February 1, 2012
Ivan Johnson on Ivan Johnson
Welcome back to the Ivan Johnson Chronicles. In Part III of this infinity-part series, I take a look at the single most important piece of Ivan Johnson-related information that has surfaced thus far. Sent to us by a man they call “Ed” is a 2008 public radio interview between host Dick Gordon, former troubled basketball […]
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About Last Night: Gronk’s Boot Was Made for Talkin’
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski said he’s taking things day by day after suffering a high ankle sprain, and is no longer wearing his walking boot. “Now I’m wearing a fun-time groovy sock-hop boot,” he said, reading […]
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The Shootaround: NBA News, Notes, and Dwight-itis
Contagion If you want to know why Hornets GM Dell Demps went through hell to get Chris Paul out of New Orleans, all you need to do is look at the spot Magic GM Otis Smith finds himself in now. I imagine him smoking a Carlton and drinking Chivas with melting ice cubes. There is […]
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B.S. Report: Cousin Sal and David Jacoby
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal spend way too much time breaking down their favorite prop bets for Sunday’s game, with Sal eventually revealing his fourth-annual Gary Russell Memorial pick. After that, Grantland’s David Jacoby comes on to update the Souper Bowl and argue about soup. That’s right, football, gambling and soup! How can you NOT […]
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The Clippers, the Thunder, and the NBA Elite
First, bowing to the tyranny of the news cycle, we’re going to discuss The Dunk. The challenge here is figuring out how to describe something in a compelling way that everyone has seen 50 times, screamed over, and tweeted about. As a novelty, let’s take it in reverse. Three minutes after the incident, the Staples […]
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January in Sports: By the Numbers
Here’s a look at the numbers behind some of the biggest sports stories this past month. Send us suggestions for next month’s edition by tweeting at @michaelkruse with the hashtag #GrantlandStats. Amount of Prince Fielder’s nine-year contract with the Detroit Tigers: $214 million The city of Detroit’s budget deficit: About $200 million The amount taxpayers […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: The Masked Man
On today’s podcast, David Shoemaker is joined by former WWE writer/producer Court Bauer to talk about what life is like backstage, from the lead-up to the Royal Rumble on through to Wrestlemania. He also nerds out with Brandon Stroud from WithLeather.com and guesses wrestlers ages with The Roommate. Listen to Tuesday’s podcast here: ESPN.com Podcenter […]
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Souper Bowl I: Alphabet Falls to Hot and Sour
The first day of Souper Bowl I saw only one significant upset, as the old men from Tomato used a combination of ugly post moves, spot-up jumpers, and “blue collar”-ness to take down Broccoli Cheddar. Before action began Monday morning, many tournament pundits were wondering how Broccoli Cheddar received such a high ranking in the […]
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Quotes of the Month (Now With More Washington Wizards!)
January is winding down, which means it’s time for one of The Triangle’s favorite features — Quotes of the Month. As you might recall, the boss requested we revive this one, which we were happy to do, because this month Flip Saunders said: “Booing is not going to help somebody play better,” so it’s great […]
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Things Blake Griffin Killed When He Dunked on Kendrick Perkins
Dubstep; the country’s white-collar crime problem; White Collar; fusion cooking; anything but the official “Rack City” remix; boundaries; borders; physics; the possibility that the children of Griffin and Perkins will ever marry; Kevin Garnett’s concept of how the world works; Ubuntu; LeBron James’ dedication to biking to work; the Kobe System; systemic forces of oppression; the […]
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About Last Night: Super Smack Talk
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. The Giants arrived in Indianapolis for this weekend’s Super Bowl, and safety Antrel Rolle said the team is “expecting to win on Sunday.” At that exact moment, Tom Brady walked by and whispered, “Game’s on Saturday, Einstein.” […]
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