Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 - Iguo-dollars

-Eddy Curry aspired to be a gymnast at one point. When you're finished laughing, click this here link, to see the truth. From his Wikipedia page, "Prior to becoming considered one of the best high school basketball players in the nation as a senior at Thornwood High School in South Holland, Illinois, Curry aspired to be a gymnast and did not pick up basketball until the seventh grade when he reluctantly went out for the school team. According to his father, Eddy Curry Sr., 'For a long time, Eddy hated basketball. Being a gymnast was his backyard dream, I guess.'"
-Usain Bolt at the moment: 3 races, three world records shattered (one being a 16-year old record) and of course, 3 golds.
-USA defeated a Manu Ginobili-less Argentina squad 101-81, and will be advancing to the gold medal game to face Spain. The "road to redemption" is almost over.
-Brandon Webb gets his 19th, while Cliff Lee improves to a stunning 18-2. ESPN had a good poll, who would you want pitching for your team? Although the results after a little less than 7k votes wouldn't indicate that, as Webb had 70% of the votes.
-The Cincinnati Bengals' fans are giving Chris Henry a warm welcome back.
-Here's a really interesting article breaking down Joba Chamberlain's pitching mechanics. Worth a visit/read.
-Charles Barkley's $0.02 on the impending 'NBA exodus', "I've been on TNT for years and no one's ever asked me, 'Who won the championship in Greece last year?'"
-I recently read an headline on fannation.com titled. "Is Granger [Danny] worth Iguodala money?". Better question, is Andre Iguodala worth Iguodala money? In all seroiusness, no he's good - but not worth that much dough.
-Michael Phelps will be writing a book titled, "Built to Succeed". The book will cover the story behind his Olympic victories, philosophy on training and competition and his life challenges growing up.
-Pop-culture tidbit: Gwen Stefani has named her baby Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale.
-Video of the day: trampoline flying slam dunk and high fives all-around.

Saturday, August 16, 2008 - Stay Classy, Sweden

-Chad Johnson stated that he knew a few guys (back home) including himself, who could beat Michael Phelps. What a nut.
-Nothing says true Olympic spirit like "Little girl, you're too ugly - so we're just going to take you out of the picture and let someone else bask in the glory (that you should have received)"
-Stephon Marbury says that once his contract is done, he's bolting to Milan to play for the Italian team.
-Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian puts the "ass" in "class" as he tossed his bronze medal in anger that he didn't come home with the gold.
-Sarunas Jasikevicius has called out his former coach, Rick Carlisle, and teammates for his short stay and eventual departure from the NBA, but stated that Stephen Jackson of all people was different, and was "one of my best teammates". Now there's a shocker.
-Brandon Webb's wins just keep stacking up, as he improves to 18-4 after his victory against the Astros.
-Canadian Donavon Bailey recently praised Usain Bolt (and what an appropriate name), basically saying that the kid has some mad chops, and could possibly break some records.
-Tune into the Golf Channel to watch a reality television show that will feature Charles Barkley trying to fix his golf swing, by going under the wing of Tiger Woods' swing coach and Hank Haney.

Friday, May 16, 2008 - "A LeBron James Team is never desperate"

-Brandon Webb of the Diamondbacks improves to a stellar 9-0 after his victory against the Colorado Rockies
-Currently unemployed coach Avery Johnson joined the TNT crew the other night. If I were a betting man, I would wager that he will be hired by an NBA team by the end of the off-season. The man's a proven winner.
-There's way too much news highlighting Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey these days. Neither of the two are even A-list celebrities either, or even remotely interesting - so who cares.
-Can Tim Duncan and the Spurs win in New Orleans? Now, they'll have to, with the series knotted at three a piece.
-the NBA's 70 year-old cookie monster, or more commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, has decided to return for an 18th run at the title.
-Home Alone: The Reality. For some reason, I don't think the phrase "oops" can cut it.
-The Toronto Blue Jays are a half game above the Yankees at this point in the season. Just stating a fact.
-Where are the Pau Gasol critics now? Of course, they'll fully credit #24 when the topic is raised.
-The Dallas Cowboys will be featured on ESPN's "Hard Knocks" this year. Headlining the show are: Pacman Jones, Tony Romo and T.O. It will be an interesting saga, to say the least.
-Lebron James brashly said, "A Lebron James Team is never desperate" after game 5's lost to the Celtics, following his "Sit your ass down, Mother" comment the previous game. Just more reasons to hate the guy.
-On the same topic, Sir Charles Barkley hit the nail on the head with his thoughts on the first quote, "How the hell can you call this your team, when the only games you've won in this series were won by your supporting cast, not you?"
-Dany Heatly becomes Team Canada's all-time leading scorer, or better known as, the NHL's biggest post-season loser.
-For some reason, those pink autographed bats being auctioned off on MLB.com don't seem all that appealing to me.
-Stephen A. Smith recently criticized both Chris Bosh's game and physical appearance, to which Bosh sent a verbal jab right back. Stephen A. should just choke on a cheese-doodle already, seriously.
-Who do I want to replace Chuck Swirsky? Anyone but Rod Black (TSN's carbon copy commentator of the Jays' Jamie Campbell)
-Speaking of replacements, is this the end of The Office's awkward, yet likeable character Toby Flenderson? Sure looks like it. Ryan Howard's character seems to be done as well, after the recent events that transpired in the finale.
-Sunday (if, even) will be the last blog, at least for a month as I will be M.I.A. Apologies to my three faithful readers.