Posts by Shane Ryan
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Fantasy Fantasy Fooball: The Experts’ Week 6 Picks
It’s time again for the most important weekly feature on the Internet: Fantasy Fantasy Football. Throughout the NFL season, we’ll be evaluating five fantasy football gurus as they tell us who to start and sit each week. Using a highly flawed method based loosely on mathematical principles, we’ll attempt to reveal the one true football […]
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About Last Night: Game, Jet, Match
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. On Monday Night Football, the Jets beat the Dolphins 24-6. Despite threatening to get ejected in the second quarter, Brandon Marshall lasted the whole game, catching six passes for 109 yards. (Internal monologue: But, but … I […]
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Austin Rivers, Seth Curry, and Unforeseen Drama at Duke’s Midnight Madness
Austin Rivers smolders. The Duke freshman, son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers and the top-rated shooting guard in his class, is perpetually trying to prove something. It’s a demeanor borrowed straight from the school of overt masculinity. Each play is a battleground on which his manhood is at stake, and each reaction is meant […]
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College Football Recap: Clemson Fights Back
Across the college football landscape Saturday, undefeated heads were rolling. Georgia Tech lost, Illinois lost, Michigan lost, and for a while, it looked like that unlucky group would welcome a fourth member. Humility and history beckoned in College Park, as no. 8 Clemson trailed Maryland 35-17 in the third quarter. The usual spark was missing. […]
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About Last Weekend: Bad Sitcom Version
(It’s Monday afternoon. Two friends, Ricky and Steve, sit on a couch playing a video game. A third friend, Mitch, bursts into the room breathlessly. They’re all in their early 30s. Between the three, every possible race is represented.)
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About Last Night: Forever Young
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. Delmon Young hit two home runs and Justin Verlander lasted into the eighth as the Tigers avoided elimination with a 7-5 win over the Rangers in the ALCS. Texas will now have two chances to advance to […]
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College Football Preview: Can Michigan Keep Winning?
A casual observer might look at Saturday’s schedule and say to himself, “This is a down week.” That man requires an education.
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About Last Night: Don’t Mess With Texas
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Nelson Cruz preserved Texas’ lead with an outfield assist in the eighth inning, and helped them win the game with a three-run blast in the 11th. With the 7-3 extra winnings win, the Rangers now lead the […]
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About Last Night: Legend of the Fister
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Doug Fister gave up just two runs in seven and one-third innings as the Detroit Tigers pulled to within a game of Texas with a 5-2 win. “This is the second time a Fister has ruined my […]
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Fantasy Fantasy Fooball: The Experts’ Week 5 Picks
It’s time again for the most important weekly feature on the Internet: Fantasy Fantasy Football. Throughout the NFL season, we’ll be evaluating five fantasy football gurus as they tell us who to start and sit each week. Using a highly flawed method based loosely on mathematical principles, we’ll attempt to reveal the one true football […]
