February 10, 2015
Hey, There’s a Yaya-Size Hole in Your Midfield: How Manchester City Fell Out of the Title Race With One Bad Month
Any doubts over whether or not Yaya Touré is the most important player at Manchester City should be put to a nice, long rest.
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The Rebirth of Big Men: A Breakdown of Old-School Bulk and New-Era Skill
The super small-ball revolution of the NBA has apparently been squashed by a new crop of centers. Plus, 10 things to like or not.
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The Big Hurts: Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin, and the Razor’s Edge of NBA Injuries
Ultimate success in the NBA — repeatable success — is still predicated on acquiring stars. But building around stars makes teams more susceptible to the vagaries of chance.
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The ‘Great’ James Shields Docks in San Diego: A.J. Preller and the Padres Travel Ceaselessly Into the Past Again
The Pads got a big-game pitcher. Will they finally be a team we talk about?
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Hassan in Wonderland: The Heat Center on His Breakout Season
There’s a temptation to believe that Whiteside represents a failure in scouting. I mean, how could every other team miss on this guy? That’s an alluring fable, but it’s not really what happened. This most unlikely of breakouts has less to do with a lack of NBA intel and more to do with a late bloomer’s personal awakening, coinciding with being in the right place at the right time.
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NHL Weekend: Uncharted Waters for the Kings
Hockey fans have been thinking it for a while now. But in the past few days, some have finally started saying it out loud: The L.A. Kings don’t look like they’re going to make the playoffs.
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Kane Comes Correct and Simeone’s Sorcery: Winners and Losers From Soccer’s Super Weekend
Remember all of those soccer games we told you about? Well, they happened. Here’s a roundup of who made us beat our chests, who made us shake our heads, and who almost made us fall asleep.
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The Sixers Found Their Fuzzy Blue Dog, and We Have Entered a Golden Age of NBA Mascots
The Sixers consulted several experts, including Dave Raymond, the original Phillie Phanatic, but they handed most of the creative duties to 1,000 kids ages 6 to 10 in the Delaware Valley.
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Dean Smith: 1931-2015
The life and legacy of one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time.
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