What DO you call that sea, anyway?

Caribbean: Ca-rib-e-an or Ca-ri-be-an? Dictionary.com says either is correct. I’ve always said the latter, with the emphasis on the third syllable. I’d like to say it’s because I actually lived in the middle of that sea (Puerto Rico, 1954-1956; I went to a Spanish kindergarten and was as fluent as a five-year-old can be), but …

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Is that going on?

It’s Federer versus Nadal in the Gentleman’s Final at Wimbledon, and it’s Mauresmo versus Henin-Hardenne in the Ladies Final. It’s France versus Italy in the World Cup Final. The Tour de France completed its sixth stage. This has been your news update for sports Americans don’t care about. More fool us.