May 9, 2014
The Best, Most Devastating Pitches of the Year: A GIF Roundup
There’s nothing like a devastating pitch, whether it comes in at 101 mph in a roughly straight line, or swoops in slowly with diagonal parabolic action. It satisfies on both a visceral and aesthetic level.
Read more
True Value: Breaking Down Kevin Durant’s Past, Present, and Future
Durant is not only the most valuable player in the NBA, he is also the most efficient scoring talent. That might not seem like a controversial argument, but it hasn’t always been this way. As Durant pointed out Tuesday, he’s come a long way as both a person and a player.
Read more
The Grantland NFL Podcast: The NFL Draft’s Round 1 Surprises
Robert Mays and Bill Barnwell break down all the surprises from Round 1 of the NFL draft.
Read more
NHL Grab Bag: P.K. Subban’s Hall of Fame Week
Welcome to a weekly grab bag of thoughts and observations from the past few days and/or decades of hockey.
Read more
The Night of Johnny Football
It had to be documented. For history. For the children walking through the Pro Football Hall of Fame who ask, “How did he ever end up in Cleveland?”
Read more
Cheap Heat Podcast: CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and WeeLC
The guys talk CM Punk’s isolation, Daniel Bryan’s aimlessness, and the heartwarming triumph of WeeLC.
Read more
The Six Rich-Get-Richer Moves of the NFL Draft’s First Round
Adding strength to where you’re already strong is a way to build identity in a way good teams often do. Sometimes, it’s better to be very good at one thing than just OK at several.
Read more
About Last Night: Feeling a Draft
In case you were reaping the benefits of last season’s tanking strategy, “Chortles for Bortles,” here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday.
Read moreMay 8, 2014
B.S. Report: Seven-Year Anniversary Special!
In the first of a three-part podcast extravaganza, Bill Barnwell joins the show to give his thoughts on the 2014 NFL draft, and then Bill Simmons’s dad comes on to talk Patriots and Bruins. Listen to the podcast here. In Part 2 of 3, Zach Lowe and Bill Simmons break down Round 2 of the […]
Read moreWe Are All Prisoners
The basketball is a mesmerizing thing (photo by Bryan Terry): pic.twitter.com/lpkaKosfj1 — Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) May 8, 2014 They watch the basketball, but what do they see? What do we see? The most powerful athletes in the world, but in this moment they are powerless. Two magical specimens, miracles of evolution, frozen in time and […]
Read more
How to Pick Your Draft-Day Hero
Bored by the draft, a sporting event in which the greatest feat of athleticism is walking across a stage? You need to choose a player whose fate you can wed to your own.
Read more
Why Are We Doing This in May?
That’s what the draft is now: It’s a bunch of nitpicking and rumors designed to promote arguments, which in turn becomes news. The draft process gives us everything that’s annoying about football and without anything (the games) that’s actually fun.
Read more
The Polanco Problem, the Heyward/ Fernandez Plan, and the Shifting Science of Promoting Prospects
The Pirates and Rays usually wait to promote their prospects. The Braves and Marlins have proved that ignoring cost concerns can be a smart approach. Who’s right? And what does it mean for this year’s top talents?
Read more
The NFL’s Haves and Have-Nots by Position
With the draft set to start in a few hours, we decided to break down not only what teams are most lacking at certain positions, but also what teams are strongest. Part of deciding which direction teams want to go is knowing which direction they don’t need to go.
Read more
These Guys Again: The Secrets to Boston’s, Chicago’s, Pittsburgh’s, and L.A.’s Postseason Success
Eight lessons we can learn from most of the NHL’s big four, along with the one team from the group that ruins it.
Read more
B.S. Report: Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport, the director of ‘When the Garden Was Eden,’ joins Bill to plead for Mark Jackson to come to the Knicks and announces he’s after another celebrity-game MVP.
Read more
NBA Playoffs Overnight: A Night of ROYDEMPTION
Roy Hibbert is back from the dead, and Russell Westbrook is everywhere.
Read more
Men in Blazers: With Special Guest Sir Patrick Stewart!
The gents struggle to undrop their jaws after a weekend of action in which Liverpool scored three goals too early. The spectacular Sir Patrick Stewart guests.
Read more
About Last Night: Double Trouble in OKC
In case you were busy mock drafting your favorite characters from ‘Draft Day,’ here are the top six stories you missed in sports on Wednesday.
Read more