May 11, 2015
Dispatch From Fight Night: The Violence of Canelo Alvarez, No Nachos, and a Sportswriter Who Looks Like William H. Macy
On Saturday night, a man named Canelo Alvarez who is very good at boxing fought a man named James Kirkland (also good at boxing, though not as good, it would appear). The fight happened in Houston, which is where I live, so I went. I wrote down a bunch of stuff I saw and felt.
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The NBA/Soccer Crossover: What Do Anthony Davis and Paul Pogba Have in Common?
Watch basketball and soccer enough, and the connections become impossible to ignore.
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Boras’s Binders: What Baseball’s In-House Analytics Revolution Means for MLB Agents’ Edge
As MLB franchises have begun dedicating more resources to in-house analytics, the dynamic for marketplace negotiations has shifted. Few agencies are able to woo teams with stats that those teams don’t already possess, making Scott Boras and his considerable investment an exception in the industry. Today, only the largest and most financially robust agencies can afford to seek data that clubs don’t already possess. And even then, it’s not always enough.
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The 30: Pitching Is No Panacea
Great starting pitching is just that: great. But as the Yankees, Pirates, Diamondbacks, and A’s have all learned this season, it certainly isn’t everything.
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Battling the Ghosts of Hockey Past in Montreal
When you put on a Montreal uniform, with all of that history weighing on you, you don’t get many chances to be part of the first Canadiens team to ever accomplish something. By falling behind 3-0 in the series against the Lightning, this year’s team gave itself that chance to write its own chapter in the franchise’s storied history.
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NBA Shootaround: The One Where LeBron James Saves the Day
Last-second heroics from LeBron, D-Rose, and Pierce; Tony Allen’s offensive defense; and the Redemption of Austin Rivers.
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In Praise of the Tireless Sports Mom
A loud celebration of all those loudly celebrating crazy ladies in the stands.
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Heat Check: Taking the Temperature of the NBA Playoffs
The second round of the NBA playoffs is far from over, so where does each series stand going into a crucial weekend?
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Irish Eyes, Unsmiling: Everett Golson’s Roller-Coaster Notre Dame Career Comes to a Close
After months of speculation, Everett Golson has announced his intent to transfer from Notre Dame. So what’s next for the quarterback? Golson’s is the rare transfer case in which the where is not nearly as interesting as the how.
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‘The Grantland NFL Podcast’: Breaking Down the Draft Picks in the AFC
Robert Mays and Bill Barnwell continue their NFL draft recap with a look at the AFC teams.
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Your Handy Controversial NHL Playoff Goal Quiz
After consulting with a collection of league officials, retired referees, and experts in quantum mechanics, we’ve put together this handy quiz.
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The NBA Playoffs Injury Advisory Index
Superstars are going down more often than ever in this postseason. It’s like the NBA playoffs have turned into the Hunger Games.
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‘The Grantland Basketball Hour’: Daryl Morey on Life As a GM; Diana Taurasi on the NBA Playoffs and Her Move to Russia
Hoops talk with the greatest women’s player of all time and Dork Elvis.
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The NFL Draft Shell Game
Every year teams swap picks and places in the NFL draft. So who came out as the biggest winners and losers when all was said and done?
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‘NBA After Dark’ Podcast: LeBron’s Liquid-Nitrogen Chamber, John Wall’s Injury, and More
Juliet Litman, Chris Ryan, and Andrew Sharp talk about LeBron’s liquid nitrogen chamber, John Wall’s injury, and more NBA news and rumors.
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The Grindfather’s House: Welcome to Tony Allen’s Playoffs
These playoffs are weird — which is just right for Tony Allen.
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Burn, Brady, Burn! The Wells Report and the Embattled Patriots Quarterback
How did an absurdly avoidable scandal engulf the Super Bowl MVP? Well, it’s complicated.
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