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January 20, 2012
About Last Night: LeBron’s Sick Night

In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday Flu-like symptoms didn’t stop LeBron James from scoring 31 points and leading the Heat to a 98-87 win over the Lakers. “It was just like Jordan in Game 5 of the ’97 Finals!” yelled a sweaty, 6’8″ […]
February 8, 2012
Dysfunctional Friends: Evaluating Terrell Owens’ Acting Debut

Terrell Owens is in a movie. The movie is called Dysfunctional Friends. Before we critique Terrell’s acting prowess, a few important facts about the film. What It’s About Jozen Cummings: After their very wealthy friend dies unexpectedly, a formerly tight-knit group of college buddies reunite at the funeral, only to learn each of them are […]
January 6, 2012
HBOalies of the Week

A quick note: Given the finale last night of the HBO hock-umentary 24/7 Rangers/Flyers: The Road to the NHL Winter Classic, I’m hijacking this week’s NHL goaltender blog post for a mashup of TV recapping, some leftover observations from last weekend in Philadelphia, and a little bit of goalie news. Consider this post HBOalies of […]
October 20, 2011
Let’s Ask iPhone’s Siri Some Questions About Baseball and the Boston Red Sox

The iPhone 4S has arrived, and with it, the promise of a new and better world, one where all our questions could be answered by Siri with a single press of a button. Although it was initially billed as a mere digital assistant tasked with the mundane duties of reading aloud texts or managing your […]
October 14, 2011
Apparently Eli Manning Is ‘The Godfather’ Of Pranks

Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal contained a delightful article exposing Giants quarterback (and most eligible non-bachelor) Eli Manning as the team’s resident prankster. “Eli Manning quietly stole receiver Hakeem Nicks’s cell phone,” the article began, “punched a few keys and when Nicks came back to his locker, the phone’s operational language had been switched to Japanese.” […]
October 28, 2011
Game 6 Revisited: “How Did This Happen?”

Imagine living your life with no clock. No more dragging yourself out of bed when it’s still dark out. No more fighting through miles of traffic, everyone around you bound to the same schedule, stuffing muffins in their faces, spilling coffee on their laps, texting with one hand, driving with no hands. No risk of […]
December 15, 2011
Which Minor Bowl Game Are You Most Excited About? (And Other College Football Questions)

With bowl season upon us, Michael Weinreb and Jon Dolan reflected on the past year in college football, discussed their favorite minor bowls this year, and looked ahead … to 2026.
October 7, 2011
Thursday Comedy Recap: Stale Tacos and Warm Waffles

Every week in this space Grantland pop culture correspondent Andy Greenwald will run down the happenings and mishappenings in NBC’s Thursday comedy night done mostly right. 1. The Office Since inaugurating this column two weeks ago many sheafs of Dunder-Mifflin’s finest have been filled with thoughts and theories about The Office’s predicament, the impossibility of […]
September 30, 2011
Fall TV Cancellation Fantasy Scorecard: Playboy Club Disappoints, Free Agents Is Doomed

The early going of a baseball season is often slow: Teams need extra time to gel, personalities need to mesh, and scoring is down. The inaugural Grantland Fall TV Cancellation League is no different: two weeks in and action, as well as the pickings, are slim. There is only one out-of-the-box breakout hit — Fox’s […]
September 1, 2011
Important College Football Questions … ANSWERED

We thought it would be fun for Chuck Klosterman and Michael Weinreb to debate this year’s college football season, via e-mail. Turns out it was really only fun for us. Klosterman Good morning, Michael J. Weinreb. I was recently asked to have an e-mail conversation with you about college football, because — as we all […]

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