Contributors
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Jonathan Abrams is a staff writer for Grantland. His book, Boys Among Men: How the Prep-to-Pro Generation Redefined the NBA and Sparked a Basketball Revolution, is due out in March.
Most recently: Ball in the Family
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Katie Baker is a staff writer at Grantland.
Most recently: The Sun Is Rising in Buffalo
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Bill Barnwell is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: NFL Week 8 Picks: The Weight of the Interim Label
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Amos Barshad has written for New York Magazine, Spin, GQ, XXL, and the Arkansas Times. He is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: We Went There: Blur Finally Makes It to Madison Square Garden
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Rafe Bartholomew is an editor at Grantland and author of Pacific Rims: Beermen Ballin’ in Flip-Flops and the Philippines’ Unlikely Love Affair with Basketball.
Most recently: ‘The Ropes’ Podcast: Steve Farhood on Floyd Mayweather’s Legacy, and a Mayweather-Berto Preview
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Michael Baumann is a Grantland contributor and author of the book Philadelphia Phenoms: The Most Amazing Athletes to Play in the City of Brotherly Love.
Most recently: Citi Field Psyops: How the Mets Can Beat Yordano Ventura
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Matt Borcas is a contributing writer for Grantland.
Most recently: Miami’s Man: Building the Ultimate Coach for The U
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Chris B. Brown is a contributing writer for Grantland and the editor of the website Smart Football. His latest book is The Art of Smart Football.
Most recently: Football 101: Why Power Running Works
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Rembert Browne is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: Rembert Explains Sisqo’s ‘Unleash the Dragon’
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Danny Chau is an assistant editor at Grantland.
Most recently: NBA Overnight: The Divergent Nights of Stephen Curry and Anthony Davis
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Jason Concepcion is a staff writer for Grantland and coauthor of We’ll Always Have Linsanity.
Most recently: Can ‘Halo’ Make the Leap Into the E-sports Future?
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Jordan Ritter Conn is a staff writer for Grantland. He wrote The Defender: Manute Bol’s Journey from Sudan to the NBA and Back Again, a multimedia e-book published by The Atavist.
Most recently: Schoolboy
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Chris Connelly is the Editor-in-Chief of Grantland.
Most recently: ‘Grantland Pop Culture Podcast’: Aaron Sorkin on ‘Steve Jobs’
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Bryan Curtis is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: Meme People: The Meaning of College Football Viral Fan Shots
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Jason Gallagher is the founder of Ballerball.com and the cowriter of The Lockout: A Musical.
Most recently: The Second-Annual NBA Video Music Awards
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Corban Goble is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn.
Most recently: Dusty in the Wind: The Sad Saga of Dusty Coleman, Kansas City’s Modern-Day Moonlight Graham
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Kirk Goldsberry is a professor and Grantland staff writer.
Most recently: Russell, the Creator
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Andy Greenwald is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: The State of Scary TV: ‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ Join ‘The Walking Dead’ in Offering High-Quality Horror
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Mark Harris is the author of Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood and Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War.
Most recently: The New York Film Festival Grapples With the Death of an Icon
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David Hill lives in Brooklyn. His writing has appeared in McSweeney’s and the New York Times. He writes sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade theater.
Most recently: The Weight of Guilt
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Matt Hinton is a staff writer at Grantland.
Most recently: Taking Stock of the College Football Landscape at the Midseason Mark
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Steven Hyden is a staff writer for Grantland. His first book, Your Favorite Band is Killing Me, will be released in May.
Most recently: In Praise of Beach Slang, 2015’s Best, Most Sincere Rock Band
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David Jacoby is an ESPN producer who somehow became a writer and editor for Grantland.
Most recently: Lowbrow Highlights: Bromance Blossoms on ‘The Bachelorette’
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Rany Jazayerli runs the Rany on the Royals website. He is one of the founders of Baseball Prospectus, and works as a dermatologist in suburban Chicago.
Most recently: The 15 Biggest Plays in Baseball History
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Christina Kahrl covers baseball for ESPN.com. She is also on the board of directors of GLAAD.
Most recently: The Meaning of Caitlyn Jenner
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Jonah Keri is a staff writer for Grantland. His book The Extra 2%: How Wall Street Strategies Took a Major League Baseball Team From Worst to First is a New York Times best seller. The paperback edition of his new book, Up, Up, and Away, on the history of the Montreal Expos, is now available.
Most recently: World Series Wrap: Cueto’s Game 2 Gem
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Chuck Klosterman is a contributing editor at Grantland and the author of eight books. The latest is I Wear the Black Hat.
Most recently: Moses Malone: 1955–2015
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Molly Lambert is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: Who Was Missing From Taylor Swift’s Miami Squad?
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Ben Lindbergh is a staff writer at Grantland.
Most recently: World Series Weekend: Five Questions for Three (or Two) Royals-Mets Games
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Mark Lisanti is an editor at Grantland.
Most recently: ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Recap: Six Telltale Signs That You Can No Longer Ignore the Imminent Zombie Apocalypse
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Zach Lowe is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: ‘The Lowe Post’ Podcast: Howard Beck on Pursuing Kevin Durant
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John Lopez is a Grantland contributor and a writer/filmmaker living in Los Angeles.
Most recently: Weekend Box Office Winners & Losers: Bill Murray, Vin Diesel, Steve Jobs, and Jem All Go Down in Spectacular Flames
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David Shoemaker , also known as “The Masked Man,” is the author of the The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Pro Wrestling.
Most recently: (W)WE Need a Hero: John Cena Is Gone. Who’s Up Next?
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Robert Mays is a staff writer at Grantland.
Most recently: Spirit of St. Louis: Todd Gurley Is Giving the Rams a Chance to Take Flight
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Riley McAtee is an assistant editor at Grantland.
Most recently: Ducks, Hunted: Can a Soft Schedule Keep Oregon’s Playoff Hopes Alive?
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Sean McIndoe ’s work can be found at Down Goes Brown. When he’s not writing, he makes hockey jokes on Twitter at @downgoesbrown.
Most recently: NHL Grab Bag: Let’s Get Spooky
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Mike L. Goodman is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: No Messi, No Problem: Neymar Becomes a Superstar
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Ryan O’Hanlon is a general editor at Grantland.
Most recently: Three More Flagrant But True Premier League Statements
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Alex Pappademas is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: Brand Echh: Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton Can’t Save the Lame ‘Our Brand Is Crisis’
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Graham Parker writes the Designated Player column for Grantland. He is the chief soccer writer for the Guardian US and an editor at Howler.
Most recently: Re-Born in the U.S.A.: Manchester City’s Newest Club Tries to Find Its Voice in New York
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Brian Phillips is a staff writer for Grantland.
Most recently: 50 Scenes That Do Not Appear in the Fox ‘X-Files’ Revival
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Charles P. Pierce is a staff writer for Grantland and the author of Idiot America. He writes regularly for Esquire, is the lead writer for Esquire.com’s Politics blog, and is a frequent guest on NPR.
Most recently: The Legacy of the NFL Sin-Eaters
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Jalen Rose is an ESPN/ABC analyst and executive producer of Fab Five, the highest-rated documentary in ESPN history. Keep up with him at JalenRose.com and JRLADetroit.com.
Most recently: ‘Story Time With Jalen Rose’: Jalen Rose Shouldn’t Be Alive
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Dave Schilling is a general editor at Grantland.
Most recently: We Went There: Towns and Russell Debut, But Kobe Takes the Spotlight
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Shea Serrano is a staff writer for Grantland. His latest book, The Rap Year Book: The Most Important Rap Song From Every Year Since 1979, Discussed, Debated and Deconstructed, is a New York Times best seller and is available everywhere.
Most recently: The Vin Diesel Character Matrix
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Andrew Sharp is a staff editor at Grantland.
Most recently: NBA Stock Watch: Buy the Bulls, Sell Van Gundy, and Other Bits of Investment Advice
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Louisa Thomas is a Grantland staff writer and editor.
Most recently: An Ode to the Marathoner
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Mark Titus is the founder and author of the blog Club Trillion. His book, Don’t Put Me In, Coach, chronicles his career as a walk-on benchwarmer for the Ohio State basketball team and is on sale now.
Most recently: Duke’s Defense: The Real Difference in the NCAA Title Game