May 13 - May 19, 2013
The Joy of Tanking
Hoarding prospects and being horrible with the Houston Astros
Grizzly Man
How Mike Conley Jr., Memphis's ambidextrous point guard, has grown up and led his team deep into the playoffs
Paradise Lost, Again
After the most heartbreaking night of his life as a Red Sox fan, Bill Simmons relives the championship that wasn't
Searching for Sugar Men
Why rock documentaries are bigger and smaller than ever
Might and Right
As conversations about the NFL season start, questions about athlete safety — and the care of former players — still linger
Le Magnifique?
Sidney Crosby helps lift the Pittsburgh Penguins, who could advance with a win Saturday
The 30: The Replacement Killers
With a cast of castaways, the Yankees have become baseball's underdog success story
NBA Trade Value, Part 3
Welcome to the conclusion of Bill Simmons's annual ranking of the NBA's top 50 most valuable assets
May 6 - May 12, 2013
Miami’s Blue Period
Who's still going to Marlins games?
Black and Brown Blues
A visit inside — OK, near — the Cleveland war room on the occasion of the NFL draft
Wedded Blitz! Rise of the Machines
Computer dating, Chosen Couples, and the rest of the New York Times 'Vows' section explained
@TheGreatGatsby!
Baz Luhrmann's latest insane, over-the-top, occasionally brilliant, ultimately empty, spectacular spectacular
After the Hit
Did the NHL do the right thing when it suspended Eric Gryba for his hit on Lars Eller? And what is the right thing, anyway?
Exiled in Smallville
Superhero stories have racked up the biggest box office numbers in history — so why haven't they worked on TV?
Who Is the Next Karl Malone?
In the LeBron era, someone is going to suffer the same fate as the Utah Jazz great
The Growing Legend of Clayton Kershaw
It started with a meaningless pitch in spring training and just might end with a plaque in Cooperstown
Big Man, Small Man
Small ball was all the rage in the NBA this season, but size is still a major factor for the remaining playoff teams
Vampire Weekend’s Big Step
With the stunning Modern Vampires of the City, the band takes a bold leap forward
The 30: Motown Mowdown
Tigers pitchers, and their ridiculous strikeout rates, already have Detroit thinking of October glory
This Week
Thirty Questions, Part 1
With so much drama and so many subplots, we need some answers for the first round of the NBA playoffs
Director’s Cut: ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,’ by Hunter S. Thompson
Revisiting one of the Good Doctor's greatest hits
Thirty Questions, Part 2
With so much drama and so many subplots, we need some answers for the first round of the NBA playoffs
Hi Xavi :)
An e-mail from Pep Guardiola after Barcelona's loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League
Shane Black Solves His Third-Act Problem
Iron Man 3 and the career of an action-movie savant and Hollywood enfant terrible
Gunplay Is at an All-Time High
Seventy-two hours with the most exciting, most intoxicated rapper in the world
John Hughes’s Day Off
With the Stanley Cup playoffs under way, we look back on the filmmaker's history with the Red Wings, the Blackhawks, and NHL fandom
Who Are the New Age Shane Battiers?
Conventional wisdom says you can find shooters who play good defense everywhere. But they're harder to find than you might think — and more valuable than ever.
What Happened to the Kings, Mets Disaster Watch, and Fake British Accents
All that and more in this week's Bake Shop mailbag!