Geez, more woke pablum brought to you by ESPN it gets tiresome I like getting scores from them. Maybe read an occasional story. And stream a lot of sports, mainly SEC off whatever service I have to pay for Their shows are leftist political drivel. The WNBA issues are CC and Sophie. Blah blah blah. Plus now Mark Ogden clutching his pearls. Tightly. To his chest Mark, please hush and let us enjoy the games. From the Article: The United States men's national team had a big win Sunday without even kicking a ball. But Folarin Balogun's suspension reprieve, which allows him to play in Monday's round-of-16 clash against Belgium, is bad for the World Cup and, in the end, might also be bad for Mauricio Pochettino's team. Who wants to win if victory becomes tainted by murky interventions that take place without any explanation or transparency? FIFA's unexpected announcement Sunday, issued without fanfare on its official website and not posted on its X or Instagram accounts, said Balogun's one-match ban for his red card in the round-of-32 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina would now be suspended for one year. In other words, Balogun, who leads the U.S. with three goals at the World Cup, is free to play in the team's biggest game in a generation on Monday night in Seattle. That is the key point, and one that hints at the U.S. benefiting from special privileges. There is a process that appears to have been thrown into the bin for an outcome that suits the co-host. It has set a dangerous precedent. What happens if Lionel Messi or Kylian Mbappé receives a red card in the games to come? Will they also be given disciplinary immunity? The answer should be an unequivocal "no," but the Balogun decision has changed everything, and nobody wins -- not even the USMNT. Link to the Article in comments.

2019 Waffle House 280/Meadowbrook outside of B'ham. Been there. Story makes me 🙂 One employee left alone and customers just jumped in to help. Faith in humanity restored. We need more of this energy in 2026 🇺🇸 Waffle House: Where the customers sometimes become the staff 😂