Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
Tuesday night the United States advanced to the knockout stage of the Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over Guadeloupe. The scoring was supplied by 21-year-old US forward Jozy Altidore, who blasted a 25-yard cannonball into the upper-left corner of the net in the 9th minute of the match.
The US ...
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
Katy Perry and her boobs had a birthday party this weekend. We should all celebrate.
Malcolm Gladwell says Bill Simmons should indeed be an NBA GM. And he gets the FJM treatment for it - Deadspin
What we learned from week eight of college football - No Guts, No Glory
Just in case ...
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2009
So the wife is out watching "The Time Traveler's Wife" with the girls, which meant I got to spend the afternoon sitting around the house in my Newcastle United jersey and basking in another win in the Championship, this time against Crystal Palace. Oh, hey, it's Bolton at Hull City. ...
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
I mean sure, the 100 meters world record is what gets you the title of "world's fastest man," but the 200 meters is real GD speed, and this video, friends, is as real as it gets. I bet he's on steroids. That's right, I said it. Now put me on ...
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Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
The English Premier League season begins this weekend, and as you know, we hear at Rumors and Rants are big footie fans.
We try to keep you in the loop each and every EPL season. And for the most part, we're wrong. We always overrate Tottenham and believe this is the ...
Posted in Arsenal, Aston Villa, Blackburn, EPL, Fabian Delph, Hull City, International Soccer, Jack Wilshere, Jozy Altidore, Nenad Milijas, Nikola Kalinic, Wolverhampton Wolves | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
I mean I know Jimmy Fallon was asking for this because it was funny. And let's be honest, I loved that show, but I haven't thought about how cool a reunion would be for even a minute.
I blame Dusty Baker...because he has one of the biggest track records of this ...
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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
OK, so on Monday the U.S. lost to Italy in its opening game of the Confederations Cup, a tuneup for next year’s World Cup in South Africa.
The Americans hung with the defending world champions - much like they did in the 2006 World Cup - and took a lead into ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Jermaine Jones, Jozy Altidore, Oguchi Onyewu, Tim Howard, US Soccer | 22 Comments »