: The Life Of Reilly February 25, 2009
He writes about athletes as role models, as shown through John Elway.
Reilly: Hey, pro, don't want to be a role model? It's not your choice. February 24, 2009
Hey, pro, don't want to be a role model? It's not your choice.
INSIDER
Choices, Choices, Choices
There are plenty of options for picking the 33rd player for both the AL and NL All-Star teams.
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Heart Of The Matter
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