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The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and as the amazing continues to happen, the Grantland crew wants to help you buff up on some of the lesser-known faces populating basketball's second season. Who Is He? Jimmy Butler. What's His Nickname? I'm...

In case you were busy planning the ultimate prank (hint: you need Krazy Glue, a dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, and three rubber snakes), here's what you missed in sports last weekend. Despite a gruesome leg injury to reserve forward Kevin Ware, L...

Syracuse and its devastating 2-3 zone are headed to the Final Four. And for an old-school defense, it's really something else.

I don't give away my basketball heart easily. I thought they were dead against Davidson, and I thought Butler had more of everything. The old loyalties never die, but whatever it was that the selection committee, and their coaches, and they themselve...

In case you were busy waiting in line at a food truck for what turned out to be not the best pork buns you've ever eaten, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. Syracuse rode a dominant defensive effort into the Elite Eight, upsetting th...

In case you were the one guy in the office who was actually working yesterday, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. Break up the Crimson! Harvard mounted the biggest upset of the first day of the NCAA tournament, beating New Mexico, 68-...

In case you were busy trying to pass off a quiche as an acceptable offering at a Pi Day party, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the New York Knicks their third straight defeat, wi...

In case you were out drunkenly explaining that Joel Schumacher was never a good enough director to "lose it Rob Reiner style," here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. The Los Angeles Lakers were again bested by the Oklahoma City Thunder, 12...

Today is the first of March, and so I wish you a Happy March Day. March Day is the lesser-known cousin of May Day, which is a pagan holiday celebrated on May 1. But March Day is far more important because it means we're getting close to the most esse...

In case you were out stocking up on discounted Swedish meatballs, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. George Karl's Denver Nuggets continued their torrid offensive play as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers at home, 119-108, to deny the La...

Dear Shuffle-uffaguses, First, I wanted to tell you that I'll be calling anyone who reads this column a "Shuffle-uffagus." It seemed like the coolest choice. Second, I have to report that I've been on a golf course all weekend — watching ...

In case you were busy fixating on that piece of popcorn stuck between your molars, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. The San Antonio Spurs took down the Bulls in Chicago, 103-89, despite missing their trio of future Hall of Famers, Tim...

Georgetown, Marquette, and the fractured Big East.

In case you were busy coming up with a fun portmanteau to describe your post-holiday diet, here's what you missed in sports last weekend: The Seattle Seahawks came back from an early 14-0 deficit with 24 unanswered points to eliminate the Washin...

First off, I want to thank everyone who made nominations to the All-BeefyBulky Team on Friday. There were so many great contenders, but in the end there can only be five. The winners: 1. Andre Almeida, Nebraska 2. Matt Stainbrook, Xavier 3. Regg...

The Eight Factors measures four basketball criteria along with four non-basketball criteria to take the measure of who will win each Sweet 16 game. Eight factors for the Elite Eight? It just feels right. In this installment: 7-seed Florida (25-10)...