All Entries Tagged With: "Group C"
US Soccer: The Rise Of A Nation
A friend and colleague from law school wrote on my Facebook wall yesterday evening: Try putting that into words. He’s right. It’s been over twenty-four hours since Landon Donovan catapulted the United States to its first group win in the modern era, and I still don’t quite know what to make of what happened. I [...]
Group C Preview
Christmas came early this December for the Yanks, who avoided the “Group of Death” (another group like 2006 and 2002 would have at least arguably represented a third straight ticket to the Finals’ toughest group) and drew England, Algeria and the Cup’s smallest competing nation, Slovenia. Without question, it is a challenging group—but for perhaps [...]
Group C Abroad: Rounding Into Form
One of the most interesting tales from golf’s Vatican this week has been the performance of Phil Mickelson, who tees off this afternoon with an eye on his third green jacket. Mickelson has played exceptional golf, and until Friday, no one that wasn’t there really noticed, as we’ve been fed every possible Tiger Woods story [...]
The American Dream on Foreign Turf
Success in American sports can have many different implications and meanings. For those faithful to the New York Yankees, a season without bringing home another World Series ring is unacceptable. Every single Detroit Red Wings supporter come playoff time would rather give away their children than gloomily wander out of Joe Louis Arena in the [...]
The Puck Strikes Back: World Cup Draw
Excellent news soccer fans, the draw for next summer’s World Cup has finally been announced. Here are some of my quick thoughts from the draw. 1) The US got one of the best possible draws we could have hoped for. While watching the draw, I was on pins and needles. The draw plays such a [...]
