Phil Friend

Audience Manager, Sports, @USATODAY. Previous stops @lsjnews, @indystar, others. Ball State graduate. A lot of Spurs tweets.

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

It’s gonna be tough to flop entirely with a 48-team World Cup and third-place teams getting to the knockout stage.

But among the top 10 favorites, I’ll say Brazil.

If you want a top-five flop, I can’t say I’m in love with Tuchel’s roster selection for England.

[Out of Context Football Manager @nocontextfm1]

Forget dark horses, forget teams that could win it, which team is going to FLOP at the World Cup?!

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Long forgot about Jase Bowen. Despite a rough welcome to The Show, I say go ahead and add it to your tally if you’re Michigan State.

[Carlos @LFGPads19]

This could go down as one of the worst at-bats in this spot I've seen in a while from Jase Bowen. Inexcusable.

Same pitch 3 times, all a foot outside the plate he swung at. Lol
#Padres #forthefaithful

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

@valairshabilla 95% has to do with the prices. Interest is there at reasonable prices for tickets.

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Think Porro would thrive at Madrid with those teammates.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨⚪️ Real Madrid plan to sign a right back this summer with Denzel Dumfries and Pedro Porro among options being considered.

Iván Fresneda has also been scouted recently.

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

If you’re a bye team and make the title game, you will have played three games in two months since the regular season ended. Nobody wants it like this schedule-wise. Why’s this being done?

[CFP @CFBPlayoff]

NEWS: The CFP, ESPN and TNT Sports have announced dates, kick times and broadcast information for the 2026-27 edition of the College Football Playoff.

🔗 Read more at https://t.co/woIFWrQKbE

#CFP

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

New @TheRewatchables — ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ with me, @SeanFennessey and special guest Steven Spielberg.

I mean….

Watch/listen on Spotify (or Netflix) ⬇️⬇️⬇️

https://t.co/A8I0Bc1Zc8

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

@UtdSMNT Not to mention Senegal won AFCON. We’re a strange fan base.

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Senegal won AFCON. Either they’re half-asleep or USMNT has been sandbagging for 3.5 years. No in between 😂. Pulisic first goal since December. We’re so back!

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Guess I didn’t look too closely at this besides striker. Turner starting in goal, no McKennie either. Does it mean anything? You never know with Poch.

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Just a friendly, but Pepi over Balogun. Hmm.

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

Carolina Crew.

#USMNT x The @HomeDepot

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Hope that one bettor didn’t cash out his $1.2 million parlay or whatever that amount was.

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

The amount of flopping to the floor in this CONCACAF CL final is a sight to behold. Toluca and Tigres players falling all over the place.

[Three Year Letterman @3YearLetterman]

Literally the only answer to this is in modern times is West Virginia losing 13-9 to Pitt in the last regular season game of 2007

That was the one shot they were ever going to get at a national championship and they pissed it away against a 4 TD underdog who was their arch rival

The Kick 6 is a stupid nomination. Alabama had won 3 of 4 national titles and was clearly going to win more. It sucked but it didn’t alter the trajectory of the program

But the 2007 Backyard Brawl was IT for West Virginia

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Just went and looked at my total wagers since opening the DK account.

[David Payne Purdum @DavidPurdum]

Docs: Brendan Sorsby placed at least 40 bets involving Indiana football as a quarterback for the Hoosiers, used sportsbook accounts registered to a family member and friends to wager approximately $90,000 over four years, and continued to gamble after transferring from Cincinnati to Texas Tech in December.

https://t.co/ewzcTK7Wj7

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

FIFA trying to charge World Series/NBA Finals/AFC-NFC Championship prices for group-stage games in a watered-down 48-team World Cup was the dumbest thing imaginable and also ruined my summer plans. A massive failure from Gianni and everyone involved from FIFA and CONCACAF.

[Henry Bushnell @HenryBushnell]

Two weeks to go, thousands of tickets still available for the U.S. World Cup opener that’s been eight years in the making…

https://t.co/p4yFoiqO5P

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Don’t let them get hot! 😂

[Chicago Cubs @Cubs]

#CUBS WIN!

FINAL: Cubs 7, Pirates 2.

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

Nasty pitch by Thielbar there. Needed it.

[Bardi @BardiTEI]

Pumped that the first signing of the new era at Spurs is a free transfer for a player whose best years were a few eras ago.

[Phil Friend @Phil_Friend]

10-game win streak commence!

[Chicago Cubs @Cubs]

#CUBS WIN!

FINAL: Cubs 10, Pirates 4.