Posts by Spike Friedman
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About Last Night: Fear the Browns
In case you were busy fumbling your way to victory in Iowa, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: Your newest NFL juggernaut is the Cleveland Browns, who have now won three straight after defeating the Buffalo Bills, 37-24, behind the play of reserve quarterback Brandon Weeden. “No! What happened to Brian Hoyer?” yelled […]
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How Bayern Munich Dismantled Manchester City
Let’s marvel at the first 75 minutes of football that Bayern Munich put together on Wednesday en route to a dominant 3-1 win over Manchester City by breaking down their three goals. (Apologies for those of you outside of the U.S., for whom I would recommend heading to 101 Great Goals for video highlights.)
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About Last Night: Detroit Heads East
In case you were busy being harassed by Brian McCann and the party police, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: The Detroit Red Wings made an early two-goal lead stand up in their first game as an Eastern Conference team, taking their season opener against the Buffalo Sabres 2-1. “It’s tough,” said Red […]
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About Last Night: Welcome Back, Hockey
In case yinz were busy getting to Pittsburgh to … wait, yinz? Who the hell are yinz? Anyway, here’s what you may have missed in sports on Tuesday: Oh my goodness, hockey’s back? Hockey’s back! And with it came a barrage of goals from defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago, which beat Alex Ovechkin and the […]
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About Last Night: Saints Make a Statement
In case you were busy watching Senator Ted Cruz do his best Eli Manning impression, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: The New Orleans Saints outclassed the previously unbeaten Miami Dolphins in a 38-17 win, sending a message to the rest of the NFL that they are prepared, after a down year, to […]
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About Last Weekend: Pats Stay Perfect
In case you were busy arguing that Lane Kiffin really hasn’t gotten a fair chance to prove himself as a head coach with a particularly stubborn stop sign, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: Tom Brady finally synced up with his young receiving corps, as the New England Patriots built an early lead […]
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About Last Night: A Gore-Fest in St. Louis
In case you were busy spending your EA settlement money as quickly as possible, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: Led by running back Frank Gore, the San Francisco 49ers rebounded from two consecutive heavy defeats in style, beating the St. Louis Rams, 35-11. “We couldn’t run the ball,” said Rams coach Jeff […]
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About Last Night: Feel the Roar
In case you were busy getting taken aback by the presence of hockey news in your Twitter feed, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Max Scherzer got his 21st win and the Detroit Tigers clinched the AL Central with a 1-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. “Fine, fine,” said every sabermetrician in the […]
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About Last Night: Inches From Immortality
In case you were busy finding out what really happened when your cousin broke your grandmother’s collection of valuable plates, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha became the third pitcher to lose a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning this season, but still collected a crucial win […]
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About Last Night: Buccos Dance Once Again
In case you were busy trying to shake off seeing the Raider Rusher, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. For the first time in 21 years, the Pittsburgh Pirates will be playing postseason baseball after clinching at least a wild-card berth with their 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs. “Congratulations, I’m so happy […]
