We talk a lot about how movies and the Oscars and TV and the Emmys and the Tonys simply don’t have the unpredictable excitement, can’t bring out the unbridled joy, that sports can. This video says it far better than I could – I’ve never seen people lined up in the streets of Manhattan watching [...]
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USA scores in 91st minute and wins!
The perfect way to watch soccer. I woke up in the 80th minute of the USA-Algeria World Cup game. Game tied, 0-0. No hope, game over. Until the 91st minute when Landon Donovan (right) leads a coast-to-coast break, gets a rebound off a missed shot and scores. U.S. wins, 1-0. The U.S. saves itself from [...]
Landon Donovan has swine flu
After losing 2-1 in a World Cup qualifying match in Mexico, American soccer star Landon Donovan has confirmed he contracted swine flu (now known as H1N1) while there. Now this piece of brilliance from Donovan, about whether he’ll play in the L.A. Galaxy’s next game: “If I feel well there’s no reason why I can’t [...]
Cyd and Landon: Separated at birth?
On Monday, while watching the USA vs. Italy game, I saw a closeup of Landon Donovan, a member of the USA team since 2000. Upon closer inspection of Donovan’s facial features, something in my mind clicked. He resembled Cyd. I had to check to make sure, so, with my laptop near me, I looked up [...]