Posts by Shane Ryan
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About Last Night: LeBron Disappoints the Haters
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. LeBron James choked by scoring just 15 points in the second half, including a mere four in the fourth quarter, as Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat overcame his nervy effort to beat Boston 98-79 and force […]
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The Bizarre AL East, and Why It Might Stay That Way
Every single team in the AL East is .500 or better. You hear that stat bandied about a lot these days, and it is a strange phenomenon. But here’s my favorite fact about the division: The second-place New York Yankees have a +33 run differential, but the first-place Orioles only have +3. Wild, right? So […]
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About Last Night: Spurs Are Thunderstruck
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Kevin Durant’s 34 points and 14 boards led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 107-99 win over the San Antonio Spurs and an NBA Finals berth. A despondent Tim Duncan began his postgame comments on a melancholic […]
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About Last Night: Heatles Tour on Verge of Cancellation
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Kevin Garnett scored 26 points and Paul Pierce hit a dagger 3 with 52 seconds remaining as the Celtics beat the Heat 94-90 to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. In a sad development […]
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If You Love or Even Like Tennis, Turn to ESPN2 NOW!
We’ve got a big situation in the Roland-Garros men’s quarterfinals. Two situations, actually.
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About Last Night: The Thunder Rolls
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Kevin Durant scored 27 points and James Harden nailed two clutch fourth-quarter 3s to give the Thunder a 108-103 win over the Spurs and a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference Finals. “We couldn’t hit the big […]
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The Story Behind CharlotteBobcats.com
It started, as so many things in my life seem to start, with a tweet:
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About Last Weekend: Welcome Back, Tiger Woods
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Tiger Woods birdied three of the last four holes, including a spectacular chip-in on the 16th, to win the Memorial and tie Jack Nicklaus for second all-time in total PGA wins. Nicklaus, who hosts the event, […]
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The Weekend Baseball Top 10: Sabathia’s Hibernation, Peavy vs. King Felix, and More
Here are the most alluring matchups, stories, and personalities for the coming weekend. 10. Warm-Weather Sabathia, Friday (NYY-DET) Like a bear slowly shaking off the cobwebs of hibernation, CC Sabathia usually needs a couple months to find his groove. From 2009 to 2011, his ERA was 3.30 in April and 3.69 in May before dropping […]
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Spelling Bee Retro Blog!
I don’t think there’s a TV-watching soul in America who doesn’t love the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It cuts across boundaries and appeals to the frightened child in all of us — that petrified little tyke who remembers the drama and heartbreak and occasional awkward triumph of life in the early days. Who wouldn’t want […]