big game II: the game just got bigger

long but worth a read at some point

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,druck-698508,00.html

http://www.thebesteleven.com/2010/06/world-cup-2010-team-group-stage-travel.html

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—The longest match in tennis history has been suspended for darkness at 59-59 in the fifth set at Wimbledon.

The first-round match between 23rd-seeded John Isner of Tampa, Fla., and qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France was halted at dusk Wednesday. It already had been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set.

They have been playing for a total of exactly 10 hours—7 hours, 6 minutes in the fifth set alone, enough to break the full-match record of 6:33, set at the 2004 French Open.

that's really weird.

damn. this made me think of u
http://www.soccerquantified.com/project-updates/huggingattheworldcupteamsthattouchmorewinmore

                    Points  Goal Differential Goals Scored
32. North Korea       0           -12             0
31. Cameroon          0            -3             2
30. Honduras          1            -3             0
29. France            1            -3             1
28. Algeria           1            -2             0
27. Nigeria           1            -2             3
26. Italy             2            -1             4
25. Greece            3            -3             2
24. Denmark           3            -2             3
23. Serbia            3            -1             2
22. New Zealand       3             0             2
21. Australia         4            -3             3
20. South Africa      4            -2             3
19. Switzerland       4             0             1
18. Slovenia          4             0             3
17. Ivory Coast       4            +1             4

http://www.thebesteleven.com/2010/07/pictures-iceland-soccer-stadiums.html

this is cute, let's watch it sometime
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0OsOzoOx5Q&feature=player_embedded

cute
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gil-asakawa/rapids-defender-kosuke-ki_b_792107.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Watch-hockey-puck-split-in-half-on-shot-o?urn=nhl-303913