March 4, 2014
Triangle Cheat Sheet: NFL Signings Roundup
A lot of news happens overnight, but here’s the one big thing you really should know.
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Love Is a Lie: Andre Drummond, Jennette McCurdy, and the End of Our Innocence
The world is cold and full of disappointment.
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Two Guys Talking About LeBron James Scoring 61 Points
There was no mercy, even after he torched the Bobcats in the third quarter and pretty much ended the game 12 minutes early. Even in the fourth, he wanted the ball. He wanted 50, and then he wanted 60.
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MLB 28-Day Warning: Appreciating Ichiro
Still not retired at 40, Ichiro will be one of the five oldest position players in baseball this season, and it’s unlikely he’ll alter his legacy regardless of whatever happens next. What exactly, though, will that legacy be?
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Don’t Take Julian Green to the World Cup
It’s hard to know how good Green would be come June. It’s even harder to know how he would fit in within the U.S. team, a squad that thrives on its hard-work, cover-for-each-other system, requiring players who have an intimate understanding not just of their roles, but of their teammates’ roles too.
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Sportstorialist: LeBron James and the Meaning of the Mask
The mask was foremost a health and safety precaution — it’s made of carbon fiber and covers half his face. But it also felt like a moment of candor from a star who inspires equal parts awe and loathing: In donning a mask, he appeared to be removing one, too.
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Dos and Don’ts of the NHL Trade Deadline
The NHL trade deadline is Wednesday. Here are some dos and don’ts to guide you through the busiest day of the year.
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A Fate Worse Than Death: Bucks-Jazz
During a season in which there hasn’t been much to cling to, everything Giannis has been a saving grace for Bucks fans. But last night, Ersan Ilyasova was even more impressive.
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B.S. Report: Zach Lowe
Bill Simmons talks to Grantland’s Zach Lowe about the 2014 Sloan Conference and how the NBA’s Western Conference playoff race is shaping up.
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About Last Night: All Hail the King
In case you were busy propping the door to a career in baseball open with your Super Bowl ring, here are five stories you missed in sports on Monday.
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Blackbird Passing in the Dead of Night: Celebrating LIU’s Assist Machine, Jason Brickman
On Saturday night, LIU-Brooklyn point guard Jason Brickman became only the fourth player in Division I history to reach 1,000 career assists, a milestone he hit about 10 minutes into the first half.
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Triangle Cheat Sheet: Knicks vs. Pistons — Someone’s Losing Streak Ends Tonight
Everything you need to know and read about the day in sports.
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MLB 29-Day Warning: Billy Hamilton Is the Hero We Need
Being a baseball fan is better than ever … except when it comes to the pace of play. If you’re sick of slow baseball, here’s a pro tip: Watch the fastest player. His name is Billy Hamilton, and he’s here to speed up our hearts.
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A Modest Proposal for More Pop Culturally Accurate NBA Team Names
Instead of being beholden to regional considerations, what if other teams in the NBA had been seized by the popular zeitgeist and then named after whatever pop culture ephemera or invention held sway over the country’s attention at the time?
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Premier League Pass & Move: In Which Sunderland Lose a Cup Final
A look back at the weekend’s Premier League action, with a special dispatch from the heart of Sunderland fandom darkness, from Graham Parker.
Read morePutt-Putt Perfection
“Everybody has their one thing that they’re good at, and if you ever find it, you want to stick with it.” —Rick Baird On April 9, 2011, at a tournament in Richmond, Virginia, an IT manager named Rick Baird notched 18 straight hole-in-one shots to record a perfect putt-putt score. In more than 50 years […]
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The Weekend in Hockey: It’s Miller Time in St. Louis
It’s not often the last-place team grabs all the headlines this late in a season, but the Buffalo Sabres were at the center of two of the league’s top stories this weekend.
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The New York Knicks: It’s the Hope That Kills You in the End
The 2013-14 Knicks are the worst Knicks team I have ever experienced because of the totality with which the franchise, at every level of engagement, has destroyed even the illusion of hope. The team’s incompetence is so complete that it is almost easier to believe this all some kind of evil plan.
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About Last Weekend: Vive le Tony!
In case you were dealing with the ramifications of yelling “Don’t play me off” at a local law enforcement official, here are the big stories you may have missed in sports this weekend.
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