June 26, 2012
About Last Night: Arizona Gets Its Meow On
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. The Arizona Wildcats are College World Series champions. Defensive replacement Brandon Dixon hit an RBI double in the ninth inning to break a 1-1 tie, spurring Arizona to a 4-1 win over South Carolina and a two-game […]
Read moreJune 25, 2012
2012 NBA Draft: Evaluating the Point Guards
Of all the positions in the NBA, maybe the toughest one to project is the point guard spot. The pro game is very demanding on point guards, constituting a real leap from college, especially in terms of the defense the players face. The most interesting point guard prospects in this draft class — Damian Lillard, […]
Read moreB.S. Report: JackO and Rich Levine
Bill and his buddy JackO talk about the Kevin Youkilis trade, then Bill discusses the Boston sports scene with Rich Levine of CSNNE.com.
Read moreThe Crazy Drama of Ortiz-Lopez
Immediately after the ninth round in Saturday’s welterweight fight between Victor Ortiz and Josesito Lopez, I wrote a question in my notebook: “Who is crazier, Ortiz or Lopez?” From ringside at Staples Center, I had just watched Lopez and Ortiz spend the last 30 seconds of the round exchanging violent hooks and uppercuts. First, Ortiz […]
Read moreThe Future of U.S. Soccer, Part I: The High School Debate
In the first of a series of posts on the future of soccer in the United States, Andrew Lewellen looks at the U.S. Soccer Federation’s efforts to centralize the development of youth talent. Check back next week for Part II, when Andrew takes a look at a pivotal moment in U.S. soccer history — the […]
Read moreGrantland Network Podcast: The Jalen Rose Show
Jalen stopped by the Grantland studio between SportsCenter hits to record the pod, and he was super pumped about it. He schooled me on watching the Miami Heat win the championship on the court (LeBron James going to the post was key), the scene in the locker room after the game (they have beer as […]
Read moreThe Powerful New York Yankees, and Why They’re Doomed
In the fourth inning of Sunday night’s 6-5 win over the Mets, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira came to the plate with one out and the bases loaded. In 27 postseason games since coming to the Yankees in 2009, Teixeira has hit .170 with three home runs in 106 at-bats. I won’t get into the […]
Read moreThe BCS Funeral
Friends, we’ve gathered … Wait. This is the funeral for the BCS. It has no friends. Enemies, we’ve gathered here today to say good-bye to the Bowl Championship Series. It died last week. It was 14 years old. In its short life, it was subject to repeated attacks by President Obama. Republican backbenchers turned it […]
Read moreAbout Last Weekend: To the Victors Go the Subways
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Nick Swisher broke R.A. Dickey’s long scoreless streak with a three-run homer, and Robinson Cano hit the game-winning solo shot in the eighth as the Yankees beat the Mets 6-5 to win the Subway Series. The […]
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