56 Results for base jumping

Coaching is overrated in football

Gregg Easterbrook, Page 2

Tuesday Morning Quarterback says it matters little who calls the plays for an NFL team. Coaching is overrated.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Thinking about the NBA playoffs while web surfing

All right, we're pulling out all the stops today: NBA playoff thoughts, reader e-mails, follow-ups to last Friday's mailbag, some weekly links ... it'...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 18, 2007

One basketball nation, under Duncan

If you want to win a championship, Tim Duncan remains the best player in the league to accomplish that particular goal. We covered most of the reasons...

Blog Entry | Conversation | May 14, 2007

Welcome to the Basketball Blog

During Wednesday night's Duke-Carolina game, Dickie V called this year's freshman class "the best freshman class since I've ever been on television." ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 08, 2007

Letters of the rich and famous

Bill Simmons, Page 2

As he previews the 2009 NBA Finals, Bill Simmons answers e-mail from some of the nation's top celebrities and athletes.

Story | June 03, 2009

A game with everything but talking dogs

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons didn't realize he cared so much about the 2008-09 Celtics until watching them and the Bulls duke it out in the greatest first-round series ever played.

Story | May 01, 2009

The wait is over! The mailbag comes through

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons ends his long mailbag drought with a mammoth batch of reader submissions, including the definitive word on the De Niro-Pacino debate.

Story | March 05, 2009

The best and worst of Boston jerseys

Dave Dameshek

Dave Dameshek presents the best (and worst) jerseys for any die-hard Boston sports fan.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2009

Winless, but not witless ...

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill can't explain his 0-4 effort in Round 2, but he can explain why he's big in Pakistan and how Eli Manning is like the "Karate Kid." And, of course, he offers his kiss of death to two of the NFL's final four.

Story | January 16, 2009

In the NBA, and life, it's all about getting your reps

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Before Bill Simmons breaks down the NBA, he has to get in his column reps.

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2008

Dissecting the NFL coaching experience

Gregg Easterbrook, Special to Page 2

Mike Singletary has never been a head coach before, at any level, so his odds of success are pretty slim.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008

The mailbag returns after a long summer's nap

Bill Simmons, Page 2

After a four-month absence, the Sports Guy's Mailbag makes a triumphant return.

Story | Conversation | October 10, 2008

Piercing the silence in Game 1

Bill Simmons, Page 2

When Paul Pierce went down, Bill Simmons thought the NBA Finals were over -- but the truth had yet to be told in Game 1.

Story | Conversation | June 06, 2008

Rambling toward the summer

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons offers his thoughts on everything from the Suns, Tom Brady and Lester's no-no to "Iron Man" and "The Hills."

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2008

NBA MVP breakdown, Part II

Bill Simmons, Page 2

In Part II of his NBA MVP countdown, Bill Simmons unveils his pick in the tightest race in decades.

Story | Conversation | April 16, 2008