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  • Travis Benjamin

    A Field Trip to Believeland

    On Monday afternoon I was driving home from work when a friend from college sent me a text message: “You have to come to Cleveland this week.” This made no sense. If you’re not from Cleveland, there’s never a good reason to go to Cleveland. He called a few minutes later, but I missed it. […]

  • An Oakland Athletics fan holds up a broom for the series sweep against the Texas Rangers at O.co Coliseum on October 3, 2012 in Oakland, California. The Athletics won the game 12-5 capturing the American League West title.

    We Believe?

    Is Oakland, a city with some of the most passionate fans in sports, destined to lose its professional teams?

  • Cats

    Bill and Jalen’s NBA Preview: Charlotte Bobcats

    Jalen Rose and Bill Simmons marvel at the damage Michael Jordan has done to his hometown Charlotte Bobcats, ponder the fate of Al Jefferson’s gigantic $23,000 bed, and Jalen predicts that Michael Jordan will play one game for the Bobcats. Yes, he is serious. You can learn more about the feasibility of Jalen’s bold prediction […]

  • Miguel Cabrera

    AL Division Series Preview

    The Red Sox take on the division-rival Rays and the A’s face the Tigers for the right to play in the ALCS.

  • Frank Sinatra and Ronan Farrow

    Is Woody Allen and Mia Farrow’s Son Ronan Secretly Frank Sinatra’s Child? Your Eyes Want to Believe

    This month’s Vanity Fair contains an epic Mia Farrow profile by Maureen Orth, which is a sequel to Orth’s own 1992 story about the disintegration of Farrow’s relationship with Woody Allen. The original piece, “Mia’s Story,” blew the lid off the scandal with inside information about Allen’s alleged molestation of Farrow’s daughter Dylan, and also […]

  • Los Angeles Dodgers NLDS Game 1

    Six Takeaways From Last Night’s NLDS Doubleheader

    The NLDS began Thursday night amid anticipation and excitement for two seemingly evenly matched series. Instead, we got two blowouts. Michael Baumann and Shane Ryan break down the Cardinals’ 9-1 win over the Pirates and the Dodgers’ 6-1 victory over the Braves.

  • Brandon Weeden

    About Last Night: Fear the Browns

    In case you were busy fumbling your way to victory in Iowa, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: Your newest NFL juggernaut is the Cleveland Browns, who have now won three straight after defeating the Buffalo Bills, 37-24, behind the play of reserve quarterback Brandon Weeden. “No! What happened to Brian Hoyer?” yelled […]

  • Chris Pine

    The Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Trailer Arrives in Timely Fashion

    Desk jockey Jack Ryan is having a rough week. A big bad guy with a gun came after him, and the author who created him just died. But with a little life-coaching from a droll Kevin Costner (everyone who was disappointed with Pa Kent’s screen time in Man of Steel: This is our moment!), Chris […]

  • Sean Payton, Drew Brees

    The Team of Misfit Toys

    How the Saints turned a band of unwanted castoffs into an NFL success story.

  • Urban Meyer and Braxton Miller

    Week 6 College Football Viewing Guide: Contenders, Come on Down

    Great, kids. Don’t get cocky.

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