February 2, 2015
Super Bowl Wrap-up: What Was Pete Carroll Thinking?
Seattle had the game in hand. Then, with one play, it was gone. Here’s why that notorious decision wasn’t as horrible as you might think, plus everything else you might have missed from Sunday.
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Super Bowl Run & Shootaround: So You Want to Play With Magic?
Brady and Belichick, the Seahawks’ bewildering goal-line failure, and everything else from an unforgettable Super Bowl.
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Welcome to the Super Bag
It’s time to sort through the inbox, play the role of the wrestling heel and then make a pick on the Super Bowl.
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‘The Grantland NFL Podcast’: Super Bowl Matchups, Story Lines, and Predictions
It’s upon us! ‘The Grantland NFL Podcast’ previews the matchups and story lines of Super Bowl XLIX before finding a consensus prediction.
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Is Financial Fair Play Killing Soccer’s January Transfer Window?
If anything, FFP is protecting clubs like Manchester United and other European super clubs like Barcelona, Bayern Munich, and Real Madrid while punishing clubs that aspire to upset the established order.
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Bundesliga Back: What About the Other Two Best Teams in Germany?
Although we often talk of the Bundesliga in terms of Bayern, Borussia, and everybody else, Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen are two rising powers, looking well on their way to tearing up Germany’s two-team hegemony.
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J.R. in Cleveland: An Ohio Nightlife Guide for the Famous NYC Party Animal
Put down the Xbox controller, J.R. Smith. We’ve found some things for you to do in Cleveland.
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Unheralded Rivalry Report: Indiana vs. Purdue
The history of the sport in Indiana gets romanticized so much that basketball has become more than just a game — it’s part of the culture.
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How to Make It As a Mid-Major: Wichita State and Northern Iowa’s Game of the Weekend
It’s in the land of Kurt Warner and President-approved public WiFi that two Missouri Valley Conference heavyweights — 12th-ranked Wichita State and 18th-ranked Northern Iowa — will square off for the first of what promise to be two epic conference showdowns.
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‘The Grantland NFL Podcast’: Talking Seahawks and Answering Mailbag Questions
Mays and Barnwell take mailbag questions and talk to Danny O’Neil of 710 ESPN in Seattle about how the Seahawks are preparing to defend their crown.
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NHL Grab Bag: Closing the Book on Marty
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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‘Jalen and Jacoby’: Kyrie Irving, Super Bowl XLIX, and More
Jalen and Jacoby discuss Kyrie’s big game, get excited for the Super Bowl, and answer fans’ Twitter questions.
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Sideline Hero Q&A: Western Michigan’s P.J. Fleck
Sideline Heroes is a Q&A series featuring some of the most colorful figures in the college football landscape. Today’s special guest: dancin’ Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck.
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The Third Man: It’s Time to Give Vince Wilfork the Same Credit We Give Belichick and Brady
New England’s long-term success is mostly attributed to two men. But when we look back on this era of unrivaled prosperity, Vince Wilfork should be mentioned right along with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
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The 22 Most Important Players in the Super Bowl
While who wins Super Bowl XLIX should come down to what offensive, defensive, and special teams units play the best, a number of guys — both because of the matchups and because of, well, who they are — will play an outsize role in deciding whether the Seahawks get their second Lombardi in a row or Brady and Belichick get to raise the trophy for a fourth time.
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