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Ignoring The Super Bowl

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As somebody who did not own a television for 15 years, and also a person who hasn’t had broadcast or cable television for many more, I never watch the Super Bowl.  I last saw the Big Game at my friend Brad’s house, when Tracy Porter, a card-carrying Guy Named Tracy, intercepted Peyton Manning to seal … Read more

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A Strange Lakers NBA Championship To Celebrate

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Bill Simmons Laker Jersey

With the Lakers winning their 17th NBA title tonight and finally catching the Celtics for most titles, I found myself struggling to celebrate.  With 2020 being a year like no other, even something as great as a beloved sports team winning a championship is a strange thing to ponder.

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The Dodgers Are World Series Champions

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The Dodgers have won the World Series for the first time in 32 years1.

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Deadspin Was A Good Website

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RIP DeadspinYesterday, I lost one of my favorite websites, Deadspin.com.  As my good friend Dave Harrell pointed out, it was also the 4-year anniversary of the loss of another beloved site, Grantland.As has been pointed out many other times online, this isn’t the true death of Deadspin, which will likely exist as a zombie website … Read more

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Processing Kobe

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Kobe Bryant Inscription
Kobe Bryant Inscription
My friend Dave Harrell left this inscription on the wall at the Lakers HQ memorial for Kobe Bryant.

The first text came in that said “RIP Kobe.” It was to a basketball-oriented texting group, and I simply assumed he was referring to Lebron passing him in career points the night before.

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RIP: The Death of Grantland

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RIP:  The Death of GrantlandLast week, ESPN announced that publishing of Grantland.com would be suspended immediately.  Since the unceremonious exit of Bill Simmons from ESPN’s platforms, including the Grantland site he founded, the demise of the website seemed inevitable.The loss of Grantland is profound.  In an age of terrible content-aggregating websites like Bleacher Report, Huffington … Read more

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The Inevitable Bill Simmons ESPN Divorce

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The Inevitable Bill Simmons ESPN DivorceThe divorce between ESPN and Bill Simmons seemed inevitable, and yet, John Skipper’s announcement that ESPN would not renew Simmons’ contract was stunning.Bill’s rise from writing a blog (when such a term was yet to exist) to the most influential sportswriter in the country was astonishing.  I came to know … Read more