by Ty Davison | Dec 3, 2006 | Sports
In the same fashion as 2003, the Salem Kickers won a penalty kick shootout to claim the over-30 3rd division league championship this afternoon in the bitter cold at Gresham Union High School. The wind was a huge factor, and after going against it in the first half...
by Ty Davison | Oct 22, 2006 | Sports
I watched most of Notre Dame v. UCLA yesterday, the first college football game I’d seen this season. I’m not a big college football guy, so the next game I catch might be next year, who knows? The game itself saw a stirring come-from-behind last-second...
by Ty Davison | Jul 9, 2006 | Sports
The final starts ominously for France as it appears Henry suffers a concussion two minutes in. He’s helped to the sideline and returns, but one wonders what it portends. Then Zidane scores a penalty off the top bar to give France a 1-0 leads. One stops...
by Ty Davison | Jul 8, 2006 | Sports
Germany’s Bastian Schweinsteiger, a midfielder with whose play I’ve been not at all enamored, notches a hat trick to lead Germany to a 3-1 victory. Schweinsteiger knuckled balled his first one in the 56th minute, and one had to feel sorry for the...
by Ty Davison | Jul 5, 2006 | Sports
For what was a pretty decent game, I was disappointed to see Henry’s flop in the box for a penalty be the deciding factor. But maybe it was justice for all the flopping that the Portuguese have done all tourney and did even more of today. I know that post-game...
by Ty Davison | Jul 4, 2006 | Sports
An OK first half turned into a boring second half as everybody got tired. (And who can blame them? What is this, seven games in the last month?) Del Pierro was a huge sub for Italy in OT, instantly revitalizing the Italian offense. Very surprised that Germany seemed...
