World Cup 2010: Top 10 goals of the tournament
1. Giovanni van Bronckhorst – Uruguay 2 Holland 3 | Watch on YouTube If ever there was a goal to spark a drab semi-final into life, then this was it. As with every good Dutch move, the strike itself was preceded by a slick exchange of passes, before van Bronckhorst let fly from 40 yards [...]
Countdown to the LeBronocalypse [@KingJames]
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Careful; this column will self-destruct at 9 on Thursday night. I can’t remember writing a column that had a shorter shelf life. Twelve hours and it turns bad like leftover sushi. Let’s call this “Twenty-Three Random Thoughts Before Tonight’s LeBronocalypse.” 1. A few weeks after the 2008 Summer Olympics, Someone Who Knows Things told me [...]
With Amar’e in tow, Knicks jump a few levels in LeBron sweepstakes
The news of Amar’e Stoudemire agreeing to join the Knicks barely took a nibble out of the Big Apple on Monday. It wasn’t the five-time All-Star’s $100 million contract that led the 11 o’clock news, but the 99-degree temperature achieved in Central Park. New recommendations for osteoporosis testing and a naked intruder in Pacific Beach, Calif., [...]
The Soccer Ignoramus’ Guide to the World Cup Semi-Finals
The World Cup now enters its Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome phase. We began with a thriving civilization of 31 proud soccer nations (plus France). Only four battle-hardened survivors remain to spar over scarce resources in an unforgiving environment. In other words, the really fun part starts Tuesday, when the Netherlands lines up against Uruguay. If this sterling [...]
Is Federer Officially in Decline?
There’s a funny thing that happens in tennis that we rarely see in other sports: when a huge upset occurs, we don’t often remember who did the upsetting, we just recall that the big-name player lost. Outside of Billie Jean King defeating Bobby Riggs, or Jimmy Connors at the 1991 U.S. Open, momentous upsets are [...]
World Cup Soccer 2010: Quarter Final Schedule
The World Cup soccer championship in South Africa has entered it quarter final stages and every one is waiting for the quarter final schedules to happen. I am damn sure that this World Cup’s quarter final will bring some of the best soccer matches and some of the biggest disappointments for soccer fans. This world [...]
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See the FIFA 2010 Official World Cup Kickoff Concert VEVO Live Stream
Anxiously waiting for the FIFA World Cup 2010 Kickoff Ceremonies? Well, unknown to most people, there is a free online streaming concert just before the kickoff. Performances from top-charting music artists like the Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, John Legend, and Alicia Keys are free to view online just before the Official FIFA 2010 Kickoff Opening Ceremonies. Be [...]
Soderling defeats Federer in French Open quarters
There will be a Grand Slam semifinal without Roger Federer for the first time in six years. French Open upset specialist Robin Soderling struck again Tuesday, rallying past defending champion Federer in a rainy quarterfinal, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. That ended Federer’s record streak of reaching the semifinals in 23 consecutive major events. The shocker was [...]
The Big Piece Gets His Piece of the Pie
By Erik Lambeaux It’s early July and the year is 2004. We began to hear the whispers. Who is this mysterious, mammoth slugger belting home runs at a record pace in the southeastern Pennsylvania town of Reading. That summer was hot. The sun beat down on South Philadelphia glazing the impatient fans who were on [...]
Today in Philly Sports History: Jordan Plays Last Game of Career Against Sixers
It still looks weird. Part of it is certainly because he was older, more out of shape than we were used to. Part of it is probably because everyone looked at least a little bit goofy in those Washington uniforms. But man, Michael Jordan playing for the Wizards–a past-his-prime player for a middling, lottery-bound team–it’s [...]
