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Zach Loyd and Brek Shea Called Into US Camp
FC Dallas will once again be represented on the national team stage next weekend. Both defender Zach Loyd and midfielder Brek Shea were called into Jurgen Klinsmann's 24-man roster for the upcoming friendlies with Costa Rica and Belgium. This marks the second call in a row for these two. It comes...
Tom Boonen Hearts Quick-Step
Tom Boonen will ride for Quick-Step until 2013, according to a thingy on the Quick-Step website. Are we at all surprised by this news? I can't say that I am. Press release quote! "I always said this team was my first choice", said a satisfied Boonen. "I feel great here, it's like a family....
Nokere Koerse: Kidding Around
Cobbles? Did you say cobbles? Racing returns to the Flemish Ardennes tomorrow, albeit in preview mode. Another week and I will start using more exclamation points than vowels. But Nokere-Koerse is all about what's coming later. By which I mean later next week, and later in the next few years. This...
Gabby Day: she's short and sweet!
Gabriella Day is a British cyclo-cross rider based in Belgium and riding the pro-scene. I’m always surprised at how this happens – Britain isn’t the biggest cycling nation, and ‘Cross is one of the least well-known disciplines, and unlike road, track, BMX and MTB, one that...
American Pie History X
Maybe you've heard that the latest domino has fallen in Lawrence: Xavier Henry announced today that he will enter the NBA draft. Well, the heartless bastard in me heard his sniffling press conference, and in a rare moment of muse-inspired creativity, I penned the following lyrics on the fly. So,...
Early Morning Royals Links: Halladay-Lee Bonanza, Royal Payroll, Kenny Williams Gets His Man, Belgian Strife
It looks like the Halladay-Lee-Etc. mega-deal is done. A few years ago, I started to wonder if teams had started to value their prospects too highly. In 2007, the Yankees wouldn't trade Phil Hughes for anybody. I doubt they feel that way now. Where do you come out on this? Meanwhile, the...
A Thumbnail Guide to the Next Six Weeks
There are classics and there are Classics... and then there's the Northern Classics Season. Here's a little handy guide to make your viewing plans around for the next coupla months. Note: there are some rather handy races in Spain and Italy around the same time, e.g. MSR, but let's stick to the...
If the Royals Were Nations: Position Players
Not really inspired by the upcoming World Baseball Classic... John Buck: The sheer difficulty of trying to find something to say about Buck evokes Belgium, a nice nondescript place that has given us... well, chocolate and, if I recall correctly, the first tri-color flag in Europe (take that...
Eneco Tour Open Thread
Ah, Cycling in the Low Countries. Any chance of freezing rain and high winds this week? There's so, so much to be said for racing in this corner of the world, but the Eneco Tour has yet to generate much enthusiasm, at least in our corner. Lack of video, lack of excitement by the pro scene,...
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