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BF with Zac and Ben – Best USA Soccer Player

BF with Zac and Ben – Best USA Soccer Player

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Ben and I emailed back and forth over the last few days to discuss our thoughts and feelings about the best soccer player for Team USA.  Ben‘s commentary is in blue, while mine is in red. BT – I don’t know if it’s because I’m a devoted fan or because I’ve got precious little of [...]

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Guest Blogger – Ben Thompson – What Happened to Freddy Adu?

It must have been depressing.  Sitting in the corner at his own birthday party, staring into his reflection in a bottle of Budweiser.  Slowly picking at the label, trying to peel the condensation soaked paper away from the bottle without tearing it.  At least, I have to think that’s what I would’ve been doing.  I [...]

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Guest Blogger – Ben Thompson – World Cup Fever

Guest Blogger – Ben Thompson – World Cup Fever

My left eye burst open as the all too familiar shrieking of my alarm clock pierced the calm silence of my bedroom this morning.  Still not fully aware of what was happening, muscle memory had located and silenced the offender within a matter of seconds.  The right side of my face still buried in a [...]

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Write the Future, with Hocus Pocus by Focus

Write the Future, with Hocus Pocus by Focus

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Most soccer (football) fans have already seen the new Nike Football commercial featuring Drogba, Cannavaro, Rooney, Ribery, Ronaldinho, and Cristiano Ronaldo.  I know that you want to see it again, so here you go: I’ve watched it myself about a dozen times over the past couple of weeks, sharing it with as many people as [...]

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My New Favorite Maverick

My New Favorite Maverick

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Main entry:  maverick Part of speech: noun Definition: person who takes chances, departs from accepted course For a long time, I was politically drawn to Arizona Senator John McCain.  A lot of it had to do with the fact that he was my “home” senator from AZ, but I liked how he seemed to cross [...]

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Arizona State University football starts PX2

Now, I’m an Arizona boy.  For people in a lot of states, you either fall into one of two camps when it comes for rooting for the “local” university’s sports teams.  Either you are a Tar Heel, or a Blue Devil.  You are a Trojan, or you are a Bruin.  Husky or Cougar.  Spartan or [...]

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