May 4, 2015
NBA Shootaround: The Prizefighters
The Clippers knock out the Spurs, the Hawks stumble, and Memphis needs Mike Conley back.
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Did the Greedy Yankees Really Just Manage to Make Alex Rodriguez a Sympathetic Figure?
On Friday, Alex Rodriguez hit his 660th career home run, tying Willie Mays for fourth all time and, more importantly, entitling him to a $6 million “marketing bonus” from the Yankees. Yankees GM Brian Cashman says the team won’t pay out the bonus, because Rodriguez’s checkered history with performance-enhancing drugs makes him unmarketable. What a bunch of garbage.
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The Devil in an Empty Arena: Las Vegas on Fight Weekend
A glorious mix of celebrities, wannabes, and despicable hangers-on flooded Las Vegas for Mayweather-Pacquiao. Bryan Curtis tries to make sense of the madness.
Read moreMay 1, 2015
The Saturday Decision
Mayweather-Pacquiao or Clips-Spurs Game 7? Before he gets to his NBA playoffs inbox, the Sports Guy frets over which one of these epic events to attend.
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‘The Grantland NFL Podcast’: 2015 NFL Draft First-Round Recap
Guardapalooza 2015 arrives as Robert Mays and Bill Barnwell recap the first round of this year’s NFL draft.
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Gritting and Grinding to the NBA Playoffs’ Second Round: What We Can Expect Now
Some predictions for the matchups we know so far.
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Cousin Sal’s Pacquiao-Mayweather Prop Bets
Hello, degenerate gamblers. Well, it’s here … Pacquiao/Mayweather Part 1. After almost a decade, these two were finally able to get it together and are prepared to offer the public the most anticipated fight since back in 1985, when half of Elwood Middle School emptied out to watch me and Billy Schmauch duke it out […]
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BOOOOOOOOOOOO: A Disappointing and Not-So-Depraved Trip to Roger Goodell’s NFL Draft in Chicago
Chicago’s NFL draft fantasia is a depressing scene.
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Walk Like a Man: How Bryce Harper’s Newfound Patience Can Make Him the Superstar He Was Meant to Be
Bryce Harper’s newfound patience doesn’t prove he’ll be mellower on both sides of the ball. But it might be the best indication we’ve seen that Harper has more than one gear — and maybe all that’s standing between him and superstardom is the discipline to downshift.
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Your NHL Second-Round Playoff Preview
Round 2 already started last night. We’d better hurry up.
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NHL Grab Bag: The Sordid Suspension Issue
Welcome to a weekly grab bag of thoughts and observations from the past few days and/or decades of NHL hockey.
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Rich Man’s Royals: The First-Place Yankees Might Have the Best Bullpen in the Majors
We have to ask: Could the $219 million Yankees be this season’s version of the Cinderella Royals?
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‘NBA After Dark’ Podcast: With Guests Corey Brewer and Lang Whitaker
Juliet, Chris, and Andrew talk about Houston’s emojigate, Lang Whitaker calls in to talk Hawks, and Corey Brewer talks Billy Donovan.
Read more‘Jalen and Jacoby’: NBA Playoffs Round 2 Preview
Jalen and Jacoby preview Round 2 of the NBA playoffs, break down the J.R. Smith punch, and get ready for the big fight this weekend.
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Welcome to the 2015 NFL Draft Awards
For a draft that had all the makings of being chaotic but ended up being pretty predictable, there were still some notable moments that deserve recognition.
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The Illusionists: Mayweather-Pacquiao and Boxing’s Desperate, Doomed Playbook From the Past
Is there any acceptable way to watch Floyd Mayweather fight on Saturday night?
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NBA Shootaround: Die Another Day
Blake and the Clips, Belinelli and the Spurs, NBA How Old Do I Look, and the return of Dark Giannis.
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