Here's my Hat Trick:

1. Well, yesterday was certainly interesting in UEFA Champions League qualifying. Both mighty Manchester teams suffered quite the disgrace in failing to move into the final round of 16 in the Champions League. Manchester City, despite an obscenely rich owner, will now have to look to the Europa League for some hardware.

I had an interesting interaction via Twitter with Georgina Turner who writes about the Prem for Sports Illustrated on the topic of the booing of ones own team. The cause of the conversation was the ugly conclusion to Arsenal vs. New York Red Bull in the final match of the pre-season Emirates Cup. For those who didn't watch (or read about it), Arsenal supporters channeled their inner

Time keeps on slipping...USWNT, you had this game won... twice. And you let it slip away thrice. It wasn't totally your fault. Some bad bounces, we were killing it on their half for the first 20mins, but just couldn't put it away.It was like watching the Yankees post 9/11. You wanted them to win, just to get past everything, just like millions of fans were rooting for Japan to win in their
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Here is a look at the MNT in England feature ‘Tim Howard's Game Day Experience'
We met Tim at his house, which is about an hour's drive to Goodison Park. Having filmed with him there before, all of the staff were familiar and they were as friendly as ever. It really does feel like a family there, and everyone is eager to help and be supportive.

Yesterday we talked about the upcoming Fox broadcast of the Manchester United/Barcelona Champions League final. Last year, Fox felt so strongly about the ratings potential for the game that the network elected to show the match in lieu of its typical Saturday afternoon baseball. The Yankees/Mets game was bumped back a couple of hours and the Final was shown in its entirety.

Rick's Cabaret New York is famous for its abundance of beautiful entertainers, its warm hospitality, and its celebrity clientele. And during baseball season, rarely a night goes by when there isn't a Major Leaguer enjoying all that the club has to offer.

"I love baseball, and I love baseball players they are a lot of fun and usually good tippers," said Rick's Cabaret Girl Valentina.

The Inter v Milan Derby is always inherently special, but in six days when the teams take the pitch this one is a step beyond special, this one is going to be epic. It is odd how big rivalry games Stateside like the Yankees and Red Sox or Jets and Patriots take on a mind of their own; the story lines, the media hype, and the implications.