June 26, 2015
#Knickstaps: Coming to Terms With Phil, the Porzingis Pick, and the Future of the Knicks
Knicks fans have wanted this team to think long-term, to stop flipping picks and young players for overpriced vets, to stop hunting for the final piece to a puzzle they never even started to assemble. Phil Jackson did that last night.
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Trusting the Process: How the Rest of the League Out-Hinkie’d the Sixers at the NBA Draft
What if the NBA has neutralized the Sixers’ draft guru?
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NBA Draft Winners and Losers
Super Mario in Orlando, signs of showtime in L.A., and a silver lining in Sacramento.
Read moreJune 25, 2015
The Perfect Rebound: Why the Mavericks Needed Monta Ellis in Order to Move On
There’s some irony in calling him “the perfect rebound’’ — mainly because of his inability to execute any type of rebound on a basketball court — but the Ellis-Mavs relationship both needed to happen and was doomed from the start.
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‘The Ropes’ Podcast: David Lemieux
Rafe Bartholomew and Brian Koppelman try to save Adrien Broner’s career and discuss their favorite #OldManFights for Oscar De La Hoya. Plus, an interview with new middleweight titlist David Lemieux.
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We Went There: Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and Alaska’s 110-Year-Old Twilight Baseball Game
The Midnight Sun Game is played annually on the summer solstice in Fairbanks, home of the Alaska Goldpanners, the world’s northernmost baseball team. First pitch each year is at 10:30 P.M., more than two hours before official sundown.
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Wrapping Up the NHL Awards
From the actual winners to our writer’s ballot, here is everything you need to know about the NHL’s end-of-season fiesta.
Read more‘Cheap Heat’ Podcast: Brock Lesnar, ‘Tough Enough,’ and the Passing of Buddy Landel
The guys talk Brock Lesnar the hero, the return of ‘Tough Enough,’ and the passing of ‘Nature Boy’ Buddy Landel.
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DeMarcus, LaMarcus, and So Much More: Your Draft Day Rumor Rankings
Let’s put all of the NBA draft rumors in one place and rank them based on general insanity. Spoiler alert: DeMarcus Cousins on the Lakers is no. 1.
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‘The Grantland NFL Podcast’: Best and Worst Contracts
Mays and Barnwell discuss which NFL players give their teams the most and least value in relation to their cap hits.
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‘The Jonah Keri Podcast’: Buster Olney on the Rays, Giants, and Team Culture
Jonah Keri talks to ESPN.com’s Buster Olney about the Rays, the Giants, and the get-along culture that defines several successful teams. Plus, trade deadline updates!
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Aces in the Hole: How Gerrit Cole, Chris Archer, and Sonny Gray Have Ridden Sliders and Smarts Into MLB’s Top Tier
Cole, Gray, and Archer have all been above-average pitchers in the past. But for pitchers with their pedigrees, “above average” was boring. We wanted aces. Now, all three are pitching like full-fledged stars not only by pumping GIF-able fastballs, but by riding sliders and smarts to success.
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‘The Lowe Post’ Podcast: Chad Ford on the 2015 NBA Draft
Zach talks to Chad Ford of ESPN.com about movement at the top of the draft, the best international prospects, trade rumors, and more.
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Small Giants: Justise Winslow, Stanley Johnson, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, and the Changing Shape of the NBA
The perfect prospects for the post-Warriors era.
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NBA Draft Shootaround: Who’s Your Sleeper Pick?
Who is the next Draymond Green or Khris Middleton? Here’s a look at the players who could be late first- and second-round steals.
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