Mike Magee's Day Off

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The HQ has an affinity for "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

So, Major League Soccer decided to have some fun with the movie and riff involving reigning MVP Mike Magee of the Chicago Fire. The main characters include Hope Solo and Sydney Leroux.

Here's the end result- see if you can nail all the cameos...


Magee...???
Magee...???

Solo Pleads Not Guilty To Domestic Violence Charge

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Hope Solo plead not guilty to two counts of 4th degree assault after her arrest over the weekend. According to court records, Solo came to the home where her half sister lives, because she was "upset about the fact that her husband refused to take her to catch a flight because he was being a jerk."

Her husband is former Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens.

Allegedly, Solo had drunk a lot of wine and started insulting her nephew. The fight escalated to the point that Solo is accused of striking the nephew multiple times and even struck her half-sister.

From Chris Daniels' article:

The nephew admitted to police that he used a wooden broom and "broke it over her head to get her to stop assaulting" his mother, and at one point even waved an old BB gun in Solo's face to get her to leave the home. He said Solo would not leave and kept "circling like a shark."

Daniels was outside the courtroom for his live shot
Solo's next appearance in court is set for August 11th.

Former Gold Medal Soccer Winner Hope Solo Arrested

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It's never a good thing to have police called to your house to break up what is termed a "Loud Party" and for what ended as a 17-year old and the sister of a soccer star getting beat up.

Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened to Seattle Reign and former women's Olympic soccer team goalie Hope Solo.

Police in Kirkland, Washington were called to a disturbance at a house that Solo and her husband, former NFL player Jerramy Stevens own. When they got there, they found Solo's 17-year old nephew and her sister injured after altercations with what they termed an "Intoxicated" Solo.

Read more from the Seatlle Times RIGHT HERE

Solo was arrested on the scene, booked and charged with 2 counts of Domestic Violence. She's scheduled to have her 1st court appearance on Monday.

And no, it isn't her 1st brush with the law. Her husband, Stevens was initially charged in an altercation with her, just hours before the two were to be married. The charges were dropped and the two wed.

For what it's worth, the Reign haven't publicly commented yet other than to say they were aware of what was going on. The team has a game Sunday afternoon in New York. No official word as to whether Solo will be appearing in that game. (We doubt it)

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Apparently, The Solo-Stevens Marriage was "Beautiful"

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With all the drama involving arrests, alleged abuse, and wondering whether or not there was even going to be a wedding between former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens and all-world goaltender Hope Solo...

Well, there was a wedding after all...
Small and beautiful...

Here's the report on the nuptials...
Congrats to the newlyweds... Now the legal part... The wedding happened just hours after both appeared in court over abuse charges. Kirkland (WA) Police believe Stevens assaulted Solo early Monday morning. According to Chris Stevens at KING5: Probable Cause documents claim police were called by Marcus Solo, Hope’s brother, at 3:45 a.m. Marcus had claimed multiple strangers were in the party and a “stun gun” was used to break up an altercation. The documents say an officer observed a bloody abrasion to Hope’s elbow, as well as blood in the kitchen and on a handrail. The officer says he found Stevens hiding in a bedroom and admitting “He and his fiancé Hope had an argument about whether they would be living in Florida or Washington after their marriage today.”
So the HQ hopes this is the end of it...

Is The Stevens-Solo Marriage Off After Alleged Assault...???

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Okay...

The HQ has known a lot of relationships in its time, and very few of them that proceeded to nuptials after only two months of dating have led to a great time frame of success...

Enter the idea put forth by former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens and Hope Solo...

They were, apparently, heading to the altar after applying for a marriage license late last week, but Stevens was arrested and arraigned on charges of domestic violence against the USWNT goaltender.

The judge processing the charge dismissed it because of a lack of evidence...

Here's the early story on the arraignment...

It will be interesting to see what happens next in this...

Solo Versus Nash

Yes, this is a blatant promo...

But, it's still pretty cool to see Hope Solo take on Steve Nash in a sport they both love to watch and play...



Dance with that star, Nash...