December 21, 2011
Fantasy Fantasy Football: The Semifinal(s)
It’s time again for the most important weekly feature on the Internet: Fantasy Fantasy Football. Throughout the NFL season, we’ll be evaluating five fantasy football gurus as they tell us who to start and sit each week. Using a highly flawed method based loosely on mathematical principles, we’ll attempt to reveal the one true football […]
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About Last Night: Buckeye Blues
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. The NCAA hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban for violations committed under Jim Tressel. When reporters reached new head coach Urban Meyer for comment, he was unable to respond for several minutes while he attempted […]
Read moreDecember 20, 2011
Bad Quarterback League Scorecard: Whoa, Caleb Hanie
Don’t buy into the hype. Week 15 wasn’t shocking. It wasn’t crazy. It wasn’t weird. It was normal. It is completely modus operandi in the NFL for good teams to lose (Green Bay Packers), bad teams to win (Indianapolis Colts), and the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL (Joe Webb) to not even […]
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The Times They Are A-Changing at Staples Center
Chris Paul hadn’t even been allowed to put on pants when someone asked what a victory over the Lakers meant. “It’s not necessarily about [beating the Lakers],” Paul said. “It’s about us.” The statement came as a crowd of reporters huddled around Paul’s corner locker following Monday night’s 114-95 win.
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MNF Blackout: The Gospel According to Vernon Davis
In the words of Shane Ryan, if you were out “living a life of leisure” last night, you missed a blackout during Monday Night Football. Apparently, San Francisco is in the business of writing bad checks or something, because on two separate occasions, the power went out in the entire stadium. Everything was fine, seeing […]
Read moreWatch: Bill Simmons and Joe House Podcast Sneak Peek
Here’s a holiday gift, from us to you: A podcast preview of Joe House and Grantland boss Bill Simmons discussing the Western Conference. Look for more B.S. Report podcasts with House later in the week. Enjoy! Bill Simmons is the editor-in-chief of Grantland, the host of the BS Report and the author of the recent […]
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Will Yu Darvish End the AL East’s Grip on the Wild Card?
In winning the negotiating rights to Yu Darvish, the Texas Rangers fired back at the Angels’ own busy offseason. The news also rattled the city of Toronto, flooding phone lines and Twitter with bitter disappointment after the Jays’ own run at the Japanese star. But you know who should be sweating the most right about […]
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Explaining the Bowl System
Why do the bowls persist? Crony capitalism rules once again. This bowl season, 70 teams will compete in 35 bowls and more than $180 million will be paid to the conferences and schools represented. Ten will play in BCS bowls, which pay the lion’s share of the money. Everyone from President Barack Obama to University […]
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The Fabulous and the Flops of NFL Week 15
As always, we detail the sordid and the successful every Tuesday in our weekly look back at the previous weekend’s games; this is “The Fabulous and the Flops” for Week 15. This week, we’ll identify the player who might qualify as the worst backup quarterback … ever. We’ll point out which quarterback looks like a […]
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About Last Night: Lights Out For Big Ben
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. The 49er defense picked off Ben Roethlisberger three times en route to an impressive 20-3 win over the Steelers. After each interception, Roethlisberger made the Niner defensive backs uncomfortable by approaching them with a goofy grin on […]
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