More Americans watched the U.S. team's valiant fight against Belgium on Tuesday than the NBA final and the World Series final. And that game was in the middle of a workday afternoon. Pretty good for nobody caring.
The future of America in the World Cup will be determined tomorrow. How many people will actually stop and watch? Is this comparable to March Madness? Now way, that's every year (this is every four) and our national pride is on the line.
John Brooks scored on a header in the 86th minute, and the United States beat Ghana, 2-1, in the teams' first game of 2014 FIFA World Cup play at Natal, Brazil on Monday.
I've been nostalgic for my childhood lately and was remembering the way youth soccer used to be in Tri-Cities. My kids are too young to play now, so I can't compare and contrast, but here are my favorite things about the way things used to be:
Former Seattle Seahawk Jeremy Stevens was arrested then released after an alleged altercation involving his fiance', former Richland High and Olympic Soccer Star Hope Solo.
Now that we've wrapped up the 2012 London Games and the U.S. won the medal war, let's count how many athletes who stood on the podium are from, or have direct ties to, our great state of Washington.
NBC Sports Network will air the soccer final live today at 11:45 a.m. (2:45 Eastern Time) and streamed at NBCOlympics.com. This is one of the most hotly anticipated events of the Olympics after the women's team lost to Japan in the World Cup.