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Clipper Cooper Assesses The World Cup And Africa
What's up, skanks? It's me, Clipper Cooper. Your natural master. How have you been? I'm actually not interested.
Rise of the Spaniard
NBA Finals concluding thoughts: No playoff opponent was able to follow the recipe for defeating the Lakers despite Bynum's bad knee because the exceptional play of their 2 main stars wouldn't allow for it. Over at WagesofWins they have the Wins Produced breakdown for the Finals. Credit Kobe Bryant...
Locking it up
Conference realignment: Trips Right wrapped up the conclusion (for now) of the drama and the final result of Texas remaining in the Big 12. Now you can expect only 2 columns a day here explaining what that means for the future and how the conference will mix things up for the future. As I...
Previewing the Rest of the Week and Weekend
Southern Cal vs. the NCAA dick has the latest word in his latest post. Seems fairly set in stone what the punishment will be although word that it's actually 21 scholarships is now coming out (7 scholarships per year over 3 years). Predictably, Southern Cal fans are whining about being...
Around The FanTake Network
If you're not aware, FanTake is the name of our network. And FanTake is pronounced the way you think it is, though when I showed it to a friend, he asked me,"What does Fan-tah-kay mean?" - pronouncing it with a Japanese intonation, rhyming it with the word bukkake. No. It's Fan Take. As in, the...
What about the defense?
Football: We've talked a lot about Gilbert and the 2-back offense being built right now and not as much about the defense which has that same old question mark and a lot of impact guys to replace. It's probably a testament to Muschamp that there is so much faith that he'll produce another strong...
The axe falls: Bob Bradley out as USMNT coach
If you are a Fire and USMNT fan, it has been quite the busy time. We had the Gold Cup in June for the USMNT, and the Fire have been busy themselves lately what with the Pardo and Grazzini signings, Ristic leaving, and a Gargan/Robinson swap, just to name a few. When everyone thought things...
The Future - Freddy Adu, Major League Soccer and the United States Men's National Team
Note: I rarely get a chance (read: excuse) to talk about the National team on this blog, or players that aren't Rapids or members of Rapids opponents. With the biggest game for the USMNT since that Ghana game in the World Cup coming up, I figured this was a good excuse. I also apologize for my...
Friday Link-Up
The dominant news topic of the last forty-eight hours has been the 2018/2022 World Cup bid presentations and the eventual selection of Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022) to host those tournaments. The Bent Musket isn’t really a forum for me to express my opinions on that decision, but I’ll...
Cal Rugby Comes Back To Beat UBC 21-13 In First Game Of World Cup
For a long time on Treasure Island, it looked like Cal was going to go down to British Columbia. Competing in pouring rain in the middle of the Bay Area, the Bears trailed early in the first half after UBC's fullback Jones converted two penalty kicks in the 6th and 12th minutes to make it 6-0. Then...
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