Posts by Chris Ryan
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Mike Trout Has No Idea Where He Is and Other Great Moments From the Home Run Derby (in GIFs)
Last night, some MLB dudes did some yard work (total insider baseball term there) at the 2013 Home Run Derby. Yoenis Cespedes of the Oakland A’s bested Bryce Harper in the final round, which means Harper has to serve as the Cuban slugger’s personal bat boy for the rest of the season. Tough break, Nats […]
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For Sage Rosenfels, Upon His Retirement
Sage Rosenfels ain’t got time to bleed. Well, actually, he has plenty of time. He’s retiring with 12 starts for five different teams, across 10 NFL seasons. He had a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 30-29, which means he is going to Canton. Can’t wait for his induction speech.
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Pep Guardiola, Thiago, Barcelona, and Bayern: The Most Compelling Transfer Saga of the Offseason
This summer’s European football transfer window has featured the usual telephone whispers and hysterical about-faces that one can expect from a three-month spectacle fueled by secrets, lies, roughly translated radio interviews, and unimaginable amounts of money. Luis Suarez wants out of Liverpool, because he’s tired of being called a racist cannibal by the English press. […]
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Classic ‘Big Guy Sitting on Little Guy’ Scenes on Arsenal’s Flight to Asia
If a 6-foot-6, 28-year-old German defender is sitting on the lap of a 6-foot, 20-year-old Japanese winger, you know it must be time for Arsenal’s annual trip to destinations east. I had a lot of fun with this trip last year, so I couldn’t resist a return flight, this time aided by one of our […]
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No Hard Feelings: Dwight Coward Mix and Ice Cube Rant Bid Bon Voyage to Howard
Between this mix, by DJ Justin Credible, and Ice Cube’s very Ice Cube onstage rant about the departed Lakers center on Sunday night (which, incidentally, seemed to betray some Dan Gilbert influence in its prediction that Kobe would win another ring before Dwight wins his first), I think we know what Lakers fans will be […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Jay-Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail, Veep, and The Bridge
No special apps. No error messages. No Nirvana sing-alongs. The Hollywood Prospectus podcast has almost nothing in common with Magna Carta Holy Grail, the new Jay-Z album/cell phone promotion/data mining operation that dropped on the Fourth of July. (One thing we do have in common? Lots of awkward talk about Brody from Homeland!) Unfortunately, friends, this is a good […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: White House Down, Summer Movie Fatigue, and Ray Donovan
This week on the pod, Andy and I got our NPR voices on and (in a whisper) tried to figure out why this season’s summer movies have been so dang loud. With White House Down underperforming at the box office, we wondered whether audiences are experiencing some destruction fatigue. Maybe they want to go back […]
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NBA Free-Agency Rumormonger: Everybody Loves Tyreke
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. NBA free-agency season is officially got under way. Consider this a clearinghouse for all the rumors floating around. Loose lips may sink ships destroy cap space, but they also sure as hell make for interesting reading. This Year’s Model The Subject: Tyreke Evans The Players: The Pelicans, […]
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NBA Free-Agency Rumormonger: Houston’s D12 Red Carpet, New York Blows Kisses to Monta Ellis
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Early this morning, at midnight, NBA free-agency season officially got under way. Consider this a clearinghouse for all the rumors floating around. Loose lips may sink ships destroy cap space, but they sure as hell make for interesting reading. The Red Carpet The Subject: Dwight Howard The […]
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Brazil Turns the Page Against Spain in the Confederations Cup Final
Some takeaways from Brazil’s 3-0 demolition of Spain in the Confederations Cup final: Passing Torches Back and Forth Over the last five years, Spain has captured the football world’s imagination, playing the sport about as well as it can be played, and winning the trophies to prove it. Forget the last five years; just take […]
