16 Minutes to Glory: USA Wins 2015 Women’s World Cup
16 minutes. That was all Carli Lloyd needed to etch her name into the history books. That was all the United States needed to put the pain of the Women’s World Cup [...]
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USWNT Reaches 2015 WWC Final: Rapid Reaction
The US Women’s National Team, ranked No. 2 in the world, was doubted coming into their semifinal match against No. 1 Germany. It was no secret as to why: for as good as [...]
MSR’s Stream of Consciousness: #WWC2015, USA vs CHN
It’s time, once again, for another installment of “Stream of Consciousness” – a portion of the blog in which I spew word vomit (Thanks for the saying, [...]
The Rundown: Friday The 13th Edition
It’s the one day people suffering from Triskaidekaphobia and Cabin-By-The-Lake Dwellers fear most … It’s Friday The 13th! In honor of the superstitious [...]
MSR’s Good Idea/Bad Idea: August 27, 2014
It’s time, once again, for one of my favorite segments – let’s go with a little “Good Idea / Bad Idea”. I present four issues, and I let you [...]
MSR’s Random Sports Vids, Vol. 6
Allow me to announce the long-awaited return of … RANDOM SPORTS VIDS!! Without further ado, why don’t we just get started, huh? Here we go: So, in case you [...]
My Quest To Follow Futbol: Who to Support?
So, my brother is visiting from Texas. He and I were sitting around the house, one day recently. It had been some time since Die Mannschaft had won the World Cup over [...]
The Rundown: July 23, 2014
Vernon Davis Ends Holdout, Reports to Training Camp In what was an important move for both the eight-year veteran TE and the San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis reported to [...]
MSR’s Stream of Consciousness: 2014 World Cup Final
For the last time in this year’s World Cup, here are my (almost) un-edited thoughts, before, during and immediately after the World Cup Final between Germany and [...]
MSR’s Stream of Consciousness: Holland vs. Argentina, World Cup Semifinal
Well, considering I did it with the bloodbath that was Brazil-Germany, I figured I would try the same for the World Cup’s other semifinal match, the Netherlands vs. [...]
MSR’s Stream of Consciousness: Germany vs. Brazil, World Cup Semifinal
Well, here’s to trying something new. The following are my thoughts, in realtime (at least, according to the accompanying timestamps), as I watched the 2014 World Cup [...]
World Cup 2014: Heartbreak For Team USA
If you watched the Round of 16 match between Team USA and Belgium, your heart surely has to break for USA goalkeeper Tim Howard. After a tense match that epitomized the [...]
