Posts by Shane Ryan

  • Mike Krzyzewski

    903 Wins: Coach K and the Record

    I was 9 years old in 1992 when Christian Laettner hit his turnaround shot against Kentucky. Duke was already my favorite team, because Duke was the only team with Bobby Hurley. At that time, I was a year or so away from the hard realization that I would never play professional sports. I could still […]

  • Coach K

    About Last Night: Vacation Season

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski passed Bobby Knight for first place on the all-time D-I wins list with a 74-69 win over Michigan State. Unfortunately, the NCAA determined shortly after the game that Kyle Singler wore illegally thick […]

  • The 2011-12 College Football All-Name Team, Part II

    Here at the Triangle, we consider ourselves connoisseurs of a good name. That said, we’ve scoured the list of NCAA football players, and we’re ready to bestow this year’s awards for the best names in college football at every position. It’s like a Gold Glove, except way more legitimate. This installment covers the defense. Part […]

  • Aaron Rodgers

    About Last Night: Leaders Of The Pack

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Aaron Rodgers threw three four touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers improved to 9-0 with a 45-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. I’m trying to suppress a decade’s worth of media influence here … God help […]

  • Derrick Moye

    College Football Recap: The 8 Best Finishes of Week 11

    Here are the main takeaways from Saturday: 1. It’s tough to be a kicker. 2. The 2-point conversion is a cruel mistress. 3. The marquee games disappointed, but everything else delivered. I feel bad giving the Oregon-Stanford blowout short shrift, but the result can really be summed up in two words: speed kills. The Stanford […]

  • Silas Redd

    About Last Weekend: Not-So-Happy Valley

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. In the first game at Happy Valley since the Jerry Sandusky scandal resulted in the firing of Joe Paterno, Penn State lost to Nebraska 17-14. When interim coach Tom Bradley suggested after the game that the […]

  • Colts Fans

    The Return of the Most Depressed Fan Bases

    First off, anybody who clicked this blog post is a sick soul who likes to revel in the pain of others. The bad news is, that makes you an emotionally stunted human. The good news is, you’re among friends. One of our main gambits here at Grantland is to chronicle the misfortune of others, and […]

  • Carson Palmer

    About Last Night: Just Carson, Baby

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. A bad season got worse for San Diego as Carson Palmer threw two touchdown passes and the Raiders topped the Chargers 24-17. To add insult to injury, Palmer was using his other hand to eat a tuna […]

  • Cardinal offense huddle

    Week 11 College Football Preview: BCS Countdown

    By my count, there are 2.5 HUGE games left on the college football schedule between now and bowl season. The .5 is LSU-Arkansas on Nov. 25. It falls short of a full point only because I don’t believe Arkansas has a legitimate chance to win. We’ve been over this before — the Razorbacks have one […]

  • Penn St. Rally

    About Last Night: Chaos in State College

    In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. After attempting to save his job with a unilateral retirement announcement, Joe Paterno has been fired as head coach at Penn State. Student demonstrations and riots in support of Paterno ensued at the university, where the kids […]

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