USA v England (World Cup in Lego)

I don't know if any of you are watching the World Cup but there have been a lot of great matches so far and the US is set to kick off against Slovenia in about a half an hour.

Team Canada Slapshot Through The Net

Olympic hockey is sizing up to be a great battle between the US and Canada for the gold. Let me throw out my recommendation if you are a sports and not generally inclined to watch hockey because this one may be one for the ages. US vs. Canada in Canada on Sunday (if both teams win their semi-final games. Team Canada is really melding together quite nicely (although it certainly helps to have four San Jose Sharks playing on the same line).

Oops... oh forget the video clip, it looks like it has now been blocked by the USOC. I know that they want to protect their copyrights but really? A few seconds of highlights from an Olympics hockey match isn't going to hurt and it probably would help increase ratings.

I tried to get some video from NBC's site but I am using Ubuntu and I can't run Silverlight... (Microsoft's Windows only streaming video platform)

Well, I guess you can go to CBC.ca and watch highlights of the Canada vs. Russia game here. Even though the final tally was 7-3 it was pretty intense throughout.

UPDATE: Ok, so I watched the CBC video and there are not highlights from the game. Way to go Olympics committee. You need to get with the times.

Vintage Olympics Stamps

This gallery is pretty small and only features older stamps. If you are aware of any larger/better galleries please leave the link in the comments.

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The 21 Best Hockey Goals Ever Seen!

I don't want to turn this into a sports blog but I do love the sport and some of these should be interesting even to a non-fan. My wife saw the clip of the kid doing the lacrosse style shootout goal and was pretty impressed (see below):

TSN's Top Ten NHL Shootout Goals from 2009

I don't usually post many sports related items in my blog but I am a huge fan of the NHL and the playoffs are coming soon (my team, the Avalanche, is the worst team in the West this year so I will be rooting for a Boston-Washington matchup in the East and a Detroit-San Jose matchup in the West).

Dominic Moore of the Toronto Maple Leafs Demonstrates the New Sport of Soccey

I saw this one Saturday night on Hockey Night In Canada. If they could only have scored on this play it would have made it much more impressive.