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My picks for this weekend . . .

May 24th 2009 09:33
Well it is a very busy Sunday starting right now.

It will all begin with the opening of the Tennis French Open in minutes. Later today the battle at the Brickyard begins with Helio Castoneves leading the drivers from the pole. Then tonight under the lights at Lowe's Motor Speedway is the Coca-Cola 600, a long and grueling race that will probably include some rain delays.

My Picks:

Even though it isn't a shock in the first round - I pick Rafa Nadal. I can't wait to see who gets to face him in the finals next week. Can anyone stop him from winning his fifth title in a row at Roland Garros?

Also I think Safina will defend her #1 world ranking fiercely. Can she finally win that major title? I think she can, and where better than on the clay.

I am picking Castroneves to kiss the bricks for a third time. However I think Ryan Hunter Reay might have a chance, and Danica winning would be so huge.

As for NASCAR - I think Stewart-Haas Racing will score a win in a points race for the first time. I am thinking it will be Ryan Newman also from the pole, like Castroneves. However, Tony Stewart should be there fighting for the lead late. Other than that, as always you have to watch the other cars with those Hendrick motors in them.

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In other events today:

Cleveland Cavaliers will win to take 2-1 series lead.
Detroit Red Wings will win to take 3-1 series lead.
MLB Inter-League Play:
Winners: Detroit, Yankees, Cleveland, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Boston, White Sox, Washington, Texas, St. Louis, Oakland, Cubs, Seattle, Dodgers, and Milwaukee

Let's also predict that Joel Pineiro will top both of the Card's previous two pitching gems. Todd Wellemeyer and the bullpen threw a five hitter on Friday, then Kyle Lohse and Chris Perez combined for another five hitter Saturday. I think Pineiro will toss a complete game shutout while giving up 3 or fewer hits.
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A Special Rant on LeBron James coverage

November 22nd 2008 20:08
This isn't going to be an attack on LeBron James but more so on the media. It seems you can't go five minutes without the talk of him leaving the Cavs in 2010. Well, my take is why is it being discussed now? Do they hate the Cavs that much? I'm starting to actually think that. Right now the Cavs are in the season playing to attempt to do the impossible and all the media wants to talk about is LeBron leaving Cleveland.

Now, there's something wrong with this picture. Is it me or does it seem like they want him out of Cleveland? I don't think they want to succeed there and become a champion in that city. If anything, it comes down wanting him in New York.

I might do a video once I get everything situated on this. We'll have to see though.

This LeBron James story needs to stop right now. Why is it so important to hear about it now? This is about as ridiculous as the Brett Favre coverage that seemed to continue for weeks about hearing the same story again and again.

This is short and sweet. Perhaps more details and more thoughts in the future but that's all for now.
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NBA Finals MVP List

June 18th 2008 07:31
NBA Finals MVP List

XX denotes the MVP played for the losing team.


Michael Jordan image
6-Time NBA Finals MVP Michael Jordan


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Year Player Team
2008 Paul Pierce Boston Celtics
2007 Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs
2006 Dwyane Wade Miami Heat
2005 Tim Duncan (3) San Antonio Spurs
2004 Chauncey Billups Detroit Pistons
2003 Tim Duncan (2) San Antonio Spurs
2002 Shaquille O'Neal (3) Los Angeles Lakers
2001 Shaquille O'Neal (2) Los Angeles Lakers
2000 Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers
1999 Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs
1998 Michael Jordan (6) Chicago Bulls
1997 Michael Jordan (5) Chicago Bulls
1996 Michael Jordan (4) Chicago Bulls
1995 Hakeem Olajuwon (2) Houston Rockets
1994 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets
1993 Michael Jordan (3) Chicago Bulls
1992 Michael Jordan (2) Chicago Bulls
1991 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls
1990 Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons


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Year Player Team
1989 Joe Dumars Detroit Pistons
1988 James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers
1987 Magic Johnson (3) Los Angeles Lakers
1986 Larry Bird (2) Boston Celtics
1985 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2) Los Angeles Lakers
1984 Larry Bird Boston Celtics
1983 Moses Malone Philadelphia 76ers
1982 Magic Johnson (2) Los Angeles Lakers
1981 Cedric Maxwell Boston Celtics
1980 Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers
1979 Dennis Johnson Seattle SuperSonics
1978 Wes Unseld Washington Bullets
1977 Bill Walton Portland Trail Blazers
1976 Jo Jo White Boston Celtics
1975 Rick Barry Golden State Warriors
1974 John Havlicek Boston Celtics
1973 Willis Reed (2) New York Knicks
1972 Wilt Chamberlain Los Angeles Lakers
1971 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee Bucks
1970 Willis Reed New York Knicks
1969 Jerry West Los Angeles Lakers XX
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NBA Finals Results List

June 18th 2008 07:08
NBA logo


NBA Finals Results

Blue text denotes NBA Champion


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Year Western Champ Result Eastern Champion MVP of Finals
2008 Los Angeles Lakers 2–4 Boston Celtics (17) Paul Pierce
2007 San Antonio Spurs (4) 4–0 Cleveland Cavaliers Tony Parker
2006 Dallas Mavericks 2–4 Miami Heat Dwyane Wade
2005 San Antonio Spurs (3) 4–3 Detroit Pistons Tim Duncan (3)
2004 Los Angeles Lakers 1–4 Detroit Pistons (3) Chauncey Billups
2003 San Antonio Spurs (2) 4–2 New Jersey Nets Tim Duncan (2)
2002 Los Angeles Lakers (14) 4–0 New Jersey Nets Shaquille O'Neal (3)
2001 Los Angeles Lakers (13) 4–1 Philadelphia 76ers Shaquille O'Neal (2)
2000 Los Angeles Lakers (12) 4–2 Indiana Pacers Shaquille O'Neal


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Year Western Champ Result Eastern Champion MVP of Finals
1999 San Antonio Spurs 4–1 New York Knicks Tim Duncan
1998 Utah Jazz 2–4 Chicago Bulls (6) Michael Jordan (6)
1997 Utah Jazz 2–4 Chicago Bulls (5) Michael Jordan (5)
1996 Seattle SuperSonics 2–4 Chicago Bulls (4) Michael Jordan (4)
1995 Houston Rockets (2) 4–0 Orlando Magic Hakeem Olajuwon (2)
1994 Houston Rockets 4–3 New York Knicks Hakeem Olajuwon
1993 Phoenix Suns 2–4 Chicago Bulls (3) Michael Jordan (3)
1992 Portland Trail Blazers 2–4 Chicago Bulls (2) Michael Jordan (2)
1991 Los Angeles Lakers 1–4 Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan
1990 Portland Trail Blazers 1–4 Detroit Pistons (2) Isiah Thomas
1989 Los Angeles Lakers 0–4 Detroit Pistons Joe Dumars
1988 Los Angeles Lakers (11) 4–3 Detroit Pistons James Worthy
1987 Los Angeles Lakers (10) 4–2 Boston Celtics Magic Johnson (3)
1986 Houston Rockets 2–4 Boston Celtics (16) Larry Bird (2)
1985 Los Angeles Lakers (9) 4–2 Boston Celtics Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (2)
1984 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 Boston Celtics (15) Larry Bird
1983 Los Angeles Lakers 0–4 Philadelphia 76ers (3) Moses Malone
1982 Los Angeles Lakers (8) 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers Magic Johnson (2)
1981 Houston Rockets 2–4 Boston Celtics (14) Cedric Maxwell
1980 Los Angeles Lakers (7) 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers Magic Johnson
1979 Seattle SuperSonics 4–1 Washington Bullets Dennis Johnson
1978 Seattle SuperSonics 3–4 Washington Bullets (2) Wes Unseld
1977 Portland Trail Blazers 4–2 Philadelphia 76ers Bill Walton
1976 Phoenix Suns 2–4 Boston Celtics (13) Jo Jo White
1975 Golden State Warriors (3) 4–0 Washington Bullets Rick Barry
1974 Milwaukee Bucks 3–4 Boston Celtics (12) John Havlicek
1973 Los Angeles Lakers 1–4 New York Knicks (2) Willis Reed (2)
1972 Los Angeles Lakers (6) 4–1 New York Knicks Wilt Chamberlain
1971 Milwaukee Bucks 4–0 Baltimore Bullets Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1970 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 New York Knicks Willis Reed
1969 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 Boston Celtics (11) Jerry West
1968 Los Angeles Lakers 2–4 Boston Celtics (10)  
1967 San Francisco Warriors 2–4 Philadelphia 76ers (2)  
1966 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 Boston Celtics (9)  
1965 Los Angeles Lakers 1–4 Boston Celtics (8)  
1964 San Francisco Warriors 1–4 Boston Celtics (7)  
1963 Los Angeles Lakers 2–4 Boston Celtics (6)  
1962 Los Angeles Lakers 3–4 Boston Celtics (5)  
1961 St. Louis Hawks 1–4 Boston Celtics (4)  
1960 St. Louis Hawks 3–4 Boston Celtics (3)  
1959 Minneapolis Lakers 0–4 Boston Celtics (2)  
1958 St. Louis Hawks 4–2 Boston Celtics  
1957 St. Louis Hawks 3–4 Boston Celtics  
1956 Ft. Wayne Pistons 1–4 Philadelphia Warriors (2)  
1955 Ft. Wayne Pistons 3–4 Syracuse Nationals  
1954 Minneapolis Lakers (5) 4–3 Syracuse Nationals  
1953 Minneapolis Lakers (4) 4–1 New York Knicks  
1952 Minneapolis Lakers (3) 4–3 New York Knicks  
1951 Rochester Royals 4–3 New York Knicks  
1950 Minneapolis Lakers (2) 4–2 Syracuse Nationals  
1949 Minneapolis Lakers 4–2 Washington Capitals  
1948 Baltimore Bullets 4–2 Philadelphia Warriors  
1947 Chicago Stags 1–4 Philadelphia Warriors  
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Foul or Fisher?

May 29th 2008 07:53
Thanks for coming to the party San Antonio. Now it’s time to screw ya.

That’s basically what the NBA said Wednesday when it said a foul should have been called against the Lakers in the final second of the game against the Spurs on Tuesday


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Spurs or Lakers

May 21st 2008 07:02
Of the last ten NBA finals, the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs have been in eight of them, with the Spurs winning all four times they made it and the Lakers winning three of the four times they’ve been there.
But if history is any indication, the Lakers should win this series because the Spurs have never gone to back-to-back finals and the last time the two met in the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers swept 4-0.
But that’s the simple look at this series


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Down to Final Four

May 20th 2008 09:37
It’s hard to say that Monday’s game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Hornets was as classic as I had expected. But it did kind of live up to the pattern of the series that the third quarter is the biggest key. The Spurs only outscored the Hornets by 6 in the quarter, but it was enough to give the Spurs a 15-point lead. Hornets cut it to 3 in the fourth, but they were done.

Spurs vs. Lakers, Celtics vs. Pistons. I think the Celtics-Pistons matchups was expected, and anticipated, but I think the Spurs are kid of surprising everyone by sticking around. It’s the heart of a champion


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Celtics survive

May 19th 2008 08:57
The team won, but the player almost had it.
LeBron James had 45 points for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but in the end the Boston Celtics remained perfect at home in the playoffs, winning 97-92 in an NBA Eastern Conference semifinal.
Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce had 41 points for the Celtics on Sunday

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Lebron vs. the team

May 18th 2008 07:46
Okay, so the Cavaliers win Game 6, forcing Game 7 today. Well, although we predicted the Game 6 end, we really aren’t too surprised. The Celtics just haven’t played that great on the road this playoff season.
But the conference semifinals of NBA playoffs this season have been all about the home team. If the Celtics win today and the Spurs win tomorrow, the home team will have won every game in both of those series. The Celtics beat Atlanta 4-3 in the first round where the home team won every game.
Odd considering that prior to this year, the last time any NBA playoff series saw the home team win ever game was a 2004 series where the Miami Heat beat the New Orleans Hornets


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Flyers survive for now

May 16th 2008 06:38
Like the Stars did the night before, the Philadelphia Flyers saved their season Thursday night with a 4-2 win in their NHL playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ultimately, this was just a small bump on the road to the inevitable Stanley Cup Final between the Penguins and Red Wings.
flyer

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Hornets nest

May 14th 2008 08:44
David West was unreal. These days 38 points isn’t really much. But this was 38 points, against the defending NBA champions, in a playoff game. That performance put the Hornets up on the Spurs 3-2. Here’s the thing though. I don’t think this series is over yet. The Spurs are a good home team and they likely will have a better defensive plan to stop West, as Tony Parker didn’t seem to have much for him.
I somehow sense that in Game Six, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan will combine for 60 points and the Spurs will take a nice win.
If indeed the Spurs do win game six at home, forget about where Game 7 is. The New Orleans crowd will give it to the Spurs. But this is the defending NBA champions, and champions rise when tested


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Lakers-Celtics renewed

May 12th 2008 00:07
The 2008 NBA playoffs could be on course to give us a nice revival of one of the greatest rivalries in sports: Lakers vs. Celtics.
It's been over 20 years since these two have met in the NBA Finals when names like Magic and Bird still ruled the courts.

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