September 18, 2012
Bryce Harper Gets All Biblical (Sort Of)
It started with a friendly holiday greeting from our favorite reverse-Skulleted baseball phenom: Happy Rosh Hashana to all my friends in the Jewish community! Have a happy and peaceful year! — Bryce Harper (@Bharper3407) September 17, 2012 No snark here — this is a nice gesture by a professional athlete, and that’s that. Doesn’t mean […]
Read moreAC Milan in the Age of Financial Fair Play
Earlier this summer, a group of AC Milan fans gathered for a vigil outside the club’s headquarters near via Turati in the center of Milan. They came with flowers and candles and recited prayers. At the end, they laid their beloved club to rest. The banner outside read, “AC Milan, December 16, 1899–July 22, 2012.” […]
Read moreHere’s the NFL Thing We Used to Call ‘Fabs and Flops,’ Week 2
All aboard the Romocoaster! After 10 days as the shiny, winning-friendly leader of the Cowboys, the new Tony Romo suddenly crumbled to reveal that it was the same old loser all along. All the doubts that were erased by Romo’s triumphant 1-on-53 victory over the Giants were rewritten over the course of 60 minutes, when […]
Read moreJalen Rose on Kobe Bryant and Karma
Jalen reveals the one unbreakable rule in basketball, what he did to Kobe, and how it came back to bite him in the ass.
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How to Bow Before the SEC
O Meyer. O Saban. O Miles, you mysterious, grass-eating prophet … Sorry, you caught me in the middle of my daily prayer to the Southeastern Conference. Like a lot of college football fans, I consider the SEC my guiding light. Only by praising its six straight national titles can I justify my miserable existence as […]
Read moreAbout Last Night: The Tale of Peyton’s Picks
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Matt Ryan threw his 100th career touchdown pass and the Falcons defense harassed Peyton Manning into three first-quarter interceptions in a 27-21 win over the Broncos. “Each turnover has its own story that no one really wants […]
Read moreSeptember 17, 2012
Paris Is Rising: Marco Verratti’s Giant Steps
The last time we checked in with Paris Saint-Germain they drew their third consecutive match of the season and were sitting 13th in the Ligue 1 table. Showing just how fickle I was, I went home after the 0-0 draw with Bordeaux and canceled my trip to Lille. That was a mistake. Against Lille, PSG […]
Read moreThe Jalen Rose Report: David Jacoby and Jalen Rose
Jalen Rose and David Jacoby discuss the highlights of NFL Week 2. Plus the Lakers, Thunder, and how Kobe Bryant and karma teamed up to teach Jalen a lesson. Listen to this podcast here. Subscribe to the Grantland Network on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
Read moreB.S. Report: Cousin Sal
After both of their favorite teams suffered tough losses, Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal guess the betting lines for Week 3. You can listen to this podcast on iTunes or the ESPN.com PodCenter.
Read moreThe Chipper Effect
Braves fans apparently missed the memo that last night’s Atlanta-Nationals matchup was ESPN’s game of the week. Turner Field was a little more than half full, with just over 29,000 in attendance. That’s even counting the canines that came with their owners for “Bark in the Park” night, and before the persistent mid-game drizzles sent […]
Read moreWhat’s So Great About Lane Kiffin?
On paper, if you let your eyes blur just a little, Lane Kiffin is a genius and a boy wonder. He became the youngest head coach in NFL history with the Raiders, moved on to a plum job at Tennessee, and now heads up one of college football’s most historic programs, USC, as the youngest […]
Read moreNFL Run & Shootaround: Secrets and Lies
You Know Nothing of Our Work About seven days ago, right around when Baltimore finished cleaning up the Bengals, it seemed like we knew a few things after Week 1. The Ravens were good — maybe very good. The Patriots were the Patriots, but with the type of defense they hadn’t fielded in almost a […]
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The Challenge: T.J. Lavin in Vegas
Bill Simmons and David Jacoby battle in the first annual Grantland H-O-R-S-E Challenge, hosted by T.J. Lavin.
Read moreSix Reasons Why Boxing Doesn’t Suck Right Now
To the sport I’ve been watching and writing about the last three Saturday nights, I ask this question: Who are you, and what have you done with boxing? You superficially resemble boxing, with the four-sided rings and the dudes wearing gloves all punching each other and spitting into buckets and whatnot. But where are the […]
Read moreWhat’s the Matter With Charlie Weis’s Kansas?
Things are already not going well for Charlie Weis at Kansas. After KU got beat by TCU over the weekend, only the most Panglossian of Jayhawks could look at the school’s 1-2 record and say, “Hey, we’re halfway to matching last year’s win total.” Kansas’s 20-6 loss to TCU appears deceptively respectable when you normalize […]
Read moreAbout Last Weekend: Cam Goes Marching In
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. A referee was pulled from the Panthers-Saints game when his Facebook profile revealed that he was a Saints fan, and Cam Newton’s 324 yards of total offense led the Panthers to a 35-27 win. The referee […]
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