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MLB Weekend Top 10: Texas Exceptionalism Forever
Shane RyanAnd we are BACK, with your all-purpose* guide to the weekend in MLB action. *Single-purpose, really. It's super limited in function. You can only read it. 10. no. 2 UNC vs. no. 3 Virginia (Friday, 8 p.m. and Saturday, 2 p.m., ESPN3) Whoa! Supe...
Blog | May 17, 2013 -
About Last Night: Kung Fu Giants
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday. Pablo Sandoval, the Kung Fu Panda, became the fourth player in MLB history to hit three home runs in a World Series game, and the Giants roughed up Jus...
Blog | October 25, 2012 -
About Last Night: You Got Verlandered
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday. Justin Verlander pitched 8.1 strong innings, allowing just one run and three hits, as the Tigers beat the Yankees 2-1 to take a 3-0 lead in the ALCS. "Ou...
Blog | October 17, 2012 -
About Last Night: Eye of the Tigers
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. Justin Verlander tossed a complete-game shutout, striking out 11 and allowing four hits as the Tigers beat the A's 6-0 in Game 5 to advance to the ALCS....
Blog | October 12, 2012 -
About Last Night: When Keeping It Lockout Goes Wrong
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. Russell Wilson's last-second Hail Mary pass fell into the arms of ... well, it fell into the arms of M.D. Jennings, who plays for the Packers, but the ...
Blog | September 25, 2012 -
The Weekend Baseball Top 10: Battle of the Vowels
Shane RyanHere are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. Fewer than 20 games left! The mid-September crunch is here, and woe to those who stumble. 10. Wait a Second ... the Phillies??...
Blog | September 14, 2012 -
The Weekend Baseball Top 10: The Camden Jam-In
Shane RyanHere are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. 10. Strasburg's Last Start in Washington (Friday, WAS-MIA) It's easy to sit here, from a neutral vantage point, and say the Nationa...
Blog | September 07, 2012 -
About Last Weekend: Hokies Hold On
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. Quarterback Logan Thomas led no. 16 Virginia Tech back from the brink of defeat with two key drives as the Hokies beat Georgia Tech 17-14 in overti...
Blog | September 04, 2012 -
The Weekend Baseball Top 10: Central Bookings
Shane RyanHere are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. Fair warning: This is going to be an overwhelming weekend. The start of college football and U.S. Open tennis join baseball in a sor...
Blog | August 31, 2012 -
The Nutso AL Cy Young Race (Now With Power Rankings!)
Shane RyanComing into Monday, David Price was the leading contender for the American League Cy Young Award. His 2.28 ERA led the major leagues among qualified starters, and he'd given up just two runs over 30 innings in August. His strikeout rate was just sout...
Blog | August 28, 2012 -
About Last Night: Lance Takes His Bike, Goes Home
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency will ban Lance Armstrong for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles after Armstrong elected to stop fighting ...
Blog | August 24, 2012 -
About Last Night: Don't Cry for Me, Argentina
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 28 points in the third quarter as the U.S. dominated Argentina 126-97. Following the win, an extremely condescending Kobe Bry...
Blog | August 07, 2012 -
About Last Night: Going, Going, Greinke
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Thursday. Brewers GM Doug Melvin said that his team will trade Zack Greinke before next Tuesday's deadline. He called up his friend Billy Beane to ask if it sounde...
Blog | July 27, 2012 -
Can Chris Sale Win the Cy Young?
Shane RyanThe American League Cy Young race has turned into an excellent five-man duel, and four of the names are very familiar — 2011 and 2010 winners Justin Verlander and Felix Hernandez, Angels ace Jered Weaver, and MLB wins leader David Price. But th...
Blog | July 26, 2012 -
About Last Weekend: Fortnight Finale
Shane RyanIn case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports over the weekend. Roger Federer defeated local hero Andy Murray in four sets to win his seventh Wimbledon title, tying Pete Sampras's record for the most all-time tit...
Blog | July 09, 2012 -
The Weekend Baseball Top 10
Shane RyanHere are the most compelling matchups, stories, and personalities in Major League Baseball for the coming weekend. 10. Zack Greinke's Chance for a Classic F-You Game (Saturday, MIL-HOU) Let me make my case for Zack Greinke as an All-Star. Bear with...
Blog | July 06, 2012