Stephen A. Smith is the hardest-working man in sports show business. The ubiquitous basketball pundit appears on ESPN about 10 times a day as a regular on the show 'NBA Fastbreak,' a guest commentator on 'Sports Center,' and a pundit on 'ESPNEWS.' Stephen Rodrick appearbasketballbusiness share on social
As a kid, Terry Bradshaw didn't amaze me. My hero was Steelers backup Terry Hanratty, who nabbed two Super Bowl rings while completing three passes. Stephen Rodrick amazebackupbowl Change image and share on social
NFL fans have less sympathy for fallen players than the Romans had for blind Christians. Stephen Rodrick blindchristianfall Change image and share on social
A colleague once nicknamed me - half mocking - the 'magical stranger' because I get people to tell me things. Stephen Rodrick colleaguehalfmagical Change image and share on social
The Smithsonian should box and preserve Tim McGraw's Nashville den for a future exhibit entitled 'Early 21st Century American Man Cave.' Stephen Rodrick 21stamericanbox Change image and share on social
I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of the year while a .227-hitting, rapidly fossilizing Rickey Henderson staggered like a delirious marathoner toward 3,000 hits. Stephen Rodrick 00068thbarry share on social
Lance Armstrong has a 17th-century, 15-foot Spanish fresco of the crucifixion hanging on the wall of his Austin mansion. This doesn't mean - and some of you Armstrong acolytes might want to sit down for this - that Lance is Jesus. Stephen Rodrick 17thacolytearmstrong share on social
Legends like Jim Murray at the 'Los Angeles Times' and Shirley Povich at the 'Washington Post' were the most beloved guys at their papers. They'd write a cherished column for 30 years, and that was it. There was nothing else to do, no higher job to attain. Stephen Rodrick angelesattainbeloved share on social
As anyone who has read 'Sports Illustrated's Steve Rushin knows, it's quite possible to write an unreadable column without being a TV pundit. But if you want to be a consistently good columnist, you can't be on television. Stephen Rodrick columncolumnistconsistently share on social
Maybe it's impossible to spend time with Patrick Stewart and not have the conversation move to the extraterrestrial. Stephen Rodrick conversationextraterrestrialimpossible Change image and share on social
