Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
1. I hate Brett Favre. I used to have an adversarial respect for him, being a Bears fan and all, but now this is just getting ridiculous. Talk about an attention whore. Oh, and Jay Glazer just bodyslammed the ESPN weasel trio of Schefter-Mortensen-Clayton at the same time, by not ...
Posted in Brett Favre, Brian Roberts, Gina Carano, Landon Donovan, Michael Vick, Oakland Raiders, TheBaker's Dozen, Tim Cable | 1 Comment »
Friday, August 14th, 2009
And yes, before you ask, this is a blatant attempt to create a little drama at Hazeltine this weekend because it sure as hell looks like Tiger is gonna run away with this thing. I don't necessarily want him to lose; I just want something to watch on Saturday and ...
Posted in Golf, Link Dump, Tiger Woods | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Game time is fast approaching (4 p.m. EST, Telemundo/mun2), and I'm getting amped. Even though the game isn't on the ESPN family of networks, the Worldwide Leader is actually doing a good job of hyping the game and breaking it down.
Bob Ley and Alexi Lalas are actually in Mexico City ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Landon Donovan, Live Blog, Mexico, US Soccer | 38 Comments »
Sunday, July 26th, 2009
I know you all were watching Galaxy/Wizards last night, big-ass MLS fans that you are. But just in case you weren't watching ESPN's MLS game of the week, here's what you (and I, because I left five minutes before it happened) missed:
The Spanish announcing makes it even better. Hopefully Galaxy ...
Posted in Claudio Lopez, Kansas City Wizards, Soccer | 3 Comments »
Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Clint Dempsey said it best when reflecting on the U.S. Soccer team's chances of reaching the semifinals of the Confederations Cup: "The odds were slim."
Excellent analysis "Deuce," now get to practicing. Hard.
The stars and stripes pulled off what can only be described as a full-fledged miracle Sunday afternoon. They needed ...
Posted in International Soccer, Soccer, US Soccer | 4 Comments »
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 »
