The U.S. and soccer – that joke isn't funny anymore

Good view from Reuters. "Ranking in relation to other sports really doesn't matter. In the era of niche television, niche websites, niche entertainment and niche marketing , soccer clearly has an important and growing niche in the sporting life of the United States."

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World Cup 2010: Are we guilty of a black and white view of South Africa?

With World Cup 2010 approaching, it may be worth asking whether our attitude towards the host country is evolving as rapidly as the nation itself.

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A Collegial Hug for the Rejectees

Is there anything he can't write about? Hits the nail on the head (what else is new).

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Soccer club mistakenly mourns 'death' of player

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Fake Joba Chamberlain throws Belmar a curve

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Wayne Rooney still benefiting from official indulgence

"Rooney, it turns out, is more balanced and intelligent than such observers gave him credit for. Likewise his entourage appears more well intentioned than had been presumed.

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Talking Heads Caught in Moments of Silence

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As if Things Weren't Bad Enough, Russian Professor Predicts End of U.S.

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The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2008

Foreign Policy's web exclusive

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Fake Lunar Photos Sent Astronomers Over the Moon

Mocked-up photos of models of the moon's surface in the 19th century were widely acclaimed for their authenticity, and inspired astronomers to do better with the real thing.

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5 tech predictions from 1968 that were dead-on (and 5 that were completely nuts)

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The End of Instant Messaging (As We Know It)

"It's the end of instant messaging as we know it.

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That Old Feeling: You Know Dick

Resurfacing an oldie but a goodie.

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How would you fix the L.A. Galaxy?

The 2008 MLS playoffs are set to kick off on Thursday and, for the third straight season, the Los Angeles Galaxy won't be involved. Now that their season is over, it is time to consider what Arena can and will do to rebuild the Galaxy and end the playoff drought in 2009.

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Wait ... isn't that Hoboken's City Hall in that Obama video?

Hoboken's very own city hall makes an appearance in a Moveon.org video

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Thousands promise to shave heads if Spain wins Euro 2008

MADRID (AFP) — Thousands of supporters of the Spanish national team have vowed to shave their heads if their side wins the Euro 2008 football championship.

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Lure of Big Paycheck Tugs at Graduates Considering Public Service

A prominent education professor at Harvard has begun leading "reflection" seminars at three highly selective colleges, which he hopes will push undergraduates to think more deeply about the connection between their educations and aspirations.

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Two men scale New York Times building hours apart

Two men, one a practiced French stuntman known for climbing tall buildings, the other a New Yorker who said he wanted to raise awareness of the dangers of malaria, scaled the 52-story New York Times Building in Times Square on Thursday just hours apart.

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Pringles can designer buried in his work

The man who designed the Pringles potato crisp packaging system was so proud of his accomplishment that a portion of his ashes has been buried in one of the iconic cans.

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Manchester United reveal financial loss

LONDON - Manchester United had a $113.4 million net loss in the fiscal year ending last June 30, despite winning the English Premier League title.

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United play for the double on back of £58m losses

With Manchester United powering to a probable second successive Premier League title and ready for a Champions League final, it appears that life at Old Trafford could hardly be rosier, but the club's accounts, now published in full, detail a significantly bleaker picture of the  …

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Pa. college woos students with personalized ads

Wilkes University badly wanted 18-year-old Nicole Pollock to be part of its freshman class this fall - so much so that it made her the star of her own ad campaign.

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N.Y. police on Pope watch snatch river beaver

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police guarding the United Nations during Pope Benedict's visit on Friday made a rare discovery and rescue -- of a beaver struggling to swim past the world body's headquarters.

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Flipping their lids

"It's a gross-out skill little brothers seem to be born with – a knack for turning their eyelids inside out, effectively freaking out all the ladies in their lives." "A fun, freaky trick, sure.

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Behind the 'Super Tuesday' scene at NBC

NBC Nightly News digital correspondent Mara Schiavocampo offers a peek behind the curtain on one of the the biggest night's of the year. Watch the junk food fly as Super Tuesday heats up!

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