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The First Annual NBA Mock Draft Mock Draft Lottery
Welcome to the draft of all drafts. No, seriously, that’s exactly what this is.Mock drafts this year almost universally begin with a sentence about how weak this draft is perceived to be. Following...
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View ArticleClik here to view.
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Ah yes, Sarah Palin is finally writing headlines for Grantland!First off, I really respect everything that they’re trying to do at Grantland. As a young writer, it is absolutely awesome that a site...
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In the age of the internet and digital publication, will the writing profession thrive or perish?My annual visit to the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books last month was as uplifting and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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JP Pelosi wonders whether his admiration of professional athletes may have been misplaced all along.Grantland’s chief editor, Bill Simmons, last week wrote a column that lamented our ability as fans...
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