Sports

Baseball’s Home Run Derby: The Ultimate Hitter’s Curse?

By Chris Gentilviso July 12, 2010

Sluggers beware — taking part in the midsummer classic’s main power show often makes for a power outage during the rest of the season.

Paul the Octopus: The Greatest Underwater Psychic Ever?

By Chris Gentilviso July 12, 2010

Call now for your underwater psychic reading.

Fiesta! Hundreds of Thousands Rush Madrid After Spain’s World Cup Win

By meganfriedman July 12, 2010

Your country wins its first ever World Cup. What do you do? Party, of course – and then use the victory as a political symbol.

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World Cup Scrapbook: Eight Key Things to Take Away from 2010

By Chris Gentilviso July 12, 2010

The one-month festival of football has come to a close. What will we take away from the games in South Africa?

Spain vs. Netherlands: A Championship of History, Politics and Gamesmanship

By Steven James Snyder July 11, 2010

The whole world will be watching when Spain takes on the Netherlands in 30 minutes (kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EST). Soccer guru Tony Karon breaks down the match, in a search for who to root for. (via The World Cup Blog)

World Cup Memories: Our Favorite Thrills and Spills

By Steven James Snyder July 10, 2010

With Uruguay and Germany set to take the field for the third place contest, our soccer-obsessed correspondents recall their favorite highlights of the 2010 World Cup. (via The World Cup Blog)