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Arsenal & Tottenham Hold Key to Liverpool & Man U Title Hopes

After Liverpool's draw at home against Arsenal on Tuesday and Man U's victory over Portsmouth yesterday, the title is the Red Devils' to lose...

Written by John Houmes about 7 months ago 518 reads 9 comments
Champions League Draw Preview

The group stage is over and the draw speculation has begun: Is it better to have won the group or been the runner-up? Is Real Madrid a good draw amidst all the transition they've had, or will ...

Written by John Houmes about 11 months ago 181 reads 9 comments
Liverpool FC: Right Where They Need To Be

Some Liverpool supporters are boldly declaring: "This is our year!" Other Reds fans, afraid of jinxing their chances, won't say Premier League and Title in the same sentence...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 141 reads 6 comments
USA Lose Water Polo Gold to Hungary; Silver Medal Still a Victory

No one expected the U.S. men's water polo team, ranked ninth in the world, to win their group in preliminary play. It surely wasn't expected that they would defeat Serbia in the semi-finals, ...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 303 reads 0 comments
Serbia and Montenegro Play for Water Polo Bronze as Montenegro and Serbia

In 1991, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia began to disband during a series of violent wars. Croatia, which would become a water polo super power, became an independent state during ...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 424 reads 1 comments
U.S. Women Lose Water Polo Gold to Netherlands

With 26 seconds left in the match and her team tied at eight with the United States, the Netherlands' Danielle de Bruijn scored her seventh goal in the gold medal match. The last two U.S...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 259 reads 0 comments
Montenegro Advances Past Croatia and into Water Polo's Final Four

Croatia came into today's quarterfinal match as the top ranked men's water polo team in the world. Montenegro entered as European champions and first-time Olympic competitors...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 254 reads 0 comments
Women's Water Polo: Late Goal Propels Team USA into Finals

With one minute left in the match against archrivals Australia, U.S. women's water polo captain Brenda Villa scored to put her team ahead by one and a step closer to the gold medal game.The teams had started the second half tied at four before the U...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 220 reads 0 comments
Women's Water Polo: Italy Ties U.S. With Late Goal

Today the world champion U.S. women's water polo team took on the Olympic champion Italians at the Yingdong Natatorium in a Group A preliminary match. Italy came on strong and scored two goals in the first period...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 524 reads 0 comments
Kayaker Wins First Medal Ever for Togo; Critics Remain

By the time Benjamin Boukpeti took his first stroke into the whitewater in the men's K-1 Kayak final, he had already captured the hearts of the fans at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 191 reads 1 comments
Olympic Spirit Calls for Fans to Respect the "Peculiar Sports"

On a vacation home from college, I had decided to attend a water polo match to see my high school Alma Mater play. I was currently playing water polo at my university, but had played summer ...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 456 reads 8 comments
Women's Water Polo: USA Edges China in Shootout

The heavily favored U.S. Women's Water Polo team came into yesterday's preliminary match as current World Champions, and looking to start the long road to the Gold Medal game...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 389 reads 0 comments
Men's Water Polo: Azevedo Leads USA Past China

While most eyes were focused on the China vs. U.S match-up on the basketball court, Yingdong Natatorium prepared for the same match-up in the pool. Seventh-place finishers from the 2004 Olympics, the U...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 332 reads 1 comments
Men's Basketball: USA Tops China by 31

The United States/China basketball match-up in the Group B prelims was one of the most anticipated events of the Beijing Olympics...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 472 reads 0 comments
MLS: Let's Get Some Originality

I don't want to complain. Major League Soccer has plenty of things going well for them right now. Their all-stars just defeated another EPL club. The popularity of soccer in America is growing...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 339 reads 2 comments
EPL Fantasy Football: Tips On Winning

So you're ready for the upcoming premier season, and you're already scouting out whom you're going to pick for your fantasy team...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 5,629 reads 4 comments
Euro 2008: Round One Wrap-Up

Things are far from being determined in each of the groups in the Euro 2008 tournament. Rankings will change, and it is no time for leading teams to get arrogant...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 346 reads 1 comments
UEFA Bans FC Porto From Champions League

The eyes of the Portuguese have been focused on their national side, with the European tournament right around the corner. But the Portuguese club champs, FC Porto, have managed to steal some headlines today...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 865 reads 9 comments
European Football... Its Time for a Salary Cap—Part 3

We can quit holding our breath (not really) now that Manchester City's Asian tour is over and the European season has largely come to a close. Our eyes now turn to summer transfers, where the market promises to be footloose and fancy free...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 1,432 reads 13 comments
European Football... Its Time for a Salary Cap—Part Two

As I've been watching the Premier League archives recently, I've grown frustrated. Don't get me wrong. I love watching great matches from the '90s and earlier this decade. What frustrates me is that I don't see anything new...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 1,353 reads 10 comments
European Football... Its Time for a Salary Cap—Part One

In 1994, the National Football League (American Football) introduced a hard salary cap limiting the amount of money each team could spend on players...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 1,591 reads 0 comments
Liverpool: Memories From This Season

Liverpool supporters have many highs and lows to reflect on from this season. Here are 21 memories, listed in chronological order that I will think of when I remember the 2007-2008 Liverpool ...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 612 reads 8 comments
John Arne Riise: You'll Never Walk Alone

Three minutes and forty seconds into the four minutes of injury time at the end of the match, Anfield erupted into the chorus of You'll Never Walk Alone...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 630 reads 7 comments
Liverpool-Arsenal: Reflections on the Triology

Liverpool Arsenal? That was so last week. Well, you're right. But with all the hype and importance around the trilogy, this series is worth reflecting on...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 590 reads 6 comments
Liverpool-Arsenal: The Series, Part Two

Over the course of seven days, Arsenal and Liverpool will face-off three times: Wednesday at the Emirates for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Saturday again at the Emirates ...

Written by John Houmes about about 1 year ago 1,190 reads 13 comments

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John Houmes Article Archive

Arsenal & Tottenham Hold Key to Liverpool & Man U Title Hopes

Champions League Draw Preview

Liverpool FC: Right Where They Need To Be

USA Lose Water Polo Gold to Hungary; Silver Medal Still a Victory

Serbia and Montenegro Play for Water Polo Bronze as Montenegro and Serbia

U.S. Women Lose Water Polo Gold to Netherlands

Montenegro Advances Past Croatia and into Water Polo's Final Four

Women's Water Polo: Late Goal Propels Team USA into Finals

Women's Water Polo: Italy Ties U.S. With Late Goal

Kayaker Wins First Medal Ever for Togo; Critics Remain

Olympic Spirit Calls for Fans to Respect the "Peculiar Sports"

Women's Water Polo: USA Edges China in Shootout

Men's Water Polo: Azevedo Leads USA Past China

Men's Basketball: USA Tops China by 31

MLS: Let's Get Some Originality

EPL Fantasy Football: Tips On Winning

Euro 2008: Round One Wrap-Up

UEFA Bans FC Porto From Champions League

European Football... Its Time for a Salary Cap—Part 3

European Football... Its Time for a Salary Cap—Part Two

European Football... Its Time for a Salary Cap—Part One

Liverpool: Memories From This Season

John Arne Riise: You'll Never Walk Alone

Liverpool-Arsenal: Reflections on the Triology

Liverpool-Arsenal: The Series, Part Two

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