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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Bryan — Sun, 06 May 2012 12:53:03 +0000

My report for SI.com on Saturday’s Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto title bout, a night when the greatest fighter of his era was taken into the deepest waters of his career. I also wrote off the co-feature, which showcased a cruel tradition as old as boxing itself.

Talking boxing, Philly sports, music

Bryan — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:46:50 +0000

Jumped on The Broad Street Line podcast yesterday to discuss the retirement of Brian Dawkins, the upcoming Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins fights, the merits of the Tupac hologram and the forthcoming R. Kelly concert cruise. If you’re from Philadelphia you should have these guys in your rotation.

Brian Dawkins

Bryan — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:44:33 +0000

My essay for SI.com on Brian Dawkins, the Philadelphia icon who retired yesterday and was a perfect fit for a city where the people care a little too much about sports.

Talking sports and music with Nas

Bryan — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:31:04 +0000

Enjoyed catching up with multi-platinum rapper Nas, who collaborated with ESPN on their coverage of this week’s NFL draft. He spoke at length about the Jeremy Lin phenomenon, his pick to win the NBA finals (Oklahoma City), and growing up a Yankee fan in Queens.

Backstage with Dana White

Bryan — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:59:38 +0000

Spent five days in Atlanta covering the build-up to a high-profile mixed martial arts bout for SI.com. The most interesting moments came on fight night when I spent time backstage with Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as he interacted with fans in ways his counterparts atop other major sports organizations would never even consider.

The fight itself didn’t live up to advance billing, as Jon Jones easily defended his UFC light heavyweight title against Rashad Evans.

Tiger Woods video game

Bryan — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:30:22 +0000

My write-up on the new Tiger Woods video game in this week’s Sports Illustrated. Yes, that’s me in the photo.

Stephon Marbury in China

Bryan — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 07:05:13 +0000

My feature for SI.com on Stephon Marbury, once the poster boy for dysfunctional pro athletes, who over the past year has completely reinvented his image in China while leading an underdog team to the Chinese Basketball Association Finals.

A video featurette (produced in conjunction with CNN China) and these photos offer a deeper look at Marbury’s Chinese experience. And a much shorter version ran in this week’s Sports Illustrated.

Wing Bowl 20

Bryan — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:15:28 +0000

Only in Philadelphia could an event like the Wing Bowl exist — a Fellini-like carnival of gluttony and political incorrectness that attracts a capacity crowd of more than 20,000 fans to the Wells Fargo Center every year. Here’s my feature for SI.com on Takeru Kobayashi, who devoured a record-shattering 337 wings in 30 minutes to collect a purse of $20,000.

‘On Freddie Roach’

Bryan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:44:50 +0000

My item in this week’s Sports Illustrated on Peter Berg’s new cinéma-vérité series for HBO on Freddie Roach, the famed boxing trainer who also suffers from Parkinson’s disease. My full interview with Berg from Wednesday’s premiere at HBO headquarters ran on SI.com last week.

The best sports movie of 2011

Bryan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:07:25 +0000

Here’s my write-up of Win Win for the Year in Sports Media package in this week’s SI.