January 7, 2014
Mikhail Prokhorov? Partying in the Alps With Models? Tell Me More!
Here’s Jason Kidd, probably unintentionally paraphrasing the beginning of Anna Karenina in the New York Daily News: “Everybody runs their franchises differently … (Mark) Cuban is one that’s around a lot. (James) Dolan is around. And so for us, our owner lives in Russia. But he watches and he has a pulse on the team.” […]
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B.S. Report: Zach Lowe
Bill Simmons and Grantland’s Zach Lowe take a look at the NBA playoff contenders, then break down the Luol Deng trade and what it means for the Bulls. Listen to the podcast here. Subscribe to the B.S. Report on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
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How Can the Bengals Move on From Andy Dalton?
The Bengals have an Andy Dalton problem, and it’s not all Dalton’s fault. Twitter probably isn’t the best resource for deciding on the future of a starting quarterback, but the reaction to every misstep Dalton made Sunday said a lot about where Cincinnati stands — both with its quarterback and as an organization. A day […]
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The Cavs Are Thinking Playoffs, the Bulls Are Thinking Ahead
The always massive Cavaliers contingent brought a multi-layered bluster to last season’s draft lottery. The bow-tied crew hooted and hollered upon winning again, shouting over the actual announcement and drawing bemused side-eyes from Kevin Love and Damian Lillard on the dais. A rapper named Machine Gun Kelly was involved, declaring himself the biggest thing in […]
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Texas Hooks Charlie Strong
It feels great, doesn’t it? I mean the fact that the University of Texas introduced its new coach, Charlie Strong, at a press conference yesterday.
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College Football Was Perfect Last Night
Jameis, Tre, the near upset, the comeback, and a game for the ages.
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The NFL Discard Pile
While the NFL dropped an incredible weekend of wild-card action onto our televisions this past weekend, the 20 NFL teams without playoff berths continued to move on with their respective offseasons. In the middle of writing previews and recaps, I wasn’t able to get to a few stories that are worth a closer look. That’s […]
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About Last Night: Windy City Bynum
In case you were busy pulling aside Johnny Manziel during a commercial break to have a serious values conversation, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: The Cleveland Cavaliers traded malcontent center Andrew Bynum and a host of draft picks to the Chicago Bulls for forward Luol Deng. “It’s easy to criticize me,” Bynum […]
Read moreJanuary 6, 2014
Are You Pissed Off for Greatness?
Some of the Internet’s greatest gifts are the absurd hype videos that get posted on YouTube before any big sporting event. They are stupid and formulaic, full of cheesy music and highlights, and I will love them until the end of time. With that in mind, there’s only one way to prepare for the national […]
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Announcing Has a Problem: The Most Annoying Tic in Broadcasting Today
If you made an exhaustive list of all the sports announcers who drive fans crazy, Al Michaels would either settle in somewhere near the bottom or not show up at all. Michaels is generally beloved. In part because he co-announces the most polished three hours of sports broadcasting currently on the air. In part because […]
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Juventus Midfielder Arturo Vidal Is So Good, It’s Unfair
At least with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the things they do can’t be replicated. Messi’s less a soccer player, and more an extraterrestrial sprite, gliding in and out of different dimensions, scoring goals just to show humans how inadequate we really are. Ronaldo’s a fully groomed Zeus-tank who explodes the sport just to show […]
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B.S. Report: Cousin Sal and Aaron Schatz
Bill Simmons and Cousin Sal discuss Round 1 of the NFL playoffs, then Football Outsiders’s Aaron Schatz joins the show to break down the Round 2 matchups. Listen to the podcast here. Subscribe to the B.S. Report on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
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Jamaal Charles, Keenan Lewis, and the NFL Head Games
Without his helmet, New Orleans cornerback Keenan Lewis was easy to read. You could see the frustration, the anger, the befuddlement on his face. Taught to play through pain, here he was languishing on the sideline against his will, unable to defend the Saints’ diminishing lead against Philadelphia. Taking away a player’s helmet is a […]
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The Weekend in Hockey: Blues Hit the Right Notes
Each Monday, we’ll wrap up three of the biggest stories from the weekend and how they’ll play into the coming week. Blues May Be the Best The St. Louis Blues are the NHL’s hottest team, and right now you could make a good case that they are the league’s best, period. They’ve won five straight […]
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Red Dead Execution: A Chiefs Fan in the Aftermath of That Game
It was those white pants. I should have known when we wore those damn white pants. Sure, there were other ominous factors that were ignored at the time — that the usual sports bar viewing location was compromised; the hollow, concussed look on Jamaal Charles’s visage when the trainer shone his doctor-issue Maglite into Charles’s […]
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NBA Weather Report
January 6, 2014 — Many parts of the Midwest and upper Northeast braced for a blast of bad NBA play this Monday morning. Schools and businesses have shut down and folks are being asked to stay in their homes. The severe basketball is expected to last most of the week. (See radar below.)
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NFL Run & Shootaround: The Right Stuff
On any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Liftoff (GIFs by @HeyBelinda) Chris Ryan: To paraphrase Crash Davis, anything that traveled that far, that fast […]
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About Last Weekend: Pack Frozen Out
In case you were busy forgoing your senior year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: A last-second Phil Dawson field goal gave the San Francisco 49ers a 23-20 win over the Packers at freezing Lambeau Field, setting up an NFC divisional showdown with the Carolina Panthers. […]
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