It's pretty obvious that these boys are only being prosecuted because they are three star athletes. If they were five star, they'd be moving into the dorms under Nick Saban's watchful gaze already.

Frankly, lots of people would do well to take "Act Like You've Been There" to heart, in baseball and everyday life.

Being clear about the direction of your career doesn't mean you plan a path, it means you have an understanding of the realistic paths and branches from where you are, and the goals you have for your career, so you can make informed career decisions.

The irony of that last paragraph is that you probably spend a lot of time worrying about diversifying away risk in your retirement portfolio.

I'm 27 and have reached all but #28, which is a really stupid milestone.

Considering how young our team is, how we're in the midst of a major tactical and philosophical adjustment, how controversial the selection of the 23-man roster was, and how the buzz around this team is so much larger than it ever was for a previous World Cup, pretending that the team isn't even playing three very…

Thanks for the insight, wjd236's European girlfriend. Your astute analysis, coupled with an impeccable grasp of the local language, has really helped to enlightenment us on the public expectations of the American sports media writ large, and the specific journalistic responsibilities of American soccer writers, who…

You're right. Absolutely nothing to write about with our performance in those two friendlies. Nothing to digest at all in those performances.

Is this US-based soccer site going to cover any US games? By my count, we've played two that went pretty much without acknowledgment.

And worse, those 10 days are invariably ruined by contact with the people of Chicago.

The Clippers seem like a perfect fit for someone who loves optimizing supply chain but couldn't give a fuck about the final result.

What happens is that I think so many women see those girls and they think they have to look like them. And I know that plus-sized models and bloggers such as myself are really helping to change that.

This is empirically terrible advice.

Clearly, the striker was fouled.

I don't think this accurately captures my peer group unless it also covers masturbation "performed by a masseuse" because I work in finance.

If I wanted to repetitive jokes about Sarah Silverman being a prostitute, I would just read Jimmy Kimmel's diary.

I'd rather repaint my apartment and watch it dry.

Greg there was a soccer game played on Tuesday that might be more interesting to write about.

Anybody else feel like there is a lot of context missing here? And by "a lot" I mean "all."

Speller No. 38, Jacob Williamson, because he "most enjoys playing fantasy sports," such as fucking spelling bees.