On the Records

Davis is the next Russell. Maybe.

- 6/13/12, ESPN the Magazine

Don’t be like the rest / I must excite the best in your soul, so let a player take control / And do what the fuck ya been waitin’

- Front, Back, & Side to Side; UGK

Bringing Down the House

- 3/8/12, ESPN the Magazine

What can I do to get on the right track? / I wish they’d take some of these knives off my back

- Back Stabbers; The O’Jays

Rider in the Storm; since 9/11, Afghanistan’s national sport of buzkashi has become as complicated as the country itself

- 9/11/11, ESPN the Magazine

It starts with the greed and then goes all wrong / That’s why we can’t all just get along

- Putting Shame In Your Game; Beastie Boys

(h/t @adam_doster and @jaynekelley on the read and BB)

The View from Within: how 548 days in prison shaped Michael Vick

- 9/5/11, ESPN the Magazine

I want outta this hold / I’m in a cell, under attack

- Cell Therapy; Goodie Mob

The History and Mystery of the High Five

- 8/8/11, ESPN the Magazine

Oh please, please say to me, walk up and tell me / I want to hold your hand

I Want to Hold Your Hand; Al Green