April 17, 2013
Video: Matt Barnes on Clippers Chemistry
Matt Barnes tells Grantland’s Chris Ryan who controls the music in the Clippers’ locker room, expounds on team chemistry, and describes what it’s like to play alongside Jamal Crawford.
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Cards, Rangers, and an Embarrassment of Riches
The St. Louis Cardinals have a problem, one that nearly any other team would envy. They start an above-average center fielder, one of the best right-handed sluggers in the league at first base, and a pair of corner outfielders who’ve combined for 13 All-Star appearances. They have a 24-year-old first baseman who pummeled his way […]
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The Mega NBA Season-Ending Things I Like and Don’t Like
1. JaVale McGee and Anthony Randolph, Together Injuries to Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried have George Karl understandably scrambling for healthy rotation parts, but I’m not sure the world is ready to watch the Wild Child front line play heavy minutes. On their very first possession as a duo against Houston on April 6, Jeremy […]
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About Last Night: Everybody Loves Boston
In case you were busy living on easy street … wait — OH, I FORGOT ABOUT MY TAXES — here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: The Boston Red Sox rode a seven-run second inning to cruise to a 7-2 win over the host Cleveland Indians. Red Sox starter Felix Doubront, who got the […]
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In Memoriam: Pat Summerall (1930-2013)
Pat Summerall died today. This is not a surprise: He was 82, he’d had a liver transplant, and he’d lived a hard life on purpose. It had been a while since Summerall had been active as a broadcaster; having semiretired from the booth in 2002, you’d usually only hear him once a year, during the […]
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Determining Where Raekwon McMillan Will Go to College Based on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Lyrics
I have no intention to make fun of Raekwon McMillan; I have no intention to make fun of anyone who’s 6-foot-2, 250 pounds, and incredibly skilled at hurting people. No, this is more to just point out how the subject of the most heated recruiting battle in the Class of 2014 just so happens to […]
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Sportstorialist: A Night at the WNBA Draft
The WNBA draft never looks like a sports event. It looks like a scene from a hotel jazz club. There is none of the beery pandemonium and emotional overkill that happens every summer when the men have their draft. The league’s president, Laurie Richie, doesn’t have to read the players’ names over a chorus of […]
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The All–MLB Network Team
If you’re a baseball fan and (1) have a spare $130, and (2) are either single or have a relationship that will bear your watching 40 hours of baseball a week, there’s no better investment than MLB Network. But if you’re going to channel-surf through 15 games a night, you better have a plan. You […]
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An Arsenal Fan and an Everton Fan E-mail About Today’s Match, the Champions League, and Money, Money, Monnnney
Brett Koremenos: The Arsenal-Everton showdown today has massive implications for the Champions League. Bottom line, if my Toffees can’t even manage a draw, you can kindly wave good-bye as they fade into your rearview mirror. Should they win, however, both our clubs are going to be part of a crazy, four-team chase for the final […]
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In Their Own Words: How NBA Stars Deal With Achilles Injuries
Dominique Wilkins wouldn’t wish a ruptured Achilles on his worst enemy. Where once he was the Human Highlight Reel, after his injury his game was changed forever. Elton Brand was never a highflier, but he felt the same pop that Kobe Bryant described after Friday night’s crushing injury. His game changed, too. And Chauncey Billups […]
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NBA Short-Attention-Span Power Rankings: The Airing of Grievances
A survey of the players and teams making moves in last night’s NBA action. Sure, last night saw a few highlights … 1. Stephen Curry (All GIFs by @HeyBelinda) … who scored 35 points, with seven 3s in a Warriors victory over San Antonio. There was also …
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Is Wil Myers the Cure for the Anemic Rays Offense?
Our thoughts are with all those affected by the bombings at the Boston Marathon. There was a baseball game played at Fenway Park a little earlier in the day, so we’ll do our best to provide some analysis. Trailing by a run entering the ninth inning of Monday’s game, the Tampa Bay Rays started to […]
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About Last Night: Boston Forevah
In case you were busy spending time talking to loved ones, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Mike Napoli hit a game-winning double as the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 3-2, at Fenway Park on Patriots Day. After the game, a pair of explosions struck Boylston Street near the finish […]
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