Getslow

I'm not tired of them... because I don't know anything about them. Watch the games, then turn it off. Makes everything easy.

Wouldn't be the first naked lunatic I've seen downtown. One day a dude just stripped off all his clothes and sat down on the sidewalk in front of the courthouse and wouldn't move.

Yankee Doodle was a British army song, right? That tune is probably older than the words. My guess is that nobody knows who wrote that tune anymore. If it was ever really recorded.

I pulled for them against Russia... and as usual they let me down. I typically don't cheer against England, but I do enjoy mocking them for just being so hilariously English. They invented the game, exported it around the world, and now everyone else is better. That sense of lost empire is so real and it's pretty funny.

That victory over Slovakia will go a long way. Four of the six third place teams will advance.

Or Strridge could just put himself in position to score the winner. So it goes.

Just turned it on in time to watch Sturridge do Sturridge things and mishandle a beautiful pass. Completely blew a great chance to put one on goal. Apparently Vardy tied this one up a bit ago.

I wonder how much of that Welsh total wage is just Gareth Bale.

This Wales team could conceivably just be better. The best player in all of Britain is Welsh.

Clapton's is the most listenable. Zevon's has the most expression behind it. I truthfully don't think it's anywhere near Dylan's best work and I've always been mystified as to why it's been covered a million times. But I'll listen to whichever one keeps me from having to listen to Axl Rose screech like a cat into his microphone. Just awful.

With two games still to finish, the Fort Lauderdale Strikers (beat DC United on penalties) and New York Cosmos (beat NYCFC) of NASL are the only non-MLS teams to make it through to the round of 16 this year. Several USL and NASL teams (and one from the USASA) lost in extra time or on penalties.

Bleh. Fire advance on penalties 1-1 (4-3).

The time is now 11:15 pm and Indy Eleven are headed to penalties on the road at Chicago Fire.

France's Didier Deschamps apparently ain't messing around after nearly failing to beat Romania in the opening round. Pogba and Griezmann both on the bench today vs. Albania.

LA Galaxy pushed to the brink last night by an amateur team, La Maquina FC. Galaxy went up 1-0 but soon had a player red carded. Amateurs tied it up and forced extra time then LA started bringing in their top guys and the upset was dashed. La Maquina fell apart after conceding a penalty in the 100th minute and ultimately lost 4-1.

It's not hate for her. The storyline was very, very boring for most of this season. She's great. The GoT writers have struggled a bit lately, in my opinion.

"We do not accept Papists because they bow to a Roman dictator!" That's what this is about, right?

Here we are with 10 to play and the game square at a goal a piece. Let's never forget Portugal's ability to massively disappoint everyone at a major tournament except their opponents.

This news is official as of this afternoon. Bellarmine is starting a D-II wrestling program and is essentially absorbing the program from St. Catherine as its foundation.

And as expected, the Brazilian Federation has fired Dunga. I'll be interested to see what direction they take. Can't imagine it'll make a huge difference without some systemic changes.

Listening to a preview of today's action in which they fantastically referred to the Austria/Hungary game going on right now as the Habsburg Derby.

The "We Don't Want to Be the Ones to Play Argentina in the Quaterfinals" impulse really propelled both those squads. :lol2:

Even by the outrageous standards of FIFA, the Brazilian federation is wildly corrupt. Everything I've read suggests that their development system is in tatters. They need a complete overhaul.

Everyone do yourself a favor and track down a clip of Jesus Corona's equalizer for Mexico just now. Showpiece of individual on-ball skills.

Even with this less-experienced Italian team, you just never want to be in a position where they get the first goal and you're stuck trying to break down an Italian team prepared to slow play the rest of the game.