The news that a district court judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against MLS and U.S. Soccer is worrisome for the league and federation. The details of the ruling (see the PDF) are downright disturbing. At issue: Is U.S.…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
‘The Ultimate Fighter’: Season 12, Episode 3: Tyson for tea
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Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres is giddy after beating Jeff Lentz. He veers between complimenting Lentz on a good fight and pointing out all the ways he was vastly superior. Among the dubious claims: Lentz’s kicks just grazed his afro. Spencer…
‘The Ultimate Fighter’: Season 12, Episode 2: Bruce Decoy
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Last time on The Ultimate Fighter, we saw bits of 14 fights and learned that the “characters” on this show will be Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres and Michael “No, Not The Olympic Sprinter” Johnson. Or maybe not. Jeff Lentz has…
World Cup economics and skepticism
by Beau Dure • • 11 Comments
Journalists are supposed to be skeptical. Actually, all of us should be skeptical but not cynical. Big difference. A cynic dismisses ideas and arguments as a reflex. A skeptic checks them out. So when the USA bids to host the…
‘The Ultimate Fighter’: Season 12, Episode 1: Fight! (x14)
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Time for another season of recapping, deconstructing and dissecting The Ultimate Fighter! We know the coaches — the venerated Georges St. Pierre and the vilified Josh Koscheck, subject of some guy’s USA TODAY profile today. Now we get to meet…
WPS seasons change: Freedom advance, Scurry says goodbye, Antonucci out?
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Updated below with Hope Solo comments, expansion news The Maryland SoccerPlex is a good bit cooler today that it was this summer. Rather than worrying about heatstroke, those of us in short-sleeve shirts wish we had brought jackets. As the…
Player ratings: Chicago-Toronto
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Chicago 0, Toronto 0 Sept. 8, 2010 Summary: Toronto came out much more aggressive than Chicago, controlling play but not getting a lot of good chances out of it. TFC had a couple of shouts for a penalty on two…
Briana Scurry bids farewell
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It’s startling to hear Briana Scurry get emotional. Throughout her career, from the 1996/1999/2004 triumphs to the 2007 Women’s World Cup controversy, she has always been the calm one. The quiet one, like George Harrison of The Beatles. She didn’t…