March 27, 2015
NBA High School: LeBron, Love, and the Team Chemistry Question
What happens when a team’s best player — the best player in the league! — has spent his whole career striving to re-create the camaraderie of high school?
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‘Jalen and Jacoby’: Spurs, Thunder, Mayweather-Pacquiao, and More
Jalen Rose and David Jacoby talk hoops and Mayweather-Pacquiao, announce the Hip-Hop Music Video bracket, and more.
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Cat’s Cradle: Kentucky Puts Another Victim to Sleep, and a Nightmare Looms in Indiana
Kentucky rolls while Governor Mike Pence injects politics into the Final Four.
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(Cataract-Covered) Eye of the Tiger: Is Detroit’s Time As the Alpha Cat Over?
For four years, the Tigers have dominated. But now, like any team that’s been so successful for so long, they’re changing, swapping parts while trying to maintain the whole.
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‘The Lowe Post’ Podcast: J.J. Redick on the Clippers, the MVP Race, and His Acting Debut
Zach Lowe talks to J.J. Redick about life on the Clippers, his near miss in Orlando, the MVP race, and his acting debut.
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Listen Here, Cristiano: Sir Alex Ferguson’s Email to a Madrid Star in Crisis
Here’s the trouble, Ronaldo.
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2015 AL Central Preview: Watch Out, Detroit — Cleveland’s Coming
With a quartet of legitimate playoff contenders, including the four-time reigning division champs and the defending American League pennant winners, the AL Central might just be the most competitive group in baseball.
Read moreMarch 26, 2015
Watching the Shockers Become the Big Show in Kansas
Wichita State plays Notre Dame on Thursday night, for the right to head to the Sweet 16, where they’ll likely meet a Kentucky team driven to make its own history. They currently stand at 36-0, the first team to hit that mark since the Wildcats ended the Shockers’ 35-0 historic run last year.
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The Gambler’s Guide to ‘WrestleMania 31’ and Why Fans Should Feel Good About Lesnar-Reigns
Your no. 1 source for betting tips on scripted sports entertainment.
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The Serge Ibaka Expansion Project: The Thunder Forward on His Move Beyond the Arc
Ibaka on the latest addition to his skill set: a 3-point shot, a new tweak he says was motivated by recent losses in the NBA playoffs
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Snyder Stays Silent: Why Washington’s Quiet Offseason Provides a Welcome Change in D.C.
For those accustomed to the annual March ritual of Redskins owner Daniel Snyder sidling up to the nearest aging defender with his checkbook in hand, it has been a disorienting offseason.
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Must-See NHL TV: A Cheat Sheet on the Games to Watch for the Rest of the Season
With tight playoff races in both conferences and first place in three of the four divisions still up for grabs, there’s going to be compelling action just about every night the rest of the way.
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2015 AL East Preview: Cue the Inevitable Red Sox Resurgence
Are the Red Sox ready to go from worst to first? Are the Yankees poised to ride old age into the cellar? Are the Blue Jays, Orioles, and Rays good, deep, and healthy enough to contend? Parity reigns in the AL East. But someone has to win.
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NBA Shootaround: Who Needs Chemistry?
Looks like these Cleveland guys might not need chemistry after all.
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‘NBA After Dark’ Podcast: Cavs, Mavs, and the Return of Dwight Howard
Juliet, Chris, and Andrew talk about the ongoing LeBron–Kevin Love drama and the return of Dwight Howard, and Tim MacMahon calls in to talk about Monta Ellis and the Mavs.
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Titus’s Sweet 16 Mailbag: Winslow’s Tourney Dominance, Kaminsky’s Reverse ‘Ball-Punching,’ and the WWE-Inspired Innovation to Save College Basketball
All your NCAA tournament questions answered!
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