In an interview in a hotel restaurant here last weekend, Altidore, a striker for the United States soccer team, navigated some difficult memories with ease. The game in January during which thousands of Dutch league fans chanted monkey noises at him? He seemed unfazed by the recounting. The vile language he heard at an under-17 tournament? He did not blink as he described the hateful scene.

Born in November 1989 to Haitian parents in New Jersey and raised in Boca Raton, Fla., Altidore has encountered discrimination for much of his life. When the subject of Italy was raised, though, he hesitated...

Tim Tebow to be QB for the Patriots? Who'd a thunk it!

Tim Tebow to be QB for the Patriots? Who'd a thunk it!

Good old fashioned goal tending.

Great block but against a nobody and the game ws out of reach already. Also why did Lebron only start scoring when the heat were up by 15 and the pressure was off? Overrated.

I really do not watch the nba anymore. Too many fouls are called. If u sneeze on someone they call a foul b

If you get the chance, check out the ESPN documentary about the memorable 1983 when six quarterbacks were taken in the first round. That draft will be remembered for John and Jack Elway refusing to play for the Baltimore Colts, who drafted him with the first overall pick.

What I didn't realize at the time as Baltimore was considering trading the pick, and later the rights to Elaway, was that the Raiders and Cowboys came very close to getting Elway, that Tom Landry really disliked Danny White, and Bill Walsh and the 49ers were willing to trade Joe Montana in a heartbeat for the rights to Elway.

The other big story of the draft was that Dan Marino fell to the second last pick of the first round after five qbs had aready been selected, including Division II qb Ken O'Brien, whose name was first heard to Marino at the time the Jets selected him (O'Brien ended up being a solid qb).

What wasn't mentioned was the fact that drug rumors from numerous sources surrounded Marino and scared teams away. Also, Marino had one of the lowest Wonderlic test scores for a qb at the time and he had a reputation for being dumber than a brick.

I remember that draft as Pittsburgh selected a defensive end, Gabe Rivera, who wrestled alligators and was as fast as lightning. His promising career was ended when six games into his rookie season, he was severely injured when he crashed his car after a night of drinking, leaving him paralyzed from the chest down.

I know the US is not a rugby hot bed but it is here. Whilst the UK is split into its 4 member nations when we play rugby, every 4 years we pick the best, the Lions and tour the southern hemisphere sides, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia, who quite frankly are better than us!! So it is that this year we have been playing the Aussies and lo and behold beat them 2-1. This is the first series the Lions have won in 16 years so we are quite happy about it all to be honest.

I see Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell have both failed drug tests. How very disappointing

100 game suspensions?? Too many or not enough in your opinion Klyd??