Day sixteen saw the start of the knockout stage round of sixteen games. Both games were exciting and were in doubt until the final whistle. Uruguay did enough in the first game to hold off South Korea. In the second game, the USA didn’t do enough to hold off Ghana. Now American fans can stop [...]
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World Cup 2010 – Day Sixteen – The USA Finally Goes Home
Posted: June 27, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Ajax, Argentina, Bolton, Cavani, Dempsey, Donovan, England, Fulham, Germany, Ghana, Gyan, Kevin Prince-Boateng, Lee Chung-Yong, Mexico, MLS, Palermo, South Africa, South Korea, Suarez, Uruguay, USA, World Cup
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World Cup 2010 – Day Twelve – Bye Bye France!
Posted: June 23, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Anelka, Argentina, Blanco, Boca Juniors, Cha Du Ri, Chelsea, Demichelis, Deportivo, Domenech, France, Gourcuff, Greece, Guardado, Khumalo, Laurent Blanc, Lee Jung Soo, Malouda, Maradona, Messi, Mexico, Mphela, Nigeria, Palermo, Park Chu Young, South Africa, South Korea, Suarez, Uche, Uruguay, Vela, World Cup, Yakubu
Day twelve was the start of the final games of round one. Some teams were not mathematically assured to advance but they were pretty certain while others had to play their way in. Everyone was alive in Group A & B so the games were bound to be exciting. They were. Aside from the actual [...]
World Cup 2010 – The Preview – Different Venue, Same Samba Beat
Posted: June 10, 2010 by The Mark in SoccerTags: Cristiano Ronaldo, David Villa, Diego Maradona, Drogba, Eto'o, Fabio Capello, Fabregas, Germany, Hamsik, Huntelaar, Jozy Altidore, Kaka, Lionel Messi, North Korea, Pirlo, South Africa, South Korea, Torres, Vidic, World Cup, Wrestlemania, Zigic
The World Cup is finally here and I’m here to get you up to speed on what’s gonna happen in South Africa. Remember to come back after every matchday to get my thoughts on what’s going on in the World Cup. I don’t think there’s much excitement from the other contributors at Reverse Oreo Sports [...]
March Madness – Not Really Feeling It In South Korea
Posted: March 15, 2010 by The Mark in NCAA BasketballTags: Arkansas, Bookie, Bracket, Canada, CBS, Craig Bolerjack, Duke, Eastern Michigan, Final Four, Grant Hill, Gus Johnson, Ian Eagle, Jim Nantz, John Wall, justin.tv, Kansas Jayhawks, Kentucky, Malcolm Gladwell, March Madness, Mario Chalmers, Memphis Tigers, NBA, NCAA Tournament, New Mexico, North Carolina, One Shining Moment, Pittsburgh, Ray Allen, South Korea, Sports Illustrated, The Pit, UCONN, West Virginia
The selection and post-selection shows are finished and the brackets are all over the net waiting to be printed. By the way, if you’re in the States and you need help with your picks, make sure to pick up a copy of the Monday USA Today. They always, in my opinion, have the best coverage [...]
The Winter Olympics – Does Anyone Care?
Posted: February 11, 2010 by The Mark in Korea, OlympicsTags: Canada, Dan Jansen, Indianapolis Colts, Jim Nantz, Katarina Witt, Kim Yu-Na, Korea, Kristi Yamaguchi, Miracle on Ice, Nancy Kerrigan, New Orleans Saints, NHL, Oksana Baiul, Olympiad, South Korea, Summer, Summer Olympics, Super Bowl, Tonya Harding, Vancouver, Winter, Winter Olympics
The Winter Olympics start on Friday and I think I care less about them than I did about the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl had a team I don’t care about (New Orleans) against a team I hate (Indianapolis). Throw in the fact that I’m not in the states and the Super Bowl might as well have [...]
Dear Football (some sort of John Deere letter)
Posted: February 10, 2010 by The Bearded Guy in Movies, NCAA Football, NFL Football, Random ShitTags: Audi Super Bowl Ad, BCS, Big 12 Title Game, Bookie, Bowl Trips, Chiefs, Colt McCoy, Colts, Dumb and Dumber, Hank Baskett, Hurricane Season, Joe Pesci, Michael Crabtree, Michael Oher, Michigan, South Korea, Super Bowl, The Blasian
I feel like we don’t know each other anymore. We have been growing apart, although it’s not like I have not tried to stay together. We have both done spiteful things, but you especially Football. First, it started with my retirement from the game, not that I wouldn’t have continued to play, but I ran [...]
Guard Play Not Welcome In The KBL
Posted: January 11, 2010 by The Mark in Korea, Korean Sports, NBA Basketball, NCAA BasketballTags: Basketball, John Wall, KBL, Kelvin Sampson, Kentucky, Memphis, Samaki Walker, SK Knights, South Korea, Stephon Marbury
If you’re a point guard who can dribble, who can sort of see the floor and who can stop at the three-point line and pass the ball without ever getting a look at the basket, then the Korean Basketball League is the place for you. If, on the other hand, you can dribble, command the floor, [...]
