FIFA World Cup

Stephen Ross Is Bringing an International Soccer Tournament to Sun Life Stadium

Miami Dolphins owner Stephen "Chad Henne Is The Next Dan Marino" Ross is bringing an international soccer tournament to South Florida which is kind of like the World Cup, but not at all like it in the least. Ross is expected to announce that South Florida will host matches for what is being called ... More >>

Golden Opportunity: The Amazing True Story of a Scheme to Enrich a Continent

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax: Indianapolis Mobilizes for an Epic Battle With an Urban Legend

Women's Professional Soccer Plans to Eliminate Star-Studded magicJack Team

miamisoccerfan.com​The Boca Raton-based MagicJack team of Women's Professional Soccer has been in South Florida for just one year.Thanks to an owner who makes Mark Cuban look like a saint, WPS has announced that the league plans on ending the franchise at the end of the season, leaving 21 football ... More >>

Gerard Lopes, Accused of Murdering Mother, Rumored to Have Had Postkilling Hangout

BSOGerard Lopes​Within a week, police in South Florida arrested two young people for allegedly killing the ones who raised them -- 17-year-old Tyler Hadley is charged with murdering both his parents with a hammer last Saturday in Port St. Lucie, and 21-year-old Gerard Lopes has been charged with k ... More >>

West Palm Beach Has Thing for Women's Soccer? Number Three TV Market for World Cup Final

olympicgirls.netHope Solo has great hands.​ESPN's broadcast of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final between the United States and Japan garnered the network's highest rating for a women's sporting event in its history, apparently with some saturated viewership out of West Palm Beach.According to ... More >>

"Salam Rugby" Serves as a Good Start to This Year's Women's International Film & Arts Festival

Rick Scott, Nixing High-Speed Rail, Cedes Talent and Economic Benefit to the Muslim World

​"I didn't fight to become Gov. of the greatest state in nation to settle for a status quo that doesn't promote the potential of our people," tweeted Rick Scott in a typical bout of unsubstantiated braggadocio. See also: "Florida can become the most innovative and effective place in the country to ... More >>

Honduran Restaurants in South Florida: Ode to the Lowly Baleada

​In Honduras, the ubiquitous national snack/meal is a baleada. It's a fresh, hand-made, thicker-than-normal flour tortilla smeared with refried beans, crumbly queso, and crema; folded over; and devoured.In big cities like Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, big baladea chains and tiny stands start ser ... More >>

Celebrate Oktoberfest at These Authentic German Eateries

Good Times and German Beers at the Ambry

​I've been visiting a lot of German restaurants lately for Octoberfest and a column I'm writing for next week's paper. What's surprising is we have so many good places to eat German food down here. It's not a cuisine I'd typically turn to when looking for somewhere to go out, but it seems like lo ... More >>

Marco Rubio Has Risen With Lightning Speed, but Conservatives Alone Can't Carry Him to the White House

Celebrate Spain's World Cup Win With Spanish Tortilla

​After Spain's narrow World Cup victory yesterday, it's likely folks in Madrid are still partying hard. Not only do the Spanish have the World's best football team; they also have the World's best hangover cure. It's called a Spanish tortilla, and it's essentially a thick omelet eaten either on it ... More >>

Psychic Octopus Paul Is Not Psychic (Oh and He's a Virgin), Says WPB Museum

Courtesy Theresa KewleyOllie the Octopus​ESPN would have you believe that Spain won the World Cup, and sure, there's some merit to that. But the true hero of the 2010 games was Paul, the "psychic" German octopus who correctly predicted the winner of Germany's seven matches as well as the champions ... More >>

Street Soccer

10 Places in Fort Lauderdale To Watch The World Cup Finals

Flickr: toksuede​ Want to find a nice cool Broward/Palm Beach spot to drink your guilt away -- after you call in sick so you can watch what's left of the World Cup? Yeah, us too. Here's a list of recommendations for spending your AWOL time while you catch these following matches: Germany and Spai ... More >>

A New Champion

2010 FIFA World Cup: USA vs. Ghana

Kangaroo Flavored Potato Chips? Walkers Crisps Capture World Cup Fever -- Sort Of

John Linn​No doubt many folks are watching the World Cup this morning as the U.S. takes on Algeria in a match that will decide the fate of both teams. Here at home, people will probably watch the game curled up on the couch or sitting in a pub munching on bags of Lay's Potato Chips. But in the U.K ... More >>

Altidore...Dempsey...Donovan...OMFG!!!

There it is, the moment, the golden goal. Boca Raton's Jozy Altidore hit the cross. Clint Dempsey took the first shot on goal. Landon Donovan buried it in the back of the net, in the first minute of stoppage time, to keep the United States alive in the World Cup.

Altidore Dominates, Doesn't Score, in U.S. Draw with Slovenia

flickr.com​After a solid World Cup debut against England, Boca Raton product and U.S. striker Jozy Altidore was a key in today's amazing 2-2 draw with Slovenia.After an early run on goal, Altidore had a quiet first half. He wasn't alone; the entire team looked sluggish out of the gate and the scor ... More >>

Jozy Altidore Kicks the Hell Out of a British Tea Party; Can He Do This to American Tea Parties, Please?

Continuing his ESPN campaign as a poster boy for U.S. Soccer, Boca Raton native Jozy Altidore recorded this entertaining video with the cable sports network, in which he's invited to kick a soccer ball at a couple OF British gentlemen trying to enjoy a spot of tea.That sprained ankle looks pretty go ... More >>

Doggie Bag: This Week in Charlie

John LinnTacos de trompo from El Agave Azul in Davie.​This week on the blog:We recap the Burger Battle in two posts -- the best, and the worst.Our custom chocolate bar from Chocomize arrived this week, and it was everything we had hoped for.To go with all the burgers, we sip some milkshakes at WPB ... More >>

Kicking Off the World Cup in Boynton With Screaming Bafana Bafana Fans

Chris Kirchhoff, MediaClubSouthAfrica.com ​By 10 a.m., the plates of ham, eggs, and bacon are steaming on the bar at Slainte Irish Pub in Boynton Beach, next to fresh bloody marys. Julie Murphy, a redhead wearing a yellow T-shirt with the words Ke Nako ("It's Time") emblazoned on the back, command ... More >>

World Cup: England vs. USA

Eat for Free at Tucci's During the World Cup

​We've heard of big game prices, but this is ridiculous: According to Worstpizza.com, Tucci's Fire 'N' Coal Pizza in Boca Raton is offering free food during each of the World Cup games below. And not just a free slice or two either. Show up during these times and try a sampling of all the items on ... More >>

Jozy Altidore Back From Ankle Sprain, Will Play in Saturday's World Cup Match

FlickrAltidore​Jozy Altidore, the Boca Raton-born forward for the United States World Cup team, survived his first full practice since an ankle sprain and now will be available Saturday when the Americans open tournament play with a match against England.He's one of two key players with health con ... More >>

Playing the Field

U.S. World Cup Equation: Donovan Altidore = Goal

The U.S. Soccer Team is hoping that the Landon Donovan/Jozy Altidore combination on display this weekend against Turkey will stay sharp with just 11 days before the team opens World Cup play with a match versus Great Britain.Being a talented, charismatic young player who plays a glamorous position ... More >>

Boca's Soccer Star in ESPN Commercial

That's Jozy Altidore, the U.S. striker whose Haitian-born parents brought him up in Boca Raton. Of course, this ad's a way for ESPN to show it's hip to this summer's World Cup. Altidore is one of the sports leading American ambassadors. Let's hope that this video is Google-friendly enough to help t ... More >>

Don’t Sweat the Thunder

Crick in the Park

A French Connection

The food at these two former French joints is magnifique

Clematis Treat

La Palma Grill

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