Posts by Chris Ryan
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The Reducer, Week 22: Separation Sunday
The Manchester clubs pull ahead of the Premier League pack.
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The Reducer, Week 24: Why We Fight
Manchester United’s huge comeback and the rest of the Premier League action.
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The Reducer, Week 25: Your Hand in Mine
United beat Liverpool, but was the real damage to the Reds done by one of their own?
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The Reducer, Week 26: Ghosts of the Carling Cup
Liverpool narrowly avoids Arsenal’s Carling Cup mistakes.
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What Else Does Jim Irsay Need to Change About the Colts?
Last week, Colts owner Jim Irsay, unshackled from the intellectual limitations of 140 characters, announced that Peyton Manning and Indy were getting divorced, bringing about, “the conclusion of Peyton’s playing career with the Colts.” This was obviously the big news. But as Colts fans fired up “Holocene” and inserted their DVDs of Super Bowl XLI, […]
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Statement Game: Sixers-Celtics
For the remainder of the NBA season, The Triangle will be breaking down the biggest games of the week. On Wednesday night, the Sixers, led by Evan Turner, demolished an exhausted Celtics team 103-71 in a battle for the Atlantic Division lead. What Was at Stake The division lead in the division no team seems […]
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Messi! Messi! Messi! Messi! Messi!
Lionel Messi scored five goals Wednesday in Barcelona’s 7-1 razing of Bayer Leverkusen, sending the defending Champions League trophy holders through to the quarterfinals. When Messi is on his game (which is usually), he is completely unplayable. I am not Gabriel Garcia Marquez or Cormac McCarthy, so I feel a little ill-equipped to accurately sum […]
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A Brief Conversation About Waka Flocka’s New PETA PSA
Chris: OK, first off, I think Waka should get a cat. Because most cats act like Chrissy Lampkin from Love and Hip-Hop. All animals are not “the same.” Rembert: “They can’t speak … they don’t have arms.” —Waka. Unreal. Here’s my theory. PETA’s rapper campaign all stems back to Vick. Oh wait, I was confusing […]
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Rankonia: The Triangle Power Rankings
1. Clint Dempsey, Forza Nacogdoches He kicks in your voice, American! Brian Phillips nominates the USMNT/Fulham titan. I second that nomination. And you third it. Dempsey scored the match-winning goal against Italy in Genoa last week, giving the national side its first-ever victory over the Azzurri. Meanwhile, back in England, Deuce has been on a […]
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Trade Machine Says, ‘LOL’
You crazy for this one, Danny! Yeah, it’s early March, Danny Ainge is putting on his clown makeup and emotionally tying up the Big 3 (+ 1) in some warehouse and making them choose which one gets to survive. That must mean it’s Silly Season, a.k.a. NBA Trade Deadline Time. We’ve only got until March […]
