Many people have been surprised and shocked by the revelations in the WikiLeaks documents currently being distributed by Julian Assange and his fellows. More shocks will probably be in store for those who allow themselves to be shocked.

There were many who believed – and hoped – that the U.S. would do well in this year's FIFA World Cup. The U.S. has good results to show for the last couple of years (finals in the Gold Cup and the Confederations Cup) and it is the third best team in the Americas (14th in FIFA rankings).

Knowledge bank: On the opening day of Play the Game 2005, Kelli White, former World Champion in sprint, took the stand to explain why she had decided to use drugs to enhance her performance.

The U.S. Balco affair consisted of a systematic and calculated method to circomvent sports drug testing rules by using sophisticated and oftentimes undetecable performance enhancing substances.

The study concludes that sports sections of America’s newspapers are a passive and reactive space dominated by game previews and recaps with little room for enterprise reportage.