Tuesday, January 12, 2010

World Cup, Whittaker

Big news Tuesday if you're a soccer fan. It's just been announced that San Diego is one of 18 cities as finalists to hold World Cup matches if the United States is selected as host country in 2018 or 2022.

That's still not a sure thing and it's still far away, but it's progress.

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I don't know if this will start a dam bust, but this week's commitment of Oceanside High's JJ Whittaker to the San Diego State football team is huge. He becomes the fifth Pirate to announce he's coming to SDSU, and in so doing, he decommitted from another up-and-coming program at Arizona. Aztecs fans are also hot for Oside defensive tackle Thomas Molesi, who remains committed to Oregon State. But for how long? The other kids must really be on him. Molesi has repeatedly said he wants to go away to college, which is only natural for someone his age. Hopefully he makes the right decision for his own sake, whether that means staying home or not.

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