The U.S. faces Spain today in the first semi-final at the Confederations Cup in South Africa. Have a sneaking suspicion that this could get ugly. The U.S. is into the semis despite only a single win in three - over Egypt, at that - and Spain is in the running with Brazil as the best in the game, and plays such a ball control attack that the U.S. will be lucky to gain possession more than 35% of the game. Prediciton? 3-0 Spain...not sure how they continually manage to be making big moves to stay in the mix, but have to like San Antonio Spurs acquisition of Dick Jefferson for Bruce Bowen and Kurt Thomas, principally. The move doesn't get an aging team much younger, but still like the move...curious betting patterns in a tennis match at Wimbledon. Weird. Or not...Free Reign are the heaviest metal band ever. Literally. The band features four Dallas Cowboys lineman and they've got a record coming in the fall. Good to see the Cowboys focused on a make or break season for many of them...no argument here over the Bleacher Report's #1 in the Top 10 WWE divas. Check it out here...Maria Sharapova is out at Wimbledon... brief one today on a rare busy day at the office. Back tomorrow with loads.

Allen Iverson's famed "Practice" rant, remixed: