Posts by Grantland Staff
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YouTube HOF: Polar Vortices
The Grantland HQ may be located in sunny, 70 degree Los Angeles, but we feel you, rest of the country. Polar Vortices are no joke, at least from what we’ve seen on some slideshows today. In solidarity with your subzero struggle, we’ve collected some heartwarming clips of frozen desolation to get you through the freeze.
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NFL Run & Shootaround: The Right Stuff
On any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Liftoff (GIFs by @HeyBelinda) Chris Ryan: To paraphrase Crash Davis, anything that traveled that far, that fast […]
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NBA Shootaround: New Year’s Resolutions
For the first Shootaround of 2014, the gang decided to do some New Year’s resolutions. Some are for specific NBA players, coaches, or mascots. Some are for us. They are all, in the end, for you. We’ll be back next week with your regularly scheduled dunk GIFs. The Bucks Coaching Staff: Free Giannis and Miroslav […]
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These Things Will Happen
Our staff’s fearless predictions for 2014.
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Premier League Pass & Move: How Were Your Holidays?
A look back on the winners and losers from the busy holiday season in the Premier League. Winners The Relegation Battle Mike L. Goodman: Horrible starts and managerial changes for Fulham, Crystal Palace, and Sunderland seemed to put the bottom of the table (or, at the very least, Sunderland and Palace’s places there) in little […]
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Exclusive First Look: Million Dollar Arm Trailer
Here’s the exclusive online premiere of the first trailer for Disney’s upcoming baseball movie, Million Dollar Arm, starring Jon Hamm, Lake Bell, and Alan Arkin. The film will be released in theaters across the country on May 16.
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Grantland’s Athletes of the Year
Grantland’s writers on their favorite athletes of the year. Cristiano Ronaldo Brian Phillips: As of this writing, Cristiano Ronaldo has, between Facebook and Twitter, 90,992,874 followers. That’s more than three times as many as LeBron James. It’s four Kobe Bryants. It’s about 7 million more people than live in California, New York, and Texas combined. […]
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The Overlooked and Underseen Movies of 2013
With the tidal wave of Hulu Plus, Netflix Instant, Crackle, Amazon Instant Video, Apple TV, and VOD titles crashing into our queues every week, it can be nearly impossible to keep up with the small (and big-small) movies of the year. That’s why Grantland does this post every year, to provide you with a raft […]
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NBA Shootaround: Just Another Game
So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. The King Stay the King Andrew Sharp: Seven thoughts on Heat-Pacers last night. 1. Halfway through the […]
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What We Learned: The Grantland 2013 Roundtable
Our experts weigh in on the continued proliferation of advanced stats, the year’s most exciting sports moments, and what to look for in 2014.