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ESPN The Magazine is for young men who want to stay on top of the athletes, team, topics, and upcoming events in their own sports world. We celebrate not only sports, but the cultures and lifestyles that are an integral part of them - all with ESPN's unique personality and authority.

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Player X is a series of anonymous, unfiltered looks into the lives of professional athletes. The author is always an active pro that gives readers the complete inside scoop on topics that range from humorous to extremely hard-hitting. From "who's the funniest in the locker room," "who's got the most hidden talents," to "what's the real situation on infidelity in the pros," "how do players feel about others' salaries," "do player hide concussions" and more. It's a level of access, insight and honesty you'll find nowhere else.with ESPN's unique personality and authority.


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In the new ESPN The Magazine column Voices, rotating writers speak out about a diverse array of topics important to them. Recent columns have covered falling down, a retired athlete’s experiment with Facebook, and a way to fix the NCAA Tourney, which some think is about to be broken. In each issue, readers don’t know what they’re going to get, but they know it’s going to be compelling.





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In ESPN The Magazine’s Next Level column, writer Peter Keating takes readers deeper inside the world of stats and analysis. By taking a hard look at the stats that saturate the sports landscape, Keating offers unique takes on the trends beyond the numbers.








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Our bi-weekly photo essay covering the wide world of sports with compelling and surprising shots that bring to life a moment in time. Whether it's a close-up of Yankees' Mark Teixeira's hand getting stomped by a Royals player in Kansas City or thousands of young soccer fans gathering outside City Hall in South Korea at 3:30 AM to watch the Red Devil's Group B finale against Nigeria, there's always a unique and passionate story behind each photo.



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GO is ESPN the Magazine's highly informed, lightly quirky take on the culture and workings of sports. In other words, it's the World According to Us.

GO's presentation is driven by high-impact visual images and forums where fans and athletes get a chance to interact beyond the field.





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Play is ESPN The Magazine's inside take on the sports, teams and athletes that matter most right now. This is a "sports-specific" area where fans can read about the leagues, teams and players they love.









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Each issue now devotes more than half of edit pages to a single sport or theme. This “deep dive” approach allows our best writers to give fans ESPN’s signature insight into the issue’s key theme, via a feature story, ancillary stories and unique angles. Our access to athletes and ability to take readers behind the curtain are the cornerstones of this unique way of storytelling.