March 24 - March 30, 2014
The March Madness Vasectomy
Why couples from Cape Cod to Eugene, Oregon, are deciding to get snipped during the first weekend of the NCAA tournament
Empire Dylanesque
How the ’80s almost destroyed Bob Dylan, and why we’re celebrating that period now
2014 AL West Preview
Can the Angels find enough pitching to turn the AL West into a three-team race?
Teddy Bridgewater or Blake Bortles?
The answer is easy if you understand one thing: Pro days don’t mean anything
The Charlotte Construction Co.
Bit by bit, the Bobcats, um, Hornets are building themselves into a team of the future
Vote Hoiberg
Look around and smile, because the Mayor and his Iowa State Cyclones are headed to New York
This Cinderella Wants to Punch You in the Mouth
Behind the scenes with the Manhattan College Jaspers as they prepare to face Louisville (and almost pull off the upset!) in the NCAA tournament
2014 AL Central Preview
The Tigers look to fend off the rising Indians and Royals, while the White Sox and Twins count down the minutes until 2015
Titus’s 20 NCAA Tournament Observations
Thank you, Kentucky and Wichita State, for the greatest game in the history of ever. And thank you, basketball gods, for the first Trilly Five-Way in the history of ever.
March 17 - March 23, 2014
Blue Monday: The Day That Haunts Montreal
An exclusive first serial from ‘Up, Up, and Away: The Kid, the Hawk, Rock, Vladi, Pedro, le Grand Orange, Youppi!, the Crazy Business of Baseball, and the Ill-fated but Unforgettable Montreal Expos’
2014 MLB Preview
Features and blog posts and Yasiel Puig GIFs, oh my! Welcome to Grantland’s 2014 MLB Preview Hub.
Building a Better Bryce Harper
Can the Nationals’ über-young, muscle-bound superstar go to the next level this season? That’s a clown question, bro.
The Spike and Luke Show: Redux
Re-watching the 2013 NCAA tournament final with its two biggest stars
Wu-Tang, Atomically
Twenty years after the Wu-Tang Clan invaded and radically altered hip-hop, Shaolin’s finest are struggling to reunite for one more album. Here, a 10-part portrait of how the legendary group lives apart today.
Titus’s March Madness Mailbag
In which we power-rank the tournament regions, the imaginary all-star teams of players in various states, and the drunkenness of readers at the moment they sent their emails
The Album Doctor Is Back
Fixing U2, enlivening Lady Gaga, and more prescriptions for better records from creatively ailing artists
Beane Counters
A two-hour sit-down with Oakland’s Billy Beane and Lew Wolff sheds light on the rise of big data, the value of continuity, the challenge of ballin’ on a budget, and much more
Dropped
Why did Anthony Gatto, the greatest juggler alive — and perhaps of all time — back away from his art to open a construction business?
The Pride of the SWAC
The history and future of HBCUs and Texas Southern, which is headed to the NCAA tournament for the first time in more than 10 years
Apples and Oranges, Bambinos and Billy Goats
No, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer haven’t fixed the Cubs as quickly as they fixed the Red Sox. But the only bigger mistake than expecting that would be counting them out in the long run.
Grantland Dictionary: College Basketball Edition
Just in time for March Madness, our helpful guide for all your college basketball watercooler debates and message-board wars
Open Bargain Season
Roster spots are filling up fast, so look for plenty of deals to go down in Week 2 of this free-agent frenzy
March 10 - March 16, 2014
Big Bets
Is tennis vulnerable to a major match-fixing scandal?
Moneyball … But With Money
The World Series champions have tons of cash, and they’re not afraid to spend it. But as the Red Sox mount their title defense, they’re not relying on money alone.
Titus’s Top 12 NCAA Power Rankings
Why each top-12 team is capable of winning the dance … and why each could fall on its face right away
SXSW Notebook
Encounters and near-encounters with Dan Harmon, Tilda Swinton, Julian Assange, Nicolas Cage, and other heroes and antiheroes
30 for 30 Shorts: ‘Untucked’
Our latest film, from actor Danny Pudi, tells the story of how a controversial jersey design helped lead a team to a national title
Free-Agent Frenzy
Let’s try to make sense of Day 1 of the NFL’s shopping season after about $1 billion was handed out
Shiftless When ‘Idol’
Approaching the end of ‘American Idol’ and ‘Glee,’ and the new era of music television shows
Great Expectations, Great Variations
Every team wants to develop its own Mike Trout or Clayton Kershaw. Not every team tries to do that in the same way, however. To better understand baseball’s competing prospect philosophies, we hit the spring training circuit.
Let Me Live That Fantasy
In search of Puddles, the saddest clown of all, whose voice — along with Lorde’s music — made him an Internet star
Ben Hogan Isn’t Walking Out of That Sand Trap
A profile of Dan Jenkins, the antiromantic living legend of golf writing
In the Shadows
As NFL free agency is set to begin, Aaron Hernandez’s case still looms large over the league
The Epic Kansas Basketball Rivalry That Wasn’t
Wichita State fans — including a few state senators — want a piece of the Kansas Jayhawks. Will the Shockers and their boosters ever get the matchup they’ve been clamoring for?