I’ve always conjectured that soccer futbol was a thinking person’s sport. Now I have the proof.
Beckenbauer as a “surprise choice” on the German side. Heh. Only Monty Python could come up with that.
I kick, therefore I am.
h/t to that Bleus-loving blogger Laurie… Read the rest
You don’t have to be a track and field fan to appreciate this.
Three Oregonians (Eugene residents, no less) sweep the men’s 800m at the trials.
Somewhere, Prefontaine is smiling.
Nick Symmonds’ finishing kick reminds me of another American from the past–Dave Wottle.
Jim McKay (God rest his soul) has the call.
Sorry, but this one was just too sweet not to post again.
I have big, big plans for the 4th:
If those aren’t All American plans, I don’t know what is.… Read the rest
Huntsville’s Margaret Hoelzer booked passage to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games yesterday with a strong second place finish in the 100-meter backstroke event at the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials in Omaha.
Her 59.21 seconds would have tied the world record 2 days ago. But the winner, Natalie Coughlin, swam the first sub-59 second 100-back ever, her second WR in as many days.
This will be Hoelzer’s second trip to the Olympics. She represented The Rocket City and the rest of the U.S. in Athens in 2004 where she finished fifth in the 200 backstroke.
Competitive swimming and diving are a big deal in Huntsville, and we’ve long served as a seedbed for collegiate swim programs such as the University of Alabama and perennial NCAA powerhouse Auburn.… Read the rest
I don’t know about you, but I could sure use some.
So, this will get you started.
This will finish you off. If you have an inhaler, use it.… Read the rest
The Huntsville Times’ Patricia McCarter tells the story of Aaron Josiah Miller and nails it.
Let’s remember him this way instead.… Read the rest
There are heavy hearts in Huntsville this morning after strong winds from a sudden microburst hit the air show at Huntsville International Airport yesterday afternoon. The 48 mph winds uprooted several large tents, sending large pieces of debri flying about and injuring 12.
Tragically, 5-year-old Aaron Josiah Miller of Athens was killed when one of the 5000 lb air conditioning units used to cool the tents fell on him.
Police and emergency personnel responded with distinction and the utmost skill, as did the staff at Huntsville Hospital. Still, there is sorrow-too-great-to-bear-alone for the family of Aaron and the thousands who witnessed this horribly tragic event.… Read the rest
I’ve seen it so many times: A team fufills Cantona’s charge to “play beautiful,” out-passing and out-possessing their opponents for 89+ minutes, but fails to find the back of the net. And then, in those waning seconds, comes the knife in the back, cruelly twisted–the junk goal rolling past a desperate keeper’s outstretched fingertips. An impostor emerges from the fray, holding aloft the champion’s cup.
But not yesterday. Spain’s Fernando Torres saw to that.
His immaculate chip in the 33rd minute, made possible by another all-eyes pass from midfielder Xavi Hernandez, proved to be all that was needed as the youthful Spanish, skilled, fit and fast from front to back, created a masterpiece of stingy short-ball, rarely giving the Germans so much as a touch much less the time and space to mount any sort of attack.… Read the rest
It’s on: Die Mannschaft v. La Furia Roja.
But does anyone care? I do. So does the entire Eyefam. Especially Number Two Son who’s in the thick of it over there. And I bet Brady will watch too, despite the fact that his beloved Nati bit the dust hard and early.
But chances are all this soccer futbol talk will cause the eyes of the average NASCAR/American football fan who hangs out here to glaze over a bit.
Too bad.
Covering World Cup ’06 2 years ago has been one of the highlights of my blogging career. Among my favorites during that time were the story of my very-best-day-ever on the pitch in “Allez, le Vieux” (“Go, you old boys!)… Read the rest
Shaq and Ashton Kutcher must know something, right?
Bill and Chelsea, Tom Hanks, Goldie and Kurt, Malibu Librarian…and now Shaq too.
I’m telling ya, Huntsville is getting to be just like L.A.–without the traffic.
(Hat tip to Number One Son).… Read the rest
Oh great, now a U.S. embassy warning. Fortunately, I think Number Two’s group is moving away from the big cities and toward less-populated areas this week.
Still–watch your back, son.… Read the rest
I know all you Fusioneers think I just live in sleepy little ol’ Huntsville, Alabama. But truth be told, we’re quite the hip and happening place, and we’re very accustomed to hob-knobbing with the elite.
Whether it’s Tom Hanks dropping off his kid at U.S. Space Camp or Kurt and Goldie showing up to watch their son Wyatt play hockey for UAH, a celebrity sighting hardly even draws a gasp of awe these days.
But a Malibu Librarian sighting? Well, now that’s a different story altogether:
I can assure you there’s nothing wrong with your eyes. That really is Harding alum and now Pepperdine’s own James Wiser, librarian extraordinare, standing outside Little Rosie’s Taqueria in Huntsville.… Read the rest
Eyegal and I are back home from our D.C. excursion, a little exhausted, but full of stories and good memories of the people and places we saw.
But our travels pale in comparison to Number Two Son. He’s currently on a 3-week tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a group of students from Huntsville. About a year ago he approached us with the idea of going, and since then he has worked hard to help pay for it, including a lot of 5:00 am lifeguarding shifts at the local YMCA.
All that hard work has payed off. From what we’ve heard, he’s having an incredible experience so far.… Read the rest
Eyegal and I have been in Washington, D.C. since Wednesday for a little getaway plus a friend’s wedding, and we’ve compiled a list of tips on how to “do D.C.” I’ll probably have more to say about my impressions of this wonderful city and the wedding later in the week, but since we’re traveling back today this will have to do for now:
