Congrats to Spain for winning the World Cup, and congrats to the World Cup for finally helping me understand and appreciate association football/soccer, as I never really got the sport before (though the last game was not a great spectacle). We watched the final, the third place game, and a few other matches along the way, and will miss the spectacle and the excitement of the whole event now that it's over. We even got used to the vuvuzelas eventually, though we will not miss them at all.

R.I.P.: New York Yankees fans mourn loss of Bob Sheppard, an 'irreplaceable' public address announcer.

Links:	Thanks Ant and Mike Martinez and Acleacius.
Play:	GoldRunner. CellCraft. Pulsate. Thanks Neatorama.
Links:	Instant Oil Spill. Thanks Huffington Post. 10 Things You Need to Know about Indian Reservation Gambling. Thanks Neatorama. Lego Stop Motion Animated Videos of Movie Scenes and Video Games.
Stories:	"Zombies" crash on I-84 near Lloyd exit. Historians locate King Arthur's Round Table. Search for footstool continues. Dog Left In Hot Car Honks For Help. Thanks Digg.
Science:	Running 'can slow ageing process'. Algae: The World's New Alternative Energy Source? Global population study launched by Royal Society.
Images:	By the Numbers- Vuvuzela! Thanks Digg. I Think You Misunderstood ‘Central Air’.
Media:	Awesome baseball commentary after girl gets gloved in face. Super Mario Bros. Leftovers. Thanks Digg. Amazing mask video. Thanks Joker961.
The Funnies:	Hunt.
Follow-up:	Scientists expected Obama administration to be friendlier. IKEA Turns Out the Lights On Incandescent Bulb Sales.