The dimensions of a soccer field are measured in yards and feet, they should feel comfortable with that. Maybe there are too many draws and much too less goals for the US-Audience.Originally Posted by Sonnet
The U.S. has yet to embrace the metric system, for heaven's sake. I doubt they're ready for soccer.
NHL = No Hockey Losers!!!
I'm Back!!!!!! Izzy-J-4
Foamy's Playoff Picks
Houston 27 Cincinnati 20
Green Bay 38 Minnesota 24
Baltimore 20 Indianapolis 17
Seattle 24 Washington 20
Tony Romo +3 on the front nine
2013 WJC: U.S. stuns Canada with emphatic semifinal victory
UFA, Russia — For the first time, in a long time, American defenceman Jake McCabe stood on his blueline, saw his nation’s flag raised and heard the Star Spangled Banner being played.
“I think to myself how many times I’ve had to see a different country’s flag go up and I can count that on one hand,” said the U.S. captain. “It’s not fun and it’s pretty awesome having that flag rising up at the end and singing our national anthem.
“It’s pretty special.”
His special moment was a nightmare for Team Canada.
The Americans stunned the Canadians with a 5-1 victory in the semifinals of the world junior championship. The Canadians, who earned a bye to the semifinal, were undefeated in round-robin play and had beaten the U.S. earlier in the week.
“We played exactly how we needed to,” said McCabe, who scored a pair of goals for the U.S. “We played in their zone, we controlled the pace and we put them on their heels right off the bat. They really didn’t know what hit them in the first, I don’t think.”
It’s the second time in nine years the U.S. beat Canada at a world junior championship. John Gaudreau also scored twice and Jim Vesey added a single marker for the U.S., who will face Sweden in the gold-medal game. After Sweden's 3-2 shootout win over Russia, defenceman Robert Hagg was asked by a Russian reporter if the defending champions got lucky.
"Lucky? No," said Hagg. "We were better."
Canada will face Russia in the bronze medal match on Saturday at 4 a.m. ET.
are you sure?
Nah, i'm sure they did mean this:
Not so bad, actually....
Any game that gets kids off their asses and outside is a good game, in my opinion.
I'll say Seahawks vs Broncos in the Superbowl.
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"There's a darkness upon me that's flooded in light.
In the fine print they tell me what's wrong from what's right.
It comes in Black and it comes in White and I'm frightened
by those who don't see it."
absurd!!!
U.S. Beats Sweden for World Junior Title
UFA, Russia (AP) — The United States won the world junior hockey championship on Saturday after Rocco Grimaldi scored twice and Vincent Trocheck added an empty-net goal for a 3-1 victory over Sweden in the final.
It was the third title for the United States, which also won in 2004 and 2010.
In the bronze medal match, Valeri Nichushkin scored in overtime to give Russia a 6-5 victory over Canada. (Canada 4th? dubya tee eff)
^^^ Having won a medal in each of the last 14 WJHCs (five gold, six silver and three bronze), Canada thought it would only be fair to let some other teams experience the same feeling of satisfaction. That's just how generous we are.
Foamy's Playoff Picks
Houston 27 Cincinnati 20
Green Bay 38 Minnesota 24
Baltimore 20 Indianapolis 17
Seattle 24 Washington 20
Tony Romo +3 on the front nine
the Foamster was a perfect 4-0 in the opening round and looking to parlay that into a big week this week
the "bet the mortgage on it" picks
quote the Ravens for another week..... Baltimore 24 Denver 23
Rogers means "over and out" for the Niners, Kaepernik caddies for Romo and Alex Smith next week........ Green Bay 35 San Francisco 20
it's a story of a man named Brady....... New England 38 Houston 17
I'm sorry Wilson, the road trip ends here. Matty Ice is too cool...... Atlanta 28 Seattle 24
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