Salem Kickers, game one
Posted in Sports on Sep 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Revisit the triumph via the magic of YouTube.
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About what I expected
Posted in Sports on Jan 7th, 2008 No Comments »
The Steelers season ended Saturday in a Wildcard game loss to Jacksonville. It was about what I expected.
Despite having the number 1 defense in the NFL, we’d played relatively poorly of late and the loss the Pro Bowl DE Aaron Smith was devastating. Our inability to totally stuff the run hampered a lot of [...]
Greg Ryan out as US Women’s soccer coach
Posted in Sports on Oct 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
The statement from U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announcing the departure of US Women’s soccer coach Greg Ryan:
There are many factors considered in this analysis, and it certainly isn’t just about one loss or one particular coaching decision.
…although benching your starting goalkeeper in the World Cup semis when she was on a 300 minutes with [...]
Hope Solo hopes
Posted in Sports on Oct 15th, 2007 No Comments »
In the midst of the recent Women’s World Cup, US Coach Greg Ryan made the sorry choice of going with 36 year-old backup keeper Briana Scurry in place of starter Hope Solo. Solo was a on a hot streak, not having given up a goal in some 300 minutes. Scurry let in four goals against [...]
Trail Blazers!
Posted in Sports on May 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
With the number one pick in the 2007 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers select…Sam Bowie.
Just kidding.
Thought I’d issue a gentle reminder that with either Greg Oden or Kevin Durant available, no Blazer fan will rest easy until we’ve heard one of those names announced. And, yes, I do once again count myself among [...]
Not one, not two, not three, not four, not five
Posted in Sports on Mar 22nd, 2007 No Comments »
But six! Yes, six assists for yours truly in tonight’s indoor soccer game, and I wouldn’t make such a deal of it except that I can’t remember the last time that happened and I don’t want to speculate on the next time it might happen again. Something like a 12-2 victory, and not surprisingly it [...]
Improbably, 2006 League Champions
Posted in Sports on Dec 3rd, 2006 1 Comment »
In the same fashion as 2003, the Salem Kickers won a penalty kick shootout to claim the over-30 3rd division league championship this afternoon in the bitter cold at Gresham Union High School.
The wind was a huge factor, and after going against it in the first half and emerging with a 0-0 score, we [...]
Punt the ball on time!
Posted in Sports on Oct 22nd, 2006 1 Comment »
I watched most of Notre Dame v. UCLA yesterday, the first college football game I’d seen this season. I’m not a big college football guy, so the next game I catch might be next year, who knows?
The game itself saw a stirring come-from-behind last-second touchdown by Notre Dame giving them a 20-17 victory. Lost [...]
World Cup 2006: Italy v. France
Posted in Sports on Jul 9th, 2006 Comments Off
The final starts ominously for France as it appears Henry suffers a concussion two minutes in. He’s helped to the sideline and returns, but one wonders what it portends. Then Zidane scores a penalty off the top bar to give France a 1-0 leads. One stops wondering.
In the 19th minute heavy Italian pressure gets a [...]
World Cup 2006: Germany v. Portugal
Posted in Sports on Jul 8th, 2006 1 Comment »
Germany’s Bastian Schweinsteiger, a midfielder with whose play I’ve been not at all enamored, notches a hat trick to lead Germany to a 3-1 victory. Schweinsteiger knuckled balled his first one in the 56th minute, and one had to feel sorry for the Portuguese keeper as he struggled to block a fast, hard shot that [...]