Posts by Shane Ryan

  • The Weekend Baseball Top 10 & the Season’s Best Game

    Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. One last weekend of interleague play before it’s back to outerleague business … 10. Catching Up on East vs. East When last we checked in, the two best divisions in baseball had faced off 27 times in the […]

  • About Last Night: The Legend of LeBron

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. LeBron James is a remorseless assassin, his own secret society, the ultimate trump card, the French connection and the Spanish main, a beautiful mind, the spirit of the eagle, a healer of souls, a printer of money, […]

  • About Last Night: LeBron’s Style Will Not Be Cramped

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Despite some lingering soreness from cramps that kept him out at the end of Game 4, LeBron James expects to play in Thursday’s Game 5. Unfortunately, this probably means he’s out for the big swimming relay race […]

  • The Second Pine Tar War

    The Plain Facts Tampa Bay Rays reliever Joel Peralta was ejected Tuesday night for having pine tar on his glove in the eighth inning of a 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals. Peralta played for the Nationals in 2010, and also for the Syracuse Chiefs (the team’s Triple-A affiliate) earlier that year when Nats first […]

  • About Last Night: King James Almost Has His Throne

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. LeBron James scored 26 points and the Heat overcame Russell Westbrook’s 43 points to beat the Thunder 104-98 and take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. James hit two huge baskets late in the fourth quarter […]

  • The West Coast Also-Rans: Giants-Angels

    There’s a shared problem out west as the Giants and Angels meet in this week’s interleague series, and it has to do with juggernauts and shadows. Both teams are heading into the All-Star break with wild-card aspirations, and both are facing a miserable climb to take down the entrenched rivals at the top of their […]

  • About Last Night: Rocket’s Redemption

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Roger Clemens was found not guilty on all six counts of lying to Congress and obstructing justice in his perjury trial. On the courthouse steps after the verdict, he vowed to spend the rest of his life […]

  • The Ugly U.S. Open

    Maybe it has to do with the sport’s ties to the British Isles, but I’ve always thought golf was closest to its essence in nasty weather. Clear skies are best for the players, sure, but there’s something romantic and even nostalgic about seeing them wind- and rain-battered, hitting low shots as they squint into the […]

  • About Last Weekend: Simpson’s Olympic Glory

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Raleigh native Webb Simpson posted a final-round 68 and watched as the leaders faltered on a tough day at The Olympic Club, handing him the U.S. Open. “Well, golly gee, if that ain’t just ol’ Webby […]

  • The Weekend Baseball Top 10

    Here are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. The Interleague interlude continues … 10. The Ongoing AL East vs. NL East Drama I know I was hitting this theme hard last week, but I have to give fair warning that seven days later, nothing’s changed. They’re […]

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