Tag Archives: USA Nat’l Team
Julia Mancuso’s Comeback Year: Downhill Gold at FIS Alpine World Cup Finals & More
Just over a year ago Julia Mancuso made her comeback on the stage of all stages: the Winter Olympic Games. Leaving Vancouver with two silver medals, she went on to Alpine World Cup bronze, as well as wildcard bronze at … Continue reading
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USA-Poland Soccer: Home Turf or Enemy Territory?
As you may have intuited by now, I was fourth row center at the USA- Poland FIFA international friendly last Saturday night (10.9.10). My social media activities have revolved around the event for the past few days. I had never … Continue reading
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US Men’s Soccer National Team vs. Poland Picture Gallery
A myriad of photos from the USA – Poland international friendly played in Chicago at Soldier Field on October 9, 2010 are now up. Isn’t it exciting? I was excited. Pictures of both teams from pre to post game, particulars … Continue reading
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Banning Vuvuzelas
Yeah, so I was not allowed to bring my vuvuzela to the USA-Poland friendly last night. Way to go Soldier Field. True, they are annoying; sitting in a pit of vuvuzelas would make my head explode. But if I can’t … Continue reading
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Hiatus
Ok, so I took myself a little (a lot) hiatus, but if Tina Fey gets one, shouldn’t I? I mean, my life is super busy too. Possibly I should have mentioned that I’d be taking a break to make a … Continue reading
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Azzurri, “Too Little, Too Late”
“It’s the end for Italy, tears of utter despair.” Johanna: I am mourning for Italy Kim: And France? Johanna: France deserved what they got. Kim: Do your tears taste like pasta? Johanna: Salty, bitter pasta. That pretty much sums it … Continue reading
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Koman Coulibaly of Mali & the USA-Slovenia Draw
Are. You. Serious. Really. Really?! Where to begin? As a prelude to the inexplicable reffing, I shall begin where I began my live tweeting of the USA- Slovenia game. It was a fairly rapid turnaround in sentiment. Petulant? Maybe. Relevant … Continue reading
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Alexi Lalas & the Greek Sleeper
Remember that time Alexi Lalas picked Greece as his sleep pick for the World Cup? I do. You know, I decided to go ahead and trust Mr. Ginger. I did. Plus, who would have thought South Korea would win? Not … Continue reading
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England-USA: Howard, Green & the Three-Minute Men
To be fair, I did not come up with that title; it was a viewing buddy’s brain child, but it needed to be used. Ok, so England scored a mere three minutes into the game yesterday—pretty crazy. And then Tim … Continue reading
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2011 FIS Alpine Skiing World Championship: The Team Event
Well, last year’s FIS Audi World Cup Final was sad because Universal Sports didn’t air or stream the GS team event which sounds awesomely entertaining with it’s side-by-side bracketed heat format. Yesterday morning the team event was presented for the … Continue reading →
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