July 9, 2014
‘Going to Be’ a Top-Five NFL Playmaker? Cordarrelle Patterson Already Is.
All Patterson did as a rookie was make defense-shredding plays, but he did it in a way pretty much no one in league history has ever done. Patterson’s best weapon isn’t his speed (although at 4.42 in the 40, he has plenty). It’s how easily he makes tacklers crumble.
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World Cup Players to Know: Argentina Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Is Sergio Romero the man you want behind Argentina’s “unimaginative defensive base”? Is he the guy you want charged with securing Lionel Messi’s legacy and, you know, also winning the World Cup? Probably not, but he’s going to be there regardless.
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Germany Has Achieved Fire-Breathing Monster Status at Just the Right Time
Why haven’t we seen this all tournament? Was this all a long con? Was it about saving Miroslav Klose’s 36-year-old legs, to make sure he had spring in his step when it mattered? Was playing Philipp Lahm in midfield about giving Sami Khedira and Bastian Schweinsteiger time to get healthy?
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About Last Night: Tanaka Can’t Cut It
In case you were busy pitching a soap opera pilot titled ‘Sterling v. Sterling,’ here are the top five stories you missed in sports on Tuesday.
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Julio Jones and the Consequences of the Falcons’ Star-Studded Strategy
When a team trades a handful of picks to move up, the main quality it sacrifices is depth. When a team does it routinely, a rash of injuries turns from problematic to season-killing.
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The Miami Heat and the Prisoner’s Dilemma
OK, let’s unpack this. Unlike a canonical prisoner’s dilemma, we can assume that LeBron, Wade, and Bosh can communicate with each other, but let’s pretend they won’t. Why? Because I worked semi-hard on these charts.
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B.S. Report: Zach Lowe
Zach Lowe and Bill Simmons speculate on what will happen in Miami, where Carmelo will end up, and much more!
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Watching ‘The Decision’ As Television on Its Four-Year Anniversary
‘The Decision’ brought more than just viewers to ESPN and LeBron — it brought the hate. We were all so blinded by it that have we ever stopped to ask ourselves how the show actually holds up?
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A Brief History of Buck Showalter’s Master Trolling and Truth Purveying
Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter caused a bit of a stir by giving Red Sox pitcher John Lackey some real-talk time this week. However, this was hardly the first instance of Showalter stealing the stage with cold, hard truth. Here’s a brief, recent history of Buck the Button-Pusher.
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Jonah Keri Podcast: Susan Slusser and Drew Fairservice
Jonah Keri talks to ‘San Francisco Chronicle’ writer Susan Slusser about the A’s and to TheScore.com’s Drew Fairservice about the Blue Jays and the AL East race.
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A Belated Celebration of Wimbledon Doubles Champs: POPSOCK
Though doubles doesn’t quite have the narrative power of singles, Saturday’s final oozed with epic potential. Here we had Jack Sock and Vasek Pospisil — POPSOCK, the press nicknamed them — going against the Bryan brothers, perhaps the most dominant doubles pair in the sport’s history.
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About Last Night: Free Bosh
In case you were busy explaining to LeBron James that losing him was the biggest mistake you’ve ever made, here are the top five stories you missed in sports on Monday.
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