Beckham: I love Zidane and I have really fabulous shoes
LA Galaxy supernova David Beckham recently surprised the soccer world when he was quoted as saying Zinedine Zidane was the best player ever. So I thought to myself... who do I think was the greatest player to ever step on the pitch? I went back and forth over Pele and Maradona. I thought too [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...]
Jesus: The Saints sucked last year
What Would Jesus Blog? Well, I obviously cannot answer that without divine intervention. But a source close to Jesus -- speaking on the condition of anonymity for fear of the wrath of God and damnation to hell's fire -- tells me that The Chosen One is unhappy with plenty of things shaking out in the world, including the perennial letdowns [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...]
Hart Surgery: 30 Before 30
I am very jealous of my roommate. Blessed with the entrepreneurial spirit, he has managed to support himself since college entirely without the need of a 9-5 job through various projects - he created a board game, a set of flash cards for Barron's, and is currently working on a luggage project that I'm sure is bound to be a [read more...]
New Year’s Resolutions
I can't believe it's already been a year since I wrote last year's list of New Year's resolutions. Although, it's nice to know that I don't have to worry about my favorite baseball team anymore. I'd like to send a shout-out right now to Ozzie Guillen and his crew for allowing me to scratch "I never got to see the [read more...]
Hart Surgery: Sports Haiku
Jason Giambi Might be shipped to the minors? Boo-hoo-hoo - roider. World Cup of Baseball Mmmm, I am salivating. It's about freakin' time! Steroids and Congress There's nothing more important? Osama's juicing? Jenny from the block Is really only that way, Inside her movies. Yankees are crappy. Sorry, I like that in print. They kinda suck though. Steve Nash, MVP. Deservedly over Shaq. The Diesel's got Wade. Speaking of Dwyane Wade, He's quicker than Giambi's Post-hearings weight loss Early returns in. New [read more...]
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Poker sites for US players are somewhat hard to come by these days. Aside from the big ones, PokerStars and Full Tilt, mainly smaller, fairly unknown sites are available to Americans. It s a good idea to read a poker room review before you sign up with a site you don t know very much about.
