Is Beckham the Prettiest Player in the World?

Well, if you've been paying attention, LA Galaxy star David Beckham recently said he thought Zinedine Zidane was the greatest player of all time. Was anyone a little surprised by this? There have been so many great players over the years. Who would you choose as the best ever? Beckham was [read more...]

Euro 2008 Finals Preview

Some of best teams in Europe have battled over the last few weeks in Switzerland and Austria. There was the drama of penalty kicks, the Cinderella story of Turkey, and two giants of soccer, France and Italy, aged in front of everyone. Only one game remains, and it will determine the winner of Euro 2008. The two teams to battle it [read more...]

Latest Win for Tiger a Super Knee-jerker

Once again, it is quite obvious that sportswriters and golf fans across the world haven't seen enough superhero movies or underdog epics. How do I know this? Well, because everyone was so quick to begin oooooing and ahhhhhhing over Tiger Woods winning the U.S. Open while hobbling around on a bum knee. I guess I should be in awe like [read more...]

Blow Up Your TV Sports Fans!

Last year, I sold my TV one day -- just out of the blue -- right before a huge yard sale I put together. It lasted eight months before I decided to dumb myself down and get another talking box. So, I wanted to remind myself why I threw that thing out. In case you forgot, I'm a cranky, [read more...]

Party tips for sports fans

Well, as usual, I have some really bad advice for any of the loyal lima bean disciples out there who have been following along. Just depending on how twisted of an individual you are at heart, this could be really important knowledge to carry with you in the quest of the perfect party. I just thought I would offer [read more...]

Dear Soccer: Please take me back, I love you

Dear Soccer/Fútbol: I just wanted to apologize from the bottom of my heart for all of the horrible things I said about you when I wrote the headline "If Illegal immigration is such a huge problem, why does soccer still suck in America?" I know you don't suck in America even though there are more popular sports like baseball, basketball, and football. [read more...]

Special report: If illegal immigration is such a huge problem, why does soccer still suck in America?

Every Sunday, I venture out to the local soccer complex where my former B-league club, Stumptown All-Stars -- more affectionately known as (the) All-Stars -- fearlessly take the pitch for another intense match. And there is usually no shortage of Latino players on any given Sunday, or any day of the week for that [read more...]

Defending the Sports Fan

I have recently been thrust into the unenviable position of having an in-law move in with my wife and me. A brief respite from the despair is the fact that it is the father-in-law, not the dreaded monster-in-law. However, from the sports-viewing perspective, the household has taken a hit. While my wife was always tolerable of me watching various things [read more...]

High gas prices can’t shut down Pistons on the road

A possible looming recession doesn't appear to be affecting the Detroit Pistons' attendance -- leading the NBA at the turnstiles for the fifth time in six seasons -- and the motor city's bad boys didn't run out of fuel during a back-and-forth playoff series where the Sixers surprisingly put a little gunk in their carburetors before the Philly economy car [read more...]

Soccer anyone?

When I began writing for sports, I realized how some sports just do not trigger any interest in the majority of the US population. Soccer, for example is the first one that comes to mind. Not too many of my friends pay attention to any sort of sport, and there is only one person I know who knows anything about [read more...]

Yoga 666: Intro to Satan

Perhaps I’m losing my religion -- if indeed I have one. According to my neighbor, Beelzebub is lurking in the form of a downward-facing dog yoga pose. That is still up for debate, but I am sure that a demon has been lurking in my injured groin for at least eight months. I seem to be facing some [read more...]

World Cup Schadenfreude

There is no greater farce that sports ideologues try to serve to the general public than the notion that international sports gatherings are meant to simply bring people together, or aren't political. Not true.They are often overtly political. We should remember that Jimmy Carter pulled the U.S. out of the 1980 Olympics, and the U.S.S.R responded by keeping their athletes [read more...]

English Eye for the American Guy

As an Englishman living in America, I have no idea how the BCS standings work, but then again, perhaps no one really know how the rating system works. The college football season lasted for four and a half months and then at the end of it; there were two winners. This doesn't make much sense to me. Wouldn't it make [read more...]