Category Archives: Sports
If You Missed It, You’re Still in Luck
The past two days have seen some unbelievable athletic accomplishments on the soccer pitch. Beautiful tackles, wonderful saves, and a miraculous Landon Donavon goal in the 91st minute against Algeria; one of the most exciting goals of the tournament and certainly the goal of Donavon’s international career, leading USA to our first outright victory in the group series since 1930. However, the most outstanding athletic accomplishments the last two days have been in a different sport, on a different continent; …
He did it!
My man Landon Donovan scores in the second minute of added time to send the good ol’ boys of the USA to the next round. Fucking right doggie!
The better the flow, the better the soccer player
I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage: 90% of lacrosse is in the flow. It’s a statement as old as time. I’ve, though, always been one of the opinion that 90% of any sport is in the flow. (It’s why I let my Speedo hang way down and let the pubes rage). But, scientifically, no one has ever been able to prove this. Until, of course, now. Researchers at Northwestern (obviously chill as shit) sat down and established “flow networks” …
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Not So Keen on Robert Green
So, if you haven’t seen it already, here is the goal that led to the Americans tying the Brits in the replay of the Revolutionary War (on a side note, if you didn’t watch the game I am extremely disappointed in your patriotism). Besides the obvious fact that this should have been saved by even a less than stellar 7 year old AYSO goalie, this is how Robert Green will be remembered by the English unless he leads his team …
Nike vs. Adidas: The World Cup Ad Show Down
God knows we’re into the World Cup here at W2FY… we’ve had our extensive coverage from TheTurtles go up, and we’re all sorts of psyched about tomorrow’s USA-England match, where we’ll be reenacting the Battle of Saratoga and shitting on the Brits. But an even more interesting battle is going on: Nike vs. Adidas marketing campaign. Nike’s “Write the Future” commercial is fucking fantastic and cinematic as hell; Adidas Star Wars one is funny as fuck, but a little quirky. …
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World Cup 2010: The Group-by-Group Analysis
The biggest sporting event on the planet starts today with Mexico taking on hosts South Africa in the opening match. Here I will preview each group and predict which teams will advance. Group A This first group has two former World Cup winners in Uruguay and France as well as the host nation South Africa and Mexico, a two time quarterfinalist. There has been a lot of talk about how South Africa may become the first host nation to lose …
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W2FY Presents: Top Soccer Brawls
Since the world cup is approaching, I thought it would be appropriate so post some intense soccer brawls, because you know how everyone but America takes soccer aka football seriously.
Tim Donaghy reviews the officiating for NBA Finals Game 2.
Tim Donaghy, the former NBA referee who spent 11 months in prison for relaying inside information to gamblers, is reviewing the performance of his former colleagues during the NBA Finals. Here’s a quarter-by-quarter breakdown of Game 2, with accompanying video. From Deadspin.com A lot of strange moments in this one, but the main takeaway is that Kobe Bryant didn’t get the star treatment calls in Game 2 that he got in game 1. Here is the first quarter as a …
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Retiring Heros: A Reader’s Tribute to Ken Griffey Jr.
Resident Washington sports fanatic Dielawn sounds off about the retirement of one of baseball’s greats. On June 2, the same day that Babe Ruth retired 75 years ago, Ken Griffey Jr. hung up his glove and retired from Major League Baseball. As a Seattleite and longtime Mariners fan I can attest to the magnitude of Griffey’s legacy here on and off the field. Everyone loves him. When I was seven years old my father took me to my first baseball …
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