Posts by Shane Ryan
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Your Wednesday Olympics Viewing Guide
Whoa! We’ve got a busy day, and there’s no time for chatter. Let’s jump right in. You know the drill by now. With this guide, which can be followed with one computer and one TV with cable, we’re aiming to see every gold-medal event and every team-sport game featuring Americans live and on London time. […]
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About Last Night: U.S. Done in by Horseplay
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. A disastrous showing by American gymnasts Danell Leyva and John Orozco on the pommel horse relegated their country to fifth place in the team finals, and the Chinese gymnasts won gold for the second straight Olympics. The […]
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Your Tuesday Olympics Viewing Guide
Scene: Shane Ryan on his computer Monday afternoon, fighting the good fight, trying to love his country despite the best efforts of technology. It’s the 200-meter freestyle, one of the premier events of the swimming program, and Ryan Lochte is fighting for his second gold medal against Chinese swimmer Sun Yang. Ryan starts up the […]
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About Last Weekend: Lochte Gold, Phelps Phourth
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on over the weekend. In their first duel of the Olympics, Ryan Lochte dominated Michael Phelps to take gold in the 400-meter individual medley. “Sure, Ryan swam well,” said an irritated Phelps, defending his legacy, “but has he ever […]
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Your Monday Olympics Viewing Guide
Before we get going, forgive me as I become the 6,087,345th person to rant about NBC’s decision not to air the swimming finals live on television. Put simply, it’s a disgrace. I don’t think I need to enumerate the reasons why it’s a repugnant move from a spectator’s standpoint, so let me instead tackle the […]
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The Weekend Baseball Top 10: Rivalry Time
Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. 10. Hot vs. Doomed (OAK-BAL) The Beane-Ballers are now 16-3 in July, and have sneaked their way into the last wild-card spot. Baltimore still has that awful run differential (-53, and -31 in July alone) and just lost […]
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Your Weekend Olympics Viewing Guide
LISTEN UP, gang. The Olympics are here, and we’re all excited. But there’s a lot going on, and I know it can be hard to catch all the relevant action. You need to focus. You don’t want to dishonor your country, do you? I still have nightmares about Olympics past where I got mired in […]
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About Last Night: Going, Going, Greinke
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Brewers GM Doug Melvin said that his team will trade Zack Greinke before next Tuesday’s deadline. He called up his friend Billy Beane to ask if it sounded desperate, and Beane was like, “yeah a little desperate. […]
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Can Chris Sale Win the Cy Young?
The American League Cy Young race has turned into an excellent five-man duel, and four of the names are very familiar — 2011 and 2010 winners Justin Verlander and Felix Hernandez, Angels ace Jered Weaver, and MLB wins leader David Price. But the fifth, Chicago’s Chris Sale, is a virtually unknown 23-year-old southpaw, playing in […]
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About Last Night: Orioles Pay the Price
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. David Price struck out 10 batters over seven solid innings to earn his MLB-leading 14th win as the Rays routed the Orioles 10-1. “I don’t want to say I’m the reigning king of baseball or anything,” said […]
