The United States’ soccer team got the country interested in the world’s game for a few days last week by pulling off an upset of number one ranked Spain. The U.S. citizens were ready to go into full bandwagon mode when Clint Demspey and Landon Donovan put Team USA up 2-0 against Brazil, but the Brazilian rally put the party on hold.
Being the loyal American that he is, Stephen Colbert supports the U.S. soccer team, and makes a good case for supporting soccer in general. Read the full story
Stephen Colbert presented another edition of his Sports Report last night and offered his opinions on Team USA’s victory over Spain, Brett Favre going to the Minnesota Vikings, and the irregular betting patterns at Wimbledon. Read the full story
Team USA pulled off one of the biggest upsets in U.S. soccer history by defeating the #1 ranked Spaniards 2-0 in the Confederation Cup semifinals. Spain was riding a 35-game unbeaten streak, a 15-game winning streak, and had superior talent, but Jozy Altidore changed all of that at the 27 minute mark. Read the full story
There’s been a lot of talk about how well Team USA conducted themselves while in Beijing. This basketball team respected its opponents unlike the failed squads from 2002, ‘04, and ‘06. Glen Saville of the Australian basketball team is telling a different story.
The Team USA against Argentina Olympic basketball game can be seen live online for free in the player below. The video will start on its own in a few seconds. Enjoy the game. Read the full story
