Insider NFL Player X: My 2009 Draft scouting report
I love football, but this time of year you won't find me obsessing over the NFL draft. I'm not going to be hanging with Jets fans at Madison Garden on…
Insider NBA Player X: Be careful with groupies
This story appears in the April 5 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Not that long ago, The Mag's NFL Player X (whoever he is) estimated that 30 percent of …
Insider Driver X: Testing? It's booooooring
People ask me all the time if there is any part of my job as a NASCAR Sprint Cup racer that is just downright boring. There is: Testing. Don't misund…
Insider MLB Player X: Baseball's best hitters
A lot of folks have been asking me to write about the toughest pitchers to face, but I'm not going to do it, even anonymously. As a hitter, you never …
Insider NBA Player X: Picking playoff winners
I get asked all the time for inside tips on who's going to win in the playoffs. My answer: How should I know? But I can give you the three main factor…
Insider NFL Player X: Choosing the right agent
Memo No. 2 to future NFL guys about to get drafted: It's time we talked about agents. Now, I realize this may be a little late, as most of you have al…
Insider Driver X: Know your NASCAR history
Right now, we're in the middle of one of the great stretches of the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. I call it the Old Folks Tour. We just ran at the Atlan…
Insider MLB Player X: Baseball and diversity
Last week, Torii Hunter got in some hot water because of comments he supposedly made about African-American and Latino players. Torii is a very well-r…
Insider NFL Player X: Pro day advice
Pro Days are coming up for NFL prospects, their last chance to impress the scouts. I remember mine well. I won't reveal any details, for obvious reaso…
Insider NBA Player X: Lay off Iverson
Guys around the league are pissed at Stephen A. Smith right now for his most recent column on Allen Iverson, the one in which he claimed Allen is goin…