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US Soccer looks to be back. Or at least they did their best imitation of the 2002 team for the past three games, beating Egypt, Spain and then playing a great first half against Brazil. I’m cautiously optimistic.
The Kirchners lost pretty much everywhere in Argentina’s legislative elections. Even in their home province [...]

I haven’t blogged in a while. Here are some random thoughts from the past couple weeks:
I don’t get the hubbub about Obama talking about his Muslim roots. It’s great that Obama can reference his Muslim roots to impress the Middle East, gain cred in region. This is a positive for America. Right? [...]

Do you think the NBA can survive a Denver Nuggets-Orlando Magic showdown in the Finals? Would anybody watch? Of course not. But don’t worry. It will be Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The officials will make sure of it.
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Officiating is yet another reason why [...]

In one of the more remarkable upsets in the history of collegiate rugby, the Cougars scored 13 unanswered points in the final 18 minutes Saturday night to stun top-seeded Cal 25-22 in the Division I national championship game at Steuber Stadium.
BYU stuns Cal to end five-year reign in rugby
BYU scored three tries and held the [...]

[This is another old post that somehow never got published. It is long, but worth reading. You will find some righteous indignation on my part, because I am definitely right and Eugene Volokh is wrong.]
Sometimes, I wonder how we can trust law professors to give us decent guidance on anything. They are supposed to be [...]

To Digger Phelps, Dick Vitale, and Pat Forde, and other clueless ESPN analysts and anchors:
Update: add Dashiell Bennett (who might be a man or a woman, not sure) to the list of haters.

They also have some of the most ungrateful fans in North America. Winning a national championship (which Calipari has yet to do, by [...]

The Arena Football League has canceled its 2009 season, but will resume play the following year, [according to] the Cleveland Plain Dealer and The New York Times.
League officials could not be reached to comment, but have previously denied the indoor football league would cancel the 2009 season. The AFL, founded in 1987, has 16 teams [...]

Just saying… Maybe a giant bald eagle instead of “AIG”? Or Obama’s smile?

Amazing football catch. Wow.

Baseball is meant to be played every day. The only postseason breaks should be for travel, not for TV. It should also be played on a level playing field: series should not be stretched out to accommodate TV. In October, players don’t want to rest, they want to play. They don’t want to stand around [...]

Apparently he wants in on NFL team ownership.
Could he become the Mark Cuban of professional football?
Would he require the Rams to forfeit games against the Steelers?

You’re getting there, WNBA. I’d almost watch your sport without compensation. Almost. The way you could really win me over would be to have the girls wear roller skates and try to knock each other off the court.

The Bad Boys Girls are back!

 
Hat tip: Hotair.

On the issue of depth, Obama’s campaign appears on track to be the first ever to look up to the “Today” show writers. “Today” (and most of the morning shows of that sort) are written to such a base intelligence level. Perhaps the shows should get a pass because they target people who are sleepy, [...]