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Last Updated: September 4, 2008 20:08 EDT
Added: June 26, 2008

September 4, 2008

More (lighter) Soccer News

I'm happy to see that the Bay Area (San Jose, to be specific) will be joining the WPS for the 2009 season. "Play kicks off in the spring of 2009, with WPS teams based in the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Jersey/New York, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C. The league will expand [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: A-Rod, Boston, College, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Patricia Giobetti, Philadelphia, San Jose, Soccer, Soccer, etc., St. Louis, WPS, Washington, Women's Professional Soccer, atlanta, chicago, combine, gold, gold medal, soccer news, women

August 28, 2008

Pia Being Pia!

Wow - I read today in the Swedish press that Pia has turned down an invitation from Dubya to visit the White House and be graced by his presence. I didn't actually think I could like him less today than I did on July 28 (just to select a random date). But after watching his smirking [...] Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Brazil, Breakers, Christiane, Daniela, Dubya, Greg Ryan, HollyCornblog, Kristine Lilly, Lil, MLD, Marta, Notre Dame, Olympic, Olympics, Soccer, Soccer, etc., St. Louis, Swedish, U.S., USWNT, WPS, White House, Wolverine, barcellos, bob costas, bush, mojo, mt kearsarge, pia, presence, wilton ct, women's soccer

Barack Obama Nominated by Acclamation … and Some Other Interesting Stuff … Really!

To my mind, this was one of the finest moments in quite a collection of 'em over the past couple of days. Bill came through last night, too. The historic milestone that Obama's nomination represents is both cause for celebration and cause for sadness ... because in 2008 we should be well beyond celebrating this [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Barack, Barack Obama, Breakers, Hillary, HollyCornblog, JordanCornblog, Michael Phelps, Mozilla, Obama, Phillies, Red Sox, SNL, Soccer, Soccer, etc., The Offside, USWNT, WPS, angela, angela hucles, bill, celebration, lake, nl east, politics, ubiquity, wnt, yankees

August 26, 2008

Transitions

Here we go! As the USWNT soccer news slowly dwindles, the news on the political front picks up. Here's a link to Michelle Obama's speech from last night (text and video), and here's a link to video and an article with Obama's daughters interacting with (and interrupting) him last night. And below, a new Obama [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Christian-Republican, Cindy, Cindy McCain, Football, Georgia, McCain, Michelle Obama, Obama, Random Thoughts, Soccer, Soccer, etc., Suzie Sorority, U.S., USWNT, YouTube, campaign contributions, christian, pia, political, politics, soccer news

August 24, 2008

More GREAT USWNT/Pia Video!

Check out the video here on Main St. USA - including Sunil getting on his knees ... and Christie giving Pia her own Gold Medal! (There's also video of the post-match party in my previous post, along with Beulah's post-match report!) Sphere: Related ContentSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "More GREAT USWNT/Pia Video! Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Beulah, Christie, Soccer, etc., USWNT, Video, gold medal, pia

Sunday Sundries

The Phillies won (Mets and Marlins lost) and Beulah has posted her match report! (Sounds like she had a tough time getting it onto her site .. but it's up and a very good read as always!) In other commentary, here's Mark Zeigler on the game ... The rest of the women's soccer world, though, [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Abby, Beulah, Brazil, Greg Ryan, Mark Zeigler, Mets, Phillies, Soccer, Soccer, etc., U.S., USWNT, gold medal, marlins, match report, pia, soccer world, wnt, women's soccer, zeigler

August 23, 2008

It’s Biden (Why Not Pia)?!

I opened up MSNBC this morning and saw the news that Obama has picked Biden. Probably a smart move ... experience and gravitas and whiteness and all. I was kinda hoping for something more interesting - but would rather win. So Biden seems good. Biden I can live with. (But wouldn't [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...

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August 22, 2008

While we wait for Beulah …

Here's a nice write-up from Merrill in American Soccer News. It will, indeed, be interesting to see how the WPS shapes the look of US Soccer in the years to come. As for Merrill ... philosophy professor, eh? Nice. Next up for the WPS? WPS Teams submit U.S. WNT Player preferences to the League Tuesday, September 02, [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: American soccer, Beulah, Soccer, Soccer, etc., U.S., US Soccer, WPS, soccer news, wnt

Pia Will Be Back!

According to BigSoccer (thanks Dandal and the Swedish press) Pia will be with the USWNT through the 2012 Olympics. That is wonderful news! Here's a thread about Pia's performance ... note how the comments "evolve" as the USWNT moves deeper and deeper into the tourney! Also on BigSoccer, an interesting thread about Carli Lloyd. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Bigsoccer, Carli, Lloyd, Olympic, Olympics, Soccer, Soccer, etc., Swedish, USWNT, carli lloyd, lloyded, pia, wnt

Congratulations to the Golden USWNT … Ch-ch-ch-ch changes!

Call it change. Call it luck. Call it redemption. Call it bravery. Call it what you will - it's gold and it's real and it stays! The USWNT defeated Brazil 1-0 yesterday in extra time after putting on a gritty performance on the pitch on a wet, humid, Beijing night. [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Congratulations to the Golden USWNT . Click to continue reading...

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August 21, 2008

Japan v Germany … and Final USWNT Thoughts

Germany-Japan are underway and Japan is looking goo so far (17th minute). meanwhile, I can't imagine what the USWNT must be feeling right now. Hopefully they are focused and confident. Their making it to the gold medal match is a wonderful accomplishment and, at the very least, has brought the eyes [. Click to continue reading...

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August 20, 2008

Nicole Petignat (I Had a Little Down Time) … and Some Pre-Game Thoughts from Tony DiCicco!

Seeing Nicole Petignat on Monday reffing the USWNT-Japan game brought back some really, really bad memories. Having a moment or two, here, I thought I'd Google her and see what came of it. I found, as one might expect, that she's probably human, and probably interesting, and probably not the evil (or at least unnecessarily [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Boston, Brazil, Breakers, Nicole Petignat, Olympic, Soccer, etc., Tony, Tony DiCicco, USWNT, USWNT-Japan, boston breakers, gold, gold medal game, google, japan game, olympic gold medal, usa

More Pre-Game Analysis and Info …

... but first, congratulations to Usain Bolt on his phenomenal victory in the 200! He is just amazing to watch ... how beautifully effortless and strong. Can't wait to see it tonight! On the USWNT front, we've got Lindsey Dolich with her pre-game report and Jeff Carlisle on the USWNT mindset heading into the [. Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Beijing, Bolt, Brazil, Carli, China, Game Analysis, Heather O, Heather O'Reilly, Jeff Carlisle, Lindsey Dolich, O'Reilly, Olympic, Olympics, Samba Queens, Soccer, Soccer, etc., U.S., USSF, USWNT, Usain Bolt, carlisle, heather o reilly, mark starr, newsweek, victory

Counting Down to Gold: USWNT vs. Brazil

What a beautiful morning! It feels Septemberish, with clear air and cool temperatures. Soccer weather for sure (at least here in New Hampshire). Before launching into the soccer stuff, I wanted to share this photo that HollyCornblog sent. It's of Charlie HopBrew taking an evening paddle in his Betsie Bay! Click to continue reading...

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Tags: Brazil, Random Thoughts, Soccer, etc., betsie bay, gold, photo, soccer stuff, weather

August 19, 2008

Tons of Good USWNT Stuff as They Go for the Gold versus Brazil!

The news wires are now full of player profiles, match reports, you name it, as the US women's soccer team gears up for its gold medal match versus Brazil on Thursday morning. This team is living up to the Nike Women's World Cup hype of several months ago ... the greatest team you've never [...]SHARETHIS. Click to continue reading...

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