November 6, 2012
Jalen Rose Report: Jalen Rose and David Jacoby (With Video!)
Jalen Rose and David Jacoby talk the 2012 NBA season, and why 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr. should stop their Twitter beef for the sake of boxing’s future. Then, in a bonus video, Jalen and Jacoby break down the 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather beef and assess if it was really a hoax, as […]
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I Suck at Football, Week 9: My Almost-Beautiful Matthew Stafford Fantasy
My mind was made up. I sat at the kitchen table and typed an e-mail to my friend Richard Feynman, whose name is not really Richard Feynman. “I’m starting Matthew Stafford instead of Matt Schaub on Sunday,” I wrote. “This will end in blood and tears,” Feyman replied. Then, after a minute: “Are you watching […]
Read moreAbout Last Night: It’s Election Day!
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Today is Election Day on About Last Night. Terrence the Grantland Robot, the incumbent, will be taking on Carl Tompkins, a 25-year-old actual human who hopes to be an intern here. The winner will serve as ALN’s […]
Read moreNovember 5, 2012
The NHL Lockout Gets the Robyn Parody It Deserves
It’s been nearly two months since the NHL lockout began. NHL players continue to head overseas. The 2013 Winter Classic will now take place in 2014. In an environment as borderline dystopian as this, there’s only one thing for hockey fans dancing on their own to turn to: Robyn. What began as a whimsical Twitter […]
Read moreAJ to T.J.: Breaking Down Alabama’s Game-Winning Play
I have an admission to make: Several times this season I’ve tried to watch Alabama play an entire game, and each time I’ve failed. Sure, I’ve watched quarters of football here and there — the bludgeoning of Michigan, the decimation of Arkansas, and the tidy strangulations of Mississippi State and Tennessee. But watching this team […]
Read moreB.S. Report: Cousin Sal and Joe House
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal break down Week 9 in the NFL and the revenge of the rookies, then guess the Week 10 lines. Then Bill calls Joe House to talk about “House Eats.” To listen to this podcast, you can download it on iTunes here or go to the ESPN.com PodCenter here.
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Atlanta’s Rappers, Twitter, and the Falcons: A Real-Time Analysis
The Atlanta Falcons are 8-0. Undefeated. “Loss-less,” if you will. Average ATLiens like myself, not used to success, have been handling this news in different ways. Some don’t want to jinx the good news and have stayed relatively quiet. They’re completely fine with the fact that the team is remaining under the radar, seemingly not […]
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NFL Run & Shootaround: Visions and Circumstances
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. The King’s Speech This season, with the widespread distribution of RedZone and the behind-the-curtain nature of the […]
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A Tale of Two Offenses: The Surprising Knicks and the Slumping Thunder
It’s too early to draw meaningful conclusions about teams or players, but after just a week, we can say this: One of the league’s glamour teams looks surprisingly comfortable in its own skin, while a would-be contender fresh off a massive long-term roster change is showing worrisome early signs. The team making me smile: The […]
Read moreGerald Green Is Cleared for Takeoff
Remember when I said a couple weeks back how the Pacers needed to make Gerald Green’s Blue Angels routine a focal point of their offense? Yeah. That. Best part of this particular jam isn’t the stuffing so much as Green’s initial dry run at the hoop.
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Landon Donovan’s Legacy Will Be Just Fine
There’s a good chance that Wednesday night will be the last soccer game Landon Donovan plays for quite some time. His Los Angeles Galaxy find themselves down 1-0 after the first leg of the Western Conference semifinal against the San Jose Earthquakes. Unless they can go into Buck Shaw Stadium and get a result against […]
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We Went There: Opening Night With the Nets at the Barclays Center
On Saturday night, a national television audience watched the Brooklyn Nets defeat the Toronto Raptors in the transplanted franchise’s new home. From your soiled barcalounger, you may have heard the “Brooooooooooklyn” chants and seen Brook Lopez draw countless foul shots with his herky-jerky release. But you missed so, so much. Here’s an on-the-ground report of […]
Read moreAbout Last Weekend: You Don’t Mess With Bama
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Facing a hostile road crowd, AJ McCarron led no. 1 Alabama on a game-winning drive, completing the winning touchdown pass with 51 seconds remaining as the Tide beat no. 5 LSU 21-17. McCarron said he was […]
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