Posts by Chris Ryan

  • Rodriguez/Terry

    The Reducer: Week 12, The Bridge Is Over

    Liverpool steals three points from Chelsea, and the rest of the weekend in the EPL.

  • Peyton Manning

    Peyton Manning and the Most Important X-ray Results in the History of the NFL

    The further away it gets, the harder it is to remember the way Peyton Manning conducted an offense; the way he would adjust protection packages, re-route wide receivers, and confuse opposing defenses, orchestrating drives at a relentless tempo. It didn’t matter if the drive resulted in six points or not. Manning would storm off the […]

  • Jr Smith

    Rankonia: The Triangle Power Rankings

    1. J.R. Smith, CTU Special Agent How was your Thanksgiving? Did Aunt Jean get red-wine lips and make racist jokes? Did your 22-year-old cousin from Delaware just discover the word “swag” and proceed to say, “swag, swag, swag” every time he took a bite of cranberry sauce? Did your grandfather shear off his hand with […]

  • Del Rio

    The Axeman Cometh: Del Rio Out as Jaguars Are Sold

    If you happen to be in the greater Jacksonville area and see a man wearing Oakley sunglasses at night, driving an El Camino with a 24-pack of Stroh’s riding shotgun, and singing Johnny Cash’s version of “I See a Darkness” at the top of his lungs, that’s probably Jack Del Rio because today he was […]

  • Sidney Crosby

    Rankonia: The Triangle Power Rankings

    1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins After spending nearly a year recovering from a concussion, Sidney Crosby returned to the ice Monday night and recorded two goals and two assists. Read Katie Baker’s recap of Crosby’s comeback night to remember here. 2. LeGarrette Blount, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hey, LG, That’s pretty cool how you recreated the scene […]

  • Julien Edelman

    Can The Patriots Win A Super Bowl With Garbage Pail Kids?

    This is a ballad for Julian Edelman. For Rob Ninkovich. For Andre Carter and Kyle Arrington. They went to colleges like Hofstra and Kent State. They play wherever you put them, wherever you need them. And they play the right way; they learn their playbook and give maximum effort and execute the game plan. So […]

  • Your Weekend Soccer Guide

    Here’s your guide to all of this weekend’s best soccer action from around the globe. Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund Where: Allianz Arena When: Saturday, 12:30 p.m. EST What’s At Stake: The Bundesliga? Sort of! First-place Bayern welcome defending champions (and current second-place club) Dortmund. Last time Borussia went to Bayern, they won, 3-1, and […]

  • Tim Tebow and the Miracles

    Let’s start at the end, at the bottom of a pile-up of football players, with Mile High rocking and John Elway standing and applauding, Rex Ryan throwing up his hands in dismay and the NFL Network’s Mike Mayock, who had spent the whole night excellently articulating the problems and promise inherent in the Broncos read-option […]

  • Must Watch: The German National Soccer Team In Reverse

    So this is pretty mind blowing. Above is an Adidas commerical, brought to our attention by Men In Blazers‘ own Roger Bennett. Like a football version of The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, it features the German national team, including the likes of Lukas Podolski, Thomas Muller, Philip Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger. The spot tracks […]

  • Rankonia: The Triangle Power Rankings

    1. Bill Belichick, New England Patriots Sunday night was many things, it was an opportunity for Mark Sanchez to pour lighter fluid and a lit Zippo on his reputation, it was a chance for Chad Ochocinco to get somewhat more involved in the New England game plan, and it was an opportunity for Rex Ryan […]

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