by Joe Mags | Jul 6, 2015
(This post contains spoilers. You can read my thoughts on episode one and episode two of True Detective, season two.) Riot shells, the kind police use. That’s what brought us to this place. Somewhere between reality and the afterlife, Ray Velcoro finds himself...
by Phillip Bupp | Jul 6, 2015
Yesterday, we posted multiple tweets of famous people, famous athletes and sports teams both from in and out of the soccer world, as they wished the USWNT luck in the Women’s World Cup Final. There are way too many but here’s a sampling of the...
by Andrew Juge | Jul 6, 2015
This series will feature the top 10 players in each division regardless of team or position. This is measured by a combination of their current impact on the field, their potential in the future and their accomplishments in the past. Top 10 players of the AFC East Top...
by Jack King | Jul 6, 2015
With the Women’s World Cup and Copa America tournaments in the books, we turn our attention to the CONCACAF region and the 12 teams competing in the regional Gold Cup competition. With the opener of Panama vs. Haiti set for July 7, let’s take a closer look at the...
by Josh Espinal | Jul 5, 2015
The United States Women’s National Team has defeated Japan, 5-2, in a rematch of the 2011 title game to win its third Women’s World title overall. Not only did the title put the United States on top of this World Cup, but the third star going on the crest...
by Joe Lucia | Jul 5, 2015
Well, the all-Royals lineup never happened, but the 2015 All-Star lineup still features a ridiculous about of Royal blue. Four members of the reigning AL champions were announced as All-Star starters on Sunday – Salvador Perez, Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, and...
by Mark Kastner | Jul 5, 2015
Carli Lloyd is unreal. Carli Lloyd is an American hero. In a game that was billed to be one of the best match-ups in recent history, Carli Lloyd tore apart the Japanese defense for 3 goals in 16 minutes. Yes, she scored 3 goals in a World Cup Final in the same amount...
by Terry P. Johnson | Jul 5, 2015
The most popular topic of conversation at the Johnson family Fourth of July picnic was college football. As soon as the hot dogs went on the grill, we got into a spirited discussion about who was going to win the College Football Playoff and which teams were going to...
by Phillip Bupp | Jul 3, 2015
One consequence of having a record crowd of 44,835 people pack a stadium is the need to have a clear strategy of getting people into the stadium and having enough workers to keep the various lines moving. Apparently Nissan Stadium, the home for the USMNT’s 4-0...
by Phillip Bupp | Jul 3, 2015
One consequence of having a record crowd of 44,835 people pack a stadium is the need to have a clear strategy of getting people into the stadium and having enough workers to keep the various lines moving. Apparently Nissan Stadium, the home for the USMNT’s 4-0...
by Matt Zemek | Jul 3, 2015
Straight from the Mad Men era, in 1960, singer Brenda Lee said the words DeAndre Jordan carried inside himself these past few weeks: What is free agency, in any sport, other than a very public revelation of a basic emotional reality? Like politicians, athletes also...
by Garrett Wilson | Jul 3, 2015
Are the Angels now the worst organization in baseball? It seems almost impossible that any franchise could ever step to the Marlins and dare displace them atop the dysfunction power rankings. Yet somehow in the last six months and culminating in the resignation of...
by Garrett Wilson | Jul 3, 2015
Are the Angels now the worst organization in baseball? It seems almost impossible that any franchise could ever step to the Marlins and dare displace them atop the dysfunction power rankings. Yet somehow in the last six months and culminating in the resignation of...
by Garrett Wilson | Jul 3, 2015
Are the Angels now the worst organization in baseball? It seems almost impossible that any franchise could ever step to the Marlins and dare displace them atop the dysfunction power rankings. Yet somehow in the last six months and culminating in the resignation of...
by Garrett Wilson | Jul 3, 2015
Are the Angels now the worst organization in baseball? It seems almost impossible that any franchise could ever step to the Marlins and dare displace them atop the dysfunction power rankings. Yet somehow in the last six months and culminating in the resignation of...