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This was the scene at an Amsterdam bar last night when the Netherlands scored in the waning minutes of regulation to force extra time with Russia. The packed bar erupted in cheer and everyone hugged one another in celebratory relief.
The celebration was not to last though, as in the second half of extra time Russia […]
The first quarterfinal match of Euro Cup 2008 is complete and all is well in land of schnitzels, brats and very large beers. The Germans shockingly jumped up 2-0 in only the 26th minute and despite a solid Portugal effort to come back, it was to no avail.
Portugal was able to cut the deficit […]
The word of Tim Russert’s surprising death on Friday was very sad news. Many news anchors who worked with Tim fought back tears as they reported his sudden death.
Tim Russert was not only great at his job, but he absolutely loved it and it was clearly evident. When something was interesting to Tim-and in his […]
To start off, my beef does not include hot Swedish women or attractive women from wherever the hell this other girl is from. But seeing as how I’m a big sports buff living in Europe and Euro Cup is currently heating up, here is another post on soccer, my in-depth analysis on why it bugs […]
Woohoo! The Netherlands just won a big match, so in European soccer tradition, it’s time to burn something!
Ok, so this was just the first match of Euro Cup 2008 for the Netherlands, but seeing as how they managed an upset victory over defending World Cup champions Italy, this is a huge deal. And 3-0!?! Jesus, […]
There it is, the Olympic torch, a marquee symbol of peace and unity throughout the world. Prior to each Olympic games, the torch is lit in Olympia, Greece and travels around the world before arriving at its host city on the evening of the Olympics opening ceremony. To carry the torch is an honor and […]
Really? Wow, and we just thought that it was an amazing accomplishment for a 44 year old man to naturally blow away big league batters with his monster fastball. Yup, just like we thought it was natural for Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds to all crush Roger Maris’ home run record. The ball […]
Saying Michael Vick blew it is certainly an understatement. Dude should be playing Monday night football tonight against the Saints and instead is in prison and has just been sentenced for nearly 2 years. Really, he should have gotten some extra prison time just for being fucking stupid.
Anyways, if you hate Michael Vick but have a sadistic sense of humor, […]
On Sunday, rednecks everywhere will be glued to their TV’s as they watch the final race of the NASCAR season. The race will be filled with drama as Jimmie Johnson is looking to hold off Jeff Gordon to win a trophy, some cash, a trailer, shotgun, big mouth bass and most importantly, a cold refreshing 12 pack […]
Well, the writers are on strike, OJ is back in the courtroom and wouldn’t you know, it’s on TV…again! Back when all this initially went down in September I wrote that this would be the falls biggest TV hit.
Watching OJ back in the courtroom evokes so many memories from my youth. When he got away with murder I never really imagined he […]
Written by Alex Kallimanis [email] for b5media.
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