June 17 2010
The little things make the unfamiliar feel just like home. Today, I hardly left the house. Mexico routed France and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.
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June 15 2010 The downside to an overwhelming passion for sports is the anxiety bouts present before every game I’m invested in. This month, my ability to withstand the turbulence is being put to the test with the World Cup and the NBA Finals. Yesterday, I couldn’t keep still. I paced, took deep breaths, zoned out [...] March 3 2010 We were donning lucha libre masks when we arrived at the gates of the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Ca. The security guard told us they were not allowed and we agreed to take them off. 90k fans had already made their way in, but a few thousand were still converging on the stadium [...] Real Madrid kicked off their 2009-2010 campaign with a thriller at the Santiago Bernabeu. Raul, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lassana Diarra contributed to the 3-2 victory over Deportivo La Coruña. It’s not exactly a dream start to the season, since the back-line allowed two goals, but seeing Cristiano Ronaldo playing in a white jersey is quite [...] You know what happens when you suffer injuries but retain first-team status with your national squad? Sports critics jump on your ass like a dog on a chicken leg. Though, Nery Castillo wasn’t about to let reporters get the last word on his relatively sub-par performances over the last year. In fact, he’s out to [...] Liverpool FC began the day only four points behind league leaders Manchester United, and after Manchester lost to Fulham yesterday 2-1 — and Chelsea dropped points to Bolton — the Reds had a chance to stride into second place leaving them only one victory away from taking The Red Devil’s spot. This game was over [...] The world’s richest man, Carlos Slim, and baseball’s $270million man, Alex Rodriguez, were united this weekend while promoting a new sports complex “in the poor suburb of Nezahualcoyotl.” While most pundits and gossip-wranglers couple the story with Madonna’s coincidental visit to Mexico City — an obvious goldmine of gossip lore — I wonder why no [...] The Los Angeles Galaxy season came to a close yesterday at the Home Depot Center and I caught only a handful of games this year. Lets face it, the David Beckham wave peaked and crashed into an enthused shore of spectators this season leaving people crushed and soaking wet. Beckham is headed back to Europe [...] |
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