JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – When Major League Baseball umpire Jim Joyce stole a perfect game from the Detroit…

Going into the World Cup I didn’t expect much from US soccer, so when the US comes that close to win only to be cheated by a ref is blasphemy. Slovenia was winning 2-0 and Landon Donovan got free to score on an incredible kick that looked like it could have killed someone. Later on there was a loose ball in the box only to be kicked right over the Slovenian goalie by Michael Bradley. The score …

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa When Major League Baseball umpire Jim Joyce stole a perfect game from the Detroit Tigers a few weeks ago, he did the honorable thing. He fessed up. Admitted he had erred. And we forgave.

England couldn’t have given manager Fabio Capello a better 64th birthday present today in South Africa. England fully deserves every bit of abuse heaved at them after their performance today against Algeria in Group C of the World Cup. The England squad looked lost on the pitch compared to the Algerians. The balance of possession was only 53%/47% in favor of the English, and though they had ten …

What’s Your Reaction? We’re too angry after that botched World Cup call to write an intro but here goes: After Hillary Clinton let slip that the government will get all litigious on Arizona’s “Leave No Mexican Behind” law, an administration official confirmed that DOJ is planning a suit.

June 18 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. team members arent sure what denied them a go-ahead goal in their 2-2 World Cup tie with Slovenia, and were left frustrated by referee Koman Coulibalys silence.

Many people in the U.S. have embraced “liberated fandom”: supporting teams from other countries. What this says about where the planet is headed. United States – Sport – World Cup – Association football – Soccer

Im in Cape Town now. Unfortunately, I missed Spain against Switzerland on the way over from Jozy (as in Johannesburg). When I purchased the ticket a few weeks ago I thought it would be a relatively easy win for La Furia Roja. Plus it was the cheapest flight available so I wasnt going to get picky.

Goalkeeper Tim Howard’s injured ribs will be the focus of the Americans as well as the Slovenians.

“Just because the rest of the world eats rice, doesn’t mean its the best food. Just like just because the rest of the world plays soccer, doesn’t mean it’s the best sport.” Colin Cowherd Yesterday afternoon, I was listening to the Herd on ESPN radio when Colin laid down the law with that quote. I could not agree more. Lost in all the pageantry, all the tradition, all the happiness of this event …