Posts by Shane Ryan
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About Last Night: The Open’s British Invasion
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Andy Murray won his first career Grand Slam, outlasting Novak Djokovic in a five-set marathon to take the U.S. Open title. The Scottish Murray credited his win to watching the inspirational parts from Braveheart before the match, […]
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Umpire Jerry Meals Answers James Lipton’s 10 Questions
If you were zoned out in a football stupor this past weekend, you missed Jerry Meals unleashing one of the worst calls of the MLB season. On Saturday, the Yankees trailed the Orioles 5-4 in the top of the ninth at Camden Yards, and it was a big, big game. The AL East race had […]
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About Last Weekend: Mile-High Manning
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Peyton Manning threw his first two touchdowns as a Bronco, and the 400th and 401st of his career, in a 31-19 victory over the Steelers. After the game, Peyton received a phone call from someone with […]
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The Weekend Baseball Top 10: The Camden Jam-In
Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. 10. Strasburg’s Last Start in Washington (Friday, WAS-MIA) It’s easy to sit here, from a neutral vantage point, and say the Nationals are doing the right thing by pulling the plug on Strasburg before the playoffs. And they […]
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Your Semi-Ignorant Guide to College Football: Week 2
Hey guys, good news. I’ve got a fantasy football story for you! Look, I know it’s horrible to hear about someone else’s fantasy experience, and I’m being totally self-indulgent here, but I can’t help it. This is my first year playing fantasy football. It’s like when a comedian has his first kid — they know […]
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About Last Night: Baltimore Bringing AL East Down to the Wire
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. The Baltimore Orioles used three home runs in the eighth inning to break open a tie ball game and surge to a 10-6 win over the Yankees. With 25 games left in the season, the teams are […]
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About Last Night: How ‘Bout Them Cowboys?
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. In the opening game of the NFL season, Tony Romo threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns — two of them to unheralded receiver Kevin Ogletree — as the Cowboys beat the Giants 24-17. On the Giants […]
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About Last Night: Break Up the O’s!
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Today, we’ll be auditioning an assortment of new characters who have contacted us about being part of About Last Night. If any of them have tremendous popular appeal, they may become a regular part of the ALN […]
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The Endless Yankees Collapse
It’s really hard to be a Yankees fan. Nobody else understands. Hey, I’m kidding. I’m not going to start off that way. I just have this weird thing where I like watching people get mad. Sorry about that. And if I’m being honest, the worldwide cyclone of hatred for the Yankees brand is heavy on […]
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About Last Weekend: Hokies Hold On
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Quarterback Logan Thomas led no. 16 Virginia Tech back from the brink of defeat with two key drives as the Hokies beat Georgia Tech 17-14 in overtime. Unfortunately, the celebrations on the Blacksburg campus got a […]