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John Brooks scored on a header in the 86th minute, and the United States beat Ghana, 2-1, in the teams' first game of 2014 FIFA World Cup play at Natal, Brazil on Monday.

If you wait for years for a sporting event to roll around, you don't need any help getting excited. But that doesn't mean that a great hype video won't help keep you amped while you count down the hours until kickoff.

The World Cup is right around the bend, so why not get pumped up, courtesy of some amazing shots?

Match play in the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament begins on Thursday, June 12 in Brazil. Though the soccer spectacle is one of the most-widely viewed sporting competitions in the world, some fans still have questions about this incredible event.

Jim 'Pee Wee' Martin was not about to let the 70th anniversary of D-Day go by without showing his respects.

It's not my generation. My generation was the Falkland Islands. OK, I'm kidding. But seriously, World War II was my grandparents' war. All four of mine have passed, but they were the fighters and the workers. They rationed and saved. And when WWII ended, they had babies: My parents.

I think Google is planning world domination. Google recently announced they were working on an entire fleet of driver-less cars. They’ve also created the smart-eyewear Google Glass and now they want to take to the skies.

I'm sorry to all the Townsquare Media web honchos, including our own Rick Martinez. That title isn't very search friendly, or what have you. But there's no way to describe the following picture from Twitter without burying my head in my hands and wondering "what's next?"

The servicemen and women of our country make huge sacrifices to fight battles on our behalf and keep the freedoms we hold dear. One of those sacrifices is being away from their families and loved ones for long periods of time.

As I’ve previously mentioned, I’m a space nerd. I love anything having to do with celestial phenomena! Last week there was a total lunar eclipse which, unfortunately, we missed out on due to cloud coverage. This week the annual Lyrid meteor shower will reach its peak just before dawn on Tuesday, 4/22.

I'm a big space nerd, so I was all over last night's total lunar eclipse. I was prepared to stay up until 4 a.m. to watch the entire eclipse. I had my telescope set up and everything! Unfortunately, those stupid clouds brought that stupid snow and blocked our view of the eclipse! ...

The World Beer Cup was held this weekend in Denver, and West Michigan breweries did all right by taking home four awards. That leads me to believe I would be a great judge.