March 20, 2012
My Dinner With Tebow
So Monica Culpepper gets the “My Best Friend’s Sister’s Boyfriend’s Brother’s Girlfriend Heard From This Guy Who Knows This Kid Who’s Going With the Girl Who Saw Ferris Pass Out at 31 Flavors Last Night” Award. Who is Monica Culpepper? Well, she’s on Survivor. I’m too busy carving wooden duck decoys in my free time […]
Read moreLet’s Talk About the NCAA Tournament!
Do you have a question about March Madness going into the Sweet 16? Is it about buzz cuts? Or the Buzzcuts? Then you should e-mail Grantland’s Mark Titus, who will be answering your questions about the NCAA tournament in this space later this week. To contribute to this week’s mailbag, e-mail Titus at: clubtrillion@gmail.com. You […]
Read more2012 MLB Season Preview: Washington Nationals
Stephen Strasburg is coming back. Bryce Harper is coming soon. The Phillies might be waning. No wonder the Nationals were one of baseball’s most aggressive teams this offseason, raiding the farm system for Gio Gonzalez and signing Edwin Jackson to a deal that might turn into the best bargain of the winter (one year, $11 […]
Read moreThe Phillies’ Offense Is a Rising Concern
In the past five years, the Philadelphia Phillies have won five NL East titles, two National League pennants, and one World Series. Now they have a chance to add a new honor: worst offense in the league. Placido Polanco’s hand injury over the weekend leaves Jimmy Rollins as the only healthy member of Philly’s infield. […]
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About Last Night: Farewell to The Tebow
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Multiple sources reported that Peyton Manning has chosen the Denver Broncos. He first discussed the possibility with John Elway in a March 9 meeting, and the deal means that the Broncos will try to trade Tim Tebow […]
Read moreMarch 19, 2012
And Now a Video of Rick Santorum at Bat
This clip comes to us via our buddy at the Washington Post, Chris Cillizza:
Read moreGrantland Network Podcast: The Jalen Rose Show
Peyton Manning has picked the Broncos, North Carolina’s Kendall Marshall has a bum wrist and we know which teams advanced in the NCAA tournament … blah blah freaking blah. This week on the Jalen Rose Show, we touched on those hot topics, but also dove deep into the Miami Heat, Kobe’s tough night against the […]
Read moreIndiana’s Late-Game Go-To Play
With three minutes left in Saturday’s second-round game against VCU, Indiana was trailing by five points. The Hoosiers were struggling to get Cody Zeller, one of their best offensive weapons, any touches, and he seemingly disappeared for minutes at a time. But down the stretch, Indiana coach Tom Crean used set plays to get his […]
Read more2012 MLB Season Preview: Miami Marlins
Armed with a shiny, taxpayer-funded new stadium green-lit by feckless government officials, the Marlins decided they’d finally spend some money this offseason. The plan went as follows: Get Albert Pujols, get Jose Reyes, get one of the best starting pitchers on the market, get one of the best closers on the market.
Read moreReaders’ Revenge: Your Most Fireable Offenses
It’s Monday, which means it’s time for the next installment of Readers’ Revenge, the weekly feature in which we turn Grantland over to you, the unpredictable reader. This week’s topic was most fireable offenses, and the response was awesome. And also, terrible. (It’s always disturbing to read about workers at a popular fast food joint […]
Read moreManning Headed to Denver! Now What?
Congratulations, Denver Broncos. Your organization appears to have won the Peyton Manning sweepstakes. Now what?
Read moreB.S. Report: Emergency Tim Tebow Podcast!
What happens when a Hall of Fame quarterback coming off four neck surgeries signs with a team run by a Hall of Fame quarterback who had no qualms about dumping a national phenomenon with mystical powers to get him? You tape an emergency B.S. Report, that’s what happens. That’s right, we called the NFL Network’s […]
Read moreCatching Up With Indians GM Chris Antonetti
Thanks to a promising pitching staff full of ground-ball machines and potentially weak competition in the AL Central, the Indians could be an intriguing sleeper team this season. The man in charge of building that team, Chris Antonetti, has lofty goals for the Tribe. We sat down with the Indians’ general manager at the team’s […]
Read moreReport: Peyton Manning Picks Denver! Farewell, Tebow?
HUGE Bad Quarterback League news, you guys. Also huge news in like, life and the NFL and stuff. Per ESPN:
Read moreThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Tobacco Road
The Ugly With 10:56 remaining in an easy win over Creighton, North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall drove right. As he rose for the layup, Creighton’s Ethan Wragge put a forearm into Marshall’s midsection. Marshall put out a hand to cushion the fall, but his right wrist buckled as it absorbed the full weight of […]
Read moreWhy We’ll Miss Norfolk State
After their oh-no-they-didn’t first-round upset of Missouri, the Norfolk State Spartans became the darlings of the NCAA tournament, one of two 15-seeds to oust a 2-seed in the Big Dance on Friday. (Lehigh also beat Duke that night.) It was heartbreaking to see them fall to the Florida Gators on Sunday, but it was particularly […]
Read moreKansas Ruins Everything (Except Your Brackets)
After Wichita State lost, and Belmont lost, and Missouri lost, and Murray State lost, and SLU lost, and Kendall Marshall broke his wrist or whatever, I decided to back Purdue and hop on the Robbie Hummel bandwagon. There was still plenty of room, after all! And it’s hard not to like Hummel, who twice tore […]
Read moreFree Agent Update: The QB Quandary Continues
As the Dolphins continue to flounder in their search for a new quarterback this offseason and times seem to get more desperate with each day, they might do well to heed WOPR’s advice from WarGames. Their only winning move might be not to play at all. The weekend did not go very well for Miami, […]
Read moreAbout Last Weekend: The Sweet and Sour of the 16
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. North Carolina advanced to the Sweet 16 with a win over Creighton, but paid a steep price when point guard Kendall Marshall fractured his wrist. Marshall is the second Tar Heel to suffer a wrist injury […]
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