Lakers barely made it to game 6

 
 
Paul Pierce had the chance to put thing even yesterday at the fourth quarter playing in LA, but a steal from Kobe Bryant prevented the Celtics from obtaining their 17th NBA championship in history.
Things were 97-95 when Boston had the possesion, Pierce was advancing to shooting area when Bryant saw the ball a little […]

Marcus Vick got arrested

 
 
Vick, not Michael but Marcus, the youngest brother of the former falcons quarterback is the one on the news right now, and as his relative, not exactly for good reasons.
Marcus Vick, who played for Virginia Tech and then with the Miami Dolphins at the NFL got arrested for DUI (driving under the influence) and […]

Mike Babcock signs for 3 more years with Red Wings

 
 
Mike Babcock just got his first championship rock since he started coaching in the NHL for the Ducks back in the 2002-2003 season, that first year with Anaheim, he took them to the NHL Finals against the Devils, who beat them in 7 games.
Now that he has won a title and accumulated more experience, […]

US Open: Woods vs. Mickelson

 
 
Tiger Woods is the best golfer in decades, probably one of the best in history, but hasn’t being friends with the US Open for the past five years, as he won his last title for this tournament in 2002.
The USGA always picks the most difficult courses in the nation for the competition, and this […]

Watch Ken Griffey Jr. hitting his home run #600


Ken Griffey Jr. joins 600 home-run club

 

The 600 home run club has only 6 members, with Ken Griffey Jr. as the newest member after being at 599 since May 31st.
In fact Ken Griffey Jr. is the only active player of the club, with Barry Bonds and Sammy Sosa both being currently unsigned, mostly because of their recent involvement in […]

Leon Powe came from the bench and help Celtics with 21 points at game 2 for the 2008 NBA Finals

 

Certainly the Celtics made themselves respect at the Garden against their life time rival, the Lakers. Final score was 108-102 with Los Angeles shooting for only 42 points in the first half, and Boston taking a 20 point lead for most of the 3rd quarter and the begining of the 4th.
 So yes, Kobe Bryant is […]

Big Brown and the Belmont Stakes

 

The Belmont Stakes is the last race for the Triple Crown, which starts with the Kentucky Derby, then goes to the Preakness Stakes and finishes with the Belmont.
 There are only 11 horses that has won all 3 races at once, starting with “Sir Barton” back in 1919, and the last one being Affirmed in 1978, […]

A view on the world of sports in general

This is an interesting moment in sports, as on one hand, we have the finals for the French open, the NBA finals starts tonight with the Lakers visiting the Celtics at the TD Banknorth Garden, and the Penguins who lost to the almighty Red Wings at the finals for the NHL Stanley Cup yesterday. Oh […]

Kaczur and oxycodone

 

And the drug-professional player connection seems to go on and on, now we have Nick Kaczur, the third round pick of the Patriots back in 2005.
Kaczur got prescription painkillers on his hands when he got arrested by the police on April, and so he decided to cooperate with an investigation that led to 3 buys […]