Wings For Wheels

Believe it or not, friends, but there actually is a Sports section at Popdose. Up until this week, it hasn’t been touched since the end of the NFL season. But I volunteered to provide commentary on the World Cup over there, so those of you who have missed my “expert” analysis since I stopped Booked For Dissent can follow along there.

Here are my previews of each of the groups:

Groups A & B

Groups C & D

Groups E & F

Groups G & H

And as long as I’m at talking about sports, what an incredible night in my adopted hometown last night! Congratulations to the Blackhawks and their fans, who have waited 49 years to see the Stanley Cup back in Chicago. I live on the 18th floor of a high-rise in a quiet neighborhood, and I could hear screaming and horns down on the street for hours after the game. Friends were telling me that fireworks were going off near them. I glad I don’t live in Wrigleyville, which was a madhouse.

And the sound of Flyers fans shocked into silence? Well, that’s just icing on the cake. Way to live up to the worst reputation in sports by booing the presentation of the Conn Smythe Trophy and the Cup. Stay classy, Philly!