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That Was Ugly: Costa Rica 3, U.S. 1

June 3rd, 2009 · 4 Comments · soccer, World Cup

It was almost as if the U.S. national soccer team was channeling the Lakers: Hardly showing up for a road game they really didn’t have to win — and getting hammered. It’s tough to play in Costa Rica. The Ticos are one of the top three soccer nations in CONCACAF, and carried into the match […]

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The China Daily: I’ll Never Be That Desperate

June 3rd, 2009 · 6 Comments · Beijing Olympics, Newspapers, Sports Journalism

It looks like it might be a good job. A print journalism job. Titled. Overseas. Maybe a real salary. The sort of job any of the thousands of print journos thrown out of the business in the past couple of years might find attractive. The ad is for a pair of openings at the China […]

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