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Could the Melrose Cup arrive in the United States in 2013? Well there are two ways that could happen. 1) The USA Eagles shock the world and win the 2013 IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens or 2) The United States plays host to the 2013 RWC Sevens. Although we continue to improve, the first options [...]

Tonight’s loss to the Toronto Raptors already has fans in Cleveland and pundits on TV worried about the Cavaliers.  As Avery Johnson said on ESPN during halftime of the Nuggets/Jazz game, “It’s only two games.” There is absolutely nothing to worry about in Cleveland.  The Orlando Magic lost their fi

The International Rugby Board (IRB) have inducted nine new members into their Hall of Fame. The ceremony was held at Rugby School in England. By the way, the sport of rugby owes it’s name to this very English boarding school. The highest profile inductee in this year’s class is Ian McGeechan. The Sc

United States Head Coach Eddie O’Sullivan has announced the pool of players eligible for selection when the Eagles take on Uruguay next month in a two match series to determine the “Americas 2″ qualifier for the 2011 IRB Rugby World Cup. “We’ve got a very solid pool of players selected for these mat

This evening I’ll be appearing on All Things Footy, a live soccer podcast hosted by Kevin McCauley. We’ll be discussing various topics from the soccer world including MLS playoff pairings, this week’s Barclay’s Premier League action, and how the US Men’s National Team will replace Charlie Davies for

The Yankees are returning to the World Series after a 5-2 victory Sunday night in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series.  The win gives the Yankees their 40th pennant.  Regardless of how you feel about the Yankees, you have to respect that.  I know of no team in the world (in any sport)

The MLS season concluded today, so we now have playoff pairings.  As expected, the Western Conference took the majority of the wild card spots.  What was a surprise is who came out of the West.  Three of the four match-ups have history.  Some of that history is new (Houston v. Seattle), but some of

Note: An shorted version without the commentary appeared in the October 24th, 2009 edition of the Orlando Sentinel. October 23rd, 2009 – Winter Springs, FL The inaugural Tuskawilla Tussle was a ground war that  favored host Winter Springs (3-5, 3-0 in 5A-3) as they defeated Lake Howell (2-5, 1-1 in

Chivas USA lost more than Thursday night’s game.  With their loss, they sealed the deal on Columbus’ second straight Supporters’ Shield, the MLS regular season trophy.  The Goats also lose out on the automatic berth in the CONCACAF Champions League.  They can still earn a spot by making the MLS Cup

Tonight marks the end of the regular season for the Chicago Fire.  Throughout the season, they have been one of the best teams in MLS. While the rest of the power clubs started locking in their playoff spots a few weeks ago, the Fire have struggled.  The Fire have not won since August, giving them [