Posts by Patricia Lee

  • The Triangle Cheat Sheet: Expect Good News From Boston

    You probably already know the major things that happened in sports right now, but do you know enough to impress your friends and colleagues? Here, let us help.

  • The Triangle Cheat Sheet: The NFL Coaching Search Continues

    You probably already know the major things that happened in sports yesterday, but do you know enough to impress your friends and colleagues? Here, let us help.

  • Jameis Winston

    A Jameis Winston Timeline: What We Know So Far

    On Wednesday, new information regarding the sexual assault case against Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston came to light. Here’s what we know about the situation so far. Who is Jameis Winston? Winston is a 6-foot-4, 228-pound redshirt freshman quarterback from Bessemer, Alabama, who plays for the Florida State Seminoles. He was the no. 1 high […]

  • Rocked

    An oral history of the 1989 World Series, which was dominated by the Oakland A’s — and devastated by the Loma Prieta earthquake.

  • Rush

    Deep Dive: Answering 10 Lingering Questions About the Real-Life Story That Inspired Rush

    The latest Ron Howard film, Rush, goes wide in theaters today, and I (along with Grantland poo-bah Bill Simmons — more on that later) definitely recommend it as a fun watch. Don’t trust my taste in movies? Well at least trust the people at the ArcLight who applauded as the credits rolled; they must know […]

  • Mercury-Sparks Game 1 - Patricia Lee/Grantland

    We Went There: Candace Parker Wins WNBA MVP Before the Sparks Fall to Mercury

    The management at my apartment complex guaranteed that I would have a good time Thursday night. They offered each resident complimentary tickets to Game 1 of the Sparks-Mercury Western Conference semifinals. Being a huge sucker for free sporting events and grabbing desperately for any reason to avoid doing the dishes sitting in the sink, I […]

  • Keep Your Air Conditioning In … and Haloti Ngata and Ryan Kerrigan Out

    Every once in a while, professional athletes will star in some ridiculously embarrassing YouTube video that is simultaneously awesome and terrible. Sometimes these videos will be basketball players singing “Jingle Bells,” and sometimes they’ll be basketball players doing the Harlem Shake. Other times, these videos will feature NFL players … starring in an advertisement for […]

  • Jay-Z

    Young Hova, All Grown Up: A Nickname-Based Analysis of Jay Z’s Aging

    When, exactly, did he stop calling himself Young Hova?

  • Spurs

    Rest vs. Rust in the NBA Playoffs

    Heading into last night’s Game 1 against the Miami Heat, the San Antonio Spurs had exactly nine days of rest, something that became something of a story line in the days that followed. The Heat ended their series Monday and had a three-day turnaround, a fairly less-than-normal amount of time to have between two playoff […]

  • Norris Cole #30 of the Miami Heat drives against George Hill #3 of the Indiana Pacers in Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 22, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. w/ Grantland NBA Playoffs Logo

    NBA Playoffs Hair Power Rankings, Conference Finals

    We here at Grantland love doing power rankings, and I especially love comic strips. Thus, inspired by this “Dilbert” comic, I present the first-ever Grantland edition of NBA Playoffs Hair Power Rankings (NPHPR for short). The title is pretty self-explanatory. Opinions may vary; scoring is arbitrary. My friend pulled my arm to get the remote […]

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