June 12, 2013
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins: Who Has the Best National Anthem Singer? (And Other Important Questions for the Stanley Cup Final)
The Stanley Cup final between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins start tonight. And that means it’s time to break down the various matchups that will decide the series, such as coaching, goaltending, and special teams. So yeah, hopefully somebody will do a post about those, because they’re super-important. In the meantime, here’s a look […]
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No Sleeping in Seattle: USMNT Dominates Panama in World Cup Qualifying
Midway through the first half of what would become a convincing 2-0 win over Panama for the United States men’s national team, an American winger played a cross in from the flank. The raucous crowd at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field, more than 40,000 strong, gasped in anticipation as they saw Jozy Altidore lurking in the penalty […]
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NBA Finals Shootaround: This Must Be the Place
So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is here to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. Hustle Hard (All GIFs by @HeyBelinda) Danny Chau: One hard-fought game that went down to the wire, […]
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Derek Jeter’s Diary: A-Rod’s Big Admission
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. Wednesday, June 5 vs. Cleveland Indians This story about the suspensions that are allegedly coming down from the commissioner’s office is all anyone wants to talk about. […]
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We Went There: The Spurs Rain on the Cool, Ineffective Heat
We forgot about it because of the scary things LeBron James did in the second half of Game 2 on Sunday, but Miami’s defense was strangely off for much of that win. They lost track of Danny Green on two 3-pointers, errors of miscommunication that resulted in shrugged shoulders, the kind of stuff championship teams […]
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About Last Night: Don’t Mess With Texas
In case you were busy consolidating power by any means necessary to be prepared for the upcoming console wars, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: In a series filled with future Hall of Famers, it was the play of Gary Neal and Danny Green, who scored a combined 51 points while going 13-for-19 […]
Read moreJune 11, 2013
Unpopular Opinion Alert: Defending Alex Rodriguez
The only thing that makes me feel good about Major League Baseball’s recent public resurrection of the Biogenesis affair is that the public face of the 20-odd targets of the investigation (if you can call it that) seems to be Ryan Braun. That’s not because I think Braun deserves to have his name dragged through […]
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86-Day NFL Warning: Terrell Owens Finally Goes Away (Or So We Hope)
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 three and a half months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football’s return. Late last week, semiprofessional bowler/popcorn baron/calligrapher Terrell Owens […]
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Ryan Howard Listens to Tyga, and Other Revelations Surrounding the At-Bat Music of the Phillies
You’re really limiting yourself if “What would you use for at-bat music?” is the sort of thing you only talk about with your drinkin’ buddies. It might be the single most insightful query you can ask in any situation: first date, job interview, interrogation, loan request, doesn’t matter. It’s how you really get to know […]
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The Pitchers’ Duel Diary: Hisashi Iwakuma vs. Dallas Keuchel
Welcome to this new series, in which we anticipate one excellent matchup per week and diarize it to learn something about the art of pitching. In the process, we also discover meaningful things about ourselves and our lives through the lens of baseball. There is always a lesson at the end. Each pitchers’ duel receives […]
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Ranking the Best Ballpark Experiences, Part 2
Last week, I ran down no. 36 through no. 21 on my rundown of favorite ballparks. Note that these rankings are highly and in some cases ludicrously subjective. Though the list does come with some objective criteria (covered in Part 1), your interaction with a stadium can vary wildly based on plenty of purely personal […]
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‘Enjoying the Spurs’: The San Antonio Fan Manifesto
Since the late 1990s, the San Antonio Spurs have built an army of obnoxious, elitist fans whose heads are filled with so much paranoia that most of the team’s misfortunes can only be explained by conspiracy theories. It is probably the most complex fan identity in all of sports, without the strength in numbers to […]
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College Football Summer School: Get Yourself a MAC Team
A tertiary allegiance to a MAC team is a crucial component of the well-rounded college football fan’s existence. (Actual MAC alumni: Go pick yourselves out a nice Pac-12 squad to get behind this season. Might we suggest Arizona?) When weeknight mid-major football becomes a regular fixture late in the year, smart consumers will want to […]
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#HotSportsTakes: If You Can’t Root for Tim Tebow, You Can’t Root for America
Every now and then, we will attempt to write the worst sports column on earth. Today: Let’s talk about Tim Tebow and the New England Patriots and hope. This one wasn’t in the playbook, folks. In case you forgot, the media wanted Tim Tebow to fail. He was supposed to walk away. Fade into oblivion. […]
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About Last Night: Bonus Baseball in Tampa
In case you were unable to get to a TV after a butt pat gone awry, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: After giving up a six-run lead, the Boston Red Sox finally put away the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-8, behind a Daniel Nava 14th-inning RBI single. The game was not without its […]
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