Posts by Shane Ryan
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Gordon’s Left Foot: The College Football Recap
It was a fine, solid, decent week in college football. Not great, because that would imply the promise of high drama was realized, and that didn’t happen very often Saturday. It was a bit of a day-long tease, in fact, with game after game ending one or two plays short of delirium. But as a […]
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About Last Weekend: Rays See The Light
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. The Rays won three of four games in Boston to trim the Red Sox wild-card lead to two games. Seven of the Rays’ last ten games are against the Yankees, and if they win the majority, […]
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Fantasy Fantasy Football: A Look at the Experts’ Week 1 Picks
“Don’t trust anyone.” I’ve received that advice from more than a few of people in my life. My father would even add an extra “including me!” right before he snatched my allowance and raced to his car. It’s gotten to the point that I’m even suspicious of innocent conversations. These days, I choose to spend […]
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About Last Night: Terrelle Is Ready For His Close-Up
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. At a hearing that lasted 80 minutes, Roger Goodell heard Terrelle Pryor’s appeal of his five-game suspension. Pryor’s appeal opened with a take-off on the Beach Boys’ “Help Me Rhonda” called “Help me Roger,” and it reportedly […]
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The Forward Pass: This Week’s College Football Preview
Grind your teeth and set your jaws. It’s college football, Week 3. Remember Keith Jackson’s trademark call? “Whoaaaaaa Nellie!” I was sitting around my apartment the other day thinking about that. Whoaaaaa Nellie. Who are you, Nellie? Where did you come from? And for God’s sake, why are we trying to hold you back? What […]
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About Last Night: Philadelphia’s Phinest
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Roy Halladay pitched a six-hit complete game shutout, and the Phillies became the first team to clinch a playoff spot with a 1-0 win over the Astros. The Phillies chose not to celebrate with bottles of champagne, […]
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The Last Great Race
Grim reality has asserted itself across the baseball landscape. Suspense, that subterranean creature who poked his curious head from the ground this summer, has resumed a long hibernation. We won’t see him again until October. A quick tour of the devastation: The New York Yankees are the best team in the American League, just days […]
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About Last Night: Wild Card Woes
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. The Orioles dealt the Rays a vicious blow to their playoff hopes, winning 4-2 on the strength of Matt Wieters’ eighth-inning home run. Rich people everywhere toasted the loss, seeing it as a confirmation that you can’t […]
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About Last Night: The Opinion Version!
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Ladies and gents, it occurred to me this morning that you might be in the mood for a change. Today, and today only, I’ll be offering a true, legitimate opinion on each sports story. And just for […]
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Gordon’s Left Foot: A College Football Recap
When I was a kid, before I knew any better, I rooted for Notre Dame football. You can blame the influence of my stepfather or my Catholic roots or the musty old books I found in the school library, with their whitewashed tales of Knute Rockne. It certainly didn’t hurt that starting in 1991, every […]
