This US team is known for coming from behind. Trailing 2-0 at the half to Slovenia, the US rallied with goals from Landon Donovan and coach’s son Michael Bradley to finish level for the second straight World Cup match. The US was horrible in the first half and was looking for leadership; they got it from Donovan [...]

In a game featuring both poor shooting and great defense it was fitting the crucial play was an offensive rebound. Lakers’ forward Pau Gasol out hustled Boston’s Rajon Rondo on Kobe’s missed three with 28 seconds left for his 18th rebound, his 9th on the offensive end. Instead of it being Celtic’s ball with a [...]

Utah’s joining the Pac-10! Talk about anti-climatic. In the wake of what almost was or what could’ve been, only the series end of The Seinfeld Show was a bigger disappointment. Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott should be praised for his aggressiveness and chastised for his inability to close the big deal. There’s nothing wrong with acquiring Utah, it’s a [...]

A rare goal by Swiss midfielder Gelson Fernandes was all Switzerland needed to beat European champion Spain in the opening game for both in Group H World Cup play. For guys like me, who aren’t big-time soccer/football experts, it had the feel of an NFL or college game where one opponent continually moves the ball down [...]

Boston lost starting C Kendrick Perkins in the 1st quarter of Game 6, and the Lakers took advantage of his absence to dominate the paint and pull even in the series (3-3) with a 89-67 ass kicking of the Celtics. The 67 points put up by Boston was the second lowest point total in an NBA Finals [...]

With the Big 10 conference at 12 members and the Big 12 conference at 10 members it’s time to use some creativity and regional flavor to rename the conferences. SEC, ACC, Mountain West; these are great names for a conference that tell you all you need to know about where they’re located. Seriously, how much [...]

Big 12 commish Dan Beebe and influential behind-the-scenes power brokers apparently brokered a deal to keep Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State in the Big 12 stabble. Don’t be surprised if down the road we learn the bowls, and possibly bowl sponsors, got involved in order to slow down or stall realignment. After all, [...]

If you f*** with an NFL quarterback in a strip club at 3:00 AM you’re an idiot and deserve to get knocked upside the head. The video here clearly shows Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young minding his own business when some douchebag bar employee thought it would be cool to flash him the upside down Horns symbol. [...]

Almost all of the chatter, save Chip Brown of orangebloods.com, about college conference expansion/implosions has been pure speculation. And when you consider all the public and behind closed doors posturing going on, it gives me tired head. So just like I did a few weeks ago with Nebraska’s move to the Big 10 , I’m gonna tell you why [...]

Talk about bad timing. The same week the Big 12 South appears ready to join the Pac-10, USC gets crushed by the NCAA for their Reggie Bush violations. The NCAA today announced a loss of 30 scholarships and a two-year bowl ban for the Trojans, that’s huge. The truth about the sanctions: No matter what he says, Former [...]

If we know anything about gay men, regardless of whether it’s Dancing With The Stars or the World Cup, we love to watch hot, sweaty, men compete at the highest level. Starting tomorrow and lasting through July 11 (that’s longer than 90 percent of my relationships lasted) ESPN will televise the world’s biggest event from South [...]

Nebraska became the first major school to jump conferences today as they switched allegiances to the Big 10. It’s a smart move for the Cornhuskers whose football prowess is lost in the Big 12 North. Are we just getting started? While Notre Dame drags its heels the Big 10 — we really gotta change that name [...]

Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg’s highly anticipated debut was nothing short of phenomenal. With the exception of one pitch, a hanging slider to Pirates 3B Delwyn Young in the 4th, he was virtually unhittable, showing great command of four pitches. The Nationals who normally average about 15k fans per game, topped 44k plus a national television audience [...]

Not since the days of Fernando Valenzuela or Mark ‘The Bird” Fidrych has the baseball world, or sports world for that matter, looked forward to a singular pitching performance as they’re this afternoon with the debut of 2009′s #1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg. It’s possibly a chance to witness history, the debut of what everyone feels [...]

I imagine this is what it felt like back in the old west before the guns were drawn; hands on holsters, sweat dripping off your brow. Texas and Notre Dame are the true prizes in any conference expansion gunfight, that’s not a revelation but a confirmation of basic facts. The issue with Texas might sound familiar; [...]

Rookie sensation and cutie Joey Logano has apparently had enough of Kevin Harvick’s bump-and-run tactics. After Sunday’s race at Pocono, another in which Harvick spun out ‘sliced bread’, Logano went after Harvick in the pits. Since he wasn’t able to get to Harvick, Logano took out his frustrations in the media by saying, “It’s probably not [...]

While LeBron James free agency tour overshadows talk of the NBA Finals, Kobe is going for his fifth title. While LeBron James collects his second MVP award and considers a free agent summit, Kobe is going for his fifth title. While LeBron James coach and GM get fired in Cleveland, Kobe is going for his fifth [...]

I hate to say this but within the framework of major league baseball there’s no precedent to overturn first base umpire Jim Joyce’s blown call. In case you missed it: The call cost Tiger’s pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game; not just a no-hitter but a perfect game. It would have been the third perfect game [...]

The greatest rivalry in the NBA failed to produce any drama in Game 1 of the 2010 Finals. The Lakers lead by five after the first period, nine at the half and 20 after three periods, enroute to a 102-89 ass whooping and a 1-0 series lead at the Staples Center. The Lakers, led by Kobe’s [...]

I haven’t written much on here lately. No reason – just been busy with Heirloom posts The “Diversity’s Next Frontier” post on my MLBlog did get some positive feedback. Pete from Wide Rights commented supporting the post, as did one of the Top Fan MLBloggers. I have to meet Emma of CrzBlue’s Dodger Blue World – she is [...]