October 14, 2011
Inanimate Objects, Unlikely Heroes Lead Tigers, Brewers to Victory
TIGERS 7, RANGERS 5 (Rangers lead series 3-2) You can get big hits from unexpected sources. You can trot out the best pitcher in the league. You can even get a stolen base from the slowest athlete in the Western Hemisphere. The Tigers had all those factors in their favor in Thursday’s elimination game against […]
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About Last Night: Forever Young
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Delmon Young hit two home runs and Justin Verlander lasted into the eighth as the Tigers avoided elimination with a 7-5 win over the Rangers in the ALCS. Texas will now have two chances to advance to […]
Read moreOctober 13, 2011
The Saturday Agenda
Your weekend college football viewer’s guide, parsed into duel categories: The (relative) mainstream (The B. Stoops) and the indie (The M. Stoops). Act I The B. Stoops: no. 20 Baylor (4-1) at no. 21 Texas A&M (3-2), noon, FX Appeals To: I Love the ’90s/Texas Blood Feud Enthusiasts
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Two Sonics Fans Explain How to Survive an NBA-Less Winter
As two former Sonics fans, we’ve made it through three years without NBA basketball — think of us as seniors in the College of NBA-Less Winters. And we want to give you first-semester freshpersons a few tips. Invest in NHL Direct Ice Access … uh … Ticket. (Are we close?) You can even choose a […]
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Read This E-Mail From a Dude in Virginia Who Has Stuff to Say About Al Davis
The Reader E-mail of the Day comes to us from Dustin in Richmond, Va. Dustin e-mailed our EIC, Bill Simmons, to take issue with something Cousin Sal said during a B.S. Report podcast, regarding the praise heaped on the late Al Davis, following his death. What follows is not only a rebuke to Sal’s statement, […]
Read moreWho Wouldn’t Want to See Larry Bird Like This?
What’s more attractive than Larry Bird in a blond perm/afro, a tight, green Celtics uniform and a white cardigan sweater? Wait, I know … THREE blond perm/afro’ed Larry Birds in tight, green Celtics uniforms and white cardigan sweaters! Can somebody find the Double Rainbow guy so he can scream, “Triple Larry! Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh! What does it mean?????” Vintage […]
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Cousin Sal’s Gambling Blog: Week 6
Last week was a rough one for me in the NFL proposition-betting world. You people aren’t really taking my advice are you? OK, good. My Week 5 losses clocked in at -38,500 jermajesties, taking my year-to-date total to a whopping -46,000 jermajesties overall. But really — what’s a few wasted jermajesties amongst friends anyway?
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Q&A: Carmelo Anthony
Last season’s NBA storylines are indefinitely paused because of the lockout. High up on that list of suspended intrigue is how the Knicks will fare in a full season of Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire paired together. During a media blitz for his shoe launch, Anthony spoke with Grantland’s Jonathan Abrams about his recent surgeries, […]
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Grantland Network Podcast: Jonah Keri
Jamey Newberg of The Newberg Report tells us how the Rangers have pushed to the brink of their second straight World Series and how Nelson Cruz became the new Mr. October. Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com takes us through the Tigers’ Game 4 loss, the intentional walk that never should have happened (no, not that one, […]
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College Football Preview: Can Michigan Keep Winning?
A casual observer might look at Saturday’s schedule and say to himself, “This is a down week.” That man requires an education.
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LCS Wrap: Detroit on the Brink & Cards Go All In
RANGERS 7, TIGERS 3 (Rangers lead series 3-1) Another great Detroit starting pitching performance ruined by one inning. Another iffy bit of late-inning strategy that may have cost the Tigers the game. Another Nelson Cruz moonshot to seal the deal. Another 7-3 Rangers win in 11 innings.
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About Last Night: Don’t Mess With Texas
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Nelson Cruz preserved Texas’ lead with an outfield assist in the eighth inning, and helped them win the game with a three-run blast in the 11th. With the 7-3 extra winnings win, the Rangers now lead the […]
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