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Scoring is down and the games are ugly, but that isn't stopping the Sports Guy from handing out a few honors.

Who needs NBA analysts to break down the playoffs when you can call one of the best NFL guys around? That's right, I called up our old friend Mike Lombardi to talk about his beloved Sixers, NBA coaching vs. NFL coaching, and the philosophies behind b...

Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus writes that at the start of 2009, it sure looked like David Ortiz was finished. Now three years later, Ortiz has made some adjustments and improved his approach, and he's hitting like his former self.

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ESPN Films on Tuesday announced the return of the Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning 30 for 30 film series. As with the first series, which included collaborations with acclaimed filmmakers such as Peter Berg (Kings Ransom), Barry Levinson (The...

Today marks the launch of the next phase of the award-winning sports documentary franchise.

Just so you know, last night was like basketball nirvana for me. First, the Sixers knocked off the no. 1 seed Bulls, giving my beloved Celtics the possibility of having home-court in Round 2. Then, the banged-up Celtics squeezed out an emotional Game...

After Paul Pierce single-handedly won Game 2 of the Atlanta series, a friend of mine e-mailed, "Has there ever been anyone quite like Pierce?" The short answer: No. The long answer is a little more fun. Statistically, there's never been a wing...

Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesPaul Pierce came up big in Game 6 vs. Atlanta despite his knee injury.Grantland.com's Bill Simmons puts Paul Pierce in the spotlight after his part in Boston's Game 6 triumph over the Atlanta Hawks in an Eastern Confer...

We had an action-packed B.S. Report today: I called my buddy JackO (die-hard Yankees fan) to see who's more bummed out about their team right now, him or me. Then I called Grantland's Mark Titus (right around the 30-minute mark) to discuss the feedba...

Joe House joins Bill Simmons to talk about all things NBA and NHL playoffs. Plus, the Stanley Cup stops by the studio along with its handler, Hockey Hall of Fame curator Phil Pritchard, to tell tales where one of sports most iconic trophies has been....

The talents of Chris Paul and his young guns are quickly shedding decades of laughingstock baggage.

ESPN NBA Insider Ric Bucher joins Bill Simmons to talk about the NBA playoffs, his personal interactions with Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and the best-case scenario when interviewing NBA coaches. Plus, Grantland's Rembert Browne discusses Atlanta's pl...

When Mariano Rivera tore his ACL shagging flies last night in Kansas City, you knew two things would happen: Yankee fans would freak out, and we'd pry my buddy JackO (a die-hard Yankee fan) away from the ledge for an emergency B.S. Report podcast. We...

The Sports Guy ranks the 20 most fortunate breaks an NBA champion ever received.

The Sports Guy's most interesting storylines of the postseason.

At some point later today, we'll be posting my NBA playoff preview column. Why? I don't know. It's not like I have any credibility left. During a podcast with Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea (a die-hard Lakers fan), we were arguing about the Laker...