The field house where I’ve played some indoor soccer sent me email letting me know about a great sports sale at a local store. Yikes.
I was able to attend the World Cup qualifying game this week between the U.S. and CRC (Costa 
Rica, not the Christian Reformed Church). In spite of the 40 degree temps and light rain, it was an incredible game to see. The U.S. dominated the game, but was down by 2 at half. They came from behind, and playing with only 10 men tied the game with 20 seconds to go in stoppage time. The tie clinched first place for the U.S. in the CONCACAF group, and prevented Costa Rica from qualifying.
For the record, Jozy Altidore, all of 19 years old, is an amazing player to watch in person. Almost always double and triple teamed, he rarely lost the ball and was fascinating to watch.
Anyone have a couple extra tickets to South Africa next summer? Just wondering …
In anticipation of today’s NFL game between the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins, my 
brother said, “If [the Lions] win only 1 game this season, I hope this is it.” Being Lions fans living in the D.C. area, we rarely have cause to celebrate. But today’s victory is certainly one of those moments, ending a 19 game losing streak dating back to 2007. They couldn’t have chosen a better team to use to end the streak.
As fun as it was watching the Lions look like they actually belong in the NFL, it will be just as fun watching this town try to figure out what happened. They take their Redskins football just a tad bit seriously.
