August 15, 2013
Ten Minutes With A’s Pitcher Brett Anderson
For a pitcher who’s been in the majors fewer than five seasons, Brett Anderson has had a pretty eventful career. Anderson made the Show as a 21-year-old, making 30 starts, posting a strikeout-to-walk rate better than 3-to-1, and finishing sixth in Rookie of the Year voting. The left-hander was good enough and underrated enough by […]
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ALERT: America's Team Got Some New Uniforms
Pictured above are the new alternate jerseys for the Detroit Pistons, a.k.a. Detroit Rack City, a.k.a. America’s Team. Here’s Greg Monroe introducing them on Instagram: Oh man, Greg Monroe is just FULL of personality. He’s a rock star. But yeah, as for the jerseys … what do you think? One the one hand, we support […]
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Jalen Rose Report With David Jacoby (Plus Video!)
Jalen and Jacoby discuss the Kendrick Lamar verse that broke Twitter, Russell Westbrook’s silly outfits, ESPN Forecast’s NBA predictions, and why Jalen has Chris Bosh’s wallet. A check out the video below, featuring Jalen’s reactions to Russ’s sartorial decisions. Listen to this podcast on ESPN Podcenter, or on iTunes.
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The Masked Man Podcast: Jensen Karp and Aubrey Sitterson Talk SummerSlam
On this very special SummerSlam podcast, David “The Masked Man” Shoemaker is joined by comedian, gallery owner, and former WWE writer Jensen Karp (@JensenClan88) and comics writer, wrestling aesthete, and interactive marketing manager for WWE 2K Aubrey Sitterson to discuss this Sunday’s SummerSlam card, Darren Young coming out on TMZ, and seeing movies with professional […]
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Text Messages to Dwight Howard: Stand by Me (Also, Lean on Me)
Dwight Howard is a Houston Rocket. He lives in Houston. So do I. I sent him some text messages. Dwight: hey [no response] Dwight: Hey [no response] Dwight: Shea Dwight: SHEA Dwight: SHEA Dwight: SHEA Dwight: SHEA Me: Dawg, are you serious? Dwight: ? Me: It’s 3 a.m. Dwight: Yep Me: wtf do you mean […]
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Under Pressure: Why Does the Premier League Play So Fast?
Over the past five years or so, the Premier League has become almost uniformly focused on playing fast-paced soccer. It may be the legacy of Jose Mourinho’s first Chelsea teams, which dominated through staunch defense, brute force, and physical transitions into attack, or it may be a reflection of the increasing fiscal dominance of the […]
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The Tragic, Meaningless Collapse of the San Francisco Giants
Let’s get one thing out of the way up front: I’m not trying to diminish the significance of winning two World Series in three years. It’s a tremendous achievement. But when you try to process how the San Francisco Giants went from that to what they are now — dead last in the NL West […]
Read moreAbout Last Night: L.A. Dodges Defeat
In case you were busy brainwashing your current star quarterback so he won’t talk with your former star quarterback lest things get awkward, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their stunning run, pairing an Andre Ethier game-tying ninth-inning home run with 12th-inning heroics from Yasiel Puig to top […]
Read moreAugust 14, 2013
22-Day NFL Warning: J.J Watt Wants to Play Offense; We Smell a Way to Fix the Pro Bowl
What’s that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you’re in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next few weeks providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football’s return. There are two ways to think about the news that J.J. […]
Read moreWho’s That Guy (Creeping Up the 2014 NBA Draft Board)? Dante Exum!
Editor’s note: On January 28, 2014, Dante Exum made it official — he declared for the 2014 NBA draft. Earlier this week, ESPN draft insider Chad Ford released his first 2014 NBA draft big board of the season. The upcoming draft (only 315 days away!) promises to be one of the best in history. There are […]
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Fantasy Football Preview 2013: Preseason Recap, Week 1
It’s that time of year — when snakes, auctions, ADPs, keepers, and sleepers start to rule our football hearts and minds. This season, last year’s Fantasy Island contest winner, Matt Borcas, will be providing some fantasy insight, starting with the tools you need for a league-winning draft. 1. I wasn’t able to catch Sunday’s Colts-Bills […]
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NFL Preview Podcast Series: Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans
Bill Barnwell and Robert Mays continue their NFL Preview Podcast Series with looks at the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans. Previous Installments of NFL Preview Podcast Series Bears and Lions Packers and Vikings You can listen to this podcast on the ESPN Podcenter here or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here.
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The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again?) of the Young American Striker
On November 17, 2010, 17-year-old Juan Agudelo made his debut with the United States men’s national team, wearing the no. 17 shirt and scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over South Africa. Four months later, the teenager found the back of the net in a 1-1 draw against Argentina, and U.S. fans were […]
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Hard Knocks, Episode 2: All Aboard the Bengals Bandwagon
Hard Knocks is great every year because it makes you fall in love with an entire football team. You get to know a few stars, get irrationally invested in a couple of role players, and you even start to like the coaches. It’s like clockwork. For instance, I’ll be a lifelong fan of Chris Hogan […]
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B.S. Report: Jonah Keri and Brian Kenny
Jonah Keri and Brian Kenny join Bill Simmons to debate whether pitchers’ win-loss records are relevant and ask if the Myers-Shields trade was worth it for Kansas City. Listen to this podcast at the ESPN Podcenter, here. Subscribe to the B.S. Report on iTunes, here.
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The College Basketball Offseason: Everything You Missed, and More
You can’t go very far these days without hearing a sports fan say, “I can’t wait until college basketball starts.” I’m not sure why they keep mispronouncing it as “football” — it must be a joke I missed, or a meme, or something — but the anticipation in the air is palpable. We’re still a […]
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Derek Jeter's Diary: The Abyss Stares Back (and It Looks Suspiciously Like A-Rod)
The baseball season is a long and lonely road. To preserve his sanity, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter keeps a diary. These are excerpts from The Captain’s private journal. Tuesday, August 6: at Chicago White Sox You never want to allow negativity to creep into your clubhouse, especially a clubhouse that was built with winning, upon […]
Read moreVideo: Kevin Durant and James Harden Miss Playing Together
James Harden and Kevin Durant talk to Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose about how close they were before the trade, how they keep in touch, and how it is like they got divorced and Durant got to keep Russell Westbrook.
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A Totally Accurate Account of the Moment Phil Jackson Heard He Was Name-Checked in Kendrick Lamar's 'Control' Verse
“Mister Jackson? Coach Jackson?” The words seemed to dissolve into the smoky gloom, swallowed up by a weird buzzing that sounded like cicadas but lower, deeper. The Assistant stood at the threshold of Phil Jackson’s buckskin tepee, which sat perched on an outcropping on the edge of Flathead Lake. “Coach?”
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Cabrera Continues to Make History
It all played out like the most clichéd sports movie you’ve ever seen. The Tigers trailed the Yankees by two runs in the ninth inning. Two outs, two strikes, man on second. Mariano Rivera reared back to throw his unhittable cutter. This time, the batter did hit that unhittable pitch. Just not the way he […]
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About Last Night: Arizona Strikes Gold
In case you were busy talking up how good your Achilles feels, because it feels really, really good, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Paul Goldschmidt’s two home runs, including his third walk-off home run of the season, gave the Arizona Diamondbacks an 11-inning 4-3 win in their interleague battle with the Baltimore […]
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