The Rarest Bird
- ESPN.com IllustrationMatt Ryan has taken the Falcons from the depths of despair to 6-4.
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Few QBs make the college-to-pro leap. Even fewer star as rookies. Fewer still label themselves as "kind of dorky." Meet Matt Ryan, the unusual 23-year-old savior of the Atlanta Falcons. Anna Clemmons
• Wojciechowski: Blank learns from mistakes | Ryan is for real
• Watch: Ryan's big gift | Scouts: Impact rookies | Football Today
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Fantasy Football
There's a lot of information out there, maybe too much. Sit Brian Westbrook (left)? Be mindful of listening too closely to the buzz. Best of the Blogs | Week 12 projections
• Bell's injury blog
|Rotowski's rankings
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Golf
Tired of the routine? Feel like you're spinning your wheels? Let one of golf's trailblazers show you a new way to live life. Annika Sorenstam
• Annika says goodbye | Sorenstam Q&A
• Annika's watershed moments | Zoom Gallery
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Horse Racing
Curlin's handlers were lauded for bringing the 2007 Horse of the Year back in '08. Now, with little left to win, why keep going? Jeremy Plonk
• What could've been | Win some, lose more
• Finley: Australia home to the true iron horses
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E-mail | Archive Le Anne Schreiber: Ombudsman
ESPN's minuscule margin of error | Corrections | Report error
- Bengals deactivate Ocho Cinco over rules | Watch
- Utley to have hip surgery, could be out until June
- 'Tough act to follow': Hal officially running Yanks
- 49ers' Martz fined $20K for blaming refs after loss
- Browns GM loses cool in e-mail | QB Quinn injured
- Yankees pitcher Mussina announces retirement
- Report: Rutgers leaders failed to oversee athletics
- Report: Mets' Heilman wants starting spot or trade
- Faldo would like another Ryder Cup captain shot
- Galaxy to loan Donovan to Bayern Munich | Watch
National Voices
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Bill Simmons
Bill recalls one of his favorite sports moments from his youth ... and it stars Gabe Kaplan.
• Mail: Part 1 | Part 2
• Sports Guy's World
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Rick Reilly
Nobody's perfect, yet it seems everybody has an excuse. Whatever you think of Kerry Collins, at least he isn't a liar.
• Life of Reilly Archive
National Voice: Pat Forde
If you're not prepared to enter The Dash's world, we should inform you that a vintage Paulina Porizkova already did.Rapid Rewind | Archive
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