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‘My Wife Knows Everything’ vs. ‘The Wife Doesn’t Know’ Creates Sportive Horse Racing Call

By Ryan Hogan

'My Wife Knows Everything' vs. 'The Wife Doesn't Know' Creates Sportive Horse Racing Call In the seventh race at Monmouth Park on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, two oddly named, yet appropriately related horses battled for victory. Larry Collmus had the comical pleasure of calling a horse race featuring "My Wive Knows Everything" defeating "The Wife Doesn't Know." The entire race, as... »

Iranian Women Play Rugby In Full Body Uniforms

By Ryan Hogan

Iranian Women Play Rugby In Full Body Uniforms Imagine being a baseball player and having to worry about keeping your hat on as you ran around the bases. Imagine being a basketball player and being forced to have your uniform cover your entire body. Imagine being a motorcycle racer. That image has nothing to do with the upcoming content of... »

Juan Martin del Potro: Defending US Open Title Against More Than Federer, Nadal

By Ryan Hogan

Juan Martin del Potro: Defending US Open Title Against More Than Federer, Nadal Recently, a local television news program ran a story about a new public tennis facility. At the end of the segment, the host, looking to poke fun at the reporter's puny forehand, said, "I don't think Andre Agassi has anything to worry about." While the host and reporter... »

Netherlands Dismiss Brazil From World Cup, 2-1 (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

Netherlands Dismiss Brazil From World Cup, 2-1 Brazil is out. The Netherlands, notorious for underachieving at the World Cup, used an inspired second half to defeat the top ranked team on the planet, Brazil, 2-1. The Dutch tied the game on Felipe Melo's own goal in the 53rd minute and then took the lead in the 68th minute on Wesley Sneijder's... »

England, Mexico World Cup Controversy: FIFA Needs To Adopt Technology (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

England, Mexico World Cup Controversy: FIFA Needs To Adopt Technology (VIDEO) Apparently the referees at the 2010 FIFA World Cup aren't making spurious calls just because of their disdain for America. They are making erroneous decisions due to their incompetence. Each of Sunday's eighth-finals were marred by ridiculously apocryphal adjudications by game officials. Decisions so fallacious they are prompting some... »

25 Interesting Tidbits Concerning North American Sports Venues

By Ryan Hogan

25 Interesting Tidbits Concerning North American Sports Venues During construction of the new Yankee Stadium, Gino Castignoli, a worker and an avid Boston Red Sox supporter, attempted to place a curse on the venue's main tenant. To do so, the devout Red Sox fan buried a replica jersey representing Boston slugger David Oritz under the visitor's bench. Unfortunately for the builder... »

United States Out Of 2010 FIFA World Cup: Going, Going, Ghana (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

United States Out Of 2010 FIFA World Cup: Going, Going, Ghana (VIDEO) Lightening struck for a second time Saturday as the nation of Ghana once again ousts the United States from the World Cup. The Black Stars beat Uncle Sam's boys by a score of 2-1 in extra time. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, Ghana sent America home in pool... »

In Landon Donovan We Trust: USA 1, Algeria 0 (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

In Landon Donovan We Trust: USA 1, Algeria 0 If you're still not a soccer fan after the trio of matches the United States have played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, then you'll never be a fan. American star Landon Donovan scored in the game's 91st minute to propel the United States past Algeria 1-0 in another dramatic, heart-stopping... »

U.S. Rallies Against Slovenia, Then Falls Victim To Anti-Americanism (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

U.S. Rallies Against Slovenia, Then Falls Victim To Anti-Americanism (VIDEO) They said the world would love the U.S.A. once Barack Obama became president. Apparently, they were wrong. The United States scored twice in the second half Friday to draw with surprising Slovenia in both countries second fixture at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The U.S. appeared to... »

Italy Fortunate To Draw With Paraguay, 1-1 (VIDEO)

By Ryan Hogan

Italy Fortunate To Draw With Paraguay, 1-1 (VIDEO) Defending World Cup champions Italy rallied to earn a draw Monday against fellow Group F members Paraguay. The contest took place at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town. The always boring and sometimes banal Azzurris started the game slow and lethargic. While they improved in the second half, they were still unimpressive... »

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  • Game 7: Most-watched NBA game in 12 years

    ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals' Game 7 garnered the largest basketball audience in 12 years. Thursday night's Game 7 drew 28.2 million viewers, the largest television audience since a Bulls vs. Jazz game in 1998. Lakers-Celtics scored a hefty 11.4 rating among adults 18-49. The pivotal game was also TV's top non-Olympics summer telecast in nearly a decade.

  • Last Game of NHL Finals Scores Best Ratings in 36 Years

    The sixth and final game of the Stanley Cup Finals, in which the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers for their first championship since 1971, drew 8.3 million viewers making it the most-watched NHL game in nearly 40 years. The entire 2010 Stanley Cup Finals was the most viewed finals in nearly 13 years. However, NBC still came in second thanks to the Fox Network's two-hour edition of So You Think You Can Dance.

  • Shawn Johnson Set To Tumble At London Olympics

    Iowa native and gold-medal winner in gymnastics at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Shawn Johnson, recently announced that she plans on competing at the 2010 Summer Games in London. The 18-year-old gymnast made the announcement to a crowd of 8,000 students at Des Moines' Hy-Vee Hall. In 2008, Johnson won four medals the Summer Olympics, a gold in the balance beam as well three silvers.

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