June 2012
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20 minutes to go til the presser and my eyes are...
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May 2012
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USA v. Brazil in a nutshell
Marcelo was great at both ends of the field.
Onyweu and Edu were poor.
Michael Bradley was, again, terrific. Knows how to hold on to the ball and release it at the right time.
Donovan, on a night that Marcelo was feeling, tried to often to go 1-on-1 with Brazil’s LB. Should have rewards our RB’s overlaps more often.
First two goals were very avoidable. Successive and silly...
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Michael Bradley, what a player that is.
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Game Time
The conference finals have debuted in contrasting ways
Let’s be honest, it’s been a pretty ordinary postseason up to this point. Sure, we’ve had a few lengthy series, and some pleasant surprises along the way. Not many thought that a seemingly star-less Nuggets team could push Lakers to seven, and not many foresaw the Sixers doing the same against Boston. On...
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England 1 - 0 Norway: Rapid Reaction
Andy Carroll played the full 90 in his return to the England squad
Hodgson made his debut, Gerrard got the armband, Green got the start, and England got the win. Enough musing however, it’s time for the reaction. Here are the three stand out points from England’s win in Norway.[[MORE]]
Hodgson’s shape - It was noted during ITV’s broadcast of the friendly...
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European Nights: Didier Drogba's storybook ending →
Didier Drogba ended his eight year tenure at Chelsea this week
Not many players get to go on top. Stars of the past, great servants of even greater clubs; most have had to exit their last premier stop in ignominy. Thierry Henry’s last campaign at Barca saw his starting placed usurped by Pedro Rodriguez after one ankle injury. Elsewhere in Spain, Raul, in his last season at the Bernabeu, was...
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“Kenny himself has always said, ‘The club’s business is the...”
– John Barnes
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Snatching the mantle
Kobe and co. were thoroughly beaten by the Oklahoma City Thunder
There’s an old adage that comes to mind in the immediate aftermath of L.A.’s playoff exit. The bigger they are, the harder they fall, and no team has fallen harden than the Lakers this postseason. At least, that’s the way it seems. And for a franchise that has experienced its time at the league’s...
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OKC don't steal games, they play the whole 48.
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Check out this all new football blog
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Get on it.
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'Til it's gone
Chris Bosh’s abdominal strain throws a wrench into Miami’s title challenge
Chris Bosh is many things; much maligned, much harassed, and, especially since his move to Miami, much ridiculed. Nonetheless, and most of all, Bosh is a much needed part of the Heat’s team. A 6’10” big man whose skill commands respect and attention, the former Raptor brings along with him a...
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Hall pass
Mark Teixeira signed a $180 million contract with the Yankees in 09’
We can keep this simple and make this straight forward. What, exactly, merits criticism from a fan base? If the treatment of Alex Rodriguez in the Bronx is anything to go by, (perceived) under-performance by a highly paid superstar is enough to attract critics.
Shift focus to the same Yankee fans, and their...
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The fountain of youth
Boston snatched the series advantage with a comfortable win in Philly
This is not Kevin Garnett we’re seeing. This slamming, trash-talking, jump shot draining, alley-oop catching, And-1 making player is not the man with disintegrating knees living out his twilight years. Nope, this 27 point 14 rebound performer we’re watching is, once again, the Big Ticket and, with impeccable...
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Orioles in flight
23-14, on top of the AL East, just took down the Yankees, poised to do so again. Young outfield, reeling arms.
Just for the record, how many of you think Baltimore is for real?
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Out with the old?
Game 1 of the Lakers-Thunder series pits new against old
Tonight, when the Lakers tip-off against the Thunder, it will be more than just a clash of two of the league’s best teams, but perhaps, a collision of two polarizing eras.
On one hand you have OKC, who with two stars well under the age of 25, have taken the mold of a team ready to claim the mantle in the West,...
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Hello Tumblr,
It’s been a while since I’ve been posting frequently (final exams can do that) so I just wanted to remind you about some things.
1) I like writing articles
2) I love seeing what you think about said articles
Please keep that in my mind =)
Yours Truly,
TheRunningRec
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Fortuitous misfortune
In order, here are the thought’s that ran through my mind during the last minutes of Philly’s series clinching win.
“How is it that these teams are immune from scoring 80 points?”
“How is it that Carlos Boozer is not on the floor?”
“Did the Sixers just experience the best case of bad luck?”
After consideration, the first two are not really...
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So many thoughts on that Celtics game.
Boston should have never let the Hawks get back in it
Josh Smith had no business shooting that long range shot in the clutch
Usually talk about the Hawks being the model of mediocrity but they had their chances to win this series.
Ray Allen is still not Ray Allen yet
Kevin Garnett is DEFinitely Kevin Garnett.
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Bulls didn't deserve that
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Out of the dark
Paul Pierce’s Game two efforts saved the Celtics a few round one blushes
After Rajon Rondo’s chest bump on referee Marc Davis, and the guard’s subsequent suspension, things really could have gone south for Boston. Already playing without the league’s best long range threat in Ray Allen, the Celtics faced the task of evening their round one series against a team that...
April 2012
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This Premier League man
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Back on track
C.C. turned in a Ace-like shift against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday
Just as it was approaching time to ring alarm bells, yesterday happens. Against a high powered side, with a tired bullpen to be protected, C.C. Sabathia gave the Yankees eight strong innings with an equal amount of strikeouts to secure a 6-2 win against the Tigers.
The timing simply could not have been...
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News coming out that LFC've signed Rasmus Elm
Right, going to have a look at him vs. Twente, PSV, and Ajax to see what he’s about, and post thoughts on here of course.
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#HodgsonForEngland
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What they were saying
Luis Suarez provided the highlight of the weekend at Carrow Road
Liverpool’s performance away to Norwich today had a real sense of familiarity to it. The Reds created loads of chances, dominated possession, greeted the woodwork, and missed loads of chances. Luis Suarez even threw in one of his patented “beat last defender, spurn opportunity” moments in the second...
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Homecoming
Bayern Munich will compete for the European Cup at the Allianz Arena
As part of the general footballing audience, perhaps we really should of been more prepared, and perhaps the dramatic events at the Camp Nou should have had us acclimated to such a climatic [semi-]finale, yet still the excitement felt overwhelming. But while Chelsea survived successive waves coming down a one way...
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“At the end of the day, if they don’t want [Aquilani], he’ll be back...”
– Kenny Dalglish
I wonder, when is Liverpool going to get tired of playing with Aquilani’s emotions?
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Disturbing the peace
World Peace was ejected on Sunday after elbowing James Harden
When the NBA leveled a seven-game ban on Metta World Peace last night, it was hard not to reminisce about his actions against the Thunder. The immediate feeling, after re-watching his Solarbeam/Kamehameha/People’s elbow on James Harden, was one of confusion, while the immediate question was the obvious: Why?
And it...
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From Spain, with drama
Fernando Torres put Chelsea’s triumph beyond doubt in extra time
When Andres Iniesta slotted home Barca’s second goal, it’d may have well come with a deafening sound of reckoning. Such was the feeling of inevitability that ensued after the Spaniard’s strike. There was just no reason to believe that any suspense would follow. John Terry had already been sent off,...
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All respect to Chelsea tonight.
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Barca conspiracy theories are, admittedly,...
But these calls just never happen anywhere else. It’s incredible actually. Robin Van Persie last year, technically right, and that’s a stretch, but rarely, if ever applied anywhere else. Alessandro Nesta a few weeks ago, perhaps technically a foul, but rarely, if ever given anywhere else.
Here, John Terry is just not clever, to say the very least, but when do we ever see a line judge...
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Please, let's not make something out of nothing
Translation: Stop talking about one armband, on one man.