Posts by Spike Friedman
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About Last Weekend: Colts Crush San Francisco
In case you were busy clapping politely when you lost the best featured actress in a miniseries Emmy, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: Trent Richardson scored on his first touch in a Colts uniform, and the San Francisco 49ers’ early-season woes continued, as they fell 27-7 to Indianapolis at home. “So the […]
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About Last Night: Dodgers Wear the Crown
In case you were out accidentally revealing that you named a loved one Cosmo, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: The Dodgers clinched the NL West title with a 7-6 road win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, before angering the Diamondbacks’ organization by celebrating in the pool at Chase Field. “You can’t have a […]
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Borussia Dortmund Stumble Out of the Gate and Their Manager Blows His Top in the Champions League
With the first round of Champions League group stage play came the first matchup of potential European champions: last year’s runner-up Borussia Dortmund versus Italian runner-up Napoli. Both of these teams have the quality required to make a run to Lisbon (home of this year’s Champions League final), but first they’ll have to emerge from […]
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About Last Night: The O's Stay Alive
In case you were busy wishing you could just be a linebacker, and not the go-to name when someone gets tricked on the Internet, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Chris Davis’s 12th-inning single gave the Orioles a 5-3 win over Boston, leaving the Red Sox’s magic number for clinching the AL East […]
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About Last Night: Rangers Back in the Hunt
In case you were busy being quietly content with Greg Schiano, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: The Texas Rangers broke a seven-game skid and reasserted themselves in the AL wild-card race with a 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. When asked how snapping the losing streak felt, Rangers second baseman Ian […]
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About Last Night: Ciao, Giovani!
In case you were busy doubling down on a profanity-laced tirade against your own fans, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Rookie running back Giovani Bernard had two touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals dropped the Pittsburgh Steelers to 0-2 for the first time in the Mike Tomlin era with a 20-10 win. “The […]
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About Last Weekend: Seattle's Best
In case you were busy reinventing the kneel-down, much to your own detriment, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: In a battle of the league’s best defenses, the Seattle Seahawks leveraged a record-setting home-field advantage to pull away from the San Francisco 49ers and stake an early-season claim as NFC West favorites with […]
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About Last Night: Sloppy Patriots Avoid Disaster
In case you were busy putting in a speculative application to Oklahoma State, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: The New England defense forced four turnovers en route to an ugly 13-10 win over the New York Jets. Both offenses struggled with young receiving corps, leading Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to say after […]
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About Last Night: No Way, Jose
In case you were busy getting bad news from Dr. James Andrews, because that guy has never once given good news in his life, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Miami starter Jose Fernandez dominated with his arm and bat, throwing seven stellar innings and blasting his first career home run, as the […]
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About Last Night: The Boys in Brazil
In case you were busy learning the hard way that you won’t be the next mayor of New York City, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Behind goals from Eddie Johnson and Landon Donovan, the United States men’s national team clinched a spot in the 2014 World Cup with a 2-0 win over […]
