damn you Yahoo!!

Most major and exciting soccer games are played in Europe, making watching such games live problematic. Today's Champions League game is a case in point. The game aired live at 2:30 EST, but will be replayed tonight on ESPN Classic. With just an hour between the end of the game and the end of work, I'd been making an effort to avoid sports sites.

When I went to yahoo.com to check my e-mail, however, my efforts were ruined. There, just below a headline about the season finale of "Lost" (how a TV show merits a "news" headline is a topic for a different day), was an announcement of the result. With rare exception, I won't watch a game knowing the outcome.

So much for my plans this evening.