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The Confederations Cup is over for a rather meaningless cup, there was some fantastic football in both the final (Brazil v. Argentina) and the third place game (Germany v. Mexico). If you haven't seen either game yet, the third place game is on Fox Soccer Channel at 8pm et, and the final is on at 11pm et. (More inside - I don't want to spoil it for anyone.)

posted on Jun 29, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result

Champions League draw. This morning, the draw was made for the final 16 teams, and there are some really interesting first-round matchups - Chelsea v Barcelona, Juventus v Real Madrid, AC Milan v Manchester United, Arsenal v Bayern Munich - any one of these could have been the final. Are we destined for a final like last year with two smaller teams, or will some giants make it through to the end?

posted on Dec 17, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result

English football's Division One to be renamed "The Championship", with Division Two and Division Three becoming League One and League Two. Apparently, they're changing the name to change people's perceptions of the league. If it's "The Championship", it's gotta be good, right? Huh? What's next, "The Lordship"? "The Fellowship"?

posted on Jun 10, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result

Ring it up! Celtics crush Lakers for 17th title There were legendary Celtics sitting in the stands, with names like Russell, Havlicek, Heinsohn, Maxwell, Ainge, and White, who could all tell stories about the days when they touched the NBA championship trophy, sprayed champagne on each other, and watched Red Auerbach proudly puff on a victory cigar. After a 22-year wait that included the retirement of Larry Bird, lots of lean years, and the death of Auerbach, the Celtics have new legends named Pierce, Allen, and Garnett, who now can tell their stories about touching the trophy, spraying champagne, and wishing Red were here to witness it.

posted to Basketball at 5:29 AM CDT

Hell yeah!

posted at 8:57 AM CDT on June 18

WuChess: Where hip-hop meets chess. Like the Wu-Tang Clan? Like Chess? Awwww yeah - this is the site for you. Play live chess with people from all over the world and get your learn on. WuChess.com lets you get knowledge from REAL chess masters online, or train in chambers against the computer to refine your skills. Create your own chess clans to see who can build the highest ranking. Play in tournaments for prizes, or just for the joy of flexin' ya mentals. They also donate part of their revenues to Hip-Hop Chess Federation ("Using chess, music and martial arts to promote unity, strategy and non-violence). Now you can be a Grand Master in rap, chess and kung-fu. This is too cool.

posted to Other at 6:27 PM CDT

Interesting.

I'd sign up for kicks, but there's no way I'm shelling out $48 to do so.

posted at 11:00 PM CDT on June 2

Junior Mint: The enduring popularity (and ubiquity) of the 1989 upper deck Ken Griffey Jr. Card When Griffey hits home run No. 600, don't look for the value of Upper Deck No. 1 to skyrocket. After all, there's likely a card in circulation for every person living in the city centers of Cincinnati and Seattle. That sheer quantity, though, does mean that the lasting image of Ken Griffey Jr. won't be anything he does on the baseball field. It will be a picture of an overjoyed teenager in an airbrushed Mariners hat.

posted to Baseball at 2:23 PM CDT

It's probably the most thinking Geideman ever did compiling a checklist, save for the 1992 Upper Deck set when he assigned numbers that ended in 69 to players with porn-star-sounding names. (Dick Schofield at No. 269, Heathcliff Slocumb at No. 569, and Dickie Thon at No. 769.)

Awesome.

It's too bad Rusty Kuntz wasn't playing in 1992.

posted at 11:03 PM CDT on June 2

Arsenal's Eduardo Da Silva injured in outrageous tackle, possibly ending his career. A truly horrific injury, broken pieces of bone were sticking out of his sock as he was stretchered of the field. This is the sort of injury that you never truly recover from (See Alex Smith). I hope the FA bans Martin Taylor for life.

posted to Soccer at 1:12 PM CDT

Here is a picture from a few milliseconds later than the above picture.

And here's a video of the tackle. Can't quite tell how bad it is from the video, but the snapshots at the end show the damage.

Nasty stuff.

posted at 3:28 PM CDT on February 23

Belichick has been taping since 2000, Goodell tells Specter

posted to Football at 3:42 PM CDT

Well, that sucks.

posted at 6:50 PM CDT on February 14

Jason Kidd traded to the Mavs. ESPN reports that discussions are ongoing. But Yahoo is reporting its a done deal. The official word is that the teams agree on the deal "in principle" pending league approval.

posted to Basketball at 2:51 PM CDT

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the "thunder from down under". All hail Luc Longley!

posted at 12:22 PM CDT on February 14

World Press Photos of the Year. Here is the winner for Sports Action. Here is the winner for Sports Features.

posted to Culture at 10:08 AM CDT

Ouch!

posted at 11:41 AM CDT on February 9

I own part of a football team

posted to Soccer at 10:20 PM CDT

See also this and this.

posted at 12:13 AM CDT on February 2

Isiah Thomas found guilty in sexual harrassment case Anucha Browne Sanders has been awarded US$11.6 million in a sexual harassment lawsuit involving Isiah Thomas

posted to Basketball at 12:15 AM CDT

Here's the Sports Guy's take on the matter. Some good reading in there..

posted at 1:19 PM CDT on October 3

Mourinho Departs from Chelsea The celebrated manager Jose Mourinho has left his position at Chelsea with immediate effect. Mourinho joined Chelsea in the summer of 2004 and led them to the Premiership title in each of his first two seasons.

posted to Soccer at 8:01 PM CDT

Phooey. I liked him.

I wonder who they'll replace him with.

posted at 9:18 PM CDT on September 19

Stephen Ireland busted for lying. First he said his grandma died so he could skip the Republic of Ireland Euro 2008 qualification match (they lost 1-0). She was surprised to see the news in the paper. Then he said it was his other grandmother who had died. She was also surprised to see that in the newspaper. Oh, no, he meant his divorced grandfather's partner had died. Umm, nope. So now it turns out he was spending time with his "lonely" girlfriend. LMAO.

posted to Soccer at 10:44 PM CDT

Oh, no, he meant his divorced grandfather's partner had died. Umm, nope. So now it turns out he was spending time with his "lonely" girlfriend. LMAO.

Gee, I can't imagine why he'd want to spend time with his "lonely" girlfriend after she had a miscarriage.

posted at 7:36 AM CDT on September 15

Premier League team previews. The BBC (ok, ok, it's just Mark Lawrenson's poorly-written short thoughts) forecasts team prospects ahead of the 2007-08 kickoff this Saturday. Also see previews from Soccernet and the Guardian (poorly-organized but worth a read).

posted to Soccer at 7:06 PM CDT

posted at 9:24 AM CDT on August 10

Tuesday Morning Quarterback returns! Our long national nightmare is nearly over.

posted to Football at 5:43 PM CDT

Not sure what you mean by "returns". He was writing his weekly column last year on page 2 (as can be seen in the archive).

posted at 9:35 PM CDT on August 7

On second thought, I guess "returns" has to do with his current column title instead of his return to ESPN.

Feel free to ignore me!

posted at 9:40 PM CDT on August 7

We bid you a fond Adu. MLS brokers a transfer of Freddy Adu to Portuguese club Benfica worth $2 Mill. with a percentage on any future transfers in the backend.

posted to Soccer at 2:12 PM CDT

Adu could've gone to a European academy when he was 14.

posted at 9:51 AM CDT on August 2

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