KC Headlines: Sporting KC Advances, Fountain Lady Update, Full House Returns
By Ben Nielsen
Nov 6, 2013; Kansas City, KS, USA; New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis (1) cannot make the stop on a goal scored by Sporting KC forward Claudio Bieler (16) during the second overtime of the match at Sporting Park. Sporting KC won 3-1. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
ABOUT LAST NIGHT…
Sporting Kansas City 3, New England Revolution 1 (SKC wins aggregate, 4-3, to advance)
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow. (Analysis.)
Sporting Kansas City advanced to the Eastern Conference finals somehow. I’m not sure how, I just know it happened. Oh, yes, I watched the entire match – all 120+ game minutes of it – and I still have no idea how Sporting scored three goals. Let alone how Benny Feilhaber got that ball on the foot of Claudio Bieler. An utterly ridiculous play be Feilhaber.
What a tremendous match – a match that was probably the final straw in making me a soccer fan.
Also, I wrote that entire paragraph – and this sentence – with the voice of John Oliver narrating in my head. Oh, yes, it’s that kind of morning.
ALSO: Don’t forget Oklahoma plays at Baylor and Oregon plays at Stanford tonight. Those games should be way more entertaining than Washington at Minnesota.
IN OTHER NEWS…
– Okay, so this Wiggins things is going to get out of hand really fast. Also, Wiggins went to class??? (Wall Street Journal)
– Nick Jacobs breaks down the details of what makes Denver’s offense so potent. (Arrowhead Pride)
– David Lesky breaks down which Royals are likely to regress in 2014. Why does he do that? Because he hates the Royals – only logical conclusion. (But, really, it’s a good read). (Pine Tar Press)
– Without question this is the best review of any defensive line ever written. I dare you to prove me wrong. (Rock M Nation)
– Remember “Fountain Lady” and how she got fired from her job for being waaaaaay too drunk? Well, Iowa is going to give her unemployment benefits. Beers on Fountain Lady!
"Iowa administrative law judge Bonny Hendricksmeyer ruled in McCoy’s favor. She said McCoy’s “off-duty, on-vacation-in-another-state conduct, while certainly questionable on many levels, does not rise to the level of substantial, job-related misconduct sufficient to warrant a denial of unemployment benefits.” (Associated Press)"
ELSEWHERE AND EVERYWHERE…
– Full House is on it’s way towards making a return to television in pilot form. Why? Deity knows, but it shouldn’t be happening.
– Someone named Graham Davis sold the naming rights to his fantasy football team. Graham Davis is a genius.
– Wil Myers is a finalist for Rookie of the Rear. Said Myers: “I don’t know, I might do something crazy.” This is all a true story.
– A really long, but really good Robert Redford profile.
"“Oh, there were some fun times with my leading ladies,” says Redford with a twinkle. He doesn’t elaborate, but instead tells me about visiting Jimmy Carter in Plains, Georgia, during the 1976 presidential campaign and being disappointed when Lillian Carter, Jimmy’s mom, remarked, “Mighty glad to have you here, but I’d much rather have Paul Newman.”"
ONE MORE THING…
This is basically the Chiefs offense right now.