O My My MY!

There have been some VERY interesting happenings in sports this past week! So, I decided to just give a few comments on them all instead of focusing on one each.

First, Farve! This man has won me over. I used to roll my eyes and hope that someone would go to his first "post-retire" game with a tranquilizer gun and put him out before his first pass. BUT, I have to admit, he is one crusty, stubborn old fart! Will he retire? AGAIN? Well, his answer was basically NO! He says, he will play if he is "healthy," which of course he will be...he'll make SURE to be! Anyway, I give up, go Farve!

Then....Oh boy! Tyson Gay beat Usain "big head"Bolt! And even though both of their times were nowhere near Bolt's record time he ran in the 2008 Olympics, it STILL gives Gay bragging rights. He didn't just beat him in this last race in Stockholm, he smoked him! I'm glad I can say that Gay beat Bolt, even if it was a result of Bolt being out of shape and coming from an Achilles injury. A win is a win! Congrats Gay!

Next, WOWZER! Did I just see that? Did I just watch Chael Sonnen practically murder Anderson Silva for four rounds, and even most of the fifth and STILL lose the fight? What, does Silva have some type of Brazilian leprechaun bringing him luck? To be honest, I had a feeling that Anderson might lose this fight because Sonnen was so darn confident he'd win! Ever heard that saying "mind over matter?" Well it turns out, Sonnen not only had the mind, he had the matter! He got Silva where he hurt: wrestling. So, wrestling is Anderson Silva's cryptonite! I'm surprised that in all his 12 straight wins, no one has faced him that could wrestle. He hasn't lost since 2006, so that was a HUGE oversight. Sonnen was pretty smart to recognize that Silva, who has been hailed as the best MMA fighter pound for pound, had a huge weakness. So, I'm tickled pink that Silva did win by submission over Sonnen in the end, but kudos for Sonnen for giving him a HARD won fight! I smell a rematch!

And last...take a look at the photo above....this is why I love Tim Tebow.....he is humble enough to withstand some rookie hazing (take notes Dez Bryant). He looks so cute! LOL

Shaqzilla!!

Ack! Someone call the army! It's a big Shaq attack! Shaq is on a NBA rampage. He has decided to pillage through as many teams as he possibly can before he becomes a myth like his brother, Sasquatch. He goes through teams like he goes thru his make ups and break ups with Shawnie. Okay, so we have to watch his big fat azz run up and down the court with the Boston Celtics for ONE mo year. One more year of Shaq looking cross-eyed into the camera as he is interviewed answering questions about Kobe, and "getting that fifth ring." LOL, okay, let me stop, I really do like Shaq. And what I like about him, is that he would read what I am saying about him and craaack up! He has a great sense of humor and personality. I always wish him well, I just wish he would stop being a team hoe! And I wish he would stop going to teams that HATE the Lakers! What is his problem with them?? I know, KOBE, even tho they are supposedly on good terms now. They are like the Paris and Nicole of the NBA, the "frenemies." Okay Shaq, I love you man, but I can't wish you well if you play for Boston...sorry. Man, this NBA season is gonna be like watching a soap opera! :D

I was WRONG!!

All right, all right, I admit it...I WAS WRONG! I was wrong about LeBron "Chump" James. Just Kidding! James may be a coward, but he's probably no chump. He just may finally get his first championship ring with the Miami Heat. I mean, if he can't do it there, he just can't do it ANYWHERE. Granted, it's in his right to want to win THAT bad, but he just totally trashed his legacy with this decision to go to Miami and blend in with two other super stars: Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. Even if he does win a ring, it will be bittersweet. No one will be calling him a legend 20 years after he retires. He'll just be "one of those good guys who played some good ball in his career." Despite the idea that what he has just done is tantamount to cheating, in my view, LeBron is a classic "mommas boy" and it's all too clear after this "leaving Cleveland for Miami" fiasco. Seriously, who tells the WHOLE world "I talked it over with my momma, and she said it was a good idea to go to Miami..." This kid just can't stop castrating and embarrassing himself, it seems. So...Miami has a super team and now a full roster. The pressure is on them. Let the games begin! It looks like the Eastern Conference is basically in the bag at this point, but time will tell. I have to say, I wonder what LeBron's strategy will be if he doesn't win right away in Miami? I can see them winning maybe one or two, but he won't get five or more there in the time he has left in his career....And now he is trying to make nicey nice with his hometown Akron, Ohio. On a positive note, maybe he will finally do the RIGHT thing and marry his two-time baby momma! Go Lakers!! :D

Peek-A-Boo LeBron!

Honestly, I really don't know what all the talk has really been about. All throughout the playoffs, and the NBA Finals: "Where's LeBron gonna play next year!" while Lebron has been mum on the topic, even though it's all about him! Well, he comes out of hiding for a little while and gives a cameo appearance and a tidbit about his decision, but I think he's mainly just messing with our heads....LeBron's not going anywhere. That's right, I said it. Ohio is home sweet home for Lebron, and home is where the heart is....and the millions! LOL Another team would have to offer him the biggity big big bucks for him to leave is throne with the Cavs. He may not ever win a ring with the Cavs, but he will have still proven himself to be the most powerful player on a NBA team EVER! He didn't get his ring this year, and heads rolled in Cleveland! And no doubt, he will pick the new coach as well as the new GM. Yep, LeBron is the Oprah of the NBA, and he'd better watch his back because that's just too much power for a young black man to have. LOL, just kidding. I actually love it, I love that he commands and dictates what goes on in his kingdom with the Cavs because he works his butt off! And he has fun with the game most of the time and doesn't take himself too seriously. Anyway, I still look forward to that LeBron vs Kobe, Lakers vs. the Cavs matchup! Maybe next year? ;D

Lakers Baby!!!

Oh yeah! We did it AGAIN! My boys made it successfully through what had to be one of the most nail biting, hair pulling, and nerve wracking NBA finals series in a LONG time. Lakers vs. Boston....WOWZER! I somehow knew we would win the finals, but there were times when I didn't know how. Obama predicted that the Lakers would win even before the series began, and yes, there were times when I even questioned the prez. I was so psycho during while watching game 7, that I had to leave the house and stop watching it! I actually told my Laker fan buddy Afi not to text me until the game was over, and I commenced to engross myself in reading a nice book. LOL. But no one can question that the Lakers are THE best team in the league. We have an answer to them all. Artest came out a hero and I am so proud of and happy for him. Pau "the Spaniard" Gasol also came through and did his thing, can't say that i was surprised either. And Fisher had the faith of a HUGE mustard seed (along with a hairy face) and that paid off, as well. I don't need to say anything about my man Black Mamba. That's right, Kobe would have been the best contender for MVP even if the Lakers didn't win the series in the end. He was the hero, as usual (and I won't even mention "Back 2 back, without Shaq") hehe. Anyway, the series is over, so I relax and reminisce by checking out some of the wacky pictures that were captured like those above. GO LAKERS!! :)

Lullaby Lakers....

Okay...I wonder what is REALLY going on with the Lakers? I have a two part theory. The first theory is that being that they know they are already the Division champs, they are just saving themselves for the playoffs. Why play hard, risk injury, exhaust themselves if they are already going to the playoffs and don't have to grapple to get there? Save it for the REAL business, where winning games really counts at this point. But my OTHER theory is that the other guys are rebelling since Kobe came back...like maybe they enjoyed playing and winning win he was on the sidelines hurt. Maybe they resent him coming back after all, so they refuse to perform. Is that possible? Can grown men be THAT petty, juvenile, and silly? YES! it's possible they just don't want to give Kobe any more fuel to his fire. Perhaps they think that he gets too much of the credit, and they have the balls to protest (unlike the flunkies playing under LeBron James. LOL. I don't know...I thought with the addition of Ron Artest it was gonna be a great year. And granted, it did start out that way. But what's has gotten into our fellas lately? Is it apathy, strategic planning, or stubbornness. I truly don't believe that they are simply being outplayed. Well, at any rate, the playoffs basically start this weekend. Let's hope we see the Champs play like they should be playing!! Go Lakers!!

Bennny! Wassuuup??

Wow...how many women will Ben Roethlisburger have to sexually assault before someone gets him some help...? Okay, to be fair, he "allegedly" assaulted two women: one last year and one just last week...but it's starting to look like at least ONE of these ladies are telling the truth. Is it me, or does Ben appear to be spiraling out of control? He is the "white wild child" of the NFL. He provides some relief to the black players stigma of being the usual trouble makers. What's his problem? I know he's still in his 20s, but his on the downside of being able to get away with utter foolish behavior, he's almost 30!! And is it ALSO just me, but has anyone else noticed that he looks like a dripping hot mess??! Sweaty, sloppy, smelly...ewww! He has a 100 million dollar contract, can't he afford to take a shower, shave, and cut his hair?? Anyway, let me not bash him, I just think he is setting a poor example and needs to show some responsibility. Wow....I wish we could go back to the days when athletes were heroes....*sigh*

They're playing Basketbaaaaaallll!!!

Remember that song?? I think mid 80s?? lol Okay...I'm starting to get in the MOOD! The mood for hoops! Watching the Lakers pull off that unexpected win over the Denver "Thuggets," I mean Nuggets has gotten me fired up. It was a heroic feat for my fellas. Denver had already beaten them twice before, and the Lakers seemed like they were gonna give them a 3-0 advantage over them! But not to be. Something told me that the Lakers were gonna come out from the locker room after half time a different team than what they were going in. And I was right! I actually had to go run an errand and missed the last part of the game, but when my good friend and fellow Laker fiend Afi called me, I knew it was a done deal. So yeah...even though I normally don't get emotionally involved until the playoffs, I'm good to watch some B-Ball, while in between watching some NFL Combine. BODIES ON PARADE! LOL ;)

LT Has Left the Building....

Well, I always said I didn't want his career to end up like this, but Ladanian Tomlinson was released yesterday from the San Diego Chargers....very sad indeed. I mean, I saw it coming...so did he, but I was hoping he would just retire before he had to suffer the embarrassment and pain of being ASKED to leave, ya know? To be honest, LT is an old running back, most of them don't last as long as he has. And he has had a few marginal and just flat out bad years lately. He's been injured a lot, a sure sign that his body is feeling a little battered. Okay, a LOT battered. Poor thing. Actually, I really didn't understand why he was trying to hang in there so long, he's a sure shoe in for the Hall of Fame already. I was hoping that this would finally convince him he should retire. Then I realized...LT has no super bowl ring!! And I have to admit, he just can't go out like that! It's the same reason T.O. keeps playing musical teams instead of just retiring to celebutante heaven. He wants a ring too! I guess, they both feel like even if you have to reel them in sitting in wheelchairs, and they are sharing a locker with their grandsons, they just gotta get their ring! We know how T.O. has managed since he's pimped himself out to any team who shows interest, but where will LT go from here? He's clearly not done yet...so the question is, where can he go where he won't feel like a second fiddle? Or like it's a mercy sign on? He definitely won't be the starter, so is the number two RB title gonna work for LT? Only time will tell, and we'll see who bites. Godspeed LT!

Oh Manning!

What a game! What a season! I called it, and it was amazing that it came true. The two teams who deserved to be in the superbowl the most actually ended up facing each other. What a perfect culmination to a season where they topped all the other teams in wins and in the case of the New Orleans Saints, even in points! The Colts and the Saints match up will be legendary in superbowl history, no doubt. It was a perfectly played game by both teams, yet, of course, everyone knows that the Saints won, bless their hearts. I must admit, I was certainly rooting for them. How can there be a professional NFL team in existence that has NEVER gone to OR won a superbowl game?? Just seems hard to fathom. It's wonderful to see Drew Brees finally getting the recognition as a quarterback that he is deserved; maybe he might even garner the salary he deserves too now (talk is, he's the 17th highest paid quarterback in the league). I'm sure he gets SO tired of all the Peyton Manning mania. And speaking of which, Peyton reportedly didn't even go over and congratulate Brees! No handshake from Pey Pey...booooo what a disgrace! He should at least be happy for Brees, he knows how it feels to finally win a superbowl title after years of hard work. Goodness, he just won his first a couple of years ago. And I'll just go on out and say it...Pey Pey blew the game, LOL. Some folks are trying to lay the blame on Hank Baskett for letting the ball bounce off of him during the Saints on side kick...but nah. At that point, the Colts were still winning and they even scored again very soon after the third quarter began. It was that interception Peyton threw in the fourth quarter. Sorry!! Anyway, what a great game, I'm still reeling about it. Congratz to the Saints on a season and job well done! :D

When Will They Just Let Kobe be??!!

For the love of Pete! When will they STOP comparing Kobe to every basketball player that EVER loved?? Seriously...if so many people are interested in discrediting him, why is he always the marker for greatness?? Is so and so better than...Kobe?...and is so and so is better than Kobe? Geez Louize! Just let the man play ball! The new comparison o'day is Magic Johnson. Some manboy journalist, because journalists have nothing better to do than make man lists and create pissing contests, started the discussion on "who is the ultimate, all time BEST Laker." This on the cusp of Kobe breaking Jerry West's most points scored for the Laker organization. Geesh, couldn't even let the man relish in a huge accomplishment without trying to put him in his imaginary place. It's pathetic. So, the "boyz" have been discussing it, and what a surprise! Most say Magic Johnson is the ultimate bestest Laker player EVER..not Kobe. Now I'm a huge Magic fan, the man personifies basketball, but are they serious? If God wills, Kobe has at least five more years on the court. Five more years to break WAY more records that magic was ever in the running for. So let's just be real guys. These guys, HA! They had to literally event new criteria for what makes a player great in order to edge Kobe out of the spotlight. "Well, well...magic has..nobbier knees than Kobe..he's paid his dues, THAT'S why he's the bestest Laker player EVER." Get out of here with that garbage. poor Kobe. People complain about him being arrogant, but he basically has to be in order to front off all the madness being thrust at him out there in the media. *sigh* Boyz will be boyzzz! :D

I was RIGHT!

I called it...yep, I called way back when in the beginning of the NFL season that the two (then) undefeated teams would and SHOULD meet each other in the Superbowl. And guess what happened? The Saints and the Colts are those two teams!!! WOOOOO! Well, I'm not surprised, they truly were the best two teams this year. It's also interesting that it came down to the best three teams being in the running: Saints, Vikings, and Colts. Not sure how the New York Jets slithered their way into playing for the Superbowl shot....*pregnant pause to ponder*....yeah, just glad that Peyton Manning and the Colts put that young whipper snapper Mark Sanchez in his place. I mean, don't get me wrong. he had a GREAT season and as a fellow Trojan I am proud of him, but we really don't need no rookie quarterbacks going to the Superbowl! Who would be able to tell him anything after that if he did? Dude is already from Southern Cal, big head city, he doesn't need to add an historical accomplishment to his resume! But anyway, I am happy for both Superbowl bound teams, and I think it's the perfect match-up. I just hope that the Saints shake off their "first time going to the Superbowl" high well before the game on February 7. Sometimes, performing well on one special occasion can be a deterrent for continuing the trend. not sure who I am rooting for yet, but I just hope it's a good game! :D

Coaching Conundrum!

Whew! Seems like coaches in the NFL and the NCAA are being passed around like two dollar hoes nowadays! LOL, "pimping ain't easy, and that is nowhere more true right now than in the sports world. Players are pimping, coaches are pimping, EVERYBODY is chasing that dragon, that almighty dollar and the word "loyalty" has nothing to do with sports any more. In fact, today, being athlete or a coach can be seen as one's "hustle." LOL. So in true hustler fashion, Pete Carroll decided to leave USC to go coach the Seattle Seahawks. I'm not mad at him! Dude's gonna make 7.5 million a year, and was given a 35 million dollar contract deal over five years. he paid his dues at USC. And the NCAA sanction probability notwithstanding, USC garnered a "sweet young thang" in the person of Lane Kiffin (the former NFL bad boy coach for the Oakland Raiders). Kiffin had just been hired as the coach for Tennessee a year ago, but decided to drop them like a hot potato in order to come back to sunny Cali. Now that's GANGSTA! This week started out with a lot of conjecture, confusion, and as a veritable conundrum...and methinks it's probably not over yet. There is a lot of Carroll/Kiffin hating out there among fans, and even among some people in the media. Crazy days, crazy times for sports when coaches nowadays don't seem to care that much about building a legacy...at least not when it comes at the expense of them getting "the job they always wanted" (*wink* at Lane). Hee hee!

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is DONE!

Yes, the fight is off.....that's all I have to say about that.....Oh, and that I'm not surprised one bit...that's it.....And this, Wow! Talk about soap opera worthy drama. Ahem, was all the bickering, suing, and accusing necessary?Is this just an indication that boxing is truly dead? That it's been killed by the MMA monster? Please, don't doubt me, this is a HUGE blow to boxing as a sport. When a sport is already dying out, the last thing it needs to do is completely leave a bad taste in the mouths of the last few fans it has. So ummm, not gonna really take much seriously in the boxing world for a while. Besides, next thing you know, Pacquiao will be working on jiujitsu and muay thai and saying he wants to take on BJ Penn! Stay tuned, kids! LOL

Playoff Party!

Wow, this season seemed to fly by! Now it's time for the REAL excitement: the playoffs! I can say that there are a few surprises as well as disappointments at the end of the regular season. Some teams performed better in the later hour, and some performed worst! Like what in the WORLD happened to the New Orleans Saints? Egads! it seems they have imploded. Don't get me wrong, they are still in the playoffs, but they have now lost 3 games in a row. Thus, they aren't going into the playoffs with a bang, ya know? It seems they are a tad beat up from trying to keep that undefeated record. I do think they may have pushed themselves a little too hard in the regular season, and it's coming back to haunt them. On the other hand, who opened the gate and let the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs?? NOOOOO! I am still mad at them for letting my boy T.O. go, and I am no real fan of that "divo" Tony Romo. Hopefully they will do what they always do, what they have done since the mid 80s in the playoffs: LOSE their first game.....okay...maybe that is way harsh. I guess I shouldn't really hate the game, just the player, lol. I am actually looking forward to seeing what all the teams do in the playoffs. personally, I think the Vikings have the Superbowl rings this year (though I can't say I'd be happy about that either). At any rate, congrats to all of teams who played their butts off and made it in! Kudos and let the games REALLY begin!!