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Sports Central
November 20, 2008
Kevin Beane |
CONCACAF Reviews and Previews Here are predictions about World Cup qualifiers.   |
Sports Central
August 11, 2011
Kevin Beane |
The Greatest Weekend in Sports I love Labor Day weekend so much simply because that's where the greatest glut of sports, important sports, is being played. Let me count the ways. |
Sports Central
June 19, 2008
Kevin Beane |
CONCACAF Reviews and Previews A look at the leaders and underdogs in the World Cup qualifiers. |
Sports Central
June 2, 2011
Kevin Beane |
2011 Gold Cup Preview Nearly a year has passed since the World Cup has passed, which is usually the beginning and the end of United States interest in soccer. |
Sports Central
April 12, 2012
Kevin Beane |
Euro 2012 Preview It's getting close to time for the second-biggest global soccer spectacle, the Euros. Spain are the defending champions, and solidified their hold as the best team in the world by following that up by winning the World Cup. |
Sports Central
June 14, 2007
Kevin Beane |
The Gold Cup is Golden There is plenty of meaningful, enjoyable soccer played in-between World Cups at the international level |
Sports Central
November 22, 2007
Kevin Beane |
A New Dawn For Ohio State and Russia Ohio State will indeed be playing in the National Championship Game. Also, in soccer, Russia has an excellent chance to get beyond the group stage of a major competition. |
Sports Central
December 14, 2005
Jeff Pohlmeyer |
World Cup Group of Death? The greatest sporting event in the world is taking place just a few months from now. No, not the Super Bowl, not the Olympics. The World Cup of soccer. |
Sports Central
May 20, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group A One of the weakest groups in this summer's World Cup features the host nation Germany, along with Poland, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. |
Sports Central
September 13, 2007
Kevin Beane |
Slant Pattern Quick Hitches A brief look at sports topics includes predictions for Saturday's college football games and the Rugby World cup. |
Sports Central
June 3, 2010
Kevin Beane |
Slant Pattern's 2010 World Cup Preview It's that time of the decade, where half of you (Americans) will take an interest in soccer for three weeks and then put it to bed for four years, and the other half will revel in your prideful ignorance. |
Sports Central
June 16, 2011
Kevin Beane |
Gold Cup Heats Up In my last column, I previewed and predicted the Gold Cup. Now that the quarterfinals are set, how did I do? |
Sports Central
May 9, 2014
Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups E and F Groups E and F include Switzerland, Ecuador, Argentina, and more. |
Salon.com
May 30, 2002
Andrew O'Hehir |
The greatest show on earth It's World Cup time again -- when more than a billion people will be enthralled not just by the joy of victory and agony of defeat, but also by the mystery and despair that is championship soccer... |
Sports Illustrated
May 21, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Viva Italia 32 teams will clash in Japan and South Korea for soccer's utlimate prize. Here's how we see the field -- and why the Italians will have reason to celebrate... |
Sports Central
April 24, 2014
Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups C and D The author examines eight teams in groups C and D and predicts the likely winners. |
Salon.com
May 30, 2002
Andrew O'Hehir |
Get your World Cup scorecard! Everything you need to know about the players and teams... |
Sports Central
April 10, 2014
Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups A and B With the World Cup scarcely over two months away, it's time to roll out the previews. In this first of a four-part series, I will be looking at groups A and B. |
Sports Illustrated
September 19, 2002
Grant Wahl |
Unfamiliar refrain The Yanks are coming! The Yanks are coming! The U.S. is a decent side on the international stage now, one that has to be taken seriously by any team in the world. And that's a huge advance from what any European would have said before the World Cup. |
Sports Central
March 31, 2005
Kevin Beane |
World Cup Fever, Anyone? Sports fans who find themselves lost between seasons, or in the midst of boring ones, may find that soccer fills the void quite nicely -- particularly, the high-stakes, world cup level. |
Sports Central
June 30, 2009
Ross Lancaster |
So Close to Glory, But Getting Closer The US soccer team is the most skilled and talented than they have been in the past. |
Sports Central
March 27, 2008
Kevin Beane |
World Soccer Recap Pro soccer teams the world over are compelled to release their players to go play for their country. |
Sports Central
May 14, 2007
Seth Doria |
Birth of a College Football Fan Here are 50 games this year worth circling on your calendar. |
Salon.com
July 2, 2002
Andrew O'Hehir |
Ten things I learned about life and soccer from the 2002 World Cup There is a football God, and despite the wild twists and turns of this year's tournament, He's still Brazilian. |
Sports Central
May 22, 2014
Kevin Beane |
World Cup Preview, Groups G and H The author predicts the likelihood of success for teams from the USA, Germany, Portugal, and more. |
Sports Central
December 16, 2003
Jeff Zaginailoff |
The Solution to the BCS is a Playoff Tournament Despite recent efforts to reform it, the process for deciding the national champion in college football, the most noteworthy and public of all college sports, is still far from perfected. |
Sports Central
November 26, 2012
Ross Lancaster |
The Case for Florida After Notre Dame's 22-13 win against USC effectively clinched its spot in Miami on Jan. 7, the Fighting Irish will almost surely play the winner of next Saturday's SEC Championship Game between Georgia and Florida for the BCS crown. |
Sports Central
September 20, 2006
Ryan Hojnacki |
College Football Predictions: Week 4 The authors picks for the most popular college football games this week. |
Sports Central
June 1, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group D Group D is about as straight-forward as you get: Two soccer teams (Portugal and Mexico) flooded with distinguished players, and two teams (Iran and Angola) who are clearly not. |
Sports Central
June 4, 2009
Kevin Beane |
Slant Pattern Odds and Ends Tom Glavine was released by the Atlanta Braves yesterday... The U.S. Men's Soccer Team has risen to 14th in the FIFA World Rankings... Comments from college football blogger Matt Hinton... |
Sports Central
December 3, 2015
Kevin Beane |
Slant Pattern Mailbag Readers ask questions on tennis, soccer, and football. |
Sports Central
October 5, 2006
Ryan Hojnacki |
College Football Predictions: Week 6 College football picks for the upcoming weekend. |
Sports Central
May 17, 2007
Kevin Beane |
Sports Cultures in Focus: Australia Why is Australia so successful in sports? It has created the perfect sporting environment. |
Sports Central
November 14, 2012
Andrew Jones |
What Alabama's Loss Means For BCS College football fans were worried a choice between Kansas State and Oregon for the right to battle Alabama for the national championship would be close to impossible to make and then the unthinkable happened: Alabama lost. |
Sports Central
July 1, 2010
Kevin Beane |
On Soccer, Instant Replay, and Culture Five quick thoughts on the World Cup, and the need for instant reply. |
Sports Central
March 29, 2007
Kevin Beane |
European Soccer Gluttony The biggest country-level soccer competition besides the World Cup is probably the UEFA European Football Championship. |
Sports Central
November 3, 2005
Adam Russell |
2005 Shaping Up a Lot Like 1984 When it comes to college football, there are quite a few similarities between this year and 1984, a number of differences, and a really eerie coincidence. |
Sports Central
October 2, 2007
Kyle Jahner |
Chaos on Campuses After the most turbulent week of college football in recent memory, you have to wonder if pollsters and experts were just picking schools out of a hat. |
Sports Central
February 9, 2012
Kevin Beane |
Week 1 College Football Preview As I do every year in this space, I look ahead and present my preview of the next college football season, which happens to be the earliest such preview known to man. |
AskMen.com
David Stoll |
Top 20: Soccer Players Of All Time Basically, a footballer who is a national hero or a club legend must obviously be considered one of the greatest. Read these players' biographies and decide for yourself whether they would be included in your top 20. |
Sports Central
January 3, 2008
Kevin Beane |
Slant Pattern Quick Hitches Here are the college basketball games shaping up to be the most interesting on Saturday. Plus, a look at online sports games. |
Sports Illustrated
May 23, 2001
E.M. Swift |
Sensational showdown It's been a long time since the two best teams in hockey met in the Stanley Cup finals, but that's what the showdown between the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Avalanche represents... |
Sports Central
June 6, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
World Cup Preview: Group F It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Brazil will win this group. The race for second, though, is anything but clear. |
Sports Central
December 3, 2012
Jean Neuberger |
Instant Reaction: The 2012-13 Bowl Season It's 35 games and three and a half weeks of pure football feasting. Another December and bowl season has fallen upon us. And as the matchups are now official, here's a rundown of initial thoughts as we head into the final stretch of the 2012 college football season. |
Sports Central
June 28, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
World Cup: Blame Begins With FIFA The referees have come under even more scrutiny in this World Cup than in previous ones, and that is truly saying something. But if you are looking to blame anyone, don't put it solely on the referees. |
Sports Central
June 12, 2012
Andrew Jones |
The Kings' Cup Throughout the 2011-12 regular season, the Los Angeles Kings did one thing very well: play defense. Their 2.1 goals against was second in the NHL and Jonathan Quick, the team's main goal tender, managed 1.95 goals allowed per game. |
AskMen.com
Al Saunders |
Top 10: 2006 World Cup Stadiums In Germany Organizers have announced that approximately 2.6 million World Cup tickets are being sold for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. |
Sports Central
June 22, 2006
Piet Van Leer |
World Cup: England vs. Ecuador England has not been as impressive as their fans might have hoped. And now they will be facing one of the surprise teams of the tournament. |
Sports Central
September 18, 2006
Matt De Lima |
What a Spectacular Seperation Saturday What a day of college football. I am nearly speechless. Separation Saturday lived up to its billing and then some ... and then some! |
Sports Central
August 25, 2006
Jonathan Lowe |
Are Ya Tough Enough? (Part 2) The big boys of college football and this seasons schedules. |
