Posts by Spike Friedman
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About Last Night: Royal Flush
In case you were busy playing chess while everyone else was eating checkers, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Powered by a clutch Alex Gordon triple, the Kansas City Royals bagged their eighth consecutive win as they held off the Twins, 4-3, in Minnesota. “Vindicated!” yelled Royals general manager Dayton Moore from the […]
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About Last Night: Peavy Switches Sox
In case you were busy becoming an expert on the recovery period for hip surgeries, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: The Red Sox bolstered their rotation before the trade deadline, acquiring former Cy Young winner Jake Peavy from the Chicago White Sox in a three-team deal. When asked if he was worried […]
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About Last Night: Price Check
In case you were busy swearing off s’mores forever, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: David Price finished off a spectacular July by spinning another stellar 7⅓ innings of work in Tampa Bay’s 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. “I may be pretty good at pitching,” said Price of his accomplishments, “but […]
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About Last Weekend: Aye, Aye, Captain
In case you were busy realizing that your future isn’t so bright, and you should probably take off your shades inside because you look foolish, here’s what you missed in sports this weekend: Derek Jeter came back with a bang, returning from injury by hitting a home run off the first pitch he saw in […]
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About Last Night: Harper Doesn’t Clown Around
In case you were busy enjoying the satisfaction of ripping the perforated sides off of dot matrix printer paper, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: Despite blowing a four-run ninth-inning lead, Washington beat the Pittsburgh Pirates as Bryce Harper hit his first walk-off home run in the Nationals’ 9-7 win. “These are the […]
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About Last Night: Rays Turn Up the Heat
In case you were busy confronting your ultimate nemesis, Wichael, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: In an AL East showdown, Tampa starter David Price threw a five-hit gem, leading the Rays to a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. The win was Price’s third complete game in his past four starts, […]
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About Last Night: Dodgers’ Destiny
In case you were out floating down a river for hours on end, only to remember that you left your car upstream and now it’s dark and you think you just heard a coyote, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Adrian Gonzalez hit a three-run home run to power another Dodgers comeback, as […]
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So You Want to Buy World Cup Tickets …
So you want to go the 2014 World Cup? Well, you’re in luck. Because you can! And by “can,” I mean you can apply to do so! Not now, but soon. Probably. It is complicated. To fully understand the system FIFA has put in place to distribute the 3.3 million tickets available, they have released […]
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About Last Night: The Cheating Chronicles
In case you were busy giving birth to an heir to a throne (hey, Kate, what’s up?) here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: If your favorite sports news is depressing drug suspension news, well, you’re in luck, because Denver Broncos’ defensive superstar Von Miller is reportedly facing a four-game suspension for violating the […]
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About Last Weekend: Phil ’Er Up
In case you were busy mournfully firing off one last bottle rocket, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: Phil Mickelson fired a final-round 66 to surge up a star-studded leaderboard and secure his first British Open championship, winning his fifth career major with a total score of 3-under at Muirfield. “I finally did […]
