December 23, 2014
The NBA’s Western Conference Power Rankings
In what could be the greatest conference in the history of the league, it’s time to put everyone in their places.
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Deck the Paaaowls: Christmas Cards From Your College Football Loved Ones
From our imaginary families to your actual ones, happy holidays and Yule Tide, from Nick Saban’s Process, Bo Pelini’s cats, and more.
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Story Time With Jalen Rose: Ho Ho Hold Me Back!
Jalen Rose recalls getting ejected from a Christmas Day game.
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‘The Grantland NFL Podcast’: Seattle’s Defense, the Wizardry of Rivers, and the Rest of Week 16
Barnwell and Mays return in fear of the Seattle defense, Philip Rivers’s powers, and the Atlanta pass rush in this week’s holiday podcast.
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‘B.S. Report’: Cousin Sal and Bill’s Dad
Cousin Sal and Bill Simmons discuss 2014 NFL MVP candidates before guessing the Week 17 lines. Plus, Bill calls his dad to talk about the Rondo trade.
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The Kansas City Royals’ Unsurprising, Underwhelming Winter
Last offseason, the Royals made surprisingly savvy moves that helped them reach the World Series. This offseason, they’re back to their puzzling ways, with a handful of underwhelming signings that raise more questions than answers. Are they reverting? Or is this more of the same?
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NFL Week 16 Winners and Losers: Seattle Runs Rampant, Atlanta Stays Alive, and Philadelphia Falls Apart
The defending champs round into terrifying form, the Falcons and Panthers can still make the playoffs, and the Eagles eliminate themselves.
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#HotSportsTakes: The Captain’s Gone, and This Ship Is Headed for a Storm
Every now and then, we will attempt to write the worst sports column on earth. Today: Let’s talk about the guy who won’t talk.
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NHL Weekend: Fanning the Flames
A look back at the biggest games and emerging story lines of the NHL weekend.
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The 3-D ‘Bud Selig Experience’: A Real Thing That Is Actually Happening
What do you get for someone when a $6 million–a-year retirement fund just isn’t enough? How about their own high-tech, interactive exhibit?
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An Ideological Stalemate: When Will Arsenal Being Arsenal Not Be Good Enough?
What happens when both sides are so myopically invested in playing their own way that they prioritize style, at the expense of giving themselves the best chance to win? You get something like Sunday’s 2-2 tie between Liverpool and Arsenal.
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Spartan Warrior Draymond Green Is the Most Improved Player in the NBA … and He’s Just Getting Started
Green is always improving, and the only constant in his game has been its perpetual evolution. He is the best-case scenario for player development in the NBA
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Hall of Fame Voting Primer: My Top 10, Plus a Randy Johnson Appreciation
With 34 names on this year’s loaded Hall of Fame ballot, including 17 newcomers, voters face an incredibly difficult choice. Here are the 10 players who would get our vote, including the Big Unit, a criminally underappreciated all-time great.
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The Bowl Bounce Candidates: The Nine Non-Playoff Parties With the Most at Stake This Postseason
Bowl games don’t carry the prestige they used to, and with the arrival of a bona fide bracket to determine the national champion, the non-playoff games now feel more like glorified exhibitions than ever.
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Week 16 Wrap-up: The Percentage Game
The latest crop of NFL games provided a whole lot of excitement and a whole lot of disappointments as the playoff picture takes shape.
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The Bake Shop Mailbag! Answering Your Questions on Absurd Hockey Stats, Devastating Knicks Losses, and Ugly Christmas Sweater Etiquette
Crucial sports and holiday queries answered by the one and only Katie Baker.
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