Posts by Shane Ryan
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About Last Night: Sorry, Haters, But Duke Won Again
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Mason Plumlee scored 21 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Rasheed Sulaimon scored all 17 of his points in the second half, as no. 2 Duke staged a 73-68 comeback win over no. 4 Ohio State. “In […]
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About Last Night: This Is a Place of Facts
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Today’s jokes will be written and performed by Dr. Magnus Facts, the winner of the recent “About Last Night for a Day” contest. He has dedicated his life to facts. Cody Zeller scored 20 points and grabbed […]
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The Definitive ACC–Big Ten Challenge Guide
What’s often lost in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge is that it’s a challenge between the ACC and the Big Ten. That might be the dumbest opening sentence in Grantland history, but I swear it’s true. College basketball fans know that the cross-conference event, which will be held for the 14th straight year over the next […]
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About Last Night: Eagles Caged by Cam
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Cam Newton threw for 302 yards and accounted for four touchdowns as the Panthers topped the Eagles 30-22 in Monday Night Football. After the game, fired Auburn coach Gene Chizik greeted Newton in the parking lot with […]
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25 Thanksgiving College Hoops Epiphanies
I’m one of those people who adhere to a strict famine-and-feast diet on Thanksgiving Day. I’ll starve myself throughout the day, trying to not let the aromas floating in from the kitchen drive me insane, just so I can gorge myself like a crazed animal when 4 p.m. rolls around. From an informal poll of […]
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About Last Thanksgiving Break: A Giant Effort
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Eli Manning threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns as the Giants routed the Packers 38-10 to take a two-game lead in the NFC East. The Giants defense sacked Aaron Rodgers five times, and rubbed salt […]
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Your Semi-Ignorant Guide to College Football, Week 13
It’s Rivalry slash Thanksgiving Week, when teams who have historically aggravated one another by virtue of shared geography, but who may not even be in the same conference in 2012, meet up for an annual gathering of bad feelings. This is the week for Florida–Florida State, Georgia Tech–Georgia, South Carolina–Clemson, and more. But before we […]
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About Last Night: D’Antoni Gets His Groove Back
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Dwight Howard scored 23 points and grabbed 15 boards as the Lakers beat the Nets 95-90 in Mike D’Antoni’s first game on the L.A. bench. It was a virtuoso performance for D’Antoni, who, despite a knee injury, […]
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Shabazz Plays, But Georgetown Wins
The odyssey* of Shabazz Muhammad has finally reached the part where actual basketball is played. Here’s how his college career started Monday night against Georgetown, after he entered the game at around the 14-minute mark:
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About Last Night: Niners Ride Colin’s Hot Hand
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns as the 49ers trounced the Bears 32-7. “Not bad … for an intellectual,” sneered Randy Moss, just before snapping Kaepernick with a towel. Kaepernick seethed with […]
