The site will cease to operate “immediately,” ESPN announced Friday.
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ESPN on Friday announced that it is shutting down Grantland, the sports and culture website started by Bill Simmons in 2011.
"Effective immediately, we are suspending the publication of Grantland," the company said in a statement Friday at the same time staffers were informed of the news. Other writers announced that they had learned the news on Twitter.
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Thứ Bảy, 31 tháng 10, 2015
On an NBA court far, far away…
LeBron James as Darth Vader
LeBron James was deemed a villain when he took his talents to South Beach, but ended up redeeming himself in the end, similar to Darth Vader.
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Stephen Curry as Luke Skywalker
Like his Star Wars counterpart, the young, skilled, crafty point guard scares away the toughest competition.
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Russell Westbrook as Han Solo
Russell Westbrook, like Han...
Thứ Sáu, 30 tháng 10, 2015
“I will be right at their side, playing in the game.”
Appearing on Channel 9's Today Show, Chuck Norris has praised the Wallabies and picked them to take win the Rugby World Cup grand final this Saturday night.
The martial arts master and cultural icon also talked about the thousands of memes that have spawned from his persona, and said the public won't see him running for President of the United States any time soon.
A lot of the interview involved...
“I think we all know why I wore the purple cleats.”
William Gay, a 30-year-old corner for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was fined $5,787 on Wednesday for violating the NFL's uniform rules.
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According to ESPN, Gay was fined for wearing these purple cleats, which do not match the Steelers back and yellow uniforms.
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Gay wore purple to raise awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, for which he is a vocal...
Thứ Năm, 29 tháng 10, 2015
TFW when you dive for the five metre line instead of the try line.
When you played the first game of the season and felt totally wrecked afterwards.
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As the season went on you developed an epic shorts and sock tan.
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You knew all too well the feeling of battling awful hayfever during spring-time games.
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When you were put on the wing you knew it was because you were fast, but sometimes it felt a little like...
The U.S. soccer legend announced she will retire after the national team ends its World Cup victory tour in December.
Abby Wambach, the leading career scorer (male or female) in international soccer, announced her retirement from the game yesterday after over 15 years on the field.
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The Supreme Court Justice (aka The Notorious R.B.G.) is one tough cookie.
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The justice starts with a five-minute warm-up on the elliptical, followed by stretching and rotational exercises. Lately, Bryant Johnson [her trainer] has had her do one-legged squats — holding on to his hands — and planks, where he does his best to knock the tiny justice down. But the signature move is one that Johnson describes as "the exercise...
Lol, 1985.
In 1985, the Kansas City Royal won their first and only World Series.
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In honor of their return, let's travel back in time 30 years to see what the world was like the last time the Royals won the World Series..
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This is what a laptop looked like.
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Thứ Tư, 28 tháng 10, 2015
“It’s like they’ve got 11 Dicks on the field.”
Why not kick off with a quote about Dicks?
A Metro Radio reporter has a slip of the tongue...
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Kevin Keegan on Argentina's impressive football team:
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George Best looks back on his fast lifestyle with no regrets:
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The legendary Brian Clough reflecting on his managerial career:
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In an extensive Q&A with TASS, a Russian news agency, FIFA president Joseph “Sepp” Blatter shared his opinions on the current state of the FIFA administration. He maintained that the scandal was spurred largely by years of accumulating animosity between him and Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) president Michel Platini.
“I think this crisis, and this is also the idea of my lawyers, has nothing to do with...
Edinson Volquez’s father reportedly died just before Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday night. It was unclear how the pitcher found out about the death.
Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez throws during the first inning of Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday.
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ESPN reported the death, saying Daniel Volquez, 63, died of heart disease complications.
Royals spokeman Mike Swanson told BuzzFeed News in an email that Volquez's wife initially...
For a few moments in the fourth inning, viewers at home were unable to watch the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals, forcing a delay of game.
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Game 1 of the World Series was temporarily brought to a halt Tuesday night after an unknown "technical glitch" knocked Fox's broadcast off the air.
A Fox announcer said on-air the "broadcast issue" occurred after a transmission truck unexpectedly lost power at the stadium.
The glitch lasted...
Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra is seen during his sentencing for grand theft auto in this March 5, 2012 file photo.
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Former MLB player and convicted felon Lenny Dykstra said Tuesday that during his playing career he hired a "team of private investigators" to dig up dirt on umpires that he'd use to intimidate them into calling fewer strikes against him.
"I just pulled a half-million bucks out and hired a private investigation...
“Perhaps I shouldn’t have used that phrase.”
President Obama welcomed the 2015 World Cup-winning U.S. women's soccer team to the White House on Tuesday.
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While praising the champions for their accomplishments, both as athletes and role models, he let slip that they "taught all America’s children that playing like a girl means you’re a badass."
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I'm sorry, what was that, Mr. President? Could you please repeat that on...
Mike’s still got it!
Mike Tyson is always unpredictable. His recent appearnce on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon was NO different. His impersonation of Drake's "Hotline Bling" is just, well, special.
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Here's the meme in question. The Roots bandmate Questlove recently posted it on his Instagram.
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So, Tyson thought he'd get in on the meme and prove he had that drizzle-dizzle.
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Mike wanted to give it one more 'gain and crushed it.
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“It should be OK by now.”
Arsenal and France football legend Thierry Henry has said that playing alongside a gay footballer is "great for any human being".
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Henry made the comments during an interview on Sky News – prompted by recent claims that two Premier League footballers are set to publicly come out before next season.
A story in the Daily Mirror said that two Premier League footballers, one of whom has played for...
10 years can make a big difference.
LeBron James
LeBron became a professional athlete straight out of high school. He was drafted #1 overall in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. After a 4 year stint with the Miami Heat, LeBron has come home to the team that raised him. He's entering his 12th season in the NBA and ranking in at 6 foot 8 and 250 pounds.
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Cristiano Ronaldo
The Real Madrid all-time leading...
Thứ Ba, 27 tháng 10, 2015
An official from the Ukrainian club revealed the proposal after claims of racial abuse during a match against Chelsea last week.
Champions League football club Dynamo Kiev are considering segregating fans based on the colour of their skin.
The Ukrainian club has been involved in two high profile incidences of racial abuse in European competition this year, and its "Ultras Faction" often clashes with police and with fans of rival clubs.
Dmitry Korotayev...
Thứ Hai, 26 tháng 10, 2015
David Pocock for Australian of the year.
The time (this morning) that he completely dominated Argentina to help the Wallabies make the Rugby World Cup final.
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Seriously he was so good it's ridiculous.
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The time he caught us staring at him but he didn't mind.
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The time he hung out with a llama.
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He looks like he’s having a lovely time too.
Tennis star Novak Djokovic was among the starry turn-out at the MTV Europe Music Awards on Sunday night.
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From the moment he walked in, he was beaming.
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Djokovic attended the event to present the award for best hip hop act, and he couldn't have looked happier about it.
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Can we predict who’ll win the Rugby World Cup based on hotness?
Australia and New Zealand are headed toward a historic Rugby World Cup final on the 31st of October.
Before the final match, we took an investigative sporting look into the hottest players to find out which team wins the Rugby World Cup of Thirst.
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Australia:
There are so many arms in this pic you can't go wrong. From the bulging biceps...
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Before my first real boyfriend broke up with me, he told me who he wished I could be: someone who would take mushrooms and stay out on the beach with him all night, who would yell when she got mad and wouldn’t give a fuck when he yelled back. Someone who’s not afraid of anything, he said, and my throat tightened with the knowledge that I was about to cry.
I was 19 and afraid of a lot of things, like parallel parking...
Too soon?
This is Chris Rock, famous comedian and recently announced host of the 2016 Oscars.
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And this is Lamar Odom, professional basketball player, with his wife, Khloé Kardashian. Last week, Lamar was found unconscious with drugs in his system in a Nevada brothel and is now recovering.
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Khloé and Lamar were in the process of getting a divorce when the tragedy occurred, but she withdrew the divorce...
Emergency personnel gather around a vehicle that crashed into a crowd of spectators during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade on Oct. 24.
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Four people were killed and nearly four dozen injured when a driver plowed a car into a crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade on Saturday.
Police confirmed that a two-year-old boy was among those hit by the car and died later that day.
Adacia Chambers, a 25-year-old...
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