So this time, the terrorists actually did win.

Great article Mike. What a fucking finish from Lahm; he hammered home that goal like a champ.

One of my favorite running gags, along w - HUGH!

I hope ESPN give Andy Gray a lifetime contract so we'll have him again for 2010. He's like an smarter early-day John Madden.

What I found most ironic about the Russia-Holland game is how Holland received nothing but praise for their attacking prowess in the group stage, particularly in the France game. Instead, it was Sneijder trying to make something happen out of nothing while 9 other guys watched him and Van Persie fell to the ground.

Congrats, Will. May the spirit of Carl Monday guide you...

Approve.

Where's the backstory on the article? Did the sucker-punchee throw a brush-back pitch in the top of the 7th?

Also, USA v. England, Spain, and Argentina in the next few weeks.

Hirshey, great article. With Drogba's petulence, both Coles yelling (Joe at the ref, Ashley at his teammates), and Ballack getting in the face of Tevez, it couldn't have happened to a nicer group of guys.

Now get Shevchenko back to Milan or MLS...my Ukranian roots demand it.

Strongly approve.

Keith O. can be Eric B.

How much did you see Ryan play this year? He might be over-hyped now, but he's legit.

Seriously - let's go St. Louis, you've had a week-long head start on this pick.

I'll be happy when they go to fantasy football timing for the draft. 90 seconds a pick, and if you can't select somebody, the NFL will assign a player from Mel Kiper's board for you.

One vote for the FNM version - Patton rules.

BDD, at this point, I'd read a Jambaroo preview of a random fantasy league. Well done.

If we're wondering why Griffey is overlooked, I'd go with small-market team and injuries over his lack of winning.

I thought the same thing when I heard the announcer say "Federov" and realized it was still Sergei.

Yeah, I saw them, they were right in my face.

Let's bring it home this year, BC.

Well played, good sirs.

- AbbottofAnaheim

How do you think it feels to be a Milan fan these days? That loss in the Champions League looks worse and worse.

Oh, and thanks for Fulham's run, let's start the over / under for "Americans in the Championship" next year.

I'm starting the line at 8.5.

And with that, I'll put the college hockey talk to rest. As I learned the hard way, very, very few people care.

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After that game and catch, Tyree should emulate his namesake from Chappelle's "Mad Real World" sketch.

Who's going to stop him? Certainly not Rodney Harrison.

Jesus! It's like, nobody's ever worked in TV before? I have 15 fucking minutes to hit on this leather clad intern, and I have 8 people running under the fucking camera!

He better get there by 11:45

A Deadspin book reading right next to Fenway? I think a Game On shindig organizes itself.

I think local Bostonians may not appreciate the staggering amount of good schools in the area: Harvard, MIT, BC, BU, Tufts, Bentley, Babson, UMass, Amherst, Williams, etc. There are probably more good schools in a 20 mile radius here than there are in the entire UC system.