Tag: Cape Verde

• The Party’s Over

  

  I was really disappointed when the US men’s soccer team lost to Belgium. I’d believed too much in the commercial, where one man was fantasizing about the US winning the World Cup, and another man asked him, “Don’t you believe in miracles?” It was the captain of the winning hockey team from the 1980 Olympics,…

  daylerogers

  July 9, 2026

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  Belgium, Bible, Cape Verde, Christianity, crucifixion, Dayle Rogers, failure isn’t fatal, faith, God, Jesus, soccer, The Party’s Over, Tip of My Iceberg, US Men’s Team, World Cup

• Underdogs Rule!

  

  In almost any sport, I’ve always been a fan of the underdogs. The ones not expected to do well. During the March Madness college basketball playoffs, those teams that make it, which are not expected to win, are called “Cinderella teams”. In 1985, Villanova, seeded at eight, beat the number one-ranked Georgetown Hoyas in a…

  daylerogers

  June 25, 2026

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  Bible, Cape Verde, Cinderella teams, Dayle Rogers, football, God, Jesus, March Madness, news, soccer, Spain, sports, Tip of My Iceberg, unappreciated, underdogs, Underdogs Rule!, unexpected, unseen, Uruguay, Villanova, World Cup