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The axe falls: Bob Bradley out as USMNT coach
If you are a Fire and USMNT fan, it has been quite the busy time. We had the Gold Cup in June for the USMNT, and the Fire have been busy themselves lately what with the Pardo and Grazzini signings, Ristic leaving, and a Gargan/Robinson swap, just to name a few. When everyone thought things...
The Future - Freddy Adu, Major League Soccer and the United States Men's National Team
Note: I rarely get a chance (read: excuse) to talk about the National team on this blog, or players that aren't Rapids or members of Rapids opponents. With the biggest game for the USMNT since that Ghana game in the World Cup coming up, I figured this was a good excuse. I also apologize for my...
Friday Link-Up
The dominant news topic of the last forty-eight hours has been the 2018/2022 World Cup bid presentations and the eventual selection of Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022) to host those tournaments. The Bent Musket isn’t really a forum for me to express my opinions on that decision, but I’ll...
Cal Rugby Comes Back To Beat UBC 21-13 In First Game Of World Cup
For a long time on Treasure Island, it looked like Cal was going to go down to British Columbia. Competing in pouring rain in the middle of the Bay Area, the Bears trailed early in the first half after UBC's fullback Jones converted two penalty kicks in the 6th and 12th minutes to make it 6-0. Then...
CycloCross Hoogerheide: the final World Cup round.......... LIVE!!!
Sunday 23rd January '11, 15:00 CET, 9am US East for the men's - AND!!! Women's race streaming live from 13:30! Today we're in the Netherlands for the final race of the 2010/11 World Cup Series - the GP Adrie van der Poel in Hoogerheide - and the final big race before next week's World Championships...
Teaching Timbers: The United States Men's National Team
At this point in this series you've probably gathered that I've been building up to our own national team and how they are meshed into the league and the Timbers as a club. Make no mistake, MLS plays a vital role in developing and nurturing some of our finest national players today. As the Timbers...
Will UFC's long awaited return to Brazil prove to be bittersweet?
Not according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports and Josh Gross of ESPN.com. Both men were quick to predict that UFC's return to Brazil would be a big success. Iole, following Dana White's lead, was quick to point to Brazil's robust economy, love of MMA and UFC's many world class Brazilian fighters...
World Cup News, 7/10
Controversy already surround Lacrosse's version of the World Cup.First off, the Iroquois Nation, expected to be a power in the tournament, may miss the entire cup. They were expected to fly out from new York to England on Sunday before the games begin on July 15. The issue centers around the...
Watch USA v England with the Texian Army
Watch the biggest game of the World Cup group stage with the most passionate fans in Houston. The Texian Army and the American Outlaws will be at Ernie's on Banks (Map).FREE ADMISSION! Ages 18+ are welcome for the event. The bar will open at 9:00 am for the Argentina-Nigeria game. Get there early...
'Dawgs by Decades: One Man's Odyssey as a Georgia Bulldogs Fan
(Author’s Note I: Originally, I had intended to publish this posting on Sunday, but, because I inadvertently touched off a small controversy in the meantime, I decided to delay this posting, out of fear that it would not be well received. I hope that series of minor misunderstandings will not...
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