Posts by Grantland Staff
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MLB Shootaround (the Horn): The 10 Second-Half Story Lines That Intrigue Us the Most
Greetings, baseball fans! Congratulations on making it to the season’s midway point. Can you believe that 80-plus games are already in the rearview mirror? It feels like just yesterday that we were embarrassing ourselves by predicting that the Red Sox and Marlins would play for the World Series while the Royals and Angels would flop. Instead of facing further public mortification by updating those predictions, we’re focusing on a risk-free metric: intrigue. Specifically, the second-half story lines that intrigue our baseball enthusiasts the most. Enjoy.
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Put Up the Third Star: Six Key Figures From the USWNT’s World Cup Triumph
Carli Lloyd ascends to heaven, Jill Ellis smiles from the bench, and Abby Wambach finally steps aside.
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I Believe That We Will Worry: Four Ways It Could All Go Wrong for the USWNT Against Japan
They’ve sorted out the kinks. They’re set for the future. And they’ve won the greatest game of all time. Yet, the United States women’s national team still, uh, hasn’t won the World Cup.
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Lightning Round, NBA Free Agency Day 1: DeAndre and Chandler’s Date Nights, DeMarre Goes North
A quick run through the crazy first day of free agency with some of the Grantland basketball staff.
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NBA Draft Shootaround: Who’s Your Sleeper Pick?
Who is the next Draymond Green or Khris Middleton? Here’s a look at the players who could be late first- and second-round steals.
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The 2015 YouTube NBA Draft: Picking Our Favorite Prospects Based on Nothing But Highlight Videos
As in years past, we will be selecting the best players in the upcoming NBA draft based solely on how much we enjoy their YouTube presence. This process has led us to sing the praises of past draft sleepers like Kenneth Faried, Steven Adams, and, uh, Tomislav Zubcic.
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The WWE Draft: What If Vince McMahon Could Select Figures From Other Sports and Turn Them Into WWE Superstars?
What if WWE could draft athletes from other sports?
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NBA Shootaround: We Made It
The Warriors win it all, Iggy wins Finals MVP, Draymond goes off, LeBron runs out of steam, and all the other sights and sounds from Game 6.
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Lightning Round: The Clippers Land Lance Stephenson
We were all so focused, and so bored. The NBA Finals. Who needs it? We want rumors. We want trades. We want all-in moves and teams getting fleeced. We miss the offseason! Leave it to GM Doc Rivers to shake things up. Yesterday, the Clippers traded Spencer Hawes and Matt Barnes to Charlotte for the artist […]
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‘Watch the Thrones’ Podcast: Season 5 Finale
Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald, Mallory Rubin, and Jason Concepcion discuss the ‘Game of Thrones’ season finale, Arya Stark’s blindness, and the fate of Jon Snow.
