Alex Morgan's first World Cup goal sealed the U.S. Women's team's first trip to the finals since winning it all in 1999. Morgan, a reserve, outraced four defenders before faking out France's goalie and adding the final goal in the 82nd minute of Wednesday's World Cup semifinal to preserve Team USA's 3-1 victory. more ›

Majestic Realty and AEG are currently battling for gridiron supremacy, both builders hoping for the honor of attracting the NFL to Los Angeles. more ›

From inside movie theaters to the outdoors, on flat screens or projected in 3D, these events are free or have something that may be worth your hard earned cash to be a spectator during the most watched sporting event on Earth. more ›

This weekend brings about the conclusion of the World Cup and if you're into it, consider heading to the Paley Center for Saturday and Sunday's games where they will be showing the broadcast on the big screen and serving food and drinks, all for free, RSVP required. more ›

Primetime Emmy Nominations: Be sure to check out the full list that was announced this morning at 5:30am Pacific. There weren't a lot of surprises for us among the nominees but we were very pleased to see "Modern Family" garner plenty of nominations as well as Andre Braugher for his role in "Men of a Certain Age". As we predicted a few months ago, HBO's "You Don't Know Jack" was repeatedly honored as well as its stars Al Pacino and John Goodman. We're not sure how AMC's "Mad Men" could get multiple writing nominations but "Breaking Bad" didn't(?!) - furthermore, in this category, it really seems that the nomination for the final "Lost" episode seems to be egregious sentimentality. Next week we'll post our picks for the Emmys and then we'll call it at the end of August. more ›

Female staffers of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" have posted a rebuttal to a blog post at Jezebel.com that asserted that the show was a "boys club" lacking diversity. Women actually make up 40 percent of the staff and "generate a significant portion of the show's creative content". The Jezebel post reminded us of another poorly researched and badly written piece in Salon last January that ranted about "the strange, men-only world of late-night TV". While some will complain that somehow Tinseltown hasn't been able to put together a sustainable "big network" late night show with a female host, Fox's Wanda Sykes experiment being the latest failure in that discipline, they gloss over the success of Chelsea Handler's show on E! which is where we find ourself going at 11pm more often than not. more ›

On this lazy (observed) 4th of July, we're not too motivated to check out the pseudo-comedians of the "Last Comic Standing" so we'll be enjoying a classic (classic) and classic (modern) pair of movies: To Kill a Mockingbird with Gregory Peck, and the Coen Brothers' Barton Fink. more ›

Chivas USA and U.S. National Team defender Jonathan Bornstein made his way back to the training fields at the Home Depot Center on Thursday as the red-and-white prepare for tonight’s clash against expansion side Philadelphia Union. more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: Dodgers vs Giants, "The Good Guys", "Neighbors From Hell", "Warren the Ape", "The Daily Show" (David Axelrod), "The Colbert Report" (John Waters), Kimmel (Piven). more ›

Ghana defeats US 2-1 (ET). Read my recap of the game. Perhaps the most disheartening development is that the US played four matches in the World Cup without putting together a great game. more ›

It was déjà vu as the Black Stars of Ghana for the second consecutive World Cup eliminated the US 2-1. Asamoah Gyan on a stretched US defense knocked in the winning goal in the third minute of extra time to send our boys home early. more ›

Following a dramatic 2 - 2 draw between the U.S. and Slovenia on Friday, the U.S. National Team and the three other members of group C all find themselves on the brink of elimination from the World Cup. more ›

A week of World Cup action is now behind us and the usual gamut of dramatic stories that make the tournament so special are beginning to unfold. Switzerland defeated current European Champion, Spain, by a score of 1 -0 on Wednesday and on Thursday, Mexico earned a historic 2 - 0 victory over France. more ›

It's Wednesday which means "duelling" web clip comedy shows "Web Soup" on G4 at 9pm tonight and "Tosh.0" on Comedy Central at 10:30pm. Which show do you prefer? Yes, they both show web clips but they have some differences: more ›

The U.S. National Team faced a tough test on Saturday in its FIFA World Cup 2010 debut, facing England, one of the tournament's favorites. It was a rematch sixty years in the making. The last time the two teams faced each other was the 1950 edition of the World Cup in Brazil, when the U.S. upset England by a score of 1 - 0. A feat so shocking, English fans believed the scoreline to be a misprint. England has since hosted and won the World Cup in 1966, but the U.S. game has had its ups and downs. more ›

What do the Kogi BBQ truck and the World Cup have in common? Well, if you've seen the hungry crowds that Kogi attracts, you could say it's something of a spectator sport. And both celebrate different nationalities coming together for something good. But that's where the similarities end. So, is there any way to combine these two seemingly disparate phenomena? more ›

In case you missed it, FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 kicks off today at 7:00 AM. The tournament's inaugural match will feature the host nation against Mexico. A few hours later -- 11:30 AM to be more precise -- France will go up against Uruguay to close out the tournament's first day of action. Be sure to check out the LAist World Cup Guide for handy information pertaining to viewing parties and great places to get a slice of the World Cup experience here in L.A. more ›

It's just about 9 p.m. in South Africa and the first-ever FIFA World Cup kick-off celebration concert is in underway before the games start tomorrow. The concert features Alicia Keys, The Black Eyed Peas, K'Naan, Shakira, John Legend and many more. Luckily, it's being broadcast live on the internet via operations based in Los Angeles at L.A. Live (meet Beverly Hills-based Control Room). You can also watch on ESPN2 if you're around a TV. It's a great concert, join in! more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: "Web Soup", "MythBusters", "Top Chef Masters" (1st 1/2), "Tosh.0", "Chelsea Lately", Letterman (Bradley Cooper), Fallon (Jessica Biel, Craig Robinson) more ›

After many months of analysis and preparation, U.S. Head Coach Bob Bradley announced his final 23 man roster that will be representing the U.S. at the upcoming FIFA World Cup South Africa tournament. As expected, L.A. Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan made the cut and leads the small contingent of MLS players making the trip. Galaxy teammate, forward Edson Buddle and Chivas USA defender Jonathan Bornstein are the other two local players that will be joining Donovan. more ›

Soccer fans still have another 27 days to wait until the big dance begins in South Africa on June 11th, but pre-FIFA World Cup events and parties are already starting to pop up all over town. more ›

As part of what's being tagged a grassroots movement to create momentum for the US bid for the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, the USA Bid Committee released a video today in celebration of the role soccer plays in American culture. Called "The Game is in Us"--a play on "U.S."--the video piggy-backs the excitement felt by many about the official submission of the United States Bid Book to FIFA during a formal ceremony tomorrow in Switzerland. more ›

Earlier today, U.S. Men's National Team Head Coach Bob Bradley announced his 30 man preliminary roster for the upcoming FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 tournament and L.A. is well represented. more ›

Honduras defeated the U.S. Men's National Team last night by a score of 3 - 1 in front of 18,626 fans at the Home Depot Center -- the largest crowd ever for a Nats friendly at the Home Depot Center. more ›

U.S. Soccer and the U.S. World Cup 2018/2022 Bidding Committee this afternoon announced a list of 18 potential host cities across the country. Included in this list are Los Angeles and San Diego, with the former offering the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and Rose Bowl as possible venues that meet FIFA requirements for staging World Cup matches. more ›

Take a stroll down 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica and you will come upon the giant, mysterious gift pictured above. Anyone want to venture a guess as to its contents? For those whose curiosity gets the best of them, they'll be happy to know that they won't have to wait long to find out what is inside and whether or not they guessed correctly. more ›

Los Angeles may have lost its bid to Chicago for the 2016 Olympics (not that they won, anyway), but two City Councilmembers would like to see the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup come here, should the U.S. be selected as the host country. 27 U.S. cities are considered potential host venues--the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was a venue in 1994--but that doesn't mean Los Angeles is a shoe-in. more ›

Landon Donovan, star forward for the L.A. Galaxy and U.S. Men's National Team, has been named 2009 Honda Player of the Year for his achievements with the U.S. Men's National Team. It is the sixth time the speedy forward has won the award after first earning it in 2002. It was further announced that his dominance throughout these years has also earned him a second award: Honda Player of Decade. Congratulations to Landon! more ›

Saturday's jubilation stemming from a rare road win in Honduras for the U.S. Men's National Team which in turn earned the team a spot for next year's World Cup was brought to a tragic halt Tuesday morning. Nats forward Charlie Davies was involved in an early morning car accident in D.C. that claimed the life of fellow passenger, Ashley J. Roberta and also caused injury to a third, yet unidentified, passenger. Davies suffered a broken leg, internal, facial and other injuries. more ›

Things are quiet down at the Home Depot Center this weekend. Both Chivas USA and the Galaxy have a rare, simultaneous week off from MLS action, but there is plenty of World Cup Qualifying action going on to keep soccer fans entertained. more ›