Posts by Spike Friedman

July 19, 2013
About Last Night: Tales From the Fescue

In case you were out getting those last rays of sunshine before sports finally come back and you never have to go outside again, here’s what you missed in “sports” on Thursday: In a sporting event that, unlike everything else that has happened in the past 48 hours, can easily be described as “something a […]
July 18, 2013
About Last Night: Hey! Something Happened!

In case you were busy searching for any actual sports to watch lest you have to spend time with your friends or loved ones, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: We’re going to be digging deep today here at About Last Night as we look to recap the previous day’s sports, oh look, […]
July 17, 2013
About Last Night: Exit Light

In case you were busy infiltrating a high school drug ring by posing as a kid only to immediately be outed as the 63-year-old man that you are, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Mariano Rivera was named the All-Star Game’s Most Valuable Player as the American League outpitched its National League brethren, […]
July 16, 2013
About Last Night: Going, Going, Gone

In case you were busy getting up close and personal with nature, really getting in there, getting deep, all the way into nature, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Oakland slugger Yoenis Cespedes blasted his way to the Home Run Derby championship, easily outpacing Bryce Harper to take home the title. Cespedes will […]
July 15, 2013
About Last Weekend: The Freak’s No-No

In case you were busy learning about all of the horrific things that can happen to the human body after a sunburn, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum threw the season’s second no-hitter, throwing 148 pitches as the Giants beat the San Diego Padres, 9-0. “Hate to […]
July 12, 2013
About Last Night: The Captain Returns (Sort Of)

In case you were out enjoying a theatrical production of Moby-Dick in Space, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter returned from the DL in New York’s 8-4 win over Kansas City, but his return might prove short-lived as he was forced to leave the game early with a quad […]
July 11, 2013
About Last Night: Dodgers Pull Even

In case you were out watching the extended cut of Inception where the top spins for two years before finally falling, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Hanley Ramirez remained red hot, going 3-for-6 including a tie-breaking 14th-inning home run, as the Los Angeles Dodgers clawed their way back to .500 for the […]
July 10, 2013
About Last Night: Belize Booted

In case you were busy dancing like everyone was watching, because they are, and you should dance like they are unless you want to look like a fool, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Powered by a hat trick from Chris Wondolowski, the U.S. men’s national soccer team hammered Belize, 6-1, in the […]
July 9, 2013
About Last Night: Justin Time

In case you were busy figuring out how to eat a hat after watching Raul Ibanez hit his 22nd home run of the season, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: The Atlanta Braves, powered by Justin Upton, put together a six-run 14th inning as they topped the Marlins, 7-1, in Miami. The loss […]
July 8, 2013
About Last Weekend: Rocket Man

In case you were busy spending your holiday weekend reeling after rewatching Independence Day only to discover that, Pullman and Goldblum aside, it’s a pretty bad film, here’s what you missed in sports over the July 4 weekend: Houston secured the coup of the NBA free-agent season, procuring All-Star center Dwight Howard’s services for the […]

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