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Going against the grain

By Matthew Berry
ESPN.com

Friday, July 17, 2009

True story. I'm at an ESPYS pre-party hosted by Carmelo Anthony. Tons of famous athletes and celebrities are there. Many ESPN folks, as well. Everyone is staring and craning their necks. Thanks to my former life as a screenwriter in Hollywood and my current gig on ESPN, I've had the occasion to meet a lot of well-known people. So I don't get all excited when, say, Terrell Owens walks by me. Two things happened on Tuesday night that were very exciting. First, my friend Ron asked a very ...

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