Grantland
| Grantland | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Web address | grantland.com |
| Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site | Sports, Popular culture |
| Available in | English |
| Owner | ESPN |
| Launched | 2011 |
Alexa rank |
 1,484 (March 2015)[1] |
| Current status | Active |
Grantland is a popular sports and pop-culture blog started in 2011 by veteran writer and sports journalist Bill Simmons; it is indirectly associated with ESPN. The site features contributions from Simmons, former NBA star Jalen Rose, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wesley Morris, and many other sports and pop-culture writers. It is named after famed 20th Century sportswriter Grantland Rice.
Writers
Along with Simmons, Morris, and Rose, regular contributors to Grantland include: Tom Bissell, Jonah Keri, Justin Halpern, Mark Harris, Chuck Klosterman, Zach Lowe, David Jacoby, Rembert Browne, Andrew Sharp, the screenwriter Brian Koppelman (Rounders), and the MacArthur Award-winning novelist Colson Whitehead.
References
- ↑ "Grantland.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2015-03-05.