Bron Bron Gone Gone?

Speculation is at a fever pitch, where is Lebron James gonna end up? I don't have any inside information but I do have a few reasons why I don't think he is going anywhere. Let's start with Chicago, aside from leaving 30 million smackers on the table(chump change these days) Bron would be playing against the ghost of Michael Jordan. MJ went six for six in the Finals and is a legend like John Holmes or Peter North (shout out to Nino). Bron doesn't wanna have to be compared to the greatest like Kobe was. KB had to win his 4th then his 5th championship to prove to the haters he could do it without Shaq, and that he could stand alone as the greatest Laker. King James wants to grow his own legend, and leave no doubt who the all time greatest is. So this is why he won't go to New York, aside less money overall, the Knicks are in Diss aray. They are not in position to acquire any more help thru free agency, and the other starting four do not make up a playoff contending club. I doubt Miami is a real choice Wade owns that city, I don't think Bron wants to share. New Jersey is no good, cause it's New Jersey. The Nets are the Clippers of the East, Jay-Z and new majority owner Mikhail Prokorhov a multibillionaire are promising the world, they'd probably have a better shot at negotiating if Tony Soprano was running the show. At the end of the day it's all about money, Lebron can make more by signing with his current team because of a guaranteed sixth year to his contract. If he signs any where else he can only ink for five. No matter where James ends up this is for sure he won't be winning championships as long as Kobe and the Lakers are around.

Jabulani sucks balls

Simply put the Jabulani is a soccer ball designed by Engish scientists, and manufactured by Adidas. FIFA the organizers of the World Cup made the Jabulani the official ball of the tournament. The problem is most players have publicly bashed the performance of this ball. The consensus seems to be that the ball does not spin correctly thus the ball is not likely to reach its intended destination. The ball seems to slow down and change direction much like a knuckle ball in baseball. Note to FIFA, we Americans already have a thousand reasons to hate you, phantom offsides calls, and disallowed goals ring a bell. Please go back to a traditional ball with seams on the outside of the ball. The World Cup is no time to experiment with the aero dynamics, what's next? Netless goals, super sticky field grass, GPS guided soccer balls!

Oh no, it's another NO NO

These days just about anyone can throw a no hitter or so it seems. WTF Edwin Mother F'ing Jackson throws a No NO, what's next is Samual L. Jackson gonna roll out there and shut down 27 in a row? Come on what gives? Tampa has gone no hit three times in a span of one year. I'm sorry, but I long for the days when Bucket Head Bonds would blast dingers into the upper deck. We have gone from one extreme to the other, my godson Xavier would have at least slapped one into right field vs Jackson. Pitching has not improved but hitting skills(errrrrrr steroids) have all but disappeared from the game. I don't believe most teams have made the proper adjustments, players still believe they can go yard every at bat. Homeruns have gone down year after year since MLB implemented their new anti doping policy. Will we ever see another sixty homerun season? One thing is for sure pitching is hogging up all the headlines, two perfect games(should have been three we all know that drama, SAFE) and this will make four hitless games this year. Just imagine the stats guys like Maddux, Big Unit, and Pedro would have racked up if not for playing in the juiced era. Perfect season perhaps? 40 Wins? 20 shutout season? It's time to say goodbye to the Homerun race, and hello to the strikeout race. My money is on Strasburg.

P.S. Strasburg should be in the all star game, hell he should be the starter. Name one other baseball player causing more buzz than this guy, MLB would be passing up monumental chance to put the all star game back on the map.

World Cup-Gooooaaaaaaalasso!

As an American born Citizen, it is my birth right to hate soccer. Not enough scoring, an offsides rule that makes the game virtually impossible to watch, fake injuries and no real american stars to root for. For these reasons and many more soccer is not considered a major sport in the U.S. The NFL, NBA, and MLB all dominate the sports landscape, and for all the forecasts of it being a rapidly growing sport soccer had not captured american T.V. audiences. A little known striker from the L.A. Galaxy named Landon Donovan is single handidly trying to change all that. Donovan has played in the World cup on two other U.S. national teams, but the third time has proven to be the charm. With little time left in extra time of the second half match vs Algeria Donavan bolted down the field, and passed the ball, and trailed the play when a rebound at point blank range fell into his lap, he fired the ball into the back of the net. This one goal, is easily the biggest U.S. soccer moment in history, and has catapulted Donovan into super stardom. With this win the U.S. has qualified for the second round, and has excited a nation. This will undoubtedly raise soccers profile, and may lead to a golden age of MLS. I readily admit I'm watching every game possible, and am rooting for both the U.S. and Mexico. If soccer ever does anything about that annoying offsides rule, who knows it may finally breakthrough as a major U.S. sport.