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Best US Men's National Team GK Ever? IMO, it's a close call between Tony Meola, Kasey Keller and Brad Friedel. I gotta go with the latter, though. I like Kasey but he made some terrible mistakes in the game against Iran (1998 FIFA World Cup) that cost us the game (not only his fault, defense was horrible too). So my choice is Friedel - the third most-capped goalkeeper in U.S. national team history. He was the first choice goalkeeper for the 1992 Olympic team but was unable to beat out Tony Meola as 1st choice GK for the 1994 World Cup. His chance came, and Friedel made his World Cup debut in the 1998 World Cup where he conceded one goal as the U.S. lost to Yugoslavia 1-0. He lived up to his growing reputation in the 2002 World Cup as the U.S. went on a surprising run to the quarterfinals, which included a 3–2 victory over Portugal in group play and Friedel's shutout in a 2:0 second-round win over arch-rival Mexico. http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38080000/jpg/_38080511_friedel301.jpg Friedel (right) was inspirational for the USA at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. USA eventually lost to Germany (the runner-up). Friedel is also the first keeper to save two penalty kicks (during regular play) in a World Cup finals tournament since 1974. During that spectacular 2002 World Cup run, he was dubbed "The Human Wall" for a reason! Tim Howard still has to prove me a lot. P.S. Brad's game-tying goal for Blackburn from a few years ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGkxvL65Tt4

I guess the rehab is over: http://socialitelife.com/photos/blake-griffin-goes-skins-on-vacation/blake-griffin-relaxes-on-vacation-2 Blake Griffin was forced to miss the Olympics after he suffered torn cartilage in his left knee and had surgery, but at this time it's feeling good. "I came back after surgery and started rehabbing and getting back into it. I've been shooting and lifting [weights] and all that for a while now," Griffin tells the Los Angeles Times. "So, I'm pretty much back at 100%, been back at 100% for a little bit. So I'm good." Griffin has been working in the gym and he should be fully fit when training camp opens on Oct. 1. "We're kind of taking our time with it and really making sure we meet every single area and making sure that my strength is 100% back to where it needs to be," said Griffin. "But it's been there for two or three weeks now. So, really, I'm just kind of working myself into condition and still getting my basketball work in and getting my lifts in." -- Nick Borges http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/features/rumors/_/date/20120825#26776

HBD, Mentch!

http://i.imgur.com/Rq1KW.jpg " I ain't saying she's a gold digger. But she ain't messin with no broke Mario!"

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True. CTRL+F 'Brooklyn' from now on should help tho'.

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NEW ORLEANS — Tom Benson sat on stage at the New Orleans Arena on Monday afternoon, his wife Gayle to his right and NBA commissioner David Stern to his left and in front of a blue banner with the NBA logo scattered on it. And while Stern and the other dignitaries around him were content to discuss Benson’s acquisition of the New Orleans Hornets, the new owner had other plans. Specifically, a name change for the city’s professional basketball team. “We want to change the name from the Hornets to something that means New Orleans, La.,” Benson said, unprovoked by questioning. “The Hornets don’t mean anything.” Stern, his face firmly planted in his hands, responded immediately, saying that Benson doesn’t technically own the team yet since the NBA Board of Governors has yet to approve the sale. The name change was just one thing Benson and the NBA announced, including the awarding of the 2014 All-Star game to New Orleans, a prerequisite in accordance to the negotiated lease that was announced in March. Source

http://espn.go.com/espn/playbook/story/_/id/8298718/uni-watch-power-rankings-rates-nba-uniforms-1-30 'a graphic representation of a five-on-five basketball game'? Never thought of that.

Source Nooooo...

Michael Jackson - "Bad" vs. Weird Al - "Fat" Michael Jackson's "Bad" music video compared to Weird Al Yankovic's "Fat" music video. Check out the amazing similarities!

Unforgettable...

Source....?

My thoughts exactly. Also: 'only' 2 more years. 'Only'...? I mean, if someone said that about Iverson, he would've made a press conference about it, and say 'only' about 27 times: http://i.imgur.com/UaiNO.png Note: I'm NOT making fun of anyone here. No offense.

Epitome of epicness -- "Ronald Reagan Riding a Velociraptor" by Jason Heuser: http://i.imgur.com/7090Z.jpg Source He looks more like Al Gore, or Romney (a bit) but whatever...

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This had me cracking up... it's true tho'.

A coincidence Dwight landed in LA a month later..? I don't think so.

Could've posted that in The Random Thread... u sure got me tho'. 'information'.

So we have a tie between Torres and RVP.

I'd hit that!

So who'll be inducted next? Ben (Jammin), Kairu (GamerGuy), Brandon (RD), HWP..?