Posts by Chris Ryan

  • The Triangle Podcast: Chris Ryan, Robert Mays, Rembert Browne, Katie Baker, and Jonah Keri

    Welcome to the second episode of the Triangle Podcast. This week, with the NBA playoffs in full swing, I thought I’d catch up with some of my Shootaround partners and talk basketball. Robert Mays stopped by the studio to discuss Zach Randolph’s dominance over Blake Griffin in the Clippers-Grizzlies series, the Bulls and life after […]

  • Rankonia: The Triangle Power Rankings

    1. Papiss Cisse: Magpie Magician It’s been 11 goals in 11 Premier League games for Newcastle’s striker sensation, and I don’t know that we’ll see a more outrageous strike this season. (Van Persie’s volley was better? I don’t know, how can you figure that out?) Here’s what I love about Cisse giving Chelsea the blues […]

  • Hollywood Prospectus Podcast: Avengers Preview, The Dark Knight Rises, and Sunday-Night TV

    Chris Ryan and I tried assembling the Avengers this week, but only Tigra and Dr. Druid showed up. So we left them cooling in the Quinjet and had a (spoiler-free!) conversation about The Avengers movie instead (1:20). From there, we segued into a discussion about this summer’s other upcoming blockbusters, The Dark Knight Rises and […]

  • Vincent Kompany

    The Reducer, Week 35: Manchester Civil War

    City tops United in a tight derby while Wigan stays alive in style.

  • NBA Playoffs Playthrough: Celtics vs. Hawks

    Back in February, we wrote about Anthony Richardson, a brave new voice in NBA commentating. Or at least a brave new voice in commentating during computer vs. computer NBA 2K12 games. Well now it’s time for you to be brave, because Richardson has trained his sense of humor, fleeting grasp of basketball rules and regulations, […]

  • Three Lessons From the Champions League Semifinals’ Second Legs

    Chelsea Finally Got Some Luck Chelsea have long been blamed for committing modern football’s original sin. Just replace the forbidden fruit with a soft drink. As the story goes, in 2003, Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich nearly took control of Tottenham Hotspur, but when a meeting to purchase the North London club fell through, Abramovich bought […]

  • The Triangle Podcast: Chris Ryan, Bill Barnwell, Jonah Keri, Katie Baker and Roger Bennett

    It’s the inaugural episode of The Triangle Podcast. Each episode, I’ll talk to a few different Triangle writers about the sports they cover. This week, I talked to Bill Barnwell about the falling NFL draft stock Vontaze Burfict, the Dolphins pinning their hopes on Ryan Tannehill, and whether a system should come before personnel when […]

  • Four Quick Things About This Steve Francis “Finer Things” Music Video

    1. Mazerati Music? Really, Steve Francis *Amy Poehler voice* You couldn’t come up with a slightly less derivative name for your production company/brand consulting firm/waste solution start up than Mazerati Music? There’s aready a M-M-Maybach Music! RUH! 2. Steve Francis stopped listening to music the day after Ja Rule’s Pain Is Love came out.

  • Claude Giroux

    Rankonia: The Triangle Power Rankings

    1. Claude Giroux: All Claude Everything I am obligated by William Penn blood oath to award any Philly athlete the top spot in Rankonia, but Sarah Larimer really makes a compelling case for the Flyers forward: “Katie Baker is right. It is pretty much impossible to dislike Claude Giroux. Apologies to that Monet bro, but […]

  • Aguero/Stearman

    The Reducer, Week 34: My Mind Is Playing Tricks on Me

    Ferguson and Mancini do battle in the press, while Newcastle refuse to know their place.

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