'The Daily Show' Tackles American Soccer
by Brian Straus (Profile/Interview | AOL/AOL-Sports/Fanhouse - May 21)
It turns out that the fortunate members of the U.S. national team at this week's training camp were the ones who only had to answer dozens of questions about tactics, Wayne Rooney, how last year's Confederations Cup prepared them for this summer and also Wayne Rooney. Those who drew the short straw were left to face a far more daunting inquisition from John Oliver of The Daily Show. more details | go to article

Italy-U.S. Match Gets High Overnight TV Rating
by Associated Press (Result | AOL/AOL-Sports/Fanhouse - June 18)
The ratings for the 1-1 tie between the United States and Italy on Saturday got the highest overnight rating for a World Cup game on ABC since the 1998 championship game. more details | go to article