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46 results for "this is sportscenter"
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Demi Moore's New Hot Young Australian Boyfriend ... and Other Abs...
Molly LambertStar Demi Moore Moves On: Demi is "loving it up with a hot new boytoy: Will Hanigan, 30, a commercial pearl diver and adventurer from Perth, Australia." Will tells Star, "She's an amazing woman. We know each other through yoga, and we've become cl...
Blog | May 09, 2013 -
NHL Grab Bag: OK, Fine. We'll Revisit the Albert Commercial
Sean McIndoeWelcome to a weekly blog post of thoughts and observations from the past few days and/or decades of NHL hockey. The Three Stars of Comedy Recognizing the three moments or personalities from around the league that produced the most comedic fodder fo...
Blog | April 26, 2013 -
Notes on the second weekend of March Madness, from Louisville's d...
Mark TitusLouisville remains the team to beat, Capital One makes a run at most annoying commercial, and more Shocker puns.
Story | Conversation | March 31, 2013 -
The first weekend of March Madness, from Aaron Craft's drawn char...
Mark TitusThe first weekend of March Madness, from Aaron Craft's drawn charge to Khalif Wyatt's hero ball to the unveiling of the tournament's most annoying commercial.
Story | Conversation | March 25, 2013 -
Who Is the Funniest NBA Player?
Joel Warner and Peter McGrawIf scoring and rebounding are the meat and potatoes of an NBA player's stat line, a sense of humor is the dessert. It adds flavor to postgame interviews, sparkle to halftime shows, punch to sneaker commercials. But which player has the best comedic s...
Blog | March 07, 2013 -
Parenthood Pickup Watch, Week 3: Let Adam Have Some Fun
Juliet LitmanDear Mr. Greenblatt, I understand if you don't have time for us this week. The New York Times article about NBC's ratings fall was astonishing. Since SNL is your top show and you have to give away free commercials, you probably won't be reading th...
Blog | February 27, 2013 -
Understanding a fan's relationship with management in sports
Brian PhillipsUnderstanding a fan's relationship with coaches.
Story | Conversation | February 18, 2013 -
Afternoon Links: Lizzy Caplan's 'Fashion Film' Is the Perfect Fas...
Tess LynchLizzy Caplan's spoofy commercial "Fashion Film" is like ASMR meets an Anthropologie catalogue. "Sometimes I think to myself in French, and listen to old records from the ’60s. They're way better than stuff today." Pride and Prejudice gets D...
Blog | February 07, 2013 -
Super Bowl XLVII Commercials Hall of Fame: The Good, the Bad, and...
Grantland staffRecent reports estimate the cost of a 30-second Super Bowl commercial spot to be upwards of 4 million dollars, to be seen by some 114 million viewers. Here is how some of the world's biggest companies chose to make the most of that investment. Ram...
Blog | February 04, 2013 -
The Winners' History of Rock and Roll, Part 1 - Led Zeppelin
Steven HydenIn the first installment of a new series, we swing the hammer of the gods.
Story | Conversation | January 08, 2013 -
YouTube HOF: Holiday Commercial-ism
Grantland StaffWith the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday all crushed and conquered in our wake, we are now deep into the holiday shopping season. It's that special time of year, when we are constantly reminded that the perfect Christma...
Blog | November 28, 2012 -
CourtVision: Kyrie Irving, the League's Youngest Superstar
Kirk GoldsberryYou know those commercials in which Kyrie Irving dresses up like the Unabomber and hustles some local playground dudes while sideline folks cheer him on and enjoy diet soda? Well, those are far-fetched; everybody knows the Unabomber is an awful baske...
Blog | November 09, 2012 -
Great Moments in Local Advertising: The Thunder Move Cars in Norm...
Brian PhillipsI'm going to have to check IMDb really quick, but I'm pretty sure Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, Brad Bird, Terrence Malick, and the Coen Brothers must have collaborated to make this commercial, because THERE IS NO OTHER WAY IT...
Blog | October 31, 2012 -
The BCS Top 25 ... College Commercials
Bryan CurtisIf you watch college football on TV, you find yourself watching commercials for Aflac, Home Depot, and ... colleges. Ads for the University of Texas say, "What starts here changes the world." Ads for Texas Tech say, "From here, it's possible." The...
Blog | October 25, 2012 -
A guide to the NHL and the six people you meet in lockout hell
Katie BakerAttempting to understand the big, fat mess that is the NHL.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2012 -
What Can We Learn From Jay-Z's Duracell Commercial?
Amos BarshadA few days after the birth of his child, Jay-Z announced a less exciting development: He was going to shill for Duracell! In a statement from January, Hov explained, "I believe in the future of wireless energy and I believe that Duracell Powermat is ...
Blog | July 26, 2012