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Jeff Rueter
2 days ago
Some personal news: I’ve joined
@us.theguardian.com
as a soccer correspondent! Thrilled to join a newsroom I’ve long admired from afar. Still proudly based in Saint Paul, MN. Still covering the sport from all angles, on-field and off. Truly a dream job:
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Above all else, it’s the stories that make soccer so intoxicating | Jeff Rueter
I have joined the Guardian today as a soccer correspondent in the United States. This is why I cover the sport
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/23/jeff-rueter-intro?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Minnesota Star Tribune
2 days ago
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Keith Law
4 days ago
just to be clear, it was also a 100 percent certainty before the Tucker signing, as the owners have pushed for one in every CBA negotiation for over 30 years
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John Muller
4 days ago
This really sucks, grateful for what FBref has done for soccer
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Jacob Oller
25 days ago
Terrible, always a total magnet. His story about getting cast in Goodfellas, basically his first movie, is so charming
www.avclub.com/isiah-whitlo...
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Bandwagon Beach
29 days ago
A Trip Across the Pond for the
#Darts
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A Trip Across the Pond for the #Darts
Section 1904's Senior #Darts Correspondent heads to London to celebrate his birthday and the 2026 World Darts Championship
http://dlvr.it/TQ2HKy
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Tuesday Pod! Catching up with our friend & colleague, @JimRussellSD, on his “retirement” from local sports talk radio. Today’s
@section1904.com
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Jim Russell says goodbye to San Diego radio
Darren Smith catches up with former colleague, Jim Russell, to talk about leaving sports radio and San Diego and the heartbreaking motivation behind it.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/jim-russell-says-goodbye-to-san-diego-radio/
about 1 month ago
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Tuesday Pod! Catching up with our friend & colleague, @JimRussellSD, on his “retirement” from local sports talk radio. Today’s
@section1904.com
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Jim Russell says goodbye to San Diego radio
Darren Smith catches up with former colleague, Jim Russell, to talk about leaving sports radio and San Diego and the heartbreaking motivation behind it.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/jim-russell-says-goodbye-to-san-diego-radio/
about 1 month ago
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Padres development team backs out of deal to buy, redevelop Tailgate Park
San Diego’s stalled deal to sell the 5.25-acre downtown lot to the Tailgate Park development team has collapsed under the weight of continued ligation and a hostile real estate market.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/22/padres-development-team-backs-out-of-deal-to-buy-redevelop-tailgate-park/
about 1 month ago
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Friday Pod! “Down with the King for years, about (three) of ‘em…” Today’s @section1904.com:
section1904.com/2025/12/padr...
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Padres SP Michael King is back! What comes next?
Reacting to the Padres bringing back Michael King & signing a KBO star, previewing the weekend sports, getting a handle on Christmas shopping and "Try This!"
https://section1904.com/2025/12/padres-sp-michael-king-is-back-what-comes-next/
about 1 month ago
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Friday Pod! “Down with the King for years, about (three) of ‘em…” Today’s @section1904.com:
section1904.com/2025/12/padr...
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Padres SP Michael King is back! What comes next?
Reacting to the Padres bringing back Michael King & signing a KBO star, previewing the weekend sports, getting a handle on Christmas shopping and "Try This!"
https://section1904.com/2025/12/padres-sp-michael-king-is-back-what-comes-next/
about 1 month ago
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Bandwagon Beach
about 1 month ago
How surprised were you to hear the Padres had re-signed SP Michael King? Hear much more analysis on today's podcast at section1904.com
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The Wall Street Journal
about 1 month ago
AI ran our office vending machine for several weeks. It lost hundreds of dollars, gave away a PlayStation, bought a live fish—and taught us a lot about AI agents, writes Joanna Stern.
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We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars.
An AI agent ran a snack operation in the WSJ newsroom. It gave away a free PlayStation, ordered a live fish—and taught us lessons about the future of AI.
https://on.wsj.com/4s9iY8S
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Thursday Pod! -Puca Nacua - wyd? -S1904 Darts Correspondent files his 1st report from London 🎯 Today’s
@section1904.com
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Fancy dress & darts from Ally Pally
The guys talk about Rams WR Puka Nacua getting in trouble on Adin Ross' livestream and then cleanse the palate with an on-the-ground report from the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship in London.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/fancy-dress-darts-from-ally-pally/
about 1 month ago
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Wednesday Pod! The Magic of the Cup 🏆 Today’s
@section1904.com
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Basking in the glow of the NBA Cup
Darren Smith checks in from Vegas after watching his New York Knicks win a trophy, San Diego desperately needs a new arena, a rumor ties A.J. Preller to the NBA, and the Union-Tribune gets mad at us.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/basking-in-the-glow-of-the-nba-cup/
about 1 month ago
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Wednesday Pod! The Magic of the Cup 🏆 Today’s
@section1904.com
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Basking in the glow of the NBA Cup
Darren Smith checks in from Vegas after watching his New York Knicks win a trophy, San Diego desperately needs a new arena, a rumor ties A.J. Preller to the NBA, and the Union-Tribune gets mad at us.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/basking-in-the-glow-of-the-nba-cup/
about 1 month ago
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Justin
about 1 month ago
They did it because
@dsmithshow.bsky.social
was there ….
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Tuesday Pod! -Counting the minutes until the Emirates Cup -Are the Padres pressuring Darvish to retire? -Is fandom just transactional? Today’s
@section1904.com
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Broke team behavior
Getting ready for the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas, watching Yu Darvish's pockets, rating a take about trading your sports fandom, a holiday card mistake and a lot more on today's episode.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/broke-team-behavior-padres-yu-darvish-las-vegas-nba-cup-knicks-spurs/
about 1 month ago
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Tuesday Pod! -Counting the minutes until the Emirates Cup -Are the Padres pressuring Darvish to retire? -Is fandom just transactional? Today’s
@section1904.com
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Broke team behavior
Getting ready for the NBA Cup final in Las Vegas, watching Yu Darvish's pockets, rating a take about trading your sports fandom, a holiday card mistake and a lot more on today's episode.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/broke-team-behavior-padres-yu-darvish-las-vegas-nba-cup-knicks-spurs/
about 1 month ago
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Alex Peña
about 1 month ago
It's real and it's spectacular. All my writing about San Diego FC can be found on
chromaticfc.com
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CHROMATIC FC - All Things San Diego FC
All things San Diego FC... Independent Newsletter
https://chromaticfc.com/
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John Gennaro
about 1 month ago
The last time the Padres needed to add a bunch of starting pitching, A.J. Preller traded for Dylan Cease, Michael King and Randy Vasquez. What's he going to do this time?
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Monday Pod! ⚾️ Padres trade rumors cool; Offer a glimpse into the 2026 strategy? 🏀 Headed to the Emirates Cup in Las Vegas 🏈 The Rivers Experience returns ⚽️ SDFC reportedly trading for an attacking player Today's
@section1904.com
is 🔓for everyone:
section1904.com/2025/12/week...
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Weekend Recap: Padres rumors, NBA Cup travel plans & inspiration from Philip Rivers
Recapping a fantastic sports weekend for fans of the NBA, NFL, Philip Rivers or Liga MX. A not so great weekend for San Diego Padres fans.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/weekend-recap-padres-rumors-nba-cup-travel-plans-inspiration-from-philip-rivers/
about 1 month ago
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Monday Pod! ⚾️ Padres trade rumors cool; Offer a glimpse into the 2026 strategy? 🏀 Headed to the Emirates Cup in Las Vegas 🏈 The Rivers Experience returns ⚽️ SDFC reportedly trading for an attacking player Today's
@section1904.com
is 🔓for everyone:
section1904.com/2025/12/week...
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Weekend Recap: Padres rumors, NBA Cup travel plans & inspiration from Philip Rivers
Recapping a fantastic sports weekend for fans of the NBA, NFL, Philip Rivers or Liga MX. A not so great weekend for San Diego Padres fans.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/weekend-recap-padres-rumors-nba-cup-travel-plans-inspiration-from-philip-rivers/
about 1 month ago
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Margarita
about 1 month ago
My hometown paper forgot to put words in a headline.
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San Diego Union-Tribune Full-Page Misprint Raises New Questions About Rapid Decline Of City's Once-Storied Newspaper
A placeholder text misprint in the Union-Tribune exposes deeper cracks in San Diego’s daily paper after layoffs, eviction, and censorship claims.
https://www.sandiegoville.com/2025/12/san-diego-union-tribune-full-page.html?trk=feed_main-feed-card_feed-article-content&m=1
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CJ Fogler
about 1 month ago
Josh Hart gets a layup question to roast Jalen Brunson who is not happy😂
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Bandwagon Beach
about 1 month ago
ICYMI: Weekend Preview and the importance of sports journalism
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Weekend Preview and the importance of sports journalism
Darren and John talk about what has happened to sports journalism and explain some of the reason why it has morphed into something else before doing a sports weekend preview and offering recommendations in "#TryThis!"
http://dlvr.it/TPpKyw
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Friday Pod! A very self-absorbed conversation about sports media in the 21st century. Weekend preview. Today’s
@section1904.com
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Weekend Preview and the importance of sports journalism
Darren and John talk about what has happened to sports journalism and explain some of the reason why it has morphed into something else before doing a sports weekend preview and offering recommendatio...
https://section1904.com/2025/12/weekend-preview-and-the-importance-of-sports-journalism/
about 1 month ago
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The World Cup starts six months from today. What is Hirving Lozano's best pathway to Seleccion and how might a match between SDFC and Pumas help his chances?
section1904.com/2025/12/eric...
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Eric Gomez on Chucky's future with SDFC & Mexico, Philip Rivers' return to the NFL & new potential Padres ownership
Eric Gomez from ESPN joined Darren Smith and John Gennaro for a conversation about Philip Rivers (and what he means to San Diegans), the ties between the Padres and Mexico, and Chucky Lozano's best ro...
https://section1904.com/2025/12/eric-gomez-on-chuckys-future-with-sdfc-mexico-philip-rivers-return-to-the-nfl-new-potential-padres-ownership/
about 1 month ago
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Friday Pod! A very self-absorbed conversation about sports media in the 21st century. Weekend preview. Today’s
@section1904.com
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Weekend Preview and the importance of sports journalism
Darren and John talk about what has happened to sports journalism and explain some of the reason why it has morphed into something else before doing a sports weekend preview and offering recommendatio...
https://section1904.com/2025/12/weekend-preview-and-the-importance-of-sports-journalism/
about 1 month ago
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The Padres have played more games in Mexico than any other MLB team and have a minority owner whose name is on the stadium where they'll play. Could Alfredo Harp Helú step into the ownership void for San Diego?
section1904.com/2025/12/eric...
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Eric Gomez on Chucky's future with SDFC & Mexico, Philip Rivers' return to the NFL & new potential Padres ownership
Eric Gomez from ESPN joined Darren Smith and John Gennaro for a conversation about Philip Rivers (and what he means to San Diegans), the ties between the Padres and Mexico, and Chucky Lozano's best ro...
https://section1904.com/2025/12/eric-gomez-on-chuckys-future-with-sdfc-mexico-philip-rivers-return-to-the-nfl-new-potential-padres-ownership/
about 1 month ago
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Thursday Pod! Both the Padres & SDFC are playing in CDMX in ‘26. We check in with
@ericgomez.bsky.social
, who lives there and is preparing the guest bedroom for us all. Today’s
@section1904.com
:
section1904.com/2025/12/eric...
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Eric Gomez on Chucky's future with SDFC & Mexico, Philip Rivers' return to the NFL & new potential Padres ownership
Eric Gomez from ESPN joined Darren Smith and John Gennaro for a conversation about Philip Rivers (and what he means to San Diegans), the ties between the Padres and Mexico, and Chucky Lozano's best ro...
https://section1904.com/2025/12/eric-gomez-on-chuckys-future-with-sdfc-mexico-philip-rivers-return-to-the-nfl-new-potential-padres-ownership/
about 1 month ago
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Bandwagon Beach
about 1 month ago
Before the Padres retire their original city connect uniforms, Eric Gomez reminds us of what a big hit they have been in Mexico City.
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Thursday Pod! Both the Padres & SDFC are playing in CDMX in ‘26. We check in with
@ericgomez.bsky.social
, who lives there and is preparing the guest bedroom for us all. Today’s
@section1904.com
:
section1904.com/2025/12/eric...
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Eric Gomez on Chucky's future with SDFC & Mexico, Philip Rivers' return to the NFL & new potential Padres ownership
Eric Gomez from ESPN joined Darren Smith and John Gennaro for a conversation about Philip Rivers (and what he means to San Diegans), the ties between the Padres and Mexico, and Chucky Lozano's best ro...
https://section1904.com/2025/12/eric-gomez-on-chuckys-future-with-sdfc-mexico-philip-rivers-return-to-the-nfl-new-potential-padres-ownership/
about 1 month ago
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Wednesday Pod! -The Padres are on the hook for another Rocking Chair. -SDFC announces moves; headed to CDMX for first-ever Champions Cup -We humbly request your feedback 🙏 Today's
@section1904.com
:
section1904.com/2025/12/a-sa...
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A San Diego Padres exodus?
Yet another member of the San Diego Padres baseball operations is leaving the organization. This time, it's 2025 West Coast Scout of the Year, Logan White.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/a-san-diego-padres-exodus-sdfc-joe-buck-concacaf-philip-rivers/
about 2 months ago
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Bandwagon Beach
about 2 months ago
We want to hear from you!
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We want to hear from you!
Section 1904 is making plans for 2026 but we don't want to make any decisions without first hearing from our subscribers. Fill out our survey and email us with your thoughts!
http://dlvr.it/TPlXpY
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Wednesday Pod! -The Padres are on the hook for another Rocking Chair. -SDFC announces moves; headed to CDMX for first-ever Champions Cup -We humbly request your feedback 🙏 Today's
@section1904.com
:
section1904.com/2025/12/a-sa...
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A San Diego Padres exodus?
Yet another member of the San Diego Padres baseball operations is leaving the organization. This time, it's 2025 West Coast Scout of the Year, Logan White.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/a-san-diego-padres-exodus-sdfc-joe-buck-concacaf-philip-rivers/
about 2 months ago
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Tuesday Pod! “Gentlemen, start your reckless speculation!” Today’s
@section1904.com
:
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Reckless Padres trade speculation & World Cup thoughts
The MLB hot stove is plugged in and burning hot with rumors about the Padres making moves at the Winter Meetings, Philip Rivers might be the NFL's first grandpa/QB, and Donald Trump wants to get rid o...
https://section1904.com/2025/12/reckless-padres-trade-speculation-2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-trump-football/
about 2 months ago
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Tuesday Pod! “Gentlemen, start your reckless speculation!” Today’s
@section1904.com
:
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Reckless Padres trade speculation & World Cup thoughts
The MLB hot stove is plugged in and burning hot with rumors about the Padres making moves at the Winter Meetings, Philip Rivers might be the NFL's first grandpa/QB, and Donald Trump wants to get rid o...
https://section1904.com/2025/12/reckless-padres-trade-speculation-2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-trump-football/
about 2 months ago
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Monday Pod! Weekend Recap, featuring The UT's Kevin Acee from the MLB Winter Meetings. Today's
@section1904.com
is🔓 and free for everyone:
section1904.com/2025/12/kevi...
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Kevin Acee from the MLB Winter Meetings
What's coming next in free agency? What should fans expect from new Padres owners? We talked about it with Kevin Acee from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/kevin-acee-from-the-mlb-winter-meetings/
about 2 months ago
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Monday Pod! Weekend Recap, featuring The UT's Kevin Acee from the MLB Winter Meetings. Today's
@section1904.com
is🔓 and free for everyone:
section1904.com/2025/12/kevi...
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Kevin Acee from the MLB Winter Meetings
What's coming next in free agency? What should fans expect from new Padres owners? We talked about it with Kevin Acee from the San Diego Union-Tribune.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/kevin-acee-from-the-mlb-winter-meetings/
about 2 months ago
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Bandwagon Beach
about 2 months ago
ICYMI: Cesar Hernandez reacts to the World Cup draws for USA & Mexico
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Cesar Hernandez reacts to the World Cup draws for USA & Mexico
Also, some #SanDiegoFC & MLS Cup talk!
http://dlvr.it/TPgffb
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Bandwagon Beach
about 2 months ago
#FrontRowSeat
: Will the Padres trade Nick Pivetta?
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#FrontRowSeat: Will the Padres trade Nick Pivetta?
There's a ridiculous amount of news this morning, but the Padres are making things sad.
http://dlvr.it/TPj1v0
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Joseph Lowery
about 2 months ago
With another season over, I continue to be proud of the work we're doing at
@backheeled.com
. There isn't another place covering the U.S. game like we are.
@benwright.bsky.social
,
@usltactics.com
, and so many others crushed it this year. Excited for what's to come. Subscribe? Subscribe.
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Inter Miami’s MLS Cup triumph made one thing clear: Nothing shy of perfection can stop them
The Vancouver Whitecaps threw every punch they could at Inter Miami. Lionel Messi’s outfit still couldn’t be toppled.
https://www.backheeled.com/inter-miami-mls-cup-win-messi-vancouver-whitecaps-analysis/
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A Second Friday Pod! World Cup draw reax with
@cesarhfutbol.bsky.social
. We talked about the
#USMNT
&
#ElTri
groups; why Chucky Lozano’s best chance at selection might include a loan from SDFC and a prediction for MLS Cup. Today’s
@section1904.com
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Cesar Hernandez reacts to the World Cup draws for USA & Mexico
Also, some San Diego FC & MLS Cup talk!
https://section1904.com/2025/12/cesar-hernandez-2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-mls-cup-usmnt-usa-mexico/
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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A Second Friday Pod! World Cup draw reax with
@cesarhfutbol.bsky.social
. We talked about the
#USMNT
&
#ElTri
groups; why Chucky Lozano’s best chance at selection might include a loan from SDFC and a prediction for MLS Cup. Today’s
@section1904.com
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Cesar Hernandez reacts to the World Cup draws for USA & Mexico
Also, some San Diego FC & MLS Cup talk!
https://section1904.com/2025/12/cesar-hernandez-2026-fifa-world-cup-draw-mls-cup-usmnt-usa-mexico/
about 2 months ago
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ArtButMakeItSports
about 2 months ago
Hands Reaching Up From Hell, Wat Rong Khun Temple, by Chalermchai Kositpipat, 1997
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Friday Pod! Weekend Preview is a little light on local sports but some big CFB games, an F1 finale and “Try This” gets us going. Today’s
@section1904.com
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Weekend Preview: All quiet on the San Diego front
No SDFC, no SDSU and no Padres? This is going to be a different kind of weekend.
https://section1904.com/2025/12/weekend-preview-san-diego-sdsu-aztecs-padres-college-football/
about 2 months ago
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