Rafe Bartholomew

Rafe Bartholomew is an editor at Grantland and author of Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin' in Flip-Flops and the Philippines' Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball.

A Fate Worse Than Death: Nets vs. Bucks
The night the Nets turned Ersan Ilyasova into Kevin Love.
By Rafe Bartholomew
A Fate Worse Than Death: Wizards-Raptors
Grantland's series on unwatchable NBA games begins with a very special night in Washington.
By Rafe Bartholomew
Report From Manila: The Last Days of the Triangle Offense
How a coach in the Philippine Basketball Association adopted the work of Tex Winter.
By Rafe Bartholomew
Did Manny Pacquiao Just Become the Villain?
How Pacquiao-Marquez III changes the way we look at both fighters.
By Rafe Bartholomew
Pacquiao-Marquez III Fight Preview
Two fighters, two styles of boxing brilliance.
By Rafe Bartholomew
Pacquiao-Marquez: Great Rounds in Boxing History
Last Saturday, Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland gave us a great round of boxing. This Saturday when Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fight for ...
By Rafe Bartholomew, The Triangle
Fight of the Year?
Two takes on Saturday's bout in Cancun, and suggestions for how to improve boxing coverage.
By Rafe Bartholomew and Jay Caspian Kang
NBA Lockout Depression Video Series: Otis Thorpe
Most basketball fans remember these things about the 1994 NBA Champion Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, the guard rotation of Kenny Smith, Vernon Max...
By Rafe Bartholomew, The Triangle
Hopkins vs. Dawson: Believe It or Not, an Awful Fight
Saturday's fight wasn't boring, but it certainly wasn't good.
By Rafe Bartholomew
Director's Cut: Q&A With Don DeLillo
An e-mail exchange about Underworld, baseball, and the 60th anniversary of Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round the World.
By Rafe Bartholomew

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Rafe Bartholomew

A Fate Worse Than Death: Nets vs. Bucks

The night the Nets turned Ersan Ilyasova into Kevin Love.

A Fate Worse Than Death: Wizards-Raptors

Grantland's series on unwatchable NBA games begins with a very special night in Washington.

Report From Manila: The Last Days of the Triangle Offense

How a coach in the Philippine Basketball Association adopted the work of Tex Winter.

Did Manny Pacquiao Just Become the Villain?

How Pacquiao-Marquez III changes the way we look at both fighters.

Pacquiao-Marquez III Fight Preview

Two fighters, two styles of boxing brilliance.

Pacquiao-Marquez: Great Rounds in Boxing History

Last Saturday, Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland gave us a great round of boxing. This Saturday when Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez fight for ...

Fight of the Year?

Two takes on Saturday's bout in Cancun, and suggestions for how to improve boxing coverage.

NBA Lockout Depression Video Series: Otis Thorpe

Most basketball fans remember these things about the 1994 NBA Champion Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, the guard rotation of Kenny Smith, Vernon Max...

Hopkins vs. Dawson: Believe It or Not, an Awful Fight

Saturday's fight wasn't boring, but it certainly wasn't good.

Director's Cut: Q&A With Don DeLillo

An e-mail exchange about Underworld, baseball, and the 60th anniversary of Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round the World.

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