March 20, 2015
Your Annual Warning: Watch Out for Tom Izzo and Michigan State
Under Izzo, Michigan State has played 58 NCAA tournament games. That’s essentially two full seasons of sudden death contests in just 17 years.
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The Clampdown: How the NCAA Accidentally Killed Scoring in Men’s College Basketball
College basketball’s scoring problem.
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The Rise and Fall of Ski Ballet
Remembering the grace and goofiness of a winter sport left behind.
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Hot Jazz: Can Utah Keep Climbing Up the Crowded Western Conference?
Since the All-Star break, the Jazz are 11-2, suffocating opponents with the league’s top-ranked defense and racking up the highest margin of victory in the NBA.
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‘NBA After Dark’ Podcast: With Special Guest Arash Markazi
ESPN.com’s Arash Markazi joins Chris Ryan, Andrew Sharp, and Juliet Litman to talk about the state of the Clippers, and more.
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Five College Basketball Shooters to Keep Your Eye On During March Madness
NBA players still take more midrange shots than 3s; college guys exhibit the opposite pattern.
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NBA Shootaround: No Days Off
So much amazing is happening, and the Shootaround crew is back to help you keep track of it all. You’ll find takes on moments you might’ve missed from the previous night, along with ones you will remember forever. They Can Taste It Chris Ryan: Something about the beginning of the NCAA tournament always signals the […]
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March Sadness: Understanding the True Cost of the Spring Tommy John Surge
March probably can’t make a bad baseball team better, but it can kill a competitive one. That’s bad news for the Mets and Rangers after Zack Wheeler and Yu Darvish fell victim to the spring training Tommy John surge.
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How to Conquer Kentucky: A Five-Step Guide to Beating the Best College Basketball Team in America
Instead of debating potential Cinderellas and the merits of a handful of teams capable of winning it all, college hoops fans across the country have only one question on their minds: “Can anyone take down Kentucky?”
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Kentucky Is the Only Team That Matters
Embrace Kentucky. Stop fighting it. We’re on the brink of another NCAA tournament, the Wildcats are 34-0, and they’re chasing the first perfect season since 1976. It’s time to get serious about this.
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Our Favorite College Basketball Players of All Time
It’s March Madness time. Here are the Grantland staff’s favorite college basketball players.
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