I am so tired of this Brett Favre media circus. Every few months we finally start to think it might be over, and then Favre comes out of nowhere with some announcement that sets the sports world on fire. Favre has reportedly agreed to sign with the Minnesota Vikings, pending a physical.
This is his final F You to the Green Bay Packers as he’ll now be with a division rival. Favre will play in Lambeau Field against the Packers and hopes to get his revenge on being poorly treated 2 years ago. Well let’s not forget the mistreatment of Favre’s team last year, the New York Jets. The Jets lose their star QB due to “retirement” and get absolutely nothing in return now that Favre is BACK in the league.
This is a nightmare and Roger Goodell needs to enact some sort of requirement or legislation to get this type of thing to stop. You can have any unhappy player “retire” only to come back the next year for a new team and better attitude? That’s just not right and the exact opposite of being a good sportsman. Favre will be a BUST for Minnesota. His shoulder is NOT healthy enough for a 16 game season not to mention anything in the post season. Vike’s can enjoy their press, ratings, and merchandise cash now, but come December they’ll most likely be watching the playoffs from home like Favre’s last team the Jets were in 2008.
Brock Lesnar defended his heavyweight title in his uniquely brutish style at UFC 100 Saturday night, capping the sport’s landmark weekend with a second-round stoppage of Frank Mir.
Georges St. Pierre defended his welterweight title with a showcase of his inimitably well-rounded mixed martial arts skills in an unanimous decision over Thiago Alves, while Dan Henderson knocked out Michael Bisping with a single punch in a middleweight upset as the UFC rolled its odometer into triple digits on a celebratory night for the proliferating sport.
Lesnar (4-1) ended the main event with a relentless series of right hands into the face of Mir, who handed Lesnar his only loss nearly 18 months ago.
Lesnar, a hulking former pro wrestler with a mercurial temperament, then taunted his opponent while Mir still was on the ground. He added a two-handed obscene gesture to the booing sellout crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, putting an entertaining but unflattering end on the highest-profile show in the sport’s history.
There were no theatrics or poor sportsmanship from St. Pierre, the classy Canadian star considered the UFC’s pound-for-pound best. He was the superior fighter from the start, steadily punishing Alves with punches, kicks and repeated takedowns in his third title defense.
Former Titans and Ravens quarterback Steve McNair has been killed. Police said McNair suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head in downtown Nashville.
The incident happened near 2nd South & Lea Ave. Police said it looked like a double homicide. A female victim was also found dead.
What an intense playoff season for the NBA. Starting out with great match ups like the bulls/celtics and spurs/mavs.. it was the Los Angeles Lakers that held tough and perservered against every opponent. So much of the spotlight was split between Lebron and Kobe, but thanks to a certain “Superman”, the Cleveland Cavaliers hopes and dreams were dashed.
This finals series will certainly not go down in history as the most exciting basketball ever played. But it showed a huge underdog team with a ton of heart go up against the most solid team in the game. The Magic should not walk away defeated, but proud of how far the team has came in such a short period.
Congratulations to Phil Jackson, the coaching staff, and the players of the Los Angeles Lakers for their 15th championship title.
oh and we can’t forget the 2009 NBA Finals MVP… Kobe Bryant.
Dwight Howard has been named the cover athlete for EA Sport’s upcoming NBA Live 10. The Magic Center is making his video game cover debut and its certainly well deserved as he got his team to the finals. I think 2k Sports should take notice from this video, this is how you debut a cover athlete! A bad Spike Lee tv spot is not the way to go.
Kobe Bryant will be on the cover of NBA 2k10 this year and the fans can choose which picture will be used for the game. Bryant is an obvious choice as Lebron was bounced out of the playoffs last week and Kobe will undoubtedly go down as the biggest star of the offseason, especially if the Laker’s win the championship. Hopefully this means more details on 2k10 are right around the corner.
You can check out the different cover art versions here.
In what is surprising but not shocking news, Tony Kornheiser has stepped down from his post in the announce booth at Monday Night Football. Quite frankly I have not been a major fan of his on there and think his skills are better utilized on PTI, in print, and on radio. His replacement has already been named, Jon Gruden former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buc’s will be taking over this spot.
Gruden is known to be pretty outspoken so this will be interesting to see how long it takes before we see blow up’s between him and Ron Jaworski. Here’s Korny’s official statement about Gruden being named as his successor:
“If I could handpick a replacement of a football guy, I would cast a net and drag in Jon Gruden,” Kornheiser said in a statement released by the network. “He is the two things you most want — smart and funny — and has the two things I don’t — good hair and a tan.”
Michael Jordan is finally in the NBA Hall of Fame. Jordan, David Robinson, John Stockton and two coaches have been elected to the basketball hall. Also among the class of 2009 are Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women’s coach C. Vivian Stringer.
The announcement was made Monday in Detroit, site of the men’s Final Four.
Induction is Sept. 10-12 in Springfield, Massachusetts, home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
– The NFL has announced the first game of the 2009 season. Superbowl champs Pittsburgh Steelers will meet AFC rival Tennessee Titans. Opening kickoff is Thursday night, Sept. 10 on NBC, which also gets the 178th meeting between the Bears and Packers, in Green Bay on Sunday night, Sept. 13.
– Agent Zero’s comeback day is Saturday. Definitely. Perhaps. Maybe. Depending on whom you ask.
Gilbert Arenas used a variety of means Monday to indicate that he could make his season debut for the Washington Wizards this weekend against the Detroit Pistons. “I’m playing Saturday against Detroit,” he said in a text message sent to Comcast SportsNet. Asked if it was really so, the three-time All-Star told a Washington Post reporter at the Verizon Center: “It’s only true if I play on Saturday.” Arenas then told The Washington Times by phone that playing Saturday is “the plan” — but isn’t set in stone.
This is exciting news for Wizards fans as we may actually see Gil play this year even if its for 2-3 weeks.
– And in not so surprising news, Curt Schilling has retired from baseball today, ending a career in which he won World Series titles with the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the game’s most dominant pitchers and grittiest competitors. The 42-year-old right-hander said on his blog he’s leaving after 23 years with “zero regrets.” Schilling missed all of last season with a shoulder injury after signing a one-year, $8 million contract. “The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, teammates, mentors, coaches and opponents, the travel, all of it, are far more than anything I ever thought possible in my lifetime,” he wrote.
Schilling had surgery last June and had said he might come back in the middle of this season though he was not under contract. He made no reference to his injury on his blog. He was co-MVP of the 2001 World Series with Randy Johnson while in Arizona. Schilling also won World Series titles with Boston in 2004 and 2007. “Curt had a great career and made a profound impact on the Red Sox, helping to restore the Red Sox’ status as a championship organization,” general manager Theo Epstein said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. “He was consistently dominant, and never more so than when it mattered most. Not only for what he did — but for when and how he did it — Curt deserves to be remembered with the all-time greats.”
**UPDATE: The Detroit Lions will hold a press conference Monday, April 20 at Dunham’s Sports in Madison Heights to unveil the team’s comprehensive new brand that includes a new logo, new uniforms and other branding elements. Lions President Tom Lewand will lead in the announcement of the Lions’ new brand. The time for Monday’s press conference is to be determined.**
The above is the rumored new uniforms for the Detroit Lions. CurryPopTart will be following the live press conference on Monday, please check back for updated pictures of uniforms and logos.
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