Posts by Shane Ryan
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Fab Melo Out, Syracuse Staggering
Wow. I have no facts to add to this very short story, which notes that Syracuse center Fab Melo has been declared ineligible because of an “eligibility issue.” (That would be why you’re ineligible, right?) You ever notice how when an institution gets toppled, it’s usually in bits and pieces? Very rarely do you see […]
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A March Madness Guide for Pacists, Statists, and Mascotists
Pacism = the hatred (or fear) of teams that play slow basketball. I am an avowed pacist, and I try to take shots at sluggish teams like Wisconsin whenever possible. I recognize the strategy at play, and I’m well aware that it can be successful, but I reserve the right to hate the product. It’s […]
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About Last Night: Randy’s Gold Rush
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Randy Moss is back in football. The 35-year-old receiver signed a one-year deal with the 49ers after working out for Jim Harbaugh. Sources reported that the workout went really well, except for an awkward moment near the […]
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Fortune Favors the Bold: Austin, Kendall, and Michael
It was a drab Thursday and Friday at the ACC tournament, but the drama of the weekend atoned in a big way. First, you had Carolina riding a wave of favorable calls to a close win over NC State, then a brutal FSU win against a game but under-talented Duke team, and finally the explosive […]
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Reader’s Revenge: Most Embarrassing Sports Moments
It’s Daylight Saving Time, and things are about to get weird. All this extra sunlight must have given us a touch of the Vitamin D Madness that’s going around, because we’re about to turn Grantland over to you, the unpredictable, erratic reader. “Reader’s Revenge” is the most basic of concepts — I ask you to […]
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About Last Weekend: A Prelude to Madness
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. “In the clink there’s a link that a licked soul may click Humble thy chains, make not such a racket ‘Tis not witchery or a thaumaturge trick Avast! At the last! Hold fast! ‘Tis a bracket.” […]
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Drama and Other Concepts at the ACC Tournament
“The ACC tournament doesn’t start until Friday,” is a phrase I heard more than once Thursday, the day on which the ACC tournament actually started. I was especially prone to hearing that sentiment, considering my penchant for complaining about the lack of quality basketball. Still, all good drama needs a setup; those first two establishing […]
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About Last Night: Peyton’s Choice
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Sources indicate that Peyton Manning, released by the Colts on Wednesday, is planning to pick a new team within the week. “Have you totally ruled out evil coaches who would sign you just to bury you on […]
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ACC Tournament Bubble Watch: NC State and Miami
As the ACC tournament kicks off in Atlanta, two teams are in a dog fight for their NCAA tournament lives. The committee is notoriously mum about bubble teams in the week leading up to Selection Sunday, and nobody quite knows where NC State and Miami stand at the moment, but the consensus is that there’s […]
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About Last Night: Peyton’s Gentlemen Callers
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Multiple sources reported that at least 12 of 32 NFL teams contacted Peyton Manning’s representatives after he was released by the Colts. Two were misdials meant for Andrew Luck, three were pranks, and six were condolence calls […]