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This World Cup has had just about everything happen—drama, heroics, questionable calls, and one player acting like a toddler and getting put in a big timeout for biting. Like I said, nearly everything.

Thursday, July 3

Baseball (7:30-10 p.m., ESPN): See some fireworks as Ole Miss' Sikes Orvis tries to win the 2014 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby.

Friday, July 4

Soccer (11 a.m.-1 p.m., ESPN2): The quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup begin with the winner of Germany/Algeria against France. ... Soccer (3-5 p.m., ESPN): Host nation Brazil looks to defeat Columbia and reach the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup.

Saturday, July 5

Soccer (11 a.m.-1 p.m., ABC): Another quarterfinal in the 2014 World Cup features the winner of Belgium/USA against the winner of Argentina/Switzerland. ... Soccer (3-5 p.m., ESPN): The semifinals of the 2014 World Cup are set after the Netherlands faces Costa Rica.

Sunday, July 6

Tennis (9 a.m.-2 p.m., ESPN) The World Cup takes a couple of days off, so what better way to spend Sunday morning than watching the 2014 Wimbledon Men's Single Final from the All England Club?

Monday, July 7

Football (7-10 p.m., ESPN2): Get a bit of a football fix with some Arena Football as the Orlando Predators square off against the Philadelphia Soul.

Tuesday, July 8

Soccer (3-5 p.m., ESPN): The 2014 World Cup semifinals begin with a spot in the finals on the line for the winner.

Wednesday, July 9

Soccer (3-5 p.m., ESPN): After this semifinal game, the finals will be set with two games left in the 2014 World Cup.

When my wife got home the other night, I had the distinction to tell her, "I Got Suarezed." That is my new name for my daughter getting mad and biting me, in honor of Luis Suarez.

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