Posts by Shane Ryan
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About Last Night: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Notes kept by Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long during his investigation show that former head coach Bobby Petrino’s relationship with his assistant began with a kiss over lunch last fall. “Hi, I’m Bobby Petrino,” the coach said […]
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About Last Night: Summitt Bids Farewell
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Legendary Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt has stepped down after a long and brilliant career. “I’m just glad Pat and I can both call it quits after such a great and dignified lifetime in sports,” said […]
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The Legend of Old Man Moyer
Jamie Moyer, 49 years young, just became the oldest dude in the history of old dudes to get a win in Major League Baseball. He threw 87 pitches in seven innings, allowing six hits and two runs (none of them earned) in a 5-3 Rockies win over San Diego. You can watch the highlights here, […]
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About Last Night: Celtics Aren’t Feeling Melo
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Carmelo Anthony notched his second career triple-double (35 points, 12 boards, 10 assists) as the Knicks beat the Celtics 118-110. Evil Celtics forward Kevin Garnett told reporters he was impressed with Anthony’s performance, but that it should […]
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About Last Night: Bobby Says Sorry (Again)
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Bobby Valentine apologized to Kevin Youkilis a day after questioning his physical and emotional commitment to the team. Youkilis sat out with a groin injury as the Sox fell to James Shields (8 1/3 innings, 4 hits, […]
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Readers’ Revenge: Your Most Shameful Lie
It’s time for Readers’ Revenge, the weekly feature in which we turn Grantland over to YOU, the unpredictable reader. This week’s topic was Your Most Shameful Lie. I’m not sure what I was expecting when I put this one out to the general population, but the result might make you quit reading Grantland forever to […]
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The Red-Hot Dodgers and the Weirdest Series of 2012
Padres-Dodgers in Los Angeles. Let’s go over the highlights. 1. Friday: Darth Vader throws out the first pitch. We saw how that worked out. 2. Friday: After giving up a leadoff single, Aaron Harang strikes out the next nine batters to set a Dodgers record. The man he beat, Johnny Podres, is one of the […]
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About Last Weekend: The Bounty That Wouldn’t Die
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Sources report that the NFL Players Association had the tapes of Gregg Williams’s violent bounty speech before they became public. Instead of outing him publicly for targeting players, though, the NFLPA used the audio to make […]
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Can’t Lose for Winning: The Kentucky Recruits
He’s still the king. For what feels like the 20th straight year, but is actually the fourth, Kentucky coach John Calipari has recruited the best incoming class in the country. There’s no mystery to the burgeoning dynasty; before this season, he already boasted a long track record of producing successful NBA players. And as Chuck […]
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About Last Night: Saint Asymptote
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. The New Orleans Saints have named top assistant Joe Vitt interim head coach during Sean Payton’s year-long suspension, despite the fact that Vitt will serve a six-game suspension of his own to start the season. During those […]