Posts by Spike Friedman

July 3, 2013
About Last Night: Such a Homer!

In case you were busy warming up the ol’ fuse-lighting hand, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Homer Bailey threw his second career no-hitter, as the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants, 3-0. Bailey joins an elite list of 31 pitchers who have thrown multiple no-hitters, including Nolan Ryan, Cy Young, Justin […]
July 2, 2013
About Last Night: That’s a Clown Return, Bro

In case you were busy picking the wrong Leonardo DiCaprio movie to model your life after and can’t get that damn iron mask off your face, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Bryce Harper marked his return from an extended layoff with a home run as the Washington Nationals topped the Milwaukee Brewers, […]
July 1, 2013
About Last Weekend: Uh-oh … the Buccos!

In case you were busy jet-setting, globe-trotting, or napping, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: The Pittsburgh Pirates became the first team to win 50 games this season with a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. “Yes, yes, excellent,” said master of the underworld Satan Jones upon hearing the news, “it is as […]
June 25, 2013
About Last Night: Chicago’s Cup Runneth Over

In case you were busy anxiously looking over your shoulder like a wraith was following your every step, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Lord Stanley smiles upon Chicago again, as the Blackhawks scored two stunning goals in the final minutes of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final to earn a series-clinching […]
June 24, 2013
About Last Weekend: Sweet Home, Chicago

In case you were busy bounding home incredibly after being left in the woods by your family, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: The Blackhawks are one game away from a Stanley Cup championship after Patrick Kane scored two goals in Chicago’s 3-1 Game 5 win over the Boston Bruins. Kane’s anticipation and […]
June 21, 2013
About Last Night: Miami Makes It Back-to-Back

In case you were busy preparing for the first day of summer by getting all of your mosquito bites out of the way up front, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: In what can only be described as the culminating erotic explosion of basketball magnificence, the Miami Heat clinched their second consecutive NBA […]
June 20, 2013
About Last Night: The Cup Tied Up

In case you were busy redecorating your second solarium, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Behind an overtime goal from Brent Seabrook, the Chicago Blackhawks escaped Boston with a riveting 6-5 overtime victory over the Bruins, evening the Stanley Cup Final at 2-2. Wait, 6-5? What kind of hockey score is that? That’s […]
June 19, 2013
About Last Night: Instant Classic

In case you were busy waiting up for the Premier League fixture list to be revealed (and who wasn’t?) here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: In an electric back-and-forth affair that will surely be remembered as an all-time classic, the Miami Heat stormed back from a late deficit to stave off elimination in […]
June 18, 2013
About Last Night: Boston Stronger

In case you were busy learning hard lessons about hubris and foosball but mostly hubris, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Tuukka Rask had a shutout and Daniel Paille had his second goal in as many games as the Boston Bruins seized a 2-1 advantage in the Stanley Cup final with a 2-0 […]
June 17, 2013
About Last Weekend: Run for the Rose

In case you were busy giving it just one more try in Lep’s World 2, seriously, just one more, GODDAMNIT, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: Overcoming a fearsome Merion course, Justin Rose secured his first major win, finishing the U.S. Open at 1-over and relegating Phil Mickelson to yet another second-place finish […]

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