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1. Today in Sports History: July 21st

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   by Bing [Bot], Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:34 pm

   (Beckham kicks the ball in his MLS debut. Photo by Shaun Botterill, Getty Images) 7/21/2007 - Beckham makes U.S. debut In January 2007, the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer announced that...
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2. Living the Dream: The Eddy Carmona Story

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   by Bing [Bot], Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:15 am

   Eddy Carmona - Pro Day at UCA (via RockyNoe ) One of the hardest struggles a small school athlete has to overcome is the fact that he didn’t play against major college football teams. As a Division 2...
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3. History Denied... Again

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   by Bing [Bot], Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:18 am

   Getty Images Honestly, I'm not that old. But every time I write on this site, I feel like an 80-year-old geriatric waving a cane at whippersnappers to get off my lawn. It's become a pet peeve of mine...
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4. Choking the Ref to Prevent a Yellow Card Will Get You a Red Card

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   by Bing [Bot], Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:15 am

   ⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥You may not be able to see this all that well, but the important part of the above video is Jose Pedrozo choking a ref who is about to fish a yellow card out of his pocket for the...
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5. Jersey Swap: Bastian Schweinsteiger Wears Frank Lampard's WC Jersey To Pick-Up Game

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   by Bing [Bot], Sat Jul 17, 2010 12:50 am

   ↵ A tradition that began in the early 1930s, players have been swapping jerseys at the end of big international matches for the last 80 years. Have you ever wondered what the players do with the...
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6. MLS Hopes (And Expects) To Keep Landon Donovan Playing In America Forever

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   by Bing [Bot], Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:15 pm

   MLS is riding high with the signing of Thierry Henry, and Don Garber, the president of America's professional soccer league, wants that post-World Cup momentum to continue to grow. As much as the...
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7. David Beckham Loves Kids, Legos. Coaching Professionals? Not So Much

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   by Bing [Bot], Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:00 pm

   ↵When last we saw David Beckham, he was scowling on the sidelines – impeccably dressed in an FA-issued three piece gray suit – while his English mates got run out of the World Cup by rival Germany....
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8. Vive La Soccer! Thierry Henry Joins New York Red Bulls

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   by Bing [Bot], Thu Jul 15, 2010 1:00 am

   Every year, the international transfer window is full of moves, but with the MLS season nearing the midway point of its season, the American league is rarely involved in any big-name acquisitions....
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9. Today in Sports History: July 10th

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   by Bing [Bot], Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:49 am

   (Brandi Chastain. Photo by Associated Press) 7/10/1989 - Bulls hire Phil Jackson The Chicago Bulls promote Phil Jackson to the head coaching position four days after they fired Doug Collins. Jackson,...
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10. A World Cup Conversation With ESPN's Bob Ley

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    by Bing [Bot], Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:40 am

    ↵This is it, two matches left in the World Cup, with the third-place match on Saturday afternoon followed by the championship match on Sunday. Then we, as Americans, go back to our normal...
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11. Today in Sports History: July 9th

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    by Bing [Bot], Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:39 pm

    (Photo of an AP article in the Fitchburg Sentinel, 1968) 7/09/1914 - Wagner climbs to 3,000 At the Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner doubles off Erskin Mayer to...
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12. The Official TSB World Cup Preview Review

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    by Bing [Bot], Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:00 am

    With two matches left to play in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and only one that truly matters, we thought it would be a good time to travel back in time – to June 10 of this very year – and recap what we...
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13. Spain Tops Germany 1-0 to Join Holland In Historic World Cup Finale

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    by Bing [Bot], Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:04 am

    Spain came into the World Cup as one of the tournament favorites and, despite reaching the semifinals for the first time in the country's history, seemed to have all the pressure on them heading into...
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14. World Cup Semifinal Appetizer: The Best Goals of the Tournament

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    by Bing [Bot], Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:20 pm

    Source: [] Та бүхэн суваг руу нь орж subscribe хийгээрэй
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15. Don't Expect An Answer from Ref Koman Coulibaly Any Time Soon About That Goal

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    by Bing [Bot], Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:40 am

    The disallowed goal the U.S. scored against Slovenia wound up being inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. The U.S. still advanced to the knockout round and won its group. Even if the goal...
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16. FIFA's Answer To Getting Calls Wrong Is To Hide Them From Everyone In Attendance

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    by Bing [Bot], Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:15 am

    The referees hired by FIFA have not had what one might say is a stellar World Cup. In fact, some of the calls have been downright atrocious. So, what's FIFA's official response on how to deal with...
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17. Offsides: Rooney, England Take a Spill at the World Cup

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    by Bing [Bot], Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:30 pm

    ↵ ↵No, England will not be starring in a new season of ABC's Wipeout, but they've got plenty of free time after Sunday's loss to Germany . ↵ ↵ ↵ More: Watch the shot that wasn't ruled a...
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18. One Dream Dies, One Dream Survives: Asamoah Gyan's Volley Gives Ghana 2-1 Win Over USMNT

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    by Bing [Bot], Sun Jun 27, 2010 5:30 am

    ⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥ It was valiant, it was inspiring, it was everything expected from the USMNT, and it was not enough. After rallying back from a fifth-minute disaster — a Ricardo Clark turnover that...
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19. Bold Statement: Nate Robinson Should Switch to Soccer (Or, Well, Not)

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    by Bing [Bot], Sat Jun 26, 2010 5:00 am

    ⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥⇥Superb speed with the ball? Check. A textbook move to the far post? Check. A strong finish to the keeper's low side? Check. An acrobatic celebration that would make Carl...
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20. No Pressure Fellas, It's Only An Entire Nation Watching

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    by Bing [Bot], Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:00 am

    So…got any plans for tomorrow afternoon, say around 2:30 p.m.? Word is, there's a pretty big soccer match on ABC. ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵Okay, okay, enough cutesy junk, this is serious. We've been...
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21. Even Jay Williams Knows Duke Loves to Flop, But Who Does It the Best?

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    by Bing [Bot], Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:20 am

    Rival fans love to label all Duke players as floppers on defense, but would one of their own ever admit it? ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵Yes, Jay, the truth will set you free. (That's former Duke standout Jay...
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22. Half Of This German Team Would Not Have Been German Enough For 1998 World Cup

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    by Bing [Bot], Fri Jun 25, 2010 10:00 pm

    If Americans thought that we had developed a rivalry with England after a few months of World Cup build and a 1-0 upset 60 years ago, our feud with the motherland is nothing compared to how they feel...
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23. The Secret To England's World Cup Success? Hooray Beer!

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    by Bing [Bot], Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:00 pm

    ↵England's World Cup camp was in total disarray a few days ago, with the old guard leadership of the team calling into question Fabio Capello's management style. Namely, the team felt they were too...
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24. U.S. To Face Ghana In Second Round After Donovan's History-Changing Strike

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    by Bing [Bot], Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:35 am

    It's not an overstatement to claim that Landon Donovan's amazing extra-time goal against Algeria is the most important goal in the history of American soccer. Let's be honest, there's not a very long...
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25. It's A Very Short Engagement For Chicago Fire Player

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    by Bing [Bot], Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:20 am

    Try your hand at this sometime: acquire the phone number of a Playboy model off Facebook, call her blind and see what happens. ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵ ↵Yeah, I should have probably added the part where you...
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