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Basketball
- 2024 NBA Finals · Game 1 Boston 107, Dallas 89 How Boston’s five-out spacing and switchable defenders sent Dallas into a tailspin. Passages of Play
- 2024 NBA Finals · Game 2 Boston 105, Dallas 98 Boston dares the Mavericks not named Luka to beat it from deep. Passages of Play
- 2024 NBA Finals · Game 3 Boston 106, Dallas 99 Boston hunts Tim Hardaway Jr. on defense as Luka Doncic fouls out late. Passages of Play
- 2024 NBA Finals · Game 4 Dallas 122, Boston 84 Dereck Lively’s quick reads against Boston’s screens keep the season alive. Passages of Play
- Spurs · 2012-13 Splitter Taking Steps Toward Stardom How San Antonio’s pick-and-roll and Tony Parker’s drives make Tiago Splitter Tim Duncan’s partner. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
- Musings Sophomore Trumps Marcus Smart’s career night and Oklahoma State’s defense against Memphis. Cowboys Ride For Free
Football
- Playbook Houston 30, Miami 10 Houston’s defense jumps Miami’s short throws, and the line clears the way for Arian Foster. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
- Playbook Dallas 24, New York 17 Deep outs pull the Giants’ safeties away, and Kevin Ogletree slips free on the drag. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
- Playbook Houston 31, Denver 25 Play-action from the same look freezes Denver’s front seven and opens the deep shots. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
- Playbook Dallas 16, Tampa Bay 10 Aqib Talib reads Tony Romo’s eyes, and a busted coverage gives up a play-action touchdown. Corpus Christi Caller-Times
- Upon Further Review Texas A&M 41, Ole Miss 38 Verticals and drags on the last two drives leave Ole Miss nothing to cover, man or zone. Good Bull Hunting
- Musings Here To Stay Oklahoma State’s rout of Baylor, on both sides of the ball. Cowboys Ride For Free
- Musings Choo Choo! Clint Chelf and the Cowboys’ offense run over Texas. Cowboys Ride For Free
- Musings A Statement Victory The execution and play-calling behind a 52-34 win over Texas Tech. Cowboys Ride For Free
Longform · Cowboys Ride For Free (SB Nation) · Nov. 1, 2013
Marcus Smart: The Person, The Poke, The Pro
My longform feature on the Oklahoma State point guard: his upbringing, his diverse game and his incredible personality.
On ESPN Jay Bilas mentioned and recommended the piece during the Oklahoma State–Memphis telecast on Nov. 20, 2013, and tweeted it out with a compliment.
NBA Finals coverage
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