Well written and concise, soundly backed up, and to the point, Lauren. I loved it. Long time reader, first time caller.

To be a fraud, you had to have come into the tournament with even a sliver of expectations. Since Japan didn’t have that, they are good.

Aw, c’mon, they played their asses off for about eighty minutes and didn’t take advantage of opportunities to roll on the ground crying in order to draw penalties.  Give a little love.

I’m going to be pissed if he comes out of the cave, sees his shadow, and gives us six more weeks of LeBronWatch.

And yet the NFL is OK with obscenities like “GABBERT” and “OSWEILER”

Must be tough looking that good but being forced to wear a shirt while you play.

Typical America, separating minority children from their mothers.

I relish the fact I have never been hit by one.

Getting hit in the face with a hot dog is the wurst.

They need to hire Drunk Ovechkin for the head coaching job

How can France be a fraud? Just last week they came back to earn a draw against the United States, who last time I checked is still undefeated in this tournament.

Let he who has never done this cast the first stone

HOT TAKE- English has England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, USA, Canada, and Caribbean dependencies. Pulisic, Bale, England’s team, Zack Steffen. That’s no slouch. (And heck, I may be forgetting some wonderkids from Ireland.)

Considering his biggest “controversy” was looking good in a tan suit

Not many teams in history have enjoyed their championship as much as the Capitals. Oshie buying Djoos a Djoos t-shirt off the back of a fan outside their practice arena is a classic. And, they gave the fan a replacement shirt.

Gotta say, escaping Cleveland only to be traded back seems like the kind of thing that would happen on a flat Earth.

“He .... has been wearing a soft cast.”

Brooks Laich and Matt Bradley would be on that list as well.

No, not you Buffalo. Go home. You’re drunk.

I almost paced a hole in my floor, and then I cried with such relief and joy. ALL FUCKING CAPS!!!

(and for real, like it wasn’t dramatic enough without the clock issue? I was clutching my 15 year old in a panic haha)