Published: September 14, 2010

ESPN The Magazine's List Issue on Newsstands: Josh Hamilton on the Cover

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NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Why dedicate an entire ESPN The Magazine issue to lists? Well, here are ESPN The Magazine's top six reasons:

1. Lists are easy to digest (and taste great!),

2. A lot of athletes were eager to help, which is always a positive sign,

3. Any issue that encompasses Serena Williams' favorite body parts, a compilation of defunct bowl games and story explaining how 40-man rosters are messing with MLB pennant races is abound to have something of interest for everyone,

4. The Bible is full of lists-descendants, commandments, tribes, sins, apostles, daughters of Zelophehad-and who are we to reinvent the wheel?

5. If they're good enough for David Letterman, they're good enough for us!

6. Sports are pretty much dominated by lists: rosters, lineups, rankings, play scripts, schedules, stats, draft boards, record books - the list goes on and on.

Also in the list issue, on newsstands now, ESPN The Magazine writer Ryan McGee takes a look what may be the most powerful list in all of sports-the AP Top 25. And, in Blacklisted, Mag writer Alyssa Roenigk reports on good fans gone bad, and what will get you banned from your favorite team's stadium. Cover | Video

Lists, Lists and More Lists:

What you never knew you needed to know about College Football, Athletes, Hoops, NFL and MLB.

Visualize, Secure Gear, Control Fear, Drop In.

Action star's death-defying countdowns. By Alyssa Roenigk

Scale of 1 to 10

Athletes revisit their resumes.

List Issue Features:

Contents Under Pressure

A bull rider, a triathlete, a drag safety team and Josh Hamilton display the tools of their trades. By Amanda Angel - Link

Dream Sequence

Wes Matthews' fairy tale. By Eddie Matz - Link

The File: Perks of the Game