I suppose if New Zealand pulled a 2010 and drew all their games it could work for them this time.

Cabo Verde are really quite decent and have been for a while. They’ve made two AfCon quarterfinals I believe.

More like CuraWOW!

Shout out to Kafana, my favorite NYC spot these days. This is my idea of a perfect afternoon. Soccer on the TV, mixed grille and an Eastern European pilsner.

All signs point towards Scotland leaving it all on the park against Brazil but falling short. Or they’ll just get humped.

There gonna get me to buy Fox Nation. $17.76 a year is a steal for access to Jeff Foxworthy, documentaries called “Pope Leo XIV?” and Crime Cam 24/7 staring Sean “Sticks” Larkin.

I like getting my soccer commentary from two guys who 100% would have shoved you in a locker for caring about the sport when they were in high school.

I’m sorry to say that I suspect this group is setting up perfectly for a patented Scotland Glorious Failure. I can see them needing a point against Brazil, playing valiantly and falling short.

Before it disappears under 50 other equally idiotic storylines I thought I would bump my piece on UFC’s Freedom 250 to the top.

My 9-year-old just told me that when you attempt to score a goal in the World Cup you have to yell the name of your country as you kick it. Does anyone know if this is true?

Didn't watch a second of Freedom 250. How did it go?

Much smarter people have written about the UFC Freedom 250 event taking place at the White House today, but I thought I would add my two cents.

Many thanks to @rorysmith.bsky.social for including me in this great piece on the World Cup and American patriotism for @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

Fascism's a fever you break with shit like what happened in New York last night. Create more excuses to feel things like that together.

Much smarter people have written about the UFC Freedom 250 event taking place at the White House today, but I thought I would add my two cents.

Curaçao have the sleeper fire kit of this tournament. The kind of washed out yellow away one is really cool.

I realize now that I lived in New York on and off from 2003 to 2013 and so never got to experience the Knicks being good as a resident. They were, in fact, truly awful for most of that time.

Just experienced the movie Weapons in real life walking around my neighborhood. (A bunch of kids came running down the street acting weird.)

I’ve become a massive soccer perv in my dotage but this is the kind of sh*t you miss with it and that American sports gets right.

Many thanks to @rorysmith.bsky.social for including me in this great piece on the World Cup and American patriotism for @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

Got a finished think piece that rhymes with a lot of the great stuff @lukethomas.bsky.social is breaking down in much more detail here (let me know if you’d like to have a look before I just publish it on my substack). My students LOVE UFC and as a result I end up thinking about it quite a bit.

🚨🚨@davidjroth.bsky.social🚨🚨 ran into this fella on our way to school this morning right on a city street. NOT an apartment turtle. Big lad. Proper run stuffer. #TurtleTalk

Just watched the Knicks make the greatest comeback in NBA Finals history? Can't sleep? Why not listen to me talk to @sethrosenthal.bsky.social about their 104-84 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies on November 23, 1997. Sam Mack scored six points in that one.

This is really excellent. Sportswashing is an alluringly straightforward term that is anything but. I'm working on something similar, but pinned to the Freedom 250 UFC event next weekend. If anyone is interested in publishing that I would love to hear from you.

“The Trump administration's goal is not to make the world think none of this is happening, or to make the world think what's happening is fine. It's to show that nobody can stop it.” @redford.bsky.social defector.com/the-state-of...

I wouldn't put it at the top of our list of concerns right now, but we seem to be running out of names for restaurants.

Historically this is the kind of naming convention I adopt for my phone contacts if I'm unsure of a person's last name. Eventually "Matt Beardy Mets" becomes Matt Bradley but there's a probation period.

My whole life I've been waiting for someone to tell me who to root for. Surely they'll choose more wisely than I have.

Had his phone number when I was at ESPN Radio and he almost never said no when I asked him to come on and talk hoops. Heck of a nice guy. RIP.

This XL 1996 NBA Finals caricature T can be yours for just $120!

Again, this is my fault. 27-12 when I bought the MLBtv package. 6-19 since.

Really relishing the opportunity to tune in for a Cubs game, hit the "catch up" button and watch their opponents hit four straight dingers. Great stuff.

If you're interested in more soccer talk have a listen to the newest episode of Regular Season with former pro soccer player turned academic @julesboykoff.bsky.social in which we discuss the wacky world of indoor soccer in the 1990's and the politics of sports mega-events.

Really good talk with @leanderalphabet.bsky.social on the podcast this week about the scuzz and fun of the World Cup, how and why US soccer is "like this," and which types of people names work best for dogs. defector.com/the-dutch-st...

Stick around 'til the end of this interview with my colleague @leanderalphabet.bsky.social for the discussion of dog names. Mine is named Russell because his shelter name was Russell Brand (pre-COVID denial) and celebrity shelter names were a thing, see @davidjroth.bsky.social's André 3000 example.

Another episode of Regular Season has dropped and it's World Cup adjacent! @julesboykoff.bsky.social and I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT handicap the tournament and give you our sleeper picks, but we DO talk about playing soccer on concrete and the politics of sporting mega-events.

There are no words for how much I hate that this is something I might actually need to know.

Ryan Boatright is Armenian.

We used to make things in this country. We used to make tiny plastic statues of guys.

Is it a requirement that every time you hit a single you have to do a little dance?

Happy "Reminder You Never Won an Emmy Day" to all who celebrate.

Same deal as the January 6’ers.

2-14 since I bought the MLB TV package. Amazing work. This has been a team effort, really. Am I cursed? Yes, certainly I am but I couldn't have done it alone.

Enhanced Games - Men's Deadlift - Round 3 Highlights

29-133

Active major leaguer.

They did it! Seven straight losses. 2-11 and shutout FIVE times since I bought the MLB TV package on May 8th.

Going for 2-11 today. I made the mistake of being five minutes late turning the game on, so I don't even get to enjoy a few moments of them being tied.

Looking for collaborators for a spec script I'm working on. It's about two exactly 47-year-old white people who buy a raised ranch. They sit on their porch a lot. There's a rival raised ranch nearby. The man wears tactical gear for no reason. DM me if you're interested in working on this with me.

Putting on my doctoral hood gives me folding fitted sheets vibes.