March 26, 2012
Oh Please Hire Bill Parcells As Interim Coach, Saints
Well, well! Someone has been reading Machiavelli’s The Prince! Or possibly listening to Tupac’s Don Killuminati: Makaveli. Either way, Sean Payton is, reportedly, getting into seriously heavy chess moves. Just days after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Payton would be banned for the 2012-13 season, due to his involvement in Bountygate, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported […]
Read moreTiger Exorcises the Demons
Today is a big day for a website focused on sports and pop culture. Between the Elite Eight games, Hunger Games, 4OT games, and Draper games, the amount of material to write about on this last Monday of March is comical. But with a busted bracket, an unwillingness to pay 72 bucks to see a […]
Read moreThe Addictive Fun That Is MLB Over/Under Bets
Which two sporting events would you say draw the most betting interest in your circle of family and friends? Gotta be the Super Bowl and March Madness, right? If you don’t enter some kind of Super Bowl squares pool or at least bet five bucks on the game with a buddy, the Un-American Activities Committee […]
Read moreStatement Game: Heat-Thunder
For the remainder of the NBA season, The Triangle will be breaking down the biggest games of the week. Today’s edition: Heat-Thunder. What Was at Stake It depends on which team we’re talking about. With about 1:30 left in the game, right after Serge Ibaka emphatically yanked down his 10th rebound, the cameras flashed to […]
Read moreAbout Last Weekend: Rick’s Latest Advance
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. The Final Four is set. Louisville mounted a late comeback against Florida, Kansas pounded North Carolina in the closing minutes, Kentucky creamed Baylor, and Ohio State outlasted Syracuse. In related news, Rick Pitino’s romantic life regularly […]
Read moreMarch 23, 2012
You Could Go to WAR With Chipper
The great Rembert Browne has the goods on Chipper Jones announcing he’ll retire at year’s end, and what that means for someone who doesn’t spend every waking hour reminding people that the Braves did not, in fact, win the NL East 14 years in a row. For a short, well-done statistical take on Chipper’s career, […]
Read moreGrantland Network Podcast: The Basketball Jones
On Friday’s show, The Basketball Jones discuss the Clippers’ implosion, whether Vinny Del Negro should get canned, Jason Smith’s hip check on Blake Griffin, the Eastern Conference playoff race, new players on new teams, the league’s best bench unit, and Brad Miller’s “Country Boys” retirement. All that, plus an exclusive audio clip of what Chris […]
Read moreFantasy Baseball Nerdy Keys to Victory: The Plexiglas Principle
Like most 3-year-olds, I had a favorite toy. Carried it with me everywhere. Hugged it. Talked to it. Played with it. When I’d lose it, even for a second, I cried. When my mom would find it and give it back, I’d clutch it tightly, my world made whole again. My favorite toy and I […]
Read moreHow Utah Used a Staggered Pindown to Create Space for Devin Harris
Thursday night, the Utah Jazz trailed the Sacramento Kings by a point with 4.1 seconds to play. Marcus Thornton had just made a tough shot to give the Kings the lead, and, in all likelihood, the win. The Jazz had one last chance to get a good look at their own game-winner. Coach Ty Corbin […]
Read moreSyracuse Survives … Again
When Fab Melo, Syracuse’s starting center, was declared ineligible for the NCAA tournament for undisclosed academic reasons, the potential for humiliation was high. Would the Orange be the first 1-seed to topple in the opening round? If not, Kansas State’s horde of rebounders would pillage the offensive glass. And barring that, Wisconsin’s patience and perimeter […]
Read moreRooting for Coach Cal
I was a teenage John Calipari recruit. You have not read about me on Rivals.com. There are no YouTube compilations of me going off against Oak Hill Academy. I never even played for the man. But, in a fashion, the commitment I made to him lasted longer than any of the stops Calipari has made […]
Read moreThe Eight Factors: Indiana-Kentucky
The Eight Factors measures four basketball criteria along with four non-basketball criteria to take the measure of who will win each Sweet 16 game. In this installment: 4-seed Indiana (27-8) vs. 1-seed Kentucky (34-2). Factor 1: Better College Town I have to tell you guys straight up that I have never been to either Lexington […]
Read moreThe Eight Factors: NC State-Kansas
The Eight Factors measures four basketball criteria along with four non-basketball criteria to take the measure of who will win each Sweet 16 game. In this installment: 11-seed NC State (24-12) vs. 2-seed Kansas (29-6). Factor 1: Better College Town Fair warning: Big-time North Carolina bias coming up here. Raleigh has it tough, as far […]
Read moreThe Eight Factors: Ohio-North Carolina
The Eight Factors measures four basketball criteria along with four non-basketball criteria to take the measure of who will win each Sweet 16 game. In this installment: 13-seed Ohio (29-7) vs. 1-seed North Carolina (31-5). Factor 1: Better College Town I hit on this Thursday in the Wisconsin-Syracuse post, but let’s get lazy and just […]
Read moreWhy Tebow Should Work With the New York Jets
For all of the questions that surround Tim Tebow, we know one thing for sure: Drama follows him. And yet, heading into this offseason — one where he was coming off a playoff victory and was the presumptive, though not the conclusive, starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos — I naively thought we’d have a […]
Read moreSweet 16 Predictions: Christian Watford Edition
We asked Mark Titus for five predictions before Friday’s March Madness games. Here’s what he had to say about tonight’s matchups … TBS won’t show Christian Watford’s game-winner against Kentucky more than twice Forget Norfolk State over Missouri and Lehigh over Duke — if this happens tonight it will undoubtedly be the biggest upset of […]
Read moreThe Eight Factors: Xavier-Baylor
The Eight Factors measures four basketball criteria along with four non-basketball criteria to take the measure of who will win each Sweet 16 game. In this installment: 10-seed Xavier (23-12) vs. 3-seed Baylor (29-7). Factor 1: Better College Town In Thursday’s post, Cincinnati, Ohio, took a win in this category by virtue of going up […]
Read moreAbout Last Night: Badgers Bow Out
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. The Wisconsin Badgers hit 14 of their 27 3-point attempts, but it wasn’t enough to hold off the efficient Syracuse Orange, who advanced to the Elite Eight with a 64-63 win. Fans of the Badgers’ plodding style […]
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