Posts by Shane Ryan
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About Last Night: Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 28 points in the third quarter as the U.S. dominated Argentina 126-97. Following the win, an extremely condescending Kobe Bryant autographed a basketball for Manu Ginobili and patted him on the […]
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Your Tuesday Olympic Viewing Guide
Let’s get right to the good stuff: The Sino-American Medal Count Showdown China: 64 medals, 31 golds United States: 63 medals, 29 golds Reader Daniel G. e-mailed me today detailing a new system he invented, which I’m calling Saber-Medal-trics, at least until he comes up with a better name. Saber-Medal-trics uses Sports Illustrated‘s overall medal […]
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About Last Weekend: Usain-ity, 2.0
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Usain Bolt won his second straight gold medal in the men’s 100-meter dash, pulling away from the field and finishing in 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record. The victory had a somewhat odd conclusion as the famously […]
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Your Monday Olympic Viewing Guide
If you made it through the weekend without becoming an Olympic burnout zombie, congratulations. You’ve done well, and your reward is a very interesting development in the battle for national pride. A full week has passed, and the showdown with China has become a full-fledged dogfight. That’s right, my friends; it’s time to talk about […]
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Your Weekend Olympic Viewing Guide
As a veteran Olympic spectator, I’ve seen a lot of young hotshots come along who think they can swing with the top dogs. They roar out of the gate with guns ablaze over the first weekend, showing off by watching obscure events like the sailing qualifiers, thinking they’ve got the whole damn world by the […]
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Top 10 Moments From the First Week of the Olympics
If you haven’t been reading Shane Ryan’s Olympic Viewing Guides … well, you should be reading Shane Ryan’s Olympic Viewing Guides. Shane has traded his sanity and sleep schedule to watch pretty much every jump, leap, shot, throw, heave, dive, and vault of these games, so we could think of no better person to wrap […]
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About Last Night: Phelps Needs a Bigger Neck
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Michael Phelps out-dueled Ryan Lochte in the 200-meter individual medley to win his 16th Olympic gold and 20th medal overall. A heartbroken Lochte told reporters that he was really sad to finish second, since the other swimmers […]
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Your Friday Olympic Viewing Guide
OK, so we’ve officially made it through six days of Olympic action, and I wanted to take a moment to say that I’m proud of all of you. American, Canadian, whatever you happen to be, I’m swelling with pride. But mostly I’m proud of the Americans. Great job, guys. Great job being American and watching […]
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Your Thursday Olympic Viewing Guide
It’s easy for me to sit here, all smug and satisfied, outlining a rigorous Olympic schedule and demanding that you follow through. I get that. A lot of you might be wondering: Can this guy walk the walk? Or is he like the fat coach in an old tracksuit, riding a bicycle and screaming at […]
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About Last Night: Phelps Shows His Mettle, Medal
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. With a silver medal in the 200-meter butterfly and a gold in the 4×200 freestyle relay, Michael Phelps now owns 19 Olympic medals, surpassing Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina for the most medals of all time. When reached […]
