SUAREZ SCORES TWICE IN RETURN
Luis Suarez made his return after sitting out the first game of the world cup as he scored both goals for Uruguay in a 2-1 victory for “The Sky Blue”. Both teams had chances in the first half with Wayne Rooney barely missing on a free kick and on a header and a strike from Cristian […]
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COLOMBIA EDGES IVORY COAST TO ADVANCE TO ROUND OF 16
Colombia advanced to the round of 16 with a 2-1 win over Group C rival Ivory Coast in a hard fought game at Brasilia. James Rodriguez broke the deadlock with a header from the corner at 64′ and Juan Quintero scored a 2nd for “Los Cafeteros” in the 70th minute with a strong left-footer that […]
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EMBIID FRACTURES FOOT
Joel Embiid, possible #1 pick suffered a stress fracture in his right foot and will undergo surgery Friday his agent confirmed in a statement: “Joel Embiid suffered a stress fracture to the navicular bone in his right foot, he is scheduled to have surgery tomorrow. Joel will be unable to participate in any additional workouts, and will […]
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KERSHAW THROWS NO-HITTER
2 Cy-Young awards, 3 straight ERA titles, a 20-win season and now… a no-hitter to add to the list of Clayton Kershaw’s achievements. Kershaw dominated the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, striking out 15 and allowing only one baserunner (a error by shortstop Hanlry Ramirez) as the Dodgers won 8-0. This is only the 2nd no-hitter of […]
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CROATIA ELIMINATES CAMEROON
Croatia came back from their controversial loss to Brazil in the opener to steamroll and eliminate Cameroon from Group B with a 4-0 victory over a 10-man Cameroon squad (Alexandre Song was given a red card at 40′). Mario Mandzukic scored twice for “Vatreni” in his return. Ivan Perisic scored at 44′ and Ivica Olic added […]
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DEFENDING CHAMPS ELIMINATED BY CHILE
Defending world cup champions, defending euro cup champions, #1 team in the world those are just a few titles you can call Spain now you can add another one: first team eliminated from the 2014 Fifa world cup. With a 2-0 loss to Chile La Furia Roja was eliminated. Eduardo Vargas broke the deadlock at 20′ […]
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REDSKINS TRADEMARK CANCELLED
BREAKING NEWS!!! The United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has ruled that the Redskins name is disparaging to Native Americans and because of that 6 federal trademarks concerning the teams name has been cancelled. “We decide, based on the evidence properly before us, that these registrations must be cancelled because they were disparaging to Native Americans […]
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SOCCEROOS FALL TO DUTCH
The Netherlands picked up their 2nd win in Group B yesterday, beating Australia 3-2. “Oranje” got things started nicely when Arjen Robben scored a breakaway goal, but the fast-paced offense of the Socceroos came right back with a goal from New York Red Bulls forward Tim Cahill and then Mike Jendinak scored a beautiful PK […]
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AKINFEEV’S KEEPING BLUNDER COSTS RUSSIA A WIN
Igor Akinfeev let Leo Keunho’s shot go right past him on what should have been an easy save and Russia could only pull in 1 point in Group H. The CSKA Moscow keeper finished a mistake-strewn performance by letting Keunho’s strike slide through his hands Russia was lucky to even pull in one point after substitute Alexandr […]
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MEXICO HOLDS HOSTS SCORELESS
Mexico keeper Guillermo Ochoa was the star as El Tri fought hosts Brazil to a 0-0 draw. Ochoa blocked a Neymar header at 26′, a Paulinho strike that looked like it was going in at 44′ a Neymar close shot in the 2nd half and a close header by Paris Saint-Germain defender Thiago Silva late in the match. “It was the match […]
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