Posts by Spike Friedman
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About Last Night: King James Continues His Reign
In case you were busy finally figuring out the trick to seeing the hidden image in those Magic Eye posters, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to score 30 points on better than 60 percent shooting from the field in six consecutive games as […]
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Champions League Underdog of the Week: Shakhtar Donetsk
If you’re watching soccer on Wednesday, assuming you live outside of Donetsk and North Rhine-Westphalia (and if you are reading from one of those places, Pryvit or Guten Tag), you’re going to be watching Real Madrid play Manchester United. I get it. I really do. Ronaldo, van Persie, Rooney, Ferguson, “the Special One.” In terms […]
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About Last Night: Spurs Win in Spite of Themselves
In case you were busy fixating on that piece of popcorn stuck between your molars, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. The San Antonio Spurs took down the Bulls in Chicago, 103-89, despite missing their trio of future Hall of Famers, Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker. When asked about the challenge […]
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About Last Weekend: Cheer, Cheer the Irish
In case you were busy watching the test signal on the NFL RedZone channel and holding back the tears, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend. Notre Dame outlasted Louisville, 104-101, in a five-overtime thriller in South Bend. Now, I just looked at the box score for this game, and I saw something a […]
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About Last Night: Bulls Looking for Help
In case you were busy deciding who to eat first in case this whole blizzard thing gets out of hand, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. The Chicago Bulls and Toronto Raptors are reportedly exploring a trade that would send Carlos Boozer to Toronto in exchange for Andrea Bargnani. When Bulls general manger […]
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About Last Night: Boom, Boom, Pau
In case you were busy settling up with Alamo Rent A Car after just driving, man, went horribly awry, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Lakers’ troubled season continued, as forward Pau Gasol has been ruled out for at least six weeks after tearing his plantar fascia. Back in the […]
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About Last Night: The Rockets’ Red Glare
In case you were out just driving, man, just hitting the open road, here’s what you missed in sports Tuesday. The Houston Rockets tied the NBA record for 3-pointers but were denied the record outright after a flurry of ejections marred the end of their 140-109 win over the Golden State Warriors. Houston point guard […]
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About Last Night: Knicks Go Old-School
In case you were busy hunting for valuable royal bones in a local parking lot, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Tyson Chandler secured his third straight 20-rebound game, becoming the first New York Knick to do so since Willis Reed in 1969, as the Knicks topped the Detroit Pistons, 99-85, at Madison […]
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About Last Weekend: The Ravens Have Spoken
In case you were busy being the guy who doesn’t watch the Super Bowl (and good on you, hero), here’s what you missed in sports over the weekend. Oh my word, Super Bowl XLVII! The 47th annual Super Bowliad! The Harbomination™®©. The Flaccomingoutparty. The End of Football in the World. What a game! Joe Flacco […]
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About Last Night: Phil Phlirts With History
In case you were busy setting all the clocks in your house back an hour as part of an ill-conceived “February Fools” prank, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. After missing birdie putts on the last two holes he played, Phil Mickelson finished with a 60 in the opening round of the Phoenix […]
