Before Blake Griffin heads back to his day job, one of the last projects of his extended vacation included teaching Grantland mob boss Bill Simmons a thing or two about being a fan, specifically, how to celebrate a dunk. Read the rest of this entry »

Grantland, Bill Simmons’ sports and pop culture-lit brainchild, will begin releasing quarterlies of its best writing through McSweeney’s for $19.95. Although it includes written features from the site (all of which are free online), the collection will also include a myriad of extras including new writing and fiction that justify a monetary investment. Read the rest of this entry »

“If you ain’t first, you’re last.”

Long before said manifesto came to define Talladega Nights, my ninth grade history teacher ironically preached the same premise. Second place is never celebrated and playing to win is the only way to approach any obstacle in life, especially sports. Read the rest of this entry »

I grew up with Phil Jackson. Hell, both my mother and grandma love the guy simply because “he’s always so cool.” The Zen Master commanded the sidelines, winning 11 of the past 20 NBA championships and leaves the game as a living legend. And his prolific, previous success is the reason why the Lakers Game 4 backyard ass whooping felt so much like the end of an era. Read the rest of this entry »

Simply put, I’m a huge Bill Simmons fan. It doesn’t even matter that he is a diehard Boston Celtics loyalist. Right now, I am in the process of reading his bestseller The Book Of Basketball and let me tell you it is some of the most entertaining material I have ever come across. Read the rest of this entry »

“…Because It’s Fun.”

If you watch Attack of the Show! or are familiar with ESPN Page 2 writer Bill Simmons, you probably know the name Ronald Jenkees. If you don’t, your dorkiness is probably confined to the Internet like myself and you’ve been missing out on this Kentucky keyboard whiz for the past two years or so.

I was lucky enough to stumble across his sounds Read the rest of this entry »