Posts by Chris Ryan
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The Greatest Hits of Stan Van Gundy
On Monday, Stan Van Gundy was fired from his job as coach of the Orlando Magic. After the emotional tractor trailer jack-knifing that was this Magic season, this move was inevitable. It was a day of housecleaning for the franchise, as they also relieved general manager Otis Smith of his general management duties. Somewhere, no […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: The Community Bombshell, Taylor Kitsch, Your Sunday Shows, and More
Chris Ryan and I were both traveling over the weekend, which means our “Where Were You When You Heard the News About Dan Harmon Being Fired” stories will be extra vivid. Luckily, we have a podcast on which we can share our feelings about the after-hours whacking of the Community showrunner (1:00). That surprise dismissal […]
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What’s the Matter With Fernando Torres?
Here is a photo of Fernando Torres holding the 2012 Champions League trophy and the 2012 FA Cup. Since 2008, Torres has won the European Championship (in ’08), the World Cup (in ’10) and these two trophies. Saturday, in Munich, he was on the field when Chelsea completed one of the most improbable Champions League […]
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Remember the Sixers
The least talented team in the NBA playoffs is making an unlikely run. But how?
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Watch Kerry Wood Talk About His 1998 20-Strikeout Game
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood will reportedly announce his retirement after his next outing. There were initial reports that Wood would be calling it a career after Friday’s Cubs game against the White Sox. But there are now suggestions that Wood would like to pitch one last time at Wrigley, hopefully this weekend, during the […]
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NBA Playoffs Playthrough: Spurs-Clippers
Last week, Grantland was pretty cool, right? It was just missing one thing. We were having a hard time putting our finger on it. Then it hit us: We needed a British guy commentating on video game basketball.
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Other Things Dale Sveum Is Not That Into
You can write what you want about Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum. He is probably not going to read it. He told Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com the following: “I don’t read the papers. I’m not a guy that tweets, or whatever you call that thing. I’m not a big computer guy. I don’t read the […]
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The Norton Anthology of Kobe Bryant Reacting to Russell Westbrook’s Clothing
It’s going to be really sad when the Thunder take Kobe Bryant’s robot body and drop it in the ocean like Megatron. Until then, let’s enjoy Black Mamba, fashion critic. Come shop with him.
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Manchester City Still Learning How to Win Gracefully
Manchester City won the Premier League on Sunday. Sergio Agüero scored a last-second goal, everyone went bananas, and all was full of love. It marked the first time City won the title in 44 years, and they did so at the expense of their intercity rivals, Manchester United. Then they started celebrating. That’s when things […]
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Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: The Upfronts, Battleship, Sunday-Night Shows, and More
It’s upfronts season in New York City, when all the networks are spinning their new fall shows as fast as they can. To celebrate, Chris Ryan and I took a first pass at a bunch of them (1:10), separating the maybe-winners (Fox’s The Mindy Project, NBC’s Revolution) from the kinda-losers (NBC’s Next Caller, Fox’s on-the-nose-like-bifocals-titled […]
