The U.S. soccer team defeated Latvia Sunday night, 1-0, in their final World Cup preparation game. The U.S. team has been training extensively the last 3 weeks in North Carolina, getting themselves physically prepared for the tough tournament in Berlin, less than 2 weeks away.
U.S. Soccer played a stateside series of matches against Morocco, Venezuela, and Latvia, and although the matches had no bearing on world rankings or Cup matchups, they certainly helped the team play as just that: a team.
U.S. Soccer opens World Cup play against the #2-ranked Czech Republic, and a tough match it will be. But right now the team has a few days off for rest before they head to Berlin to prepare.
“Now we begin some of the fine-tuning,” midfielder and team captain Claudio Reyna said. “The little things it takes to win.”
View the World Cup television schedule.
Still no check.
I’ve been running lately. It’s been years since I’ve ran. I’m jogging a mile every other day now, and this week I’m going to start jogging a mile everyday. I never thought I’d actually look forward to my 8 minutes alone.
I want to disappear. I want to forget about the world & it’s worries, the internet… everyone else. Is that selfish of me? I’m afraid to make any decisions that’ll affect my future. School? Move? Military?
I’d like to go back to school & pursue sports medicine. And nutrition. So why is it so difficult for me to make the short drive to school & enroll?
The insurance company and I settled Monday morning before we went to court. The amount was a bit lower than I was looking for, but the good news is I get to keep my truck.
My plans are to get a motorcycle for the rest of the summer and save up to fix my truck for the winter. Now if I could just find a bike I like…
There seems to be animosity towards me in the house. From both parents. And I’ve no idea why.
Court is tomorrow afternoon. I’d liveblog it, but I’m afraid the judge wouldn’t be too pleased. I’ll make sure to include all the details later.
Yesterday, Barry Bonds hit homer no. 714, tying Babe Ruth for 2nd on the all-time list. As Jim Caple put it, Bonds was on a tear to get to no. 700, but it took him nearly 20 months [since September 2004] to hit the last 14 home runs. Maybe all the steroid troubles got to him. Or maybe the lack of steroids now in his body got to him.
I’m not a fan of Bonds. I’ve never liked the guy. He’s that jerk that seemingly every professional sport has. But I can’t deny his talent or accomplishments, and neither can his peers. He’s been a phenomenal baseball player, even when he weighed less than 200 lbs.
Bonds has said before that he wasn’t interested in passing Hank Aaron for the lead; he’s only interested in having the top two home run hitters black athletes. Well, with one more blast he’ll accomplish just that. And then he should bow out of baseball, like he should’ve done as soon as the whole world knew he juiced.
