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Brazil Mourns Soccer Defeat

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

A sampling of the online news sites from Brazil finds that the Brazilian media are treating the Olympic loss, in women's soccer, as a national tragedy. Brazil lost to ... Read more..

Women’s Soccer Finals at the Beijing Olympics: Game Notes

Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

Some people have suggested that I do a "live blog" of the women's Olympic gold medal match. However, the venue was too noisy, with a few hundred soccer fans ... Read more..

U.S. Women Claim Olympic Gold in Soccer

Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Sports | No Comments »

Pick a cliché - defense wins championships; they left it all on the field; there's no "i" in team... a multitude of other clichés apply too. It was ... Read more..

Women’s Soccer: Brazil and the USA Play for Olympic Gold

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

In 2004, at the Athens Olympics, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team defeated Brazil 2 - 1. Members of the Brazil team thought that they should have won that match ... Read more..

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Advances to the Finals

Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Opinion, Sports | No Comments »

The final score for the U.S. Women was USA 4 - Japan 2. It was a tough match and one in which the U.S. team showed that they were ... Read more..