October 15, 2013
About Last Night: Chargers Have Better Luck
In case you were busy bringing the ol’ Rally Bear out of hibernation, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Philip Rivers and a surprisingly effective San Diego rushing attack led the Chargers to a 19-9 win over the Indianapolis Colts. “Oh, I hope Ryan Mathews is still on waivers,” said world’s saddest man […]
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15-Day NBA Warning: Kevin Love’s Labor Lost
“The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” —William Faulkner Kevin Love has a bone to pick with Faulkner. For almost his whole career, Love has thrived on proving people wrong, whether it was Kurt Rambis telling him not to shoot 3-pointers or anyone who doubted he could be a go-to scorer or questioned […]
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The Weekend in Hockey: What’s Wrong With the New York Rangers?
A look at three of the biggest stories from the NHL weekend and how they’ll play into the coming days. The New York Rangers: Still Marginally Better Than the Giants On Saturday, the Rangers gave up five goals and lost, and it was considered a massive improvement. That’s how bad things have gotten in New […]
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B.S. Report: Cousin Sal and Bill’s Dad
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal celebrate the Cowboys and Patriots wins and guess the lines for Week 7. Then Bill calls his dad to talk Boston sports. Listen to the podcast here. Subscribe to the B.S. Report on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
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Livin’ for Wiggins: A Kansas Fan’s Plan for Staying Alive Through the Upcoming Jayhawks Season
Given that I’m a fourth-generation Jayhawk, it should be no surprise to you that I have no goal, personal or professional, that takes precedent over living long enough to watch this year’s highly anticipated Jayhawks basketball season. To that effect, and in honor of Andrew Wiggins making the cover of Sports Illustrated, I’m making some […]
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An Emergency Lakers Update From Beijing
We didn’t have any Lakers coverage scheduled for today, but circumstances demand that we give you a quick update from Beijing. Three quick updates, to be exact. 1. Chris Kaman injured his hand tobogganing down the Great Wall of China. It produced quite possibly the greatest Lakers news brief in the history of the Los […]
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Top 10 Fenway Goose Bump Moments of the YouTube Era
I am desperately trying to obey all jinxing rules and stick to my self-imposed “Don’t jinx the 2013 Red Sox season by writing about them” rule. Last night made it really, really hard. Really hard. Really, really hard. So please, don’t consider this an actual column about the 2013 Boston Red Sox. All jinxing strategies […]
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NFL Run & Shootaround: Rock and a Hard Place
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. Defining Dirty Robert Mays: Yesterday afternoon, there was a football play that I am guessing we’ll see […]
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A Third-Rate Babylon: The Knicks’ Potential Problems This Year and Beyond
To the NBA junkie, almost every team inspires some mix of excitement and curiosity as a new season approaches. One team executive recently compared the first wave of regular-season games to unwrapping gifts on Christmas morning: How will the coach fit New Player X into his team’s rotation? How will Player Y and Player Z […]
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College Football, Week 7: Who Made This Mess???
Give thanks for the actual playing of college football contests, because without laboratory disasters like Week 7’s meat extruder explosion, we’d have to be worlds more demented to create these story lines on our own. Missouri perches precariously atop the SEC East; Stanford is unexpectedly out of favor in the Pac-12 North race; Texas Tech […]
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Bill and Jalen’s NBA Preview: New Orleans Pelicans
Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose preview the upcoming season for the Pelicans, who feature a guard-heavy roster, soft big men, and a new mascot, the Pelican, that is more ferocious than you might think. Bill and Jalen also get a little help from Zach Lowe, Kirk Goldsberry, Biggie Smalls, and Al Pacino. Check out the […]
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Bradley-Marquez: Redemption?
It felt like redemption, but why? On Saturday night, Timothy Bradley beat a 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez in a split-decision victory that frustrated and bored the overwhelmingly Mexican crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The last time we saw Bradley, he was staggering around Southern California with what can only be […]
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About Last Weekend: Patriots Save Best for Last
In case you were busy cheering Matt Schaub’s ankle injury because that’s the only way to fill the pit of sadness that lives in your chest, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: New England handed New Orleans its first loss of the season as Tom Brady’s last-minute heroics gave the Patriots a stunning […]
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