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Christiano Ronaldo, generally regarded as the greatest soccer player in the world, saw his team, Portugal, fall behind at the 62nd minute when Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani scored his second goal of the game.  Then, less than ten minutes later, Cavani was injured and was trying to limp off the field.  While play continued, Ronaldo went…

As the World Cup unfolds soccer fans are thrilled with the games, with great plays, great mistakes, and unexpected outcomes.  Soccer is perhaps the best example of any sport in which one great player is not enough to win.  It takes a group of players totally willing and committed to putting team goals ahead of…

In case you missed it:  High school pitcher Ty Koehn struck out the final opposing batter Jack Kocon to secure his team the section championship and a spot at the Minnesota state titles.  But that’s not the story.  Here’s the story: after securing the win, Koehn brushed aside his excited catcher and embraced Kocon in…

Hail to the Champions: the Washington Capitals, the Golden State Warriors, Triple Crown Winner Justify, Simona Halep and Rafael Nadal !   Now that’s a week !!!   How many of those championships did you care about or even watch? Some we’re sure (if you’re reading this!) !!  So, here’s the question: what made those teams or…

One of the best moments of any game are those that immediately follow the end, when players who have competed furiously until the end meet their opponents and greet each other often in genuine friendship.   The game may be over and one team is thrilled while the other is often bitterly disappointed, but this does…

There has been a big Internet controversy over when an audio tape is played whether you hear “Yanny” or “Laurel.”  Siri tells me that she hears Yanny, but that only half of us will believe her!    How is this like the Code?  We think this is a fun illustration of something important: even when we…

Robinson Cano, the second baseman of the Seattle Mariners, has been suspended for 80 games for taking illegal drugs.  So, he now becomes another name in the list of “cheaters.”  He not only has lost his reputation but probably his likely inclusion in the Hall of Fame.  Voters don’t like cheaters.   Some commentators have wondered…