Rick Reilly

NFL much too slow in responding to head-injuries problem

The most troubling and discouraging aspect of brain injuries in the NFL is this: There is nothing that can be done to prevent them without radically changing the game.

Blue roundup: Rick Reilly admits he was wrong about Jimmer Fredette

Last March, ESPN.com columnist Rick Reilly wrote an unflattering article about BYU star Jimmer Fredette and his NBA prospects.

First season of 'Blue Bloods' arrives on DVD

By Chris Hicks

Anyone but Jimmer Fredette for president

I have a life-sized standee, an "SI" cover, fold-out posters and several photos from national magazines featuring Jimmer and BYU. Now, with Fredette's induction into the Sacramento Kings, I get to do it all over again -- and I’m glad of it.

We can all take lesssons from Ballesteros

The European golf star lived and played with passion and never gave up on a shot or a hole. We can learn from his example.

Business can get in the way of spirit of sports

Thanks to an insightful email I recently received from my friend Scott Jackson, it prompted me to spend the past few days pondering about his premise that sports consists of two vastly different realms.

BYU basketball: Reaction to Reilly's take on Jimmer

ESPN.com's Rick Reilly drew significant criticism for his recent column on BYU's Jimmer Fredette.

Jimmer Fredette-bashing column the latest in a litany of criticism from Colorado

So, you probably read the hate-filled personal attack ESPN.com columnist Rick Reilly did on Jimmer Fredette over the weekend.

Really, Rick Reilly? Jabs at Jimmer

Cougars draw national media spotlight

It is interesting what stirs the media about BYU at this stage of the NCAA Tournament.

Do returned missionaries give BYU a competitive advantage?

Back in his heyday, then-Oklahoma coach Billy "The Kid" Tubbs once took aim at BYU's basketball program. In 1992, before his nationally ranked Sooners were to play in the prestigious Maui Invitational against BYU, Tubbs whined about Randy Reid being a 22-year-old freshman and the Cougars' unfair age advantage.