The Mystery Spot

I am not a Columbus Crew supporter. I am a Columbus Crew fan. I am not, nor have never been a season ticket holder but I have been to a...

It is probably the best sports team story I have seen in my lifetime. The rise of Leicester City Football Club from Division One of the Eng...

Been trying to avoid the news, but it's hard to not see the effects of the tragedy in Charleston. I live in a racist, violent country - ...

Today marked the official start of the English Premier League season. With MLS in full swing and the World Cup over the anticipation of the ...

So proud of the U.S. Men's Soccer Team, even after their defeat by Belgium today. They worked hard today, and in every game this World C...

For me it happened on my seventh birthday - when you see something for the first time that is much bigger than you thought it was. The Wor...

I was getting my car repaired this morning. ESPN was on in the waiting area. Some guy whose tire was being fixed said that he did not unders...

Yesterday Everton did what they had not done in 21 years, beat Manchester United at Old Trafford. Quite the match, from what I could gather ...

A dramatic day began on the train to Glasgow, where I ended up seasted with two guys on the way to the Celtic match. Each had an open beer, ...

The Columbus Blue Jackets find themselves in the unfamiliar position of being in a four game winning streak. In two hours there game two of ...

I was at a Barnes and Noble recently, looking through the magazine rack I noticed about half a dozen soccer magazines, none of which were th...

A quarter of the the games of the current NHL season have been cancelled due to the owner's lockout. The Winter Classic, the All Star Ga...

Ran a few errands today and while driving I saw the price of gas at one station go from $3.10 a gallon to $3.45, within about two hours. Thi...

You may remember that we saw the Vice President's limo go by my workplace last week. Turns out, after his speech there were still people...

Wes Anderson's new film, Moonrise Kingdom, oozes with precocious charm. It's everything that is good about a Wes Anderson film - The...

Big night in the sports world as Matt Cain pitched the 22nd no hitter in MLB history. Ended up staying up until one in the morning to watch ...

Saw the Avengers on Friday night. An hour and a half of exposition that leads to an hour of carnage as a good portion of Midtown Manhattan i...

The end of the EPL season is this Sunday. Who cares about the drama that will unfold. What's more important is who has the coolest hair....

Bolton's midfielder Fabrice Muamba remains in critical condition after having a heart attack on Saturday. The soccer world is coming to...

After watching Everton play Sunderland to a draw in yesterday morning's FA Cup match I had not counted on watching any more soccer. I wa...