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In between the lines What a difference a half of basketball can make. The Sixers seemed to be cruising along on their way to a 3-1 series lead, ready to validate that game one was a fluke. At that point, … Continue reading →

In between the lines There was a LOT to feel good about with this game. And that’s accounting for the angst and nerves related to injury scares with Danny (calf, end result of boot), Tobi (dumb cameraman) and Jo (any … Continue reading →

I think it’s a good time to bring back one of our old regular features, Tuesday’s Top Twelve.  We were appropriately afraid that “Top Ten” lists would get too trendy, so we do Top Twelve.  We were not appropriately afraid of … Continue reading →

With Opening Day right around the corner, there will be plenty of roster-related and wins projections articles to digest. However, something different is on my mind at the moment. The world changed in early 2020. We were so naïve. It … Continue reading →

Group C: Germany v. N. Ireland Poland v. Ukraine Not really much of interest here with these final Group C games.  Northern Ireland could get to the magic number 4 points with a draw vs. Germany.  Even though they were … Continue reading →

Wales v. Russia The magic number in this group stage is really 4 points.  If you get to 4 points, you’re almost certainly through to the knock-out stage.  With three points, it will most likely come down to goal differential. … Continue reading →

Romania v. Albania The first of our final group stage games here, as Group A will wrap things up with the only two games of the day, both at 3 PM.  Are these two eastern European countries under-rated, or are … Continue reading →

Saturday, June 18th: Ireland v. Belgium (Group E) Ireland was actually pretty impressive in their first game, as they outplayed Sweden despite just coming away with one point.  Sweden didn’t have a single shot on goal, with their only goal coming … Continue reading →

Friday, June 17th: Italy v. Sweden What a performance by the Italians in their win over Belgium.  We knew the defense would be the strength of the team, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a better performance from a defense … Continue reading →

Thursday, June 16th: England v. Wales This one obviously has the intrigue of the two British nations going against each other.  As if England wouldn’t have virtually all of the pressure on them in this match-up already, they now come … Continue reading →