Hear Me Out...Column Buffet: A little soccer, a little NBA

We're on the cusp of the dog days of summer for sports news, the point in the sports calendar where the new and interesting topics slow to a trickle. After the NBA offseason, or once the big names have decided on a new team, this part of the year there's only baseball left, which doesn't get interesting until August.

The World Cup will do its part to keep things fresh during this stretch but we're...