Andrew in CA

Precisely why this is a good thing. His decision is going to get attention no matter what; if he can turn that attention into money for a good cause, I think it shows character.

According to Grant Wahl's twitter, Drogba is going to play against Brazil today.... I'd love to see an African country pull this off!

Just goes to show anything can happen in this tournament–I skipped this game to sleep in, didn't bother to DVR it, figuring it would be a blowout, and look what happens. Amazing result for New Zealand!

I watched a decent amount of these playoffs and finals, the first NBA I've watched since Jordan left, and I was pretty entertained, I must admit. However, I do have one question: why do no players follow their shot? They shoot a jumper and pretty much everyone stares at it. I played a little basketball when I was younger, and my coaches would take you out of a game if you failed to follow your jump shots. Is this something that you don't need to do in basketball at an advanced level or is it just lack of fundamentals?

All 3 teams can be great but have significant flaws– it should make for more exciting matchups. I hope PRK loses by 5 each time out. F– 'em.

But that's the best part! You're gonna have 3 great games, as long as the group isn't set by the time Brazil and Portugal meet up.

I hope he can play– I've had tomorrow's Cote D'Ivoire-Portugal circled on my calendar since the schedule was announced.

Does anyone know if Drogba is a definite scratch for tomorrow (or the whole Cup, at that)?

Drogba injured, likely out of Cup– http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/socc....html?eref=sihp So much for Cote d'Ivoire's dark horse status.

I thought it was because they were pregnant when they came to the island. I don't think anyone who conceived on-island was able to have their baby on the island as well.

I loved the finale. It was a movie, essentially, that had my rapt attention the entire time. I couldn't ask for anything more, really. I feel satisfied, and as much as I have to say about this episode, season, and series, I still need time to reflect/digest before I can comment coherently. That might take a week or so.

If you were gonna ditch the Lost-themed avatar, at least it was to Omar– I must admit, as much as I absolutely loved Lost, The Wire is still the greatest show of all time.

I really enjoyed the religion aspect of Civ IV, I hope it doesn't diminish too greatly in the new one. I've already read that In Civ V, you will only be able to have one military unit occupy a space at a time. Interesting, but maybe too much of a tweak? Also, no release date for Civ V for Mac.

Nice, can't wait! I loved Civ II and Civ IV, these games are really addicting. You can play all day and have no concept of time. I'm still playing the Civ IV expansion packs.

Bills- for as long as I can remember, probably since '89. Even though my dad is a Giants fan, I loved watching Reed, Thurman, Kelly, etc., and found them far more exciting than the Giants. I've been with the Bills ever since. Yankees- again, for as long as I can remember. Loved Don Mattingly. Boston College sports, namely football, hockey, and basketball- since 2002, when I was a freshman there. Those are the only teams that would cause me to freak out if they won a championship. As for pro hockey, basketball, and soccer, I don't really have a team. I casually root for the Sabres because I've seen them live many times and the Bills connection there, but I tend to root for underdogs and follow players I like in these sports. I do like the LA Kings, though, since moving out here– they are a great team to watch.

Thank you. To all those burying the show already: can we wait until it's all over before we give the whole series a verdict? They have more than a full-length movie's worth of material left to show us.

Agreed, Habs-Hawks, or Bruins-Hawks, would be sweet! I love seeing Original 6 (minus those !@#$ing Red Wings) play each other.

Thanks for posting this, some good insight there. I can't believe we're not going to find out who was shooting at them on the outriggers! I don't really care, but I kinda do. Anyway, maybe I'm a homer or a "fanboy," whatever the !@#$ that means, but I just trust Damon and Carlton to deliver the goods for the finale. I like this season so far, I've liked every season except for the first half of season 3, and I see no reason to believe I won't be happy with the series as a whole once it's all said and done.

Wow, lot's of disagreement on this episode! I had no idea it would be so fractious. I liked it because it was an entertaining episode. I liked knowing MiB's motivations, Jacob's motivations, etc. And I liked knowing that they were once human and transformed into what they are now. I came to terms long ago that not every question will be answered, am I'm OK with that. If this is where we are left with the explanation of the origins of the island and such, that's fine. However, we still have 3 1/2 hours to go before this show's over, so I'm not going to say we won't know anymore about the donkey wheel or the light. Having MiB explain to his mother in that scene how it would work would probably not have made sense for the characters there, because she probably knows exactly how everything works, so nothing needs to be said. An explanation might come to some other characters later who do, in fact, need to get off the island, but if it doesn't come, I have no problem with that. As for MiB's obsession with getting off the island, wouldn't anybody be obsessed with it? You find out, from your ghost mom, that who you thought was your mom had been lying to you for ~12 years about who you were and everything you knew. You discovered she killed your real mom, too, so you totally turn your back on her and the island, wanting to get away. When, 30 years later, you are so close to achieving your goal you can taste it, she dupes you into trusting her one last time before destroying everything you had been working on for all that time, your one goal, and kills all your friends. Then, you get back at her, only to get your ass kick and your body destroyed and turned into a monster, forced to live for eternity on a place you hate with someone you hate. I think his obsession with getting off the island makes complete sense. But, if people don't like it, they don't like it, it's all a matter of opinion.

No episode can ever be worse than Season 3's "Stranger in a Strange Land." I liked this episode a lot, I don't know why you guys didn't like it.

I too prefer the doc and Japanese girl (she's Japanese, not Chinese), but I !@#$ing hate his character. He's such an annoying little kitty. In fact, I hate most of the characters on the show, except for Afghanistan man.

I agree 100%. The only reason I keep watching is to find out the ending, which will probably come soon because ratings are plummeting. I think I'll pick up the book once the series is over to see how this concept does when executed well. I've got to admit though, the guy looking for his daughter in Afghanistan is pretty bad ass, I do like that plotline a lot.

All their classics? It's Pearl Jam, not Crosby Stills and Nash! Seeing a concert where you are unfamiliar with the stuff is pretty hit and miss, and Pearl Jam continues to play lots of stuff released since Yield, which is when I imagine most people dropped out if they weren't big Pearl Jam fans. They'll still mix in some old stuff (for example, would it kill them to refrain from playing Evenflow at every concert?), but they mostly play newer stuff, especially on a tour that comes soon after an album.

The thing about this issue is that it's so complex and there is no obvious single cause, or multiple causes for the root of terrorism. If we knew for certain what caused it, we would stop it (hopefully). Thus, there's no need to attempt to belittle you for your opinion, it may be right - I don't think it is, but it's certainly not out of the realm of possibility of one of the reasons for terrorism against the US.

"I have altered the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further."