blog Page 87 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Live Blog: France Vs. Switzerland
One of our favorite essays in the new "Thinking Fan's Guide To The World Cup" is the one about England from Nick Hornby. He writes about how difficult is him to root for England in the World Cup, considering that his favorite team, Arsenal, has so many French players. We understand this completely; ...
Live Blog: Korea Republic Vs. Togo
As you would probably expect, it's not good when your coach leaves the team immediately before the biggest three matches of your life. Of course, it's also not good when your team is Togo, so there's that....
Live Blog: Italy-Ghana
All right, we wrap up a rollicking day of live-blogging — a TRIPLEHEADER, as they sometimes say — with that time honored international rivalry: Italy vs. Ghana. What can we tell you about this game? Well, Roberto Benigni will most certainly not be playing....
Blogdome: GOOOOALLLLLL! (Ew.)
• The most disturbing goal you'll see all week. And we warned you. [The Sports Pulse] • Eric Crouch, CFL Superstar! [Out Of Left Field] • Everyone forgets about the law when they talk about steroids. [Double Play Depth] • All the World Cup live blogging we didn't do over the weekend. [The National A...
Live Blog: United States-Czech Republic
All right! GO AMERICA! The one World Cup moment the majority of Americans will actually be paying attention is upon us: The red, white and blue is going soccering!...
Live Blog: Japan-Australia
All right, if you enjoyed yourself a solid weekend of World Cup action — yeah! we sound like a Coke commercial! — but you're stuck back at work, not quite woken up yet, sad you're not at a pub somewhere ... worry not! We're here for you....
Live Blog: Poland-Ecuador
We continue our romp through Group A of the World Cup with our second and final live blog of the week: It's Ecuador vs. Poland....
Blogdome: Your Great Commercial Moments
• A look at some great old sports commercials. [Mutoni's Musings] • World Cup soccer stars show off their cars. [Jalopnik] • More reflections on the idiocy of Tom Powers. [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] • One guy explains his World Cup biases. [FowlerChalk] • Should Israel be rooting for the Heat? [T...
Live Blog: Germany Vs. Costa Rica
All right, well, we told you we were going to be live-blogging each weekday World Cup match, and we weren't kidding around. They're about to kick off in Munich in the opening game of the World Cup, and we're gonna live blog the thing for you....
Blogdome: The Final Fan Interviews
• The interview series talking to a fan of all 32 World Cup teams has been completed. Very cool stuff. [Sportolysis] • So yeah, we'd totally see a movie about Cheeseheads. Who wouldn't? [10000 Takes] • The worst spot in the first round of the NBA Draft to have? No. 7. [ArmchairGM] • All the finger d...
Blogdom's Best: The World Cup
It's hard to believe that the World's Biggest Sporting Event is but one rotation of the earth away (or maybe it's already here; international time confuses us). Come with us now to the far reaches of the blogosphere, as we survey the playing field just hours befor the big kickoff....
Blogdome: Look, Another Reading!
• If it's the first Wednesday of the month, it must be time for another installment of the Varsity Letters reading series. We'll be there, as always. [Varsity Letters] • Eric Gagne looked a little more hurt than he might have let on last night. [LA Observed] • It's getting ugly for all the former Tw...
Blogdome: Oh, Those American Journalists
• Uh, Minnesota? That's not how your columnists are supposed to cover the World Cup. [Gelf] • Is Edmonton done already? [Out Of Left Field] • Those Steelers Super Bowl rings are all kinda fruity-like. [This Probably Isn't Worth Your Time] • Wait ...what's Pat Riley's deal with Yogi Bear again? [Inso...
Blogdome: Division I-Springfield
• You've probably seen this already, but enough people have sent it to us (and it's pretty funny) that we gonna ship it your way: It's college football teams as Simpsons characters. We like where our Illini are. [Hey, Jenny Slater] • Wrapping up the Pat Robertson bench press story. [Deadly Hippos] •...
Blogdome: Hey, Thanks, Gary
• Gary Barnett has done Colorado very few favors. [The Wizard Of Odds] • Who are the top 10 honky NBAers in history? The world may never know. [Gheorghe: The Blog] • What the Blue Jays need to be doing, like, right now. [Forward Progress] • The top 10 tight ends in college football. (Not a euphamism...
Blogdome: Irish BCS Eyes, Smiling
• Your Vegas BCS favorite ... Notre Dame! [Burnt Orange Nation] • Get your piping hot NBA podcasts, right here! [The Basketball Jones] • All you need to be fired up for the spelling bee tonight. [The Wade Blogs] • Scoping the bottom of baseball's barrel. [Tatonka] • An open letter to the tortured, h...
Blogdome: Starbury's Ashes
• So, wait: Does this mean fans can just kill Stephon Marbury, or not? [The Sports Pulse] • Hasselbeck kicks Hasselhoff's ass any day of the week and twice on Saturday. [12 Seahawks Street] • They test for drugs in snooker? What is snooker again? [Armchair GM] • Seriously, what's Joe Theismann's pro...
Blogdome: Unit Recharged
• Does this mean that Randy Johnson is "back?" [Baseball Musings] • A comparison of the Phoenix Suns and various cast members of the British version of "The Office." [The Yumanity] • So Taguchi does not actually exist. [Smell The Glove] • Which NBA Draft prospects are the most like current NBA playe...
Blogdome: Don't Eat That Hot Dog!
• Two men, driving through Texas, going to baseball games and eating hot dogs with ink on them. [The Mickey Rivers Experience] • Why Albert Pujols will break the home run record. [U.S.S. Mariner] • Well, this is one way to support the Mavericks. [Mavs Playoff Blog] • Robert Evans reviews "Year Of ...
Blogdome: A New Position In The NBA
• That's what each NBA team needs: A designated nut-kicker. [Johnny Hong Kong] • This is not — repeat, NOT — how you play trampoline basketball. [Insomniac's Lounge] • Cole Hamels already has himself a famous girlfriend. [Paul's Poop] • Your source for all your hating Jay Mariotti needs. [We Are The...