The last 15 minutes of Arsenal’s annual exercise in handicapping themselves with a couple of extra fixtures were a little nervy. That’s mostly because they were only up one goal but suddenly down a man after referee Pedro Proenca sent off Mathieu Debuchy on a second yellow so soft you could sleep on it (the […]
Not Canada. That’s the short answer. Should be obvious from the map. But that’s earth, color-coded by World Cup goals dating back to the competition’s first edition in 1930 (it’s current through the semi-finals of the 2014 edition and there’s a larger version with some interactivity here—mouseover to get the country and its total goals). […]
Current Chicago Cubs’ ownership seems pretty bent on getting its way regarding upgrades to Wrigley Field (the “improvements” are basically more ad boards and a video screen that can also play ads during the game, so ads). But fans worried that it will ruin the game day experience by turning the ballpark into something akin […]
1990199419982002200620102014 England never really had a chance in Brazil. And not for the reasons they normally ascribe to their failures at international tournaments—penalty kicks, not being Germany, etc. No, England were done pretty much the moment manager Roy Hodgson decided to leave Ashley Cole off the national team. That’s not to say that Cole’s absence […]