Beyond the Scoreboard

FIFA World Cup The World Cup continues, and half of the quarterfinal games are done. Let’s check out what happened in the round of 16 and in the quarterfinals. France and Kylian Mbappe took down an underrated Paraguay side 1-0. Morocco easily handled Canada with their 3-0 victory. Spain sent Portugal packing with a 1-0 win. The game against Spain was the last international game of Christiano Ronaldo’s career. Ronaldo played in six World Cups. He had 11 goals and two assists o

I had the privilege of being able to ask a question to CHSN Host Ruthie Polinsky. She used to cover the New England Patriots during the Brady era. When I asked her what was it like talking to Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski every day she said that even though they were the stars, they were very respectful and easy to talk to.

When asked who’s the hardest team you have faced, Chicago Bears rookie linebacker responded by saying “Texas wasn’t hard” referring to his matchup as a player for the Arizona Sun Devils in the playoffs against the Longhorns. He instead said Utah was the hardest team he has faced.

Happy 4th of July!!!! FIFA World Cup The World Cup keeps on rolling. We have hit the Round of 16. How did each team get here? Why will they win? Why won’t they win? Paraguay finished 3rd in Group D, then beat Germany 1(4)-1(3) on penalty kicks in the round of 32. Although they beat Germany, it seems like they don’t have a real chance to win the World Cup. France topped group I, then demolished Sweden en route to the final 16. The French have the talent to win the whole thing.