January 13, 2015
Duck Hunt: Watching Ohio State Win the First College Football Playoff National Championship
Plus, the brilliant postseason run of Cardale Jones and Ezekiel Elliott.
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The Pigskin Pantheon: Ohio State vs. Oregon National Championship Awards
College football serves and is served by many gods, old and new. Here, week after week, we’ll build a temple to them, installing saints and erecting graven idols as we go. The temple is made of words and pictures from the Internet. Just go with it. Today: We toast Ohio State’s 42-20 title-clinching win over Oregon and play a little feelingsball with the runner-up.
Read moreJanuary 12, 2015
‘The Grantland NFL Podcast’: Peyton Manning’s Future and the Rest of the Divisional Playoff Action
Bill Barnwell and Robert Mays wonder about Peyton Manning’s future and recap the rest of the playoff action on today’s ‘Grantland NFL Podcast.’
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‘B.S. Report’: Cousin Sal and Bill’s Dad
Cousin Sal comes on to talk about the weekend’s NFL action, plus Bill calls his dad to talk about the Patriots and Celtics.
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A Song of Ice and Ire: Watching the Packers (Barely, Controversially) Beat the Cowboys at Lambeau
Dez Bryant controversy be damned, the Pack are moving on to the NFC championship.
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Oakland’s Ben Zobrist Deal Erases Any Doubt About Billy Beane’s Strategy
In isolation, there’s not a ton to say about the A’s adding Ben Zobrist, who’s seemed destined to wind up in Oakland for some time. In the context of the A’s myriad offseason moves, though, this trade puts a crucial final bow on Billy Beane’s master — and increasingly smart-looking — plan.
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NHL Weekend: Turning Over a New Leaf
A look back at the biggest games and emerging story lines of the NHL weekend.
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Oregon–Ohio State Predictions: Our Picks for Tonight’s Title Game Clash
It’s newbie vs. Heisman winner, historic power vs. nouveau riche, Buck vs. Duck. We have no earthly idea what will happen, but that won’t stop us from offering up our predictions.
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System of a Breakdown: Manchester United and Everton Show Us How Not to Play Defense
The best defenses operate like nuclear reactors, with numerous protections in place to protect against the ultimate meltdown: conceding a goal.
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Oregon–Ohio State Preview: Breaking Down the Inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship
Make a list of what a champion should look like, and neither of these teams checks off every box. If both show up looking like the versions of themselves we saw on January 1, though, we should at the very least get a game that justifies the hype.
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A Gronking to Remember (And the Ravens Were Nevermore …)
Tom Brady is the Patriots’ face, and Bill Belichick the team’s brains, but Rob Gronkowski has become the renegade soul.
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Divisional Wrap-up: A Crop of Classics
Nail-biters, upsets, controversy … needless to say, the NFL playoff weekend didn’t disappoint.
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