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Everything You Need to Know About Sports in 2011

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:56:08 +0000

2011 was a wild year in the world of sports. Sadly, much of the drama occurred off the field and left many of us vainly searching for an answer to the question, “How could they have let this happen?” But fortunately, there were also a lot of great team and individual accomplishments to be enjoyed this year. GuySpeed look

US Soccer Team Advances to Finals of the Women's World Cup [VIDEO]

WIBX AM 950 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:38:56 +0000

Abby Wambach scored the go-ahead goal, and the United States woman's soccer team defeated France on Wednesday, 3-1, clinching a spot in the finals of the Woman's World Cup.

After the US took an early 1-0 lead, France began dominating the game's possession, finally scoring an equalizer in the 55th minute. But Les Blues weren't able to further capitalize on what ended up being a 25-11 shots-on-goal advantage.

North Korea Woman's Soccer Coach Blames Lightning For World Cup Loss To U.S.

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:02:04 +0000

Among other things, North Korea is a strange place when it comes to sports. Its leader, Kim Jong Il, once claimed he shot the best round of golf in recorded history, and after North Korea men’s soccer team had an unsuccessful run in the 2010 World Cup they were forced to stand on a stage where they were berated by 400 government officials.

Perhaps it is in this context that we can best understand North Korean soccer coach’s Kwang Min Kim’s bizarre excuse as to why his team lost to the United States 2-0 in the Women’s World Cup Tuesday.