After nine goals in four women’s Olympic quarterfinal matches, two of the world’s top five teams have fallen, along with host nation Great Britain. As the remaining four teams shift focus towards Monday’s semifinals, let’s take a look back at how a marathon day of soccer shook down. France continues to surprise The most consistent part of France’s squad this tournament … [Read more...] about London 2012: Olympic soccer quarterfinals observations
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London 2012 Olympics: Women’s soccer quarterfinals preview
With the group stages behind us, the quarterfinals of women’s Olympic soccer kick off tomorrow featuring several intriguing matchups. Among the eight remaining teams are six of the world’s top seven squads, as well as host-nation Great Britain, composed primarily of players from the world’s No. 9 England. The Olympic knockout stage will also feature six of the eight 2011 … [Read more...] about London 2012 Olympics: Women’s soccer quarterfinals preview
College Basketball Bloggers Unite for Tsunami Relief
Over the weekend, I posted a call to action to help the victims in Japan. I implore you to watch these videos, so you can see what devastation has truly ensued. Go here and here … [Read more...] about College Basketball Bloggers Unite for Tsunami Relief
PLEASE Give to Japan Earthquake Tsunami Relief Fund
We have to interrupt our regular scheduled sports and sports media programming to talk about something much more important. As you've no doubt heard, a natural disaster of epic proportions has occurred in Japan. An earthquake measuring 8.9 on the richter scale set off a tsunami, and possibly caused a nuclear meltdown. 30 million people 'may be experiencing nuclear … [Read more...] about PLEASE Give to Japan Earthquake Tsunami Relief Fund