Posts by Spike Friedman
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About Last Night: Red Wings Play Giant Killer
In case you were busy not making up with Sergio Garcia, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Detroit overcame a Patrick Kane third-period goal, as the Red Wings topped the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-1, to take a 2-1 series lead in their Western Conference semifinal matchup. Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville held himself responsible for […]
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About Last Weekend: Knicks Start Their Summer Vacation
In case you were out welcoming summer by busting out the old double Dutch (and failing, because double-Dutching is really hard, guys, stop laughing) here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: The New York Knicks were eliminated in six games by the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The defeat proves their season, […]
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About Last Night: Warriors Go Gentle Into That Good Night
In case you were busy doing hilarious takes to a nonexistent camera when your friends and associates said absurd things, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: In a conclusion to a magnificently contested series that makes me wish to wax poetic, the San Antonio Spurs overcame a poor shooting night from their backcourt […]
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About Last Night: Heat Wave Good-bye to Bulls
In case you were busy weighing the pros and cons of employing Vinny Del Negro at your place of business, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Dwyane Wade was scintillating down the stretch as the Miami Heat moved on to the Eastern Conference finals after a 94-91 win eliminated the Chicago Bulls from […]
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About Last Night: Knicks Can’t Keep Pace
In case you were out looking at buffalo and thanking the heavens that you never had to actually traverse the Oregon Trail by wagon, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Paul George and the Indiana Pacers remained red hot at home as they pushed the New York Knicks to the brink of elimination […]
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About Last Night: Wicked Strong
In case you were busy trying to prevent the refrain from Close Encounters of the Third Kind from morphing into the theme from The Sting in your mind, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: The Bruins overcame a 4-1 third-period deficit before completing the comeback with a Patrice Bergeron overtime winner as Boston […]
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About Last Weekend: He Said, He Said at The Players Championship
In case you were busy asking, “yeah, but when is Spoiled Only-Child Day?” here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: Tiger Woods won his second career Players Championship and his fourth PGA Tour event this year, finishing the tournament at 13-under. Woods benefited from Sergio Garcia’s quadruple-bogey on TPC’s iconic 17th hole. “I can’t […]
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About Last Night: Cy Young Showdown
In case you were busy finally piecing together why the Buffalo Bills’ mascot is a Buffalo, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: In a battle of reigning Cy Young winners, David Price’s Rays upended R.A. Dickey’s Blue Jays, 5-4, in 10 innings. The Blue Jays, preseason favorites in the hypercompetitive AL East, now […]
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About Last Night: Heat Get Back to Business
In case you were busy watching The Great Gatsby in 3-D as an ill-advised cram session for your 11th-grade English final, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: The Miami Heat rebounded from a disappointing Game 1 defeat by pasting the Chicago Bulls, 115-78, to even up their second-round series. After a pair of […]
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About Last Night: New York Feeling Melo Again
In case you were busy discovering something magical, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: The New York Knicks blew out the Indiana Pacers, 105-79, behind 32 points from Carmelo Anthony to even their second-round series at a game apiece. “Now I will grant an exclusive interview to any member of the New York […]
