Sports reasons, huh? Knock me over with a fucking feather.

There have, of course, been many instances of teams missing vital players and winning big games without them. Partly, their replacements have outperformed expectations, but often it's about preparation. Having the replacements ready to slip into the exact role, or reassigning duties as needed and making sure everyone…

I don't really get the point of this article. Just to be contrarian to all the other writers you listed? It's pretty clear starting on the 2nd goal that the Brazilian team was just not there, couldn't take a punch and already giving up. Maicon "failed to track his man" but come on, he gave up quick. He had a chance to…

As a Kings fan I was stoked to read this. Im hoping we have at least 5 more years of "me not being able to watch the TV because its too intense" playoffs ahead of us.

I'll be impressed when they clear Barry Bonds-sized cap space.

Brazilian halftime speech: "Was it over when the Germans bombed Mineirão?"

I am experiencing a feeling of great pleasure from Brazil's humiliation....if only there was a word in German that precisely defined this emotion.

Kobe famously uses slights like this as fuel. And if that doesn't work, he can use the incredible amount of fat he has stored up.

including recently retired cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, very likely the greatest batsman of all time.

That would be like a chili dog, right?

So...is there any chance that Flyers fans will no longer spout gay slurs at Sidney Crosby? I mean...one captain has now been arrested for inappropriately grabbing guys, and one hasn't.

But tradition!

Yeah, I eat bean sprouts, raw milk, and rare meats (including chicken that MIL swears will kill me not by bacteria, but by getting up off the plate and attacking outright) and I don't run around with salmonella and other horrible diseases all the time. I also roll around with cows and chickens and puppies and…

PARANOIA. That's right, keep letting the "experts" (have you checked their *cough corporate cough*) qualifications? I like to rely on my friend science (and my other friend history when I'm not sure about my first friend).

3) oyster = slimy snot buried inside a rock. WHY BOTHER.

I guess you can't get Cigar City up there, which is a shame. Jai Alai is as good as most of these (the white oak-aged version is very different, equally-good, but different) though my favorite out of that brewery is any of the numerous iterations of Hopped on the High Seas.

Great picture to post of the field right before the German game, assholes. The war was 70 years ago.

Muntari was suspended for today's match due to picking up two yellows, and KPB was a waste of space every minute he was playing for them. Not as huge of an on-field impact for today's match as it first appears. We'll see if the rest of the team can put this aside and play like they have up to this point.

Does that make the Nigerian's arm The Mash?

Burying the lede: Suárez bites a player AGAIN!