(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
TFD: Recommended reading -- two pieces from Grantland on "The National"
Good times.
June 10, 2011 at 9:55PM
Grantland -- the new Bill Simmons venture via ESPN -- probably won't be able to fill its site every day with stories of how talented journalists had the time of their lives telling great stories and losing $150 million in 18 months. But Friday, it had just that with stories of "The National," a noble experiment in creating a national daily sports newspaper two decades ago.
If you haven't been to Grantland yet -- it launched this week -- consider this a perfect time to get your introduction via this series of recollections from those who were there and this account from National-turned-Grantland contributor Charles P. Pierce.
If The National failed in part because it burned money and had a ridiculously poor set-up plan on the business end, maybe Grantland can succeed with a similarly high-minded concept without the printing press nightmares and other such barriers? Even if it doesn't, it seems like Grantland will be fun for however long it lasts.
Their 28-point lead got trimmed to two late, but they held on in a Western Conference finals rematch that missed an injured Luka Doncic after halftime.
