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Turkey tops the Celtics' comeback

By King Kaufman — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Three goals in final 15 minutes of regulation give the Turks a stunner of a win over the Czech Republic at Euro 2008. Plus: Soccer letters.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

French captain Zidane apologizes for his head butt but says it's the provoker who should be punished. He's wrong.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Italy wins the World Cup as French legend Zidane is sent off. Let's do the same to the penalty-kick shootout. Plus: The Twins' side-arming blogger.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

In World Cup knockout games, the second goal gets even more important! Plus, those poor Minnesota Twins and their 17-2 streak.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

The beautiful, ugly game: Soccer doesn't need changing, but here's how I'd change it anyway.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

With its 2006 World Cup over, what the U.S. needs is a flamboyant, charismatic coach to sell an exciting version of the game to elite young American athletes.

Score one for the Yanks

By Pete L'Official — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Yes, the USA team went down in ignominy at the World Cup. But guess what? World soccer fans were loving us in Germany.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Playoffs are over, let's turn to baseball. Oh, Ozzie Guillen's insulting people again. Plus: World Cup scoring update.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Stanley Cup: Hurricanes win a thriller the NHL didn't deserve. Plus: ESPN graphic reveals shocking World Cup truth: Goals are important.

World Cup has women feeling feverish

By Tracy Clark-Flory — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

How on earth will women survive having their significant other's attention diverted to the World Cup?

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Stanley Cup Finals turn on a dime. Now the trophy is back in its case and the Oilers are back in the series. Plus: World Cup.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Dwyane Wade's spectacular fourth quarter saves the Heat. Can he do that three more times? Plus: World Cup. And: Bud Selig's "everyone."

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

The U.S. pratfall in its World Cup opener didn't kill some coming soccer boom. Plus: Pong? And: Stanley Cup.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Mavericks shut down faltering Shaq, and if Pat Riley keeps getting outcoached, this is going to be a short NBA Finals. Plus: World Cup.

Are you ready for some futbol?

By Andrew O'Hehir — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

The World Cup is the Godzilla of sporting events -- it wreaks more havoc on more people around the world than anything else.

The Velvet Revolution -- on the field

By Tim Adams — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

As the World Cup approaches, an English writer recalls when Czech football, too, threw off its shackles.

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Wallace smacks Shaq. Will it inspire a huge Pistons comeback? Plus: Clemens returns. The nerve! And: Sabres-'Canes Game 7, Lance Armstrong "exonerated."

World cup of prostitution?

By Sarah Goldstein — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

What will happen when 3 million people descend on Germany for the World Cup?

The World Cup cometh

By Andrew O'Hehir — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

The U.S. may not survive the first round against Italy, the Czech Republic and Ghana. But nobody said getting respect on the global soccer stage was going to be easy.

Invasion of the body pleasers

By Luke Harding — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

Along with soccer fans, officials planning next summer's World Cup in Berlin expect to host tens of thousands of foreign prostitutes.

2002: The year in sports

By King Kaufman — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

The thrill of ties and disputed finishes. The agony of scandals, blown calls and moral relativism. Plus: Endless debate.

Ten things I learned about life and soccer from the 2002 World Cup

By Andrew O'Hehir — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

There is a football God, and despite the wild twists and turns of this year's tournament, He's still Brazilian.

If the U.S. won the World Cup

By Allen Barra — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

An apocalyptic scenario involving Howard Cosell.

Welcome to the world

By Gary Kamiya — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

In defeat, the U.S. soccer team won an epic victory: It brought America into the world of sports.

Sacre bleu! Dios mio! It's the Bizarro World Cup!

By Andrew O'Hehir — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:06:00 PDT

France fades into Sartrean nothingness, Argentina dances the tango of despair and the United States and Japan, titans of world baseball -- sorry, I mean soccer -- rise up.