Watching a draft is almost as intense as watching a game for many sports fans. While the individual picks won’t necessarily win or lose any specific game, it can have an impact on how a teams do during the next season. That being said, some fans take it too far, letting their emotions get in … Continue reading “Knicks Fans Must Give Kristaps Porzingis Time to Prove Himself”
After looking incredibly sluggish through the first four matches of this year’s World Cup, manager Jill Ellis finally made a change to her starting 11 that wasn’t forced because of suspensions. Ellis chose to start Amy Rodriguez, a newcomer to the Women’s World Cup, in place of iconic star Abby Wambach Friday evening against China. … Continue reading “Better Offenseive Showing Gives USWNT Hope Against Germany”
June 26, 2015 • 0
Roughly 10 months after sketching it out in a journal and just barely starting writing the code, the heavy duty development with Giornalismo is over. This week I wrapped up the majority of what I have with the theme, cut a couple of things out and fixed a few things to get it ready for … Continue reading “A Soft Opening for Giornalismo”
June 25, 2015 • 0
The time frame between May 23 and June 19 is a period FC Dallas would rather forget. During that time, the Hoops managed zero wins, going 0-2-3, suffered to losses of three or more goals and slipped from the top of the conference to fighting of a playoff spot. And all of this came away … Continue reading “FC Dallas Desperately Needs a Win in First Game at Home in Some Time”
Somehow, someway the U.S. women’s national team is into the quarterfinals in the Women’s World Cup. But if you watched each of the matches without the goals, you might think otherwise. Through four games in this tournament, the U.S. has scored just six goals — one of which came on a penalty and two that … Continue reading “USWNT has to Change Offensive Formation, Tactics to Have a Chance”
Last Wednesday, summer officially started. Yes, I know summer really started Sunday, but Wednesday was the Drum Corps International premiere at Lucas Oil Stadium and simulcast in theaters across the country, starting off nearly two-month long journey across the country that will end up right back in Indianapolis in August. Yes, summer is officially here. … Continue reading “Summer of DCI Should be Another Entertaining Season”
In the world of sports, there is an eternal struggle between referees and players, especially in soccer. Some players, particularly the star players, think they’re above the rules and referees usually try to rein them back in. This usually results in heated confrontations, especially in big matches. Chelsea has perfected surrounding the center official en … Continue reading “Dempsey Actions Agains Official Embarrassing”
The U.S. Women’s National team managed to survive the proverbial “Group of Death” and survive is absolutely the correct for how they performed in those three matches. The U.S. didn’t exactly look like the dominating team that came so close to taking the World Cup four years ago. Yes, the defense was much improved, allowing … Continue reading “After Escaping ‘Group of Death’, U.S. has Great Chance to Make Run”
June 18, 2015 • 0
So after the success of Nuovo and the JM Breaking News plugin, I’ve restarted working on Giornalismo full time. I ended up getting a ton fixed on it over the past couple of days, but no one change was bigger than the font and a slight color change. After taking a beginner graphic design class … Continue reading “Complete Style Change for Giornalismo”
Tonight starts the almost two-month journey for the 20+ World Class drum corps of DCI. The DCI premiere at Lucas Oil Stadium and shown in theaters around the country kicks off the summer of drum corps as the corps then criss-cross the country before winding up back in Indianapolis for the championships in early to … Continue reading “Previewing the DCI 2015 Shows”
