Posts by Spike Friedman
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About Last Night: LeBron’s Historic Night
In case you were busy deleting everything interesting from your Facebook account before Graph Search goes live, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. LeBron James reached a major milestone Wednesday night, becoming the youngest NBA player to reach 20,000 points in a 92-75 Heat win over the Golden State Warriors. James broke Kobe […]
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About Last Night: The Cheese Stands Alone
In case you were busy preparing to confess your sins to Oprah for some reason, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Wisconsin notched their 11th straight win against Indiana, upsetting the no. 2 Hoosiers, 64-59, in Bloomington. After the game, Indiana head coach Tom Crean said, “Oh, those rascals got us again, but […]
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About Last Night: Hawks Grounded by Hawks
In case you were out getting arrested while rehearsing your Les Misérables flash mob, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. The Chicago Bulls held the Atlanta Hawks to 20 first-half points en route to a 97-58 win in Chicago. It was the fewest points the Hawks had scored in a game since 1955, […]
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About Last Weekend: Kaepernick Runs Over Packers
In case you were busy trying to concoct a homemade flu vaccine out of common household spices, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend. The San Francisco 49ers, led by second-year quarterback Colin Kaepernick beat the Green Bay Packers, 45-31, in San Francisco to advance to the NFC Championship game. Kaepernick and running back […]
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About Last Night: Browns Get Their Chud On
In case you were out pretending like you’ve seen and have an opinion about Oscar nominee Amour, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. The Cleveland Browns have filled their vacant head coaching position, hiring Rob Chudzinski away from the Carolina Panthers. It has also been reported that Chudzinski is targeting former San Diego […]
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About Last Night: Rock, Chalk, OT, Then Jayhawk
In case you were out doing some very last-minute ballot-box stuffing for the People’s Choice Awards, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Kansas avoided an upset in their Big-12 opener beating Iowa State, 97-89, in overtime, as freshman sensation Ben McLemore banked in a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of regulation. “When it […]
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About Last Night: Heat Humbled, by George
In case you were back out at the karaoke bar trying to redeem last night’s off-key performance with a heartfelt rendition of “Ruby Tuesday,” here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday. The Indiana Pacers continued their hot play at home, downing the Miami Heat, 87-77. Paul George, who led the Pacers with 29 points, […]
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About Last Night: No Fight in These Irish
In case you were out waiting for your turn to sing “Manic Monday” at your local karaoke bar, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday. Alabama hammered Notre Dame, 42-14, in the BCS championship to secure their third college football championship in the past four years. It was reported that the amount of self-satisfied […]
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About Last Weekend: Seattle’s Best Downs Washington
In case you were busy coming up with a fun portmanteau to describe your post-holiday diet, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: The Seattle Seahawks came back from an early 14-0 deficit with 24 unanswered points to eliminate the Washington Redskins, 24-14, at FedEx Field. Seahawks coach Pete Carroll was his typical subdued […]
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About Last Night: Spurs Rusted Out
In case you were out seeing if it was really as cold as the guy on TV said it was (it was), here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday. The New York Knicks snapped the San Antonio Spurs’ seven-game winning streak, with a decisive 100-83 victory at Madison Square Garden. “Doesn’t matter,” said Spurs […]