If You Can’t Speak English, Give Back Your U.S. Open Trophy
by Colin Donohue As I’m sure most of you know by now, Juan Martin del Potro upset top-seeded Roger Federer in the U.S. Open in New York last weekend. It was an impressive victory, as it is any time someone other than Federer wins a major tennis tournament. Yet it seems that some of del … Read more
Quick Hitters: Seymour to Raiders, Angels a Threat, Gender Testing and NFL Opener
by Colin Donohue Here are some quick hitters from the sports world today. I’d say, “Here’s what I’m burnin’ on,” but that would implicitly endorse Jim Rome as some kind of consequential sports analyst. The dude is a joke and, at this point, a parody of himself. What a clown. So I ain’t burnin’ on … Read more
Heads Up: Vick Vapors
By Justin Cherot It’s official: Michael Vick is a Philadelphia Eagle. No more speculating about where he’ll end up, or even if he’ll be asked to step in right away into a starting quarterback’s role. Both of those topics went from “hypothetical” to “null and void” around halftime of the Eagles/Pats pre-season game, when the … Read more
U.S. Soccer Falters down Stretch, Falls to Brazil
By Colin Donohue The U.S. men’s soccer team lost to Brazil in the Confederations Cup final, 3-2. Brazil stormed back from a 2-0 deficit to win the game. It was exactly the kind of comeback that Spain couldn’t make in the semifinal. Now, I recorded the game, and I’ve yet to watch it, so … Read more
U.S. Soccer Looking for Third Unlikely Result in Confederations Cup Final
By Colin Donohue The United States men’s soccer team never should have made it this far in the Confederations Cup. In group play, they performed miserably through two games, losing to Italy and being completely outclassed by Brazil. But they showed great desire in a big 3-0 win against Egypt. They finished group play 1-2-0 … Read more
