All Blog posts Tagged: '_'
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The Outsider
How the hell did a former lawyer end up coaching an NHL team?
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#HotSportsTakes: Greg Schiano Is the Coach This Culture Needs
Every now and then, we will attempt to write the worst sports column on earth. Today: Let’s talk about Greg Schiano and life on the American battlefield. PISCATAWAY, NEW JERSEY — The National Football League is not a democracy. It doesn’t matter what you think. This isn’t your office. Not everyone gets to raise their […]
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A.C.O.D.: Are We Having Fun Yet?
The first thing you should know about comedic actors is that most of them really want to act dramatically. The second thing is that, yes, A.C.O.D. is infinitely better than R.I.P.D., but that’s not asking very much. The third thing, which is really the first and only thing you actually wanted to know, is that A.C.O.D. stands for Adult Children of […]
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19 Takeaways From an Epic MLB Playoff Quadrupleheader
We’re only seven days into this year’s MLB playoffs, and it’s hard to figure out how things can get any better. Monday’s events were so scintillating, so maddening, so ludicrous, that a dozen attempts at narratives have been tossed in the trash. Instead, we present 19 key moments from a quadrupleheader for the ages. 19. […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Gravity, Homeland, and New Music
Nobody says “movie magic” anymore because it is not 1955, but corny or not, that is basically the subject of the first 30 minutes of this week’s pod. Andy and I were starstruck, slack-jawed, and overjoyed upon viewing Alfonso Cuarón’s space disaster, Gravity. It’s the best 3-D movie ever (shout-out to Unobtainium), and easily one […]
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Bill and Jalen’s NBA Preview: Boston Celtics
Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose are back with a breakdown of the Celtics’ upcoming season that includes a potential trade sending Rajon Rondo out of Boston and a revelation that Jalen used to routinely deface the Celtics’ home floor as a tribute to Larry Bird, all with the help of the Doobie Brothers. Lots of […]
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B.S. Report: Bob Costas
Bill Simmons talks to legendary sportscaster Bob Costas about the 30 for 30 Free Spirits, memories from the ABA, and the current MLB playoffs. Listen to the podcast here. Subscribe to the B.S. Report on iTunes, and check out our podcasts page.
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Tom Hanks Will Have You Starstruck No Matter What Kind of Badass You’re Playing
Tom Hanks popped into David Letterman’s late-night television show on Monday. After a bit of diabetes II chatter (Hanks now has it, but he’ll be all right), Tom and Dave wound up discussing Paul Greengrass’s Captain Phillips. “They were so free-form when we were shooting — I didn’t even meet the guys, my good friends […]
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About Last Night: Dodgers Punch Their Ticket
In case you were busy representing the University of Southern California in its quest to replace Lane Kiffin, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Juan Uribe hit the go-ahead home run and Brian Wilson earned the win as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched a spot in the NLCS with a 4-3 win over […]
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Sportstorialist: Basebeards
Understanding baseball’s facial hair explosion.
