Category: World Cup
World Cup Preview; C and D

Today I’ll take a look at Group C and Group D, but first a link for any soccer fans out there. If you want to set up a bracket for the World Cup, and compete against myself and some of my friends, click here.  Create your entry, then click ‘create or join a group.’  Do a search for group name [...]

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World Cup Preview

Over the next four days, I’ll preview all 64 World Cup games, making my predictions on all of them.  Each day, I’ll do two groups, as well as the knock-out games for those groups.  On Thursday, after all 8 Groups have been previewed, I’ll give my opinion on how the knock-out stage will play out, all the way up to [...]

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Fantasy Mock Draft #1

We are still more than 3 months away from week one of the NFL Season.  Yahoo! hasn’t even opened registration for their fantasy game, yet (it should be coming in the next two weeks).  But, my main fantasy draft is exactly 100 days away, so I’ll give you my first of what will likely be 4 or 5 mock drafts [...]

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Heard It Thru The Beer Line…

After a kickass 3-day mini-vacation, followed by 3 days of non-stop working, I’m back to share my thoughts… If you’re a Nets fan, and you’re not super excited about the Mikhail Prokhorov era, it’s time you began getting excited.  Just read this article, in which Prokhorov says the Nets will make the playoffs next year, and win a title within [...]

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World Cup Countdown

Four weeks until the World Cup kicks off. For everyone complaining about too much randomness, and not enough US of A, today’s post will focus solely on the United States World Cup team. Hopefully you know by now that the US is in Group C, and they begin their play against England on June 12. England is a heavy favorite [...]

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World Cup Countdown; 35 Days

5 weeks from today, almost exactly 5 weeks from right now, South Africa and Mexico will take the field in the first of 63 matches over the course of 31 days.  That is when the excitement truly begins.  All 32 nations anxiously await the beginning of the tournament, but there is a lot that can and will happen between now [...]

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World Cup Countdown; 40 Days

We’re only 40 days away from the single greatest sporting event on the planet:  The World Cup.  In the coming weeks, I’ll be breaking down all 8 groups, as well as looking ahead to the second stage of the tournament.  I’ll let you know what you should already know, what games you must watch, and what you can expect to [...]

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Thank You 2010

I started out preparing to write about how exciting this week was, with the NFL Draft/Schedule Release, the NHL Playoffs, the NBA Playoffs, & baseball. Then I realized its not just this week, but we’re in a stretch of a few great weeks. That made me realize that its not a few weeks we’re in, its a stretch for the [...]

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