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Posted by: Bradley McDonald

A lot of sportage has taken place since I last posted any news. Here's a roundup to keep you informed:

• The US had a chance to move on to the second round of the World Cup, but lost a 2-1 match against Ghana. No, Ghana is not a disease, it's a real country over in..um...overseas. Do not give up on the US yet, soccer fans! I plan on training diligently for the next four years and take over the starting point guard spot for Team USA in the next World Cup! And in keeping with the tradition of soccer stars known only by one name, I will henceforth be known as Bradle'.
  
• The Miami Heat are the 2005-2006 NBA Champions and Bill Simmons thinks that's a bad thing. I tend to agree. I enjoyed watching the Mavs offense much more than Wade's...errr...Miami's offense. As great as Dwyane Wade is, I like to see all five players involved, not just a pass-the-ball-to-the-star-and-stand-to-the-side offense. Call me old school. Anyway, Wade definitely proved he will be one of the great ones with his Finals performance.
• There was no Tiger/Phil battle at the US Open. Tiger didn't even make the cut and Phil flat out choked and gave the victory to relatively uknown Geoff Ogilvy.
• The American League has been dominating the National League in interleague play. Even the best team in the NL, the (ahem) St. Louis Cardinals, have lost seven in a row to the AL. And, yes, the Mighty Pujols is back. The 'Stros haven't fared much better, losing 7 our of 10 on the current interleague trip.

Did I miss anything? Oh, yeah...

• Oregon State won its first National Championship in baseball tonight, but does anyone care besides the folks in Oregon? I know I don't get into college baseball unless LSU is involved, even thought I'm a huge MLB fan. The difference in the talent level between college and the pros in baseball is probably the largest in all of sports. Rarely is there a college baseball game played without an error.