Wade finally gets a deserved award

Wade and four other player were awarded on Wednesday the first team all NBA overall. On the first NBA overall team were LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, and Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic to round it off. On the second all NBA team was Chris Paul from the New Orleans Hornets, Brandon Roy from the Portland TrailBlazers, Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs, Paul Pierce from the Boston Celtics, and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets. The Third overall NBA team was also announced with Chauncey Billups, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, and Shaquilled O'Neal. Finally Dwyane was awarded something that he actually deserved. After not getting the MVP award and not getting a spot on the all NBA defensive team. He earns his first spot on the All NBA team for the first time in his career. I'm not surprised at any of the selections. Only thing that I am surprised about is that Danny Granger did not get a spot on the the team. After he made it to the all star for the first time in his career and he averaged 26 points a game. Do you think that somebody else should have been awared to on of the all NBA teams. Or should anyone be taken off the team? Got any people on your mind?

Jason Taylor back with the Dolphins

Jason Taylor after leaving one year from the Miami Dolphins. Went on to the Washington Redskins and had an off year of only 3.5 sacks and 29 tackles in 13 games. While the year before in his last year with the Miami Dolphins he played 16 games. Had 56 tackles, eleven sacks, and 4 forced fumbles. I think the cold weather effected him because he has been in the warm weather in Miami for his whole career. I think it was good for him to come back to Miami because he made a statement saying that he is in his heart a true Dolphin. This should improve our defense a lot. Miami's defense struggles with their inexperienced defensive ends and now add a pro bowler to their defensive line. Now that Washington added one of the best defensive tackles in the NFL Albert Hanyesworth. There was no need for Jason Taylor. The Redskins and Taylor did not see eye to eye and Taylor became a free agent. Jason Taylor was talking to a few teams including the New England Patriots who was really close to signing Jason Taylor. Was offered 8 million by the Reskins but denied and took the one million deal with the Dolphins. Now that is a true player for the Dolphins to do something like that. Usually players would always take the higher salary in a heart beat. With the addition of Jason Taylor do you think we can make the playoffs again with a more experienced Miami Dolphins team.

All NBA defensive team announced/Dwyane Wade issue

The defensive first team in the NBA was announced on Wednesday. Dwight Howard was the leading vote getter for the ballot and he was earlier announced defensive player of the year and now his defense is also awarded and all NBA first Defensive team. An all nba defensive team is when they people vote on who they think was the best 5 defensive players of the league. Who was also awarded on the team with Dwight Howard is Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Chris Paul. Dwight Howard led the league with 14 rebounds a game and 3 blocks a game. Chris Paul led the league in steals with 2.8 a game. LeBron, Kobe, and Kevin are already well known defensive player and give it all they got everynight. Each player always makes it difficult for the opponent to score. The all NBA second defensive team was also announced which included Dwyane Wade, Tim Duncan, Rajon Rondo, and the duo out of Houston which is Ron Artest and Shane Battier. I was a little shocked when I saw it because I think the Dwyane Wade should have made the all NBA defensive team. Because on defense I think this season he was a lot better the James and Bryant on defense. Also he in my opinion did deserve the MVP award because of the numbers he put up. Its not that he didn't get is what shocks. Is that he came in third place in the MVP ballot. Are you kidding me? Third Place. I mean second I would understand but third is unacceptable. He put up better numbers than Lebron and Kobe and also had a better defensive year in a landslide. This where popularity comes into place. Do you thinks its just that we don't care about the stats. Its just we vote on who we know the most when more than half of us don't even know what numbers they are putting up?

New NBA PLayoff Update

The first round of the NBA playoffs is over and there was somewhat a little shockers in the first round. One was the Houston Rockets beating the Blazers in six. Here are the teams advancing: the Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, and the Houston Rockets. Some people have been questioning on the Rockets lately saying that they are better without T-Mac. They have been playing better without him during the season and the team finally passed the first round for the first time in over more than 10 years. I personally do not think they are better without T-Mac because I don't think they are going to make it far in the playoffs without their go to guy. They need him when it comes to close ball games and they need a closer. If Tracy McGrady gets let go from the Rockets and hit free agency it would be a shame if barely any teams are missing out. He has just had some injury problems and thats whats been holding him back. Just wait until he gets healthy again and he will be the same scoring McGrady again like he was in his Orlando Days averaging 30 points a game. Anyways, as the second round proceeds there was a shcoker in the Rockets and Lakers game as the Rockets won game 1 by a final score of 100-92. The Orlando Magic also won game one by beating the Boston Celtics 95-90. Denver has taken a easy 2-0 lead on the Dallas Mavericks beating the Mavericks both games by double digits. I have changed my prediction to of Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers. My prediction is now the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers. And I have the Los Angeles Lakers winning in 6 games.

The NBA Playoff update

The NBA playoffs have been one of the most exciting and surprising in sports entertainment today. The Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Dallas Mavericks are on to the second after easily defeating their opponents. Some surprises that have been in the NBA playoffs is the Philadelphia 76ers and the Chicago Bulls. Both keeping the series tight against their opponents despite losing the series right now 3-2. The Chicago Bulls have played the defending champs very well winning and losing almost every game by little and in overtime. And no one can forget how the 76ers are keeping close with the Orlando Magic and also look to tie the playoff series up 3-3 in game 6 against a magic team who is without their star center Dwight Howard due to suspension. Now to start looking around the playoffs. First is the Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Hornets. Where the Hornets lost to the Nuggets by 58 points! And tied the record for worst defeat in NBA playoffs history. The Nuggets held all star point guard Chris Paul to only4 points and 6 assists. Compared to his average of 21 points and 11 assists a game. Chris also had 6 turnovers. The Mavericks eliminated the Spurs in 5 games which made it the first time in Tim Duncans career when he has lost in the first round. The Hawks took care of buisness by defeating the Miami Heat in game 5 106-91 taking a 3-2 series lead back to Miami for game 6. Houston has also shocked many people by having a 3-2 series lead against the Portland TrailBlazers and the Rockets are without star guard Tracy McGrady. But my predictions is still I have the Lakers winning in 7 games against the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Orlando Magic.

Dwight Howard suspended but why not Rondo?

Today they announced that star center Dwight Howard has been suspended for game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers for elbowing the 76ers center Samuel Dalembert. The incident occured in the beginning of the 1st quarter when Rashard Lewis made a 3 pointer. When Howard and Dalembert got tangled up down low and Howard swung his elbow. Also, during the game Dwight Howard accidently hit Courtney Lee in the nose with his elbow while jumping for a rebound. After the game Dwight Howard had a response to all of this. He said that it was just part of the game and that this has been a physical series and he was just trying to get untangled with the other player. And in other news they let Rajon Rondo go even though he hit center Brad Miller giving Brad Miller a bloody lip and a broken tooth. Why would they give Dwight Howard a suspension and not give it to Rondo? Howard did less harm to the guy than Rondo. A lot of people thought before that Howard was not going to get anything because he is a superstar. But it was the opposite way around. The Orlando Magic right now have 3-2 series lead and hope to close out the series in game 6 without Howard. While the Boston Celtics also have a 3-2 series lead and Rondo will be playing for them in the clinching game 6. But the Boston Celtics will still not have Kevin Garnett due to injury.

The MLB

The MLB has been surprise by a lot of teams but mainly one team, the Florida Marlins. Who have posted on of the best records in the MLB right now. ESPN predicted the Florida Marlins to have a losing record of 77-85. I'm not saying that they will have one of the best record but the way they are playing they could. It is still a long season for the Marlins. It would be quite an amazing story if they did pull of one of the best record and made it to the World Series. Which is what last years Tampa Bay Rays did. Who were predicted to be more than 20 games under .500. And they shocked the world by posting a 97-65 record in the major, winning their division and making it to the world series. In which they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies. So if they lost but what an amazing season they had and they defeated the defending champs Red Sox in the conference championship 4 games to 3. Some disappointments have been in the MLB the past 2 years like the New York Mets. Who had a lead on the division the last month of the season but couldn't hold on to that lead and didn't make it to the playoffs for 2 years in a row because of their consistant poor play in the last month of the season. Both season for the Mets it came down to the last game of the season which decided if they will play in the playoffs or not. Both seasons they versed the Florida Marlins. And if they won the last game then they are in the postseason. But they lost both time in both seasons. Also for the Yankees it was bad for them last season because it was their last season playing in the house that Ruth Built. And they had a record of 89-73 not making the playoffs for the first time of more than 15 years. But this is the start of a new season and both teams are pumped of from last season. The 2 teams plan on making the playoffs again for the new stadiums they recieved. Yankees have a new stadium which is called Yankee stadium which cost 1.5 billion dollars. The Mets have a new stadium which is called Citi Field instead of Shea Stadium.

NBA Playoffs

There has been many excitement in the NBA Playoffs so far. For example the Bulls and the Celtics have been an excellent series and makes you not want to leave the T.V screen. Both games have been close and the second game ended on a 3 pointer by Ray Allen which took the crowd off their feet. There have been some shocking games but still exciting games. Who can forget about the last second shot that Andre Iguodala hit for his team to win game 1 against the Orlando Magic. The Lakers are doing very well so far as they have a 2-0 series lead on the Utah Jazz. A lot of Portland fans got scared when they saw their hometown team lose by 27 points in game 1 on their home court. But then Portland bounced back and won game 2 by 4 points to tie the series up 1-1 against the Houston Rockets. Also, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been living up to their expectations by winning the first 2 games against Detroit in style. A lot of people have Cleveland winning it all and they are playing like a championship team. Miami in game 1 tied their for their lowest points put in franchise history in a playoffs series. They only scored 64 points while the opposing team the Atlanta Hawks scored 90 points. The Hawks played excellent defense in game 1 and look to play good defense in game 2 as they try to take a 2-0 series lead to Miami. One of the most series that people are looking at is the Texas series. Dallas against San Antonio. Which is tied up at 1-1. Dallas got the best of San Antonio in game by beating them 105-97. But San Anotonio bounced back and won game 2 to tie the series as it heads to Dallas for games 3 and 4. Denver showed what they can do as they defeated New Orleans by 29 points on Sunday in Denver. Chauncey Billups has an amazing game with 36 points while Chris Paul has a good game with 21 points and 11 assists.

The 2009 NFL Season

The 2009 NFL season has been announced and it has plenty of games to watch for this season. I'll give you week by week games that are going to be interesting to watch. The first week is opening day Thursday by having the Tennessee Titans visit the Pittsburgh Steelers which should be a defensive game.Another one is Buffalo vs. New England. How will Terrell Owens play against that new passing coverage of the Patriots. That will be your Monday Night Football game along with San Diego vs. Oakland. Another game to watch is the long time rival Chicago@Green Bay. These two always make the game look good no matter how long it takes. The week 2 game the Colts against the Dolphins in Miami for Monday Night Football. This game should be a well fought game between both clubs. And should satisfy you. The Week 3 matchup to watch for is Colts@Cardinals. The former NFC champions Cardinals take a shot at the Colts which should be a well watched game because of the Warner-Fitzgerald combo against the Manning-Wayne combo. The Week 4 game is a rematch of on of the AFC divisional playoff matchups which is the Chargers@Steelers. Will the Chargers have revenge for the team knocked them out of the playoffs last year. The Week 5 game is Colts@Titans which shows a battle between two very good divisional rivals. Titans@patriots is the week 6 matchup because it shows a very good defensive team against a powerhouse offense of the Patriots. Week 7 is the Cardinals@Giants which is a game between the NFC Champs of last season against the team with the best record in the NFC of last year. Week 8 is also a rematch of last years NFC divisional game. Which is the Carolina Panthers@Cardinals. Will the Panthers get payback against the Cardinals for knocking the Panthers out of the playoffs last year.

The NBA Playoffs

The NBA playoffs start this weekend. I wonder if there will be any upsets this year. I'm going to tell you about the NBA playoffs and my predictions for this years winner. The first series is the Cleveland Cavaliers against the Detroit Pistons. I have the Cavaliers winning the series 4-1. The next series is the defending champs Boston Celtics who is up against the Philadelphia 76ers for right now. The Celtics havd had their number during the season so i'm going to have the Celtics also winning 4-1. I have the Orlando Magic defeating the Chicago Bulls 4-2. And the Atlanta Hawks defeating the Miami Heat 4-2. Even though I think the Miami Heat will lose in the first round they have had a great season. Going from only 15 wiins last season to 42 so far this year. Congratulations Miami. One of my disappointments this year is the Detroit Pistons who I though were going to be contenders in the East for a title ever since they acquired Allen Iverson. The team has never been the same since acquiring Iverson. The team has a losing record for the first time in 7 years. In the west I have the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Utah Jazz 4-2. This year was a little bit of a slow year for the Jazz because they were hurt with injuries at the beginning of the season. Next I have the Denver Nuggets defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2. The denver team is another surprise because they weren't even predicted to make the playoffs his year and they end being the number 2 seed in the West so far this season. I have Houston defeating New Orleans 4-3. Houston has been amazing this year. Posting up good numbers and another good year in the win column all without Tracy McGrady while he has been injured. Finally rounding out the West I have the Portland Blazers beating the San Antonio Spurs 4-3. This will probably be one of the most watched out of all the series due to the identical record and iudentical skills both teams have, But I think Portland will pull it out.

NCAA Tournament

The NCAA tournament started today and some teams left stadium happy while others left the stadium with their heads down. In the first three games Memphis pulled away from their opponent within the last 5 minutes to give them a 11 point win and avoiding one of the biggest upsets as Memphis moves on. In other games Texas A&M defeated BYU in a easy matchup by a final score of 79-66. In the other LSU escaped what turned out to be a great against Butler by a final score of 75-71. The number one seeds did their buisness by handling the other team. Connecticut started it off by defeating Chatanooga by 53 points of a final score of 103-47. And North Carolina defeated their opponent by a score of 101-56. Maryland defeated California 84-71 sending California home. Purdue defeated Northern Iowa in a nail biter 61-56. Washington made it look easy against Mississippi beating them by a score of 71-56. This tournament is probably going to be one of the biggest night in each basketball player career. Once you lose your done their is no double elimination. The passion is greatly during this time. This is what makes basketball exciting. This is what they play for before they get to the pros. But every basketball players dream is to cut that net and win the National Title.

World Baseball Classic

Well it's getting near the end of the WBC and some surprising teams and some disappointments have already been eliminated. To start the last and final four teams are Venezuela, United States, Japan, and Korea. Cuba, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Netherlands. The Netherlands have been the cinderella team of the tournament so far even though they are eliminated. They were eliminated when they lost for the second time in their group to United States 9-3. I'm going to recap each score to give you a recap. To start it off is when Venezuela defeated the Netherlands 3-1. That put the Netherlands in the elimination game. and moved Venezuela ahead. Then later that day Puerto Rico defeated the United States in a game which ended early due to a 10 run mercy. The game ended in the 7th inning when 2nd baseman Aviles hit a two run single to end the game at a final score of 11-1. Yours truly John Garcia was in attendance. Then in the other group containing Korea, Japan, Cuba, and Mexico. Japan started off the group by beating the Cuban National team in a shutout 6-0. Sending Cuba to the elimination game. Also later that night Korea defeated Mexico 8-2 also sending Mexico to face off against Cuba in the elimination game. In the two elimination United States defeated Netherlands 9-3 and Cuba defeated Mexico 7-4. In the winners game Puerto Rico lost against Venezuela 2-0 in a defensive game. And Korea beat Japan 4-1. Now the two games now were Puerto Rico against the United States. And Japan against Cuba. Japan again shutout Cuba 5-0 eliminating Cuba. United States defeated Puerto Rico 6-5 eliminating Puerto Rico. After that in the pool championship Venezuela defeated United States 10-6. Making Venezuela Pool A champs. Japan and Korea square off tonight for Pool B Championship.

NFL Today

I know it may be a little early to already predict the standings for next year. But I already got my predicted teams as of right now. One of the teams that stand out at me is the Buffalo Bills. They made a big impact on signing Terrell Owens. Some think that was a weird mover for him to go to Buffalo because he said he wanted to win a Superbowl. If he wanted to win one why would he go to Buffalo who is a mediocre team. Maybe he wants to turn that team into championship contenders. I think it was all out of desperation. I say he thought maybe there would be no team out there for him so he signed the fastest deal that came for him. The New York Jets should improve on their defense getting a lot of key defensive players. Like Lito Sheppard at Cornerback and Bart Scott at Linebacker. New England will take the division with Tom Brady back at Quarterback. Kansas City will have an improved season by adding Matt Cassell and Bobby Engram. My superbowl prediction is the New England Patriots. They will face against the Carolina Panthers in a superbowl rematch.
Predicted Standings
NFC East
1.Philadelphia*
2.N.Y. Giants*
3.Dallas
4.Washington
NFC South
1.Carolina*
2.New Orleans*
3.Tampa Bay
4.Atlanta
NFC North
1.Green Bay*
2.Minnesota
3.Chicago
4.Detroit
NFC West
1.Arizona*
2.Seattle
3.San Fransisco
4.St.Louis
AFC East
1.New England*
2.Miami
3.Buffalo
4.N.Y.Jets
AFC South
1.Indianapolis*
2.Tennessee*
3.Houston
4.Jacksonville
AFC North
1.Pittsbugh*
2.Baltimore*
3.Cincinatti
4.Cleveland
AFC West
1.San Diego*
2.Denver
3.Kansas City
4.Denver
(*)Means they will make playoffs

2009 World Baseball Classic

It started yup, the World Baseball Classic. Where players from all over the world are going to represent their country and try to win the championship. On a quick update USA has been playing very well. So has Puerto Rico. They are both undefeated and have been winning in style. USA won their first pool game against Canada 6-5. Then won their second game against Venezuela 15-6. Their have been plenty of upsets. Like the cinderella team the Netherlands who defeated the heavily favored Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic were one of the top favors to win the World Baseball Classic with their power talented lineup. But were eliminated in the first round by losing to the same team twice, the Netherlands. Then the Netherlands who previously lost to Puerto Rico lost again to them in the championship by a score of 5-0. And now Puerto Rico were the Pool D champions and the Netherlands are the runner and since they have both earned these spots. They both will go to Miami to play in the second round. In Pool C Venezuela were crowned champions and USA is the runner up and those two teams will also be heading to Miami to face Puerto Rico and Netherlands. The first matchup will be USA against Puerto Rico. The other is Venezuela against the Netherlands. My picks is that USA will defeat Puerto Rico and Venezuela will defeat Netherlands. In Pool A Korea and Japan were the top 2. With Korea being crowned Pool A champions and Japan the runner up and these two teams will be heading to the second round in San Diego. Pool B is still being decided but Cuba is most likely going to be crowned Pool B champions.

March Madness Tournament

Its almost that time again. Get ready to get those jerseys and rep your team for the NCAA Basketball Mens tournament. My personal favorite is the University of Villanova. There are plenty of teams who practically already have bids in the tournament. Here are my four number one teams. Connecticut, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh. There are teams who are still fighting for the tournament spots. Notre Dame most likely lost their chance when they lost to Villanova by 17 points. Georgetown is trying to make a push for the spot. Davidson last year cinderella team is most likely in the tournament. They are heavily favored to win their conference tournament. A lot of times this is when a star is born on each team. There will be that one Cinderella team. Last year was Davidson but still no one can never forget that Final Four George Mason who were knocked off by the Champions Florida Gators. I don't know how people can not watch this. It is so exciting that you never at any day anyteam can get knocked out of the tournament. Every tournament there is that one team and that one player usually from the same team but may be from a different team. Last year it was Stephon Curry who was averaging around 30 points a game. My pick to win the the tournament is the North Carolina Tar Heels. Yeah there may have been times where they struggled but when the tournament starts they are going to be unstoppable. They have so much experience from previous tournaments that the players on the team are already used to the pressure when tourney time comes

Where will Terrell Owens end up?

Terrell Owens was released by the Dallas Cowboys and is searching for a new home. Who knows where he will end up. It said on ESPN that no teams are interested in him. Shocking!!! He is a great receiver. Here are some teams that I think would work out for him. The Philadelphia Eagles. Wow if Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens reunited. The New York Giants who are in need of a WR. After losing Plaxico Burress. It may be a while until he comes back. But hey Burress on one side Eli in the middle and T.O. on the other side. The Miami Dolphins who are in need of a premier WR. Anyways here are teams who i think need him.
Indanapolis Colts:Just lost Marvin Harrison. So they need that second receiver. Wayne and Owens.
Jacksonville Jaguars: They are in need of a WR immediately. They can use a receiver to help spark that Jacksonville offense.
Buffalo Bills: Hey you never know. Lee Evans and Terrel Owens.
Here are every team that i think would get help from a receiver like Terrell Owens.
New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills
Baltimore Ravens
Cleveland Browns
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
Oakland Raiders
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Washington Redskins
San Francisco 49ers
St.Louis Rams
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions

Nate Robinson(Kryptonite)

Nate Robinson has been a different man ever since NBA All Star Weekend. He is playing like a true MVP. He is doing more than he is expected to do. Ever since the all star break Nate Robinson is averaging 29.8 points per game. Also, for a short man he is averaging 6 rebounds per game. Which is excellent for a person who is 5'9. He is averaging 5 assists per game. So he is playing a all around MVP. Shooting, rebounding, and assisting. He is shooting 51 percent since the break. Shooting 45 percent from 3 point range.

The NHL Today

The NHL is getting close to the end of the playoffs. Teams are starting to make that special that will take them to the playoffs. Some teams are already getting ready for the playoffs. There have been many surprises and disappointments this season. My number surprise is the Chicago Blackhawks who came out of nowhere and is sitting at the #4 seed at 34-17-8. My number one disappointment is the Pittsburgh Penguins who some thought would win the Stanley Cup this year. Lets see how the playoffs would be if it started today.
East
(1)Boston vs.(8)Buffalo
(2)Washington vs.(7)Florida
(3)New Jersey vs.(6)NY Rangers
(4)Philadelphia vs.(5)Montreal
West
(1)San Jose vs.(8)Dallas
(2)Detroit vs.(7)Minnesota
(3)Calgary vs.(6)Columbus
(4)Chicago vs.(5)Vancouver

NBA Standings Today

The NBA Standings have changed recently somewhat. The Magic, Cavaliers, and the Celtics still remain at the top of the NBA. The Magic have been slipping lately because of the injury to all-star point guard Jameer Nelson. The Spurs have been doing well lately. But let us take a look at the NBA standings today.
Atlantic Division
1.Boston Celtics 44-11
2.Philadelphia 76ers 27-26
3.New Jersey Nets 24-31
4.New York Knicks 22-31
5. Toronto Raptors 21-35
Central Division
1.Cleveland Cavaliers 41-11
2.Detroit Pistons 27-25
3.Milwaukee Bucks 27-30
4.Chicago Bulls 24-30
5.Indiana Pacers 22-34
Southeast
1.Orlando Magic 39-14
2.Atlanta Hawks 32-22
3.Miami Heat 28-25
4.Charlotte Bobcats 22-32
5.Washington Wizards 12-42
Northwest
1.Denver Nuggets 37-17
2.Portland Blazers 33-20
3.Utah Jazz 31-23
4.Minnesota Timberwolves 18-35
5.Oklahoma City Thunder 13-41
Pacific
1.Los Angeles Lakers 44-10
2.Phoenix Suns 30-23
3.Golden State Warriors 19-36
4.Los Angeles Clippers 13-42
5.Sacramento Kings 11-44
Midwest
1.San Antonio Spurs 35-17
2.New Orleans Hornets 32-20
3.Houston Rockets 33-21
4.Dallas Mavericks 32-21
5.Memphis Grizzlies 15-39

NBA Trades

Well the NBA trade deadline ended once again and many players have been traded in the past years. I think the one the won the most was the Orlando Magic. They have aquired point guard Rafer Alston from the Rockets. In a 3 team trade including the Rockets, Grizzlies, and the Magic. Let us take a look at all the trades that have happened recently:
Rockets, Magic, Grizzlies trade
Magic get:Rafer Alston
Rockets get:Kyle Lowry and Brian Cook
Grizzlies get:Magic 1st Round Pick
Kings and Bulls Trade
Kings get:Andres Nocioni, Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, and Michael Ruffin
Bulls get:Brad Miller, John Salmons
Thunder and Hornets Trade(Cancelled due to physical)
Thunder get:Tyson Chandler
Hornets get:Joe Smith
Kings and Timberwolves Trade
Kings get:Rashard McCants, Calvin Booth
Timberwolves gets:Sheldon Brown, Bobby Brown
Knicks and Bulls Trade
Knicks get:Larry Hughes
Bulls get:Tim Thomas, and Jerome James
There have been plenty of other names that have been in trade talks but did not get traded. Players like Vince Carter, Amare Stoudemire, Shaquille O'Neal, and Chris Bosh.

NBA Trade Deadline

The NBA trade deadline is coming and there have been a lot of well known names that have been involved in possible trades some like Amare Stoudemire, Chris Bosh, Jermaine O'Neal, Shaquille O'Neal and many other names like Shawn Marion.
A lot of ESPN Analysts say that Amare is most likely going to end up in chicago. We do not the full info on the trade but there is still other teams like Miami, Portland is another favorite to land Amare.
Chris Bosh was rumored to be traded but the GM of the Toronto Raptors that they are not willing to give up Bosh yet. Bosh said himself "I want out." Referring to Toronto.
Jermaine O'Neal is also rumored to be in talks about going to Miami for Shawn Marion. And Shawn Marion. We don't have info on how serious they are about the trade. But this trade talk has been going on since the beginning of the season.
We don't know yet if Shaquille O'Neal has been in any talks. In my opinion I think he will stay in phoenix for the rest of his career and retire there.
I think the Shawn Marion is the one that is most likely to get traded. He said that he has been wanting out of Miami for a while now. So I think that Miami will start talking to other teams and try to solve this problem for Shawn Marion.

2009 All Star Activities

On Saturday there is going to be activities in Phoenix concerning the NBA. Which is All Star Weekend. Everything is all set in Phoenix. All the participants have been announced. Now they have also announced the new activity that will be the first played outside the arena. It will be H.O.R.S.E! Then the Haier's Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, then the 3-Point Shootout, and finally the slam dunk contest.
H.O.R.S.E
1.O.J. Mayo/Memphis Grizzlies
2.Joe Johnson/Atlanta Hawks
3.Kevin Durant/Oklahoma City Thunder
Haier's Shooting Stars
San Antonio:Tim Duncan,David Robinson,Becky Hammon
Detroit:Arron Afflalo,Bill Laimbeer,Katie Smith
Los Angeles:Derek Fisher,Michael Cooper,Lisa Leslie
Phoenix:Leandro Barbosa,Dan Majerle,Tangela Smith
Skills Challenge
1.Mo Williams/Cleveland Cavaliers
2.Derrick Rose/Chicago Bulls
3.Tony Parker/San Antonio Spurs
4.Devin Harris/New Jersey Nets
3-Point Shootout
1.Mike Bibby/Atlanta Hawks
2.Roger Mason/San Antonio Spurs
3.Rashard Lewis/Orlando Magic
4.Jason Kapono/Toronto Raptors
5.Danny Granger/Indiana Pacers
6.Daequan Cook/Miami Heat
Slam Dunk Contest
1.Dwight Howard/Orlando Magic
2.Nate Robinson/New York Knicks
3.J.R. Smith/Denver Nuggets
4.Rudy Fernandez/Portland Trailblazers

The Upcoming MLB Season

There has been a lot of moves in the offseason that could spark a playoff run for some teams that did not make it last season. To start off is the New York Teams. The Mets and the Yankees. The Mets who picked up closer Francisco Rodriguez. Who broke the record for most saves by any closer. The team that made the biggest impact was the Yankees who picked up all-stars Mark Teixiera and C.C. Sabathia. And now are most favorites to make it a 27th title this year. And now that you that I just talked about the upcoming MLB season. It is time for my predicted standings for the upcoming season.
(Key Players)
NL EAST
1.Philadelphia Phillies*
2.New York Mets*
3.Florida Marlins
4.Atlanta Braves
5.Washington Nationals
NL Central
1.Chicago Cubs*
2.Houston Astros
3.St.Louis Cardinals
4.Milwaukee Brewers
5.Cincinnati Reds
6.Pittsburgh Pirates
NL West
1.Los Angeles Dodgers*
2.Arizona Diamondbacks
3.Colorado Rockies
4.San Francisco Giants
5.San Diego Padres
AL East
1.New York Yankees*
2.Boston Red Sox*
3.Tampa Bay Rays
4.Toronto Blue Jays
5.Baltimore Orioles
AL Central
1.Chicago White Sox*
2.Minnesota Twins
3.Detroit Tigers
4.Cleveland Indians
5.Kansas City Royals
AL West
1.Los Angeles Angels*
2.Oakland Athletics
3.Texas Rangers
4.Seattle Mariners
NL Playoffs
Phillies over Dodgers
Mets over Cubs
Conference
Mets over Phillies
AL Playoffs
Yankees over White Sox
Red Sox over Angels
Conference
Yankees Over Red Sox
World Series
Yankees over Mets

The NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix

NBA All-Star Weekend is almost here. Things are looking good for the upcoming All-Star game that will be hosted in Phoenix, Arizona. It will be a West against East showdown once again. Where all the players that earned their spots will play in one game. To start it off lets take a look at the east all stars:
G:Allen Iverson(Detroit Pistons)
G:Dwyane Wade(Miami Heat)
F:LeBron James(Cleveland Cavaliers)
F:Kevin Garnett(Boston Celtics)
C:Dwight Howard(Orlando Magic)
Reserves
G:Jameer Nelson(Orlando Magic)
G:Devin Harris(New Jersey Nets)
G:Joe Johnson(Atlanta Hawks)
F:Danny Granger(Indiana Pacers)
F:Rashard Lewis(Orlando Magic)
F:Paul Pierce(Boston Celtics)
F:Chris Bosh(Toronto Raptors)
The West All-Stars:
G:Chris Paul(New Orleans Hornets)
G:Kobe Bryant(Los Angeles Lakers)
F:Amare Stoudemire(Phoenix Suns)
F:Tim Duncan(San Antonio Spurs)
C:Yao Ming(Houston Rockets)
Reserves
G:Brandon Roy(Portland Blazers)
G:Tony Parker(San Antonio Spurs)
G:Chauncey Billups(Denver Nuggets)
F:David West(New Orleans Hornets)
F:Dirk Nowitzki(Dallas Mavericks)
F:Pau Gasol(Los Angeles Lakers)
C:Shaquille O'Neal(Phoenix Suns)

The NBA Today

There are a few teams that are shining bright right now. But there are 4 teams that are sitting atop of the 30 teams right now. The Lakers, Celtics, Magic, and the Cavaliers. Who are all more than 20 games above .500. These teams practically already have playoff berths. There are also some teams that are playing better than expected. Like the Denver Nuggets. Who were predicted not to make the playoffs this year. Ever since they traded Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups. The Nuggets have been 29-13. The Pistons have not been so well since they got Allen Iverson. I personally think that the Pistons haven't found that chemistry together yet. The Atlanta Hawls are also a big surprise in the NBA. They too were no predicted to make the playoffs. Well, they are looking like a playoff team right now as they sit at the number 4 spot in the west. And the Miami Heat. They were supposed to do ok this season. But they are playing better than ok as they are the number 5 team in the East. Some disappointments are the Pistons which I already talked about. The Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors who were to be playing like title contenders but are playing like they want a early draft pick in next years draft. The Washington Wizards are probably the biggest dissappointment right now as they are dead last in the NBA with the worst record of 9-36. Here are a look at the divisions right now.
East
Atlantic
1.Boston Celtics 38-9
2.Philadelphia 76ers 22-22
3.New York Knicks 20-25
4.New Jersey Nets 20-26
5.Toronto Raptors 19-28
Central
1.Cleveland Cavaliers 35-8
2.Detroit Pistons 25-19
3.Milwaukee Bucks 22-27
4.Chicago Bulls 19-27
5.Indiana Pacers 18-28
Southeast
1.Orlando Magic 34-10
2.Atlanta Hawks 26-19
3.Miami Heat 25-19
4.Charlotte Bobcats 19-27
5.Washingon Wizards 9-36
West
Northwest
1.Denver Nuggets 30-16
2.Portland Trailblazers 28-17
3.Utah Jazz 25-21
4.Minnesota Timberwolves 16-28
5.Oklahoma City Thunder 11-35
Pacific
1.Los Angeles Lakers 35-9
2.Phoenix Suns 25-18
3.Golden State Warriors 14-32
4.Los Angeles Clippers 10-35
5.Sacramento Kings 10-37
Southwest
1.San Antonio Spurs 30-14
2.New Orleans Hornets 28-14
3.Houston Rockets 28-19
4.Dallas Mavericks 26-19
5.Memphis Grizzlies 11-34

Super Bowl Sunday 6:30 P.M.

It is that time again in the NFL season where it all comes down to who is the truly the best in the NFL. As the surprising Arizona Cardinals are going to take on the defensive powerhouse Pittsburgh Steelers. The Super Bowl is going to take place in Tampa, Florida.

This is the biggest stage in Sports overall. This is the first time the Arizona Cardinals are going to the Super Bowl. The last time they had a championship was 61 years ago. No one thought that the Arizona Cardinals were going to be where they are now. They only finished two games above .500 putting up a 9-7 record during the season. Most people thought they wouldn't be that much of a threat in the NFL playoffs as they went 3-7 against opponents not in their divison. They have had to go through tough teams before getting to the Super Bowl. It all started in Wild Card weekend. They hosted the Atlanta Falcons and defeated them by a score of 30-24. Then they traveled to Carolina to pull off probably the biggest upset in the playoffs as they defeated Carolina Panthers in a blowout 33-13. Then they went back to Arizona to host the improved Philadelphia Eagles. At halftime it looked like the game was over as the Cardinals headed to their locker room up 24-6. Then the Eagles made an amazing comeback and made 19 consecutive points as the score was Eagles 25, Cardinals 24. Then, Kurt Warner connected with Tim Hightower for a 8 yard touchdown pass. The cardinals scored on their 2 point conversion putting them up 32-25. The Eagles failed to convert on 4th down to seal the win for the Cardinals crowning them their first ever NFC title.
Thing were a lot easier for the Pittsburgh Steelers as they headed into the Playoffs as the number 2 seed posting up a 12-4 record during the season. Their first matchup was against the San Diego Chargers who before defeated the Indianapolis Colts in a overtime thriller 23-17. At half time the Steelers were beating the Chargers 14-10. In the second half the Steelers pulled away defeating the Chargers 35-24. Then the no.6 seed Baltimore Ravens came into Pittsburgh ready to play and get a berth in the super bowl. Both teams played a great defensive game. At halftime the Steelers were beating the Ravens 13-7. The game ended on a interception return for TD by Safety Troy Polamalu which made the the game Steelers 23, Ravens 14. Securing a berth in the Super Bowl for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
My Prediction
I think that the Pittsburgh Steelers will Defeat the Arizona Cardinals 28-24