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One of the things that we try and do with every item that we design and release is make sure that there is a story that goes along with the product. We're pretty proud of the stories associated with each graphic, even when the story is one that is often overlooked. But this graphic and shirt hold a particularly special place for us as the ...

While in Portland last week for the US Soccer + SPARQ event where the new US Soccer curriculum was presented, I had a chance to sit down with Claudio Reyna and a couple other media members ask a few questions. One of the topics that was brought up was the respect campaign that US Soccer initiated. This falls in line with what Claudio had been ...

As most of you know, US Soccer released a new curriculum this week that focuses on player development going forward. They presented the curriculum and began the dialogue of moving forward this week to a group of key you coaches, directors, etc. I was in Portland for the event and was able to hear from a variety of people about these next steps US ...

A couple of weeks ago I stumble across a Twitter handle called Charity Ball that helps get soccer balls to impoverished kids. I think this sounds very cool so I start following them. Shortly after I get an email saying that the organization is interested in seeing if there is a way that Bumpy Pitch and Charity Ball could do something together. I say of ...

Despite the warm conditions , Kenyan Emmanuel Mutai won the London Marathon today with a time of 2:04.40, beating the previous record by 30 seconds.  Compatriot Mary Keitany became the fourth Kenyan winner of the women's race, finishing in 2:19:17 on her debut (clip after the jump). 36,500 runners entered the race. (more...)

Fantastic night in Portland. Congrats to the Timbers and everyone involved on a memorable night.

It's pretty cool to see our BPFC Crest t-shirt make a little cameo on the CNN homepage. I never really expected that we would ever see something like this. So even though our shirt makes a cameo on CNN, the real story is about one of our great supporters Eric Whitacre. Eric is a composer and conductor and recently led 2,000 singers in a virtual ...

Life + Times gives us a good look at Charles Renken. Charles is a young player who hails from Zambia but has been living with adopted parents here in the US. The video takes a look at Charles as he gets to set head out to Germany to start playing with the TSG Hoffenheim youth team. And just in case you aren't familiar with what Life + Times is. Well ...