January 29, 2014
Terrell Davis, and What Makes a Hall of Famer
Davis’s three virtuoso seasons compare to any stretch a running back has ever had, and his exclusion from the Hall poses a question about how we should value achievement in sports.
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Cheap Heat Podcast: CM Punk and ‘Rumble’ Fallout
The guys grapple with the (probably real) news that CM Punk has left WWE, as well as Rumble fallout and where it leaves Daniel Bryan.
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Manchester City vs. Tottenham: A Tactical Preview
Despite being ridiculous, galaxy-destroying, perfect-record-having juggernauts at home, City’s road performances this year have been somewhat suspect.
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Triangle Super Bowl Diary, Day 3: Life Lessons From Media Day
“Everyone talks about media day,” Eric Decker said Tuesday, “but until you get to experience it … It’s hyped up to what it really is.”
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The Jalen Rose Report With David Jacoby (With Video!)
Jalen Rose and David Jacoby start a movement against sleeves in the NBA, ask where Carmelo Anthony will end up after his contract ends, and make Super Bowl predictions.
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About Last Night: Spartans Get Back on Track
In advance of the big game, all week long we’ll be handing over About Last Night to the stars of Super Bowl XLVIII. Today: Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch.
Read moreJanuary 28, 2014
World Cup Players to Know: Colombia’s Juan Cuadrado
The 25-year-old Colombian may appear to have been cultivated in a lab by some crazy scientist who just really disagreed with Sir Alex Ferguson’s morals, sure, but is that such a bad thing?
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Super Bowl Pain and Gain
For Manning and everyone else, the Super Bowl is where those legacies, legends, whatever you want to call them, come to be. Nowhere in football is there more to be lost or gained than Sunday in New Jersey, and with that in mind, we’re continuing our playoffs-long look at who has the most at stake.
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The Triangle Cheat Sheet: Marshawn Lynch Gets Paid, Dante Exum Declares, and Iowa Looks for an Upset
A midday review of everything you need to know from the world of sports.
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#BATTIOKE 2014: Shane Battier Reunites the Heatles
For someone who has — perhaps unfairly, but maybe not that unfairly — been thought of as a square for most of his career, it’s pretty amazing that Battier is the host of an event that brings his teammates together in the name of musical showmanship.
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They Call Him Bloodsport: James Johnson Kicks His Way Into the NBA
It might be the most appropriate nickname in the league. Johnson comes from a clan of warriors. His parents are black belts. He has eight siblings, and they are also all black belts of varying degrees. He’s a second-degree black belt himself.
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Triangle Super Bowl Diary, Day 2: The Sweet Music of Media Day
You are looking LIVE at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. So many questions today. Will Marshawn Lynch skip media day? Will some Vice reporter drop acid? Who will come through with the zany haircut?
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The World Inside the World: The Shadowy Transfers of Neymar and Juan Mata
When a transfer happens, there are usually two versions of the story and neither of them are true.
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Surging Devils, Paper Panthers: Duke Routs Pitt
This should have been the game when the whispers stopped and Pitt proved that it was more than a paper tiger.
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About Last Night: Fear the Slim Reaper
In case you were busy enjoying a piping-hot Papa John’s pizza, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday.
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