Shortly before the 2017 European Championship in the Netherlands I watched one of the tournament outsiders pass and move their way across a pitch and fell in love. “The way Spain play football is the way it should be played,” I tweeted afterwards.
Fast forward six years and Spain have come a very long way since the rainy Sunday evening in Breda when they lost 2-0 against England in the group stage. Even then, the Lionesses ceded the vast majority of possession but found a way to win thanks to counterattacking goals from Fran Kirby and Jodie Taylor.
Narrative, high drama and a worthy winner: it was a great World CupRead more
On Sunday in Sydney, I genuinely believed England would win again – this time in a World…
This also comes following the shortest offseason ever, as last year’s unprecedentedly-interrupted campaign did not wrap up until the Lakers’ championship proclamation in October. Uh, that was a very short two months ago. Nevertheless, basketball is back, playing a 72-game schedule. And so, too, is betting on it. The season starts tonight but there’s still plenty to examine before tip. Team FuturesBest Over/Under Win Totals Minnesota Timberwolves Over 29.5 Wins (-115) If you’re not keen about taking the over involving the Wolves, it’s understandable. This is a franchise that has never been to a championship in its 31 years of existence, and has only advanced to the playoffs just once in the last 16 seasons. When you search “Wolves History” on Google, they’re not even th…
It has been a lousy month for Jeb Bush, gang. He’s running out of cash. His polls numbers are in the shitter. He spends a lot of time now tending to his email. And he appears to be publicly melting into a puddle of tepid lip-sweat before our very eyes, if this tweet is to be believed. You are now bearing witness to the ignominious end of one of the most storied political dynasties in American history, UNLESS … well, now, who’s to say that Jeb had to be the next torch-bearer for these lobster-guzzling oil barons? Did you know that there are OTHER Bush brothers out there? It’s true. There’s Neil Bush, who has been embroiled in the occasional savings-and-loan scandal. And then, more interestingly, there is the youngest child, Marvin. Did you know there was a Marvin Bush? I didn�…
Word just came in about an hour ago: Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett has pled guilty to two felonies and will spend at least the next 3 1/2 years in prison. Jury selection was about to begin in the case, but lawyers accepted the plea of 7 1/2 years, with the first parole opportunity popping up in 3 1/2. He should begin serving his sentence immediately; when he is released, assuming he makes parole, he will be 27 years old. It is unknown whether members of the infamous "Jerusalem Group" Israeli mob have connections in his eventual prison, but Clarett, in an ultimately pretty sad end, definitely will have plenty of time to get back into shape and decrease that 40 time. Which, after all, very well might be the main reason he's in this predicament in the firs…