if I told an NBA fan that their chosen sport was dumb or unamerican they wouldn't react very nicely.

2, 3, and 4 seem like reasonable suggestions, to be fair.

A noon kick-off in Doha (5am EST) would be a pretty good litmus test for American soccer/World Cup fandom, I'm sure.*

We'll know soccer has truly gained a foothold in the United States when MLS shatters its own record of 5,000 viewers for a single match.

It's sorta like the Super Bowl with a patriotic/nationalistic/borderline xenophobic bent.

Has anyone asked the American Flag girl where's really from yet?

Just wait til we start building bases down in Argentina and Brazil. Goals like these will be the norm for us at World Cups.

God bless our Military-Industrial Complex.

Should've gotten his money's worth like Zidane if he was gonna headbutt somebody.

Nobody wants to admit to this, but the United States has a solid group of referees ready to replace the ones who are woefully unfit for the World Cup job.

Jozy Altidore could have only dreamed about being that clinical in front of goal for Sunderland this past season.

What an idiot. He should have waited until he visited Orlando before making those kinds of remarks.

On a scale from 1 to "just made out with my celebrity crush", how happy were you to see the Zombie Sonics Thunder get eliminated from the playoffs again?

People love being the heroes of their own narrative, right up until the moment they're put in a position to act it out themselves.

Bring back the Expos!

Whitlock showed a little more restraint in not commenting on this play than he usually does at BB's Lawnside.

Washington Slushionals

RT @PekinHighSchool: Tweet @AdlaiStevenson to show your #ChinksPride and tell him what the team name means to you.

Actually a smart move on his part to not call it off in person. Wozniacki does pack a pretty mean backhand.