In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: The USWNT has dominated for a prolonged stretch that puts them among the all-time dynasties … The Chicago Bears' offensive line needs improvement and the OL Mastermind summit gave them the tools to deliver results this season … and more! Dynasty is one of those vague words in sports, the sort of thing that isn't defined by any detailed or specific criteria, but which instead falls into the category of "you know it when you see it." In relatively modern times, everyone sees it, knows it and accepts it about Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls, and about the New England Patriots of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, and you'll find no argument there, here, or basically anywhere. Further back into athletic yesteryear, even more jaw-dropping dynastic achievements abound, compiled by the likes of John Wooden's iconic UCLA teams, Bill Russell's Boston Celtics, Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain/Terry Bradshaw combo, the ‘50s Yankees, the ’70s Montreal Canadiens, and so on. Dynasties don't come around all the time. That's kind of the point – they're rare and special. But one of the most remarkable fables of sporting excellence continues to play out before our very eyes, and it still doesn't get the level of reverence that it should. The United States women's soccer team will defend not only its World Cup title when the tournament kicks off on July 20 but will be seeking to extend a stretch of outrageous domination that is now into its fourth decade. The two signature events in women's soccer that matter above all others are the World Cup and the Olympic Games, the former having been first played in 1991 and the latter making its Games debut in 1996. Since then, there have been eight total World Cups on the women's side and seven Olympic tournaments. That's 15 opportunities for glory in total, and the United States has won eight of them, meaning the team has prevailed in 53.3 percent of all major events it has ever entered. For the rest of the story, click here. |