fifa confederations cup
- Getting ready to watch the World Cup? Here's everything you need to know before tuning in for the next four weeks.
- This week the TV in our house has been filled with opening-round games of the Confederations Cup, being played in the same stadiums and cities that will host
- The Pittsburgh Steelers cut kicker Josh Scobee less than 48 hours after he missed two late field-goal attempts against the Baltimore Ravens.
- Jozy Altidore scored two second-half goals in his return to the U.S. national team, and the Americans rallied to beat Peru, 2-1 in an exhibition Friday night in Washington.
- United States men's soccer team striker Clint Dempsey achieved his first hat trick in an international match when he scored three goals in Saturday's 6-0 rout of Cuba.
- The preliminary round run to M&T Bank Stadium for Saturday's CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal knockout game against Cuba has been fueled mostly by the old guard.
- With Tim Howard taking a one-year break from the team, Brad Guzan has emerged as the potential No. 1 goalkeeper for Team USA not only in this year's Gold Cup but as it gets ready for the 2017 Confederations Cup and the 2018 World Cup.
- Courtney Kalisz, James A. "Jim" Pusateri, John Ferrari and Russell "Kim" Williams will be inducted into the Maryland Swimming Hall of Fame on Oct. 24.
- Brazil and Croatia will open the World Cup Thursday with a big Group A match.