**ESPN The Magazine's MLB 2008 Season Preview Issue Features C.C. Sabathia Cover**."The Milkov Report" Investigates Baseball's AL-NL Competitive Imbalance Members of Congress Testify About Their Hometown Teams NEW YORK -- MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) 2008 SEASON PREVIEW: LARGE AND IN CHARGE. C.C. Sabathia is ready to lead the Cleveland Indians to their first World Series title in 60 years, which should make him the highest paid pitcher in history. That is, unless his mom yanks him off the mound. By Buster Olney. THE MILKOV REPORT. The Mitchell Report missed baseball's real problem: The National League stinks. And it ain't close to getting any better, as The Mag's George Milkov and his crack investigative team reveal. TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE. Hope springs eternal for every fan. Until our baseball gurus, Buster Olney and Tim Kurkjian, deliver the truth about all 30 clubs -- with help from those seamheads in Congress: [TABLE OMITTED] POISON IVY. From billy goats to Bartman, it's been a rough 100 years on Chicago's North Side. We give you a by-the-numbers look at the Cubs' astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. century of ineptitude. OTHER FEATURES: THICKER THAN BLOOD. It's a familiar story: High school football star chooses the game over the gang. But when the most notorious banger in town is the player's stepdad, the tale gets a little more complicated. Just ask Jack Sula. Chad Nielsen reports. PICK YOUR POISON. The NBA playoffs are just weeks away, but the Western Conference is still knotted in a tightly tangled mess. Who do the favorites hope to face - and avoid - in the second season? Our guide is dealing dimes. By Ric Bucher. AUGUSTA EXPOSED. The guys running the Masters have always been picky about who gets under the ropes. Lucky for you, native son Charles Howell III Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American golfer. Howell was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the home town of the Masters Tournament. He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at Augusta National Golf Club. gave us a behind-the-greens tour. As told to Jeff Bradley. THIS WAY TO THE DRAFT. Pro wannabes John David Booty John David Booty (born January 3, 1985, in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.) is the starting quarterback of the University of Southern California (USC) football team. He is called "John David", and sometimes referred to as J.D., because his father's name is John. , Matt Flynn and Andre' Woodson are done being measured. Now they want NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga suits to know what makes them special on the inside. By Luke Cyphers, Alyssa Roenigk and Carmen Renee Thompson. ***ESPN THE MAGAZINE ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports magazine published by the ESPN sports network in New Britain, CT in the United States. The first issue was published on March 11, 1998. COVERS ARE AVAILABLE VIA AP PHOTOEXPRESS and WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .BUSINESSWIRE.COM <http://www.businesswire.com/ *** Visit www.espnmediazone.com <http://www.espnmediazone.com> for ESPN's latest releases, schedules and other news, plus photos, video and audio clips and more. |
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