Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Floyd Mayweather Always Beef Outside The Ring Now It's With 50 Cent
Floyd Mayweather Jr. aka Money Mayweather aka The Money Team (TMT) is always in the news. He's not always in the news just for being an undefeated boxer. Earlier this year Floyd was beefing with Ms. Jackson his former fiance. Now she's dating Nelly. Mayweather Jr. then had an alleged fight with hip hop artist T.I over his spouse Tiny. Now his former best friend 50 Cent made fun of his alleged struggles to read a promotional ad. Money Mayweather responded by posting 2 fight checks online over $70 million. It's possible the beef between 50 and Floyd came about over Ms. Jackson. When the undefeated champion was briefly locked up, the rumors begin to swirl Ms. Jackson was dating 50 Cent. The bond the two developed was over, they parted ways and now with the most recent incident it's has gone to another level. Let's see if 50 Cent will be in the building for Floyd Mayweather Jr. next fight in Las Vegas September 13th.
What Does Paul George Mean For The Indiana Pacers ?
By now many people either saw or read about Paul George tragic lower leg injury during a Team USA scrimmage. This past season NBA All Star Paul George helped lead the Indiana Pacers to the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. Indiana would eventually lose for the 3rd straight season and 2nd straight Eastern Conference Finals series to the Miami Heat. Lance Stephenson left to join the Charlotte Hornets early on in free agency. Paul George hoped to represent his country during the World Cup of Basketball this summer and it all came to an end on that Friday night in Las Vegas. George was being George going for a chase down block on the break, however his leg landed on the backboard stanchion. The result was gruesome. Team USA obviously has replacements, more importantly where do the Indiana Pacers go from here ? Will George miss the entire 2014-15 NBA season or will he play at some point next year ? Only time will tell. However Indiana will miss his talent on offense and defense regardless of how long he will be out. Without George could Indiana go from the top of the Eastern Conference to near the bottom ?
Atlanta Falcons Headline 2014 HBO Hard Knocks
HBO debuted Hard Knocks on August 1, 2001. Hard Knocks is a 6 weeks documentary featuring various things that go on within respective NFL training camps. Back in 2001 the Baltimore Ravens were coming off a Superbowl XXXV win vs. the New York Giants. Hard Knocks took a sabbatical during the summers of 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2011. Other teams after Baltimore and prior to Atlanta this year that has appeared on the show : Dallas (twice), Kansas City, Cincinnati (twice), New York Jets and Miami. Atlanta is coming off a 4-12 season and around the league the rumors are they are a soft team. Obviously head coach Mike Smith is down playing those soft accusations. Smith and his coaching staff through the first 3 episodes are stressing toughness on offense, defense and special teams. Nevertheless the coaching staff also wants discipline. Julio Jones the big time wideout from the University of Alabama is making his return after suffering a season ending injury in 2013. Meanwhile in Episode 2 pass blocking tackle Sam Baker was loss for the season after an ACL injury. Now the team will have to feel the void protecting quarterback Matt Ryan blind side. The Falcons will look to bounce back in the NFC South and make some noise in the NFC. 2 seasons ago the Falcons were the NFC number one 1 season and hosted the NFC Championship Game prior to losing to San Francisco.
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Tim Howard Saves The Day Even In World Cup Defeat For USMNT
16 saves, I repeat 16 saves by Tim Howard in the Knockout Round for United States soccer vs. Belgium. Unfortunately at age 36 this could be the final World Cup appearance for Howard. Nevertheless if that was it, Tim Howard saved his best for last literally. He didn't deserve to lose. He bailed out this defense all match long time and time again as Belgium applied constant pressure. Howard probably was the best USMNT player in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup. Belgium went on to advance to the quarterfinals, nevertheless they had to earn it was a pair of extra time goals. The US nearly tied it up after cutting into the lead. However it wasn't mean to be. Howard made history the most saves by a goal keeper in the World Cup in nearly 50 years !
USMNT Escaped The Group Of Death Showed Grit During Knockout Round
Landon Donovan was left off the 2014 United States Men's National Team. Many American soccer fans were just as upset as Donovan was with head coach Jurgen Klinsmann move. The move Klinsmann made could've have hurt his squad after Jozy Altidore went out early vs. Ghana with a hamstring injury. Altidore would not play anymore during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Imagine if Donovan was on the team he could have stepped in. I mean he is the all time leading goal scorer for the USMNT. The United States managed to escape the group of death by beating Ghana 2-1. They were moments away from a win vs. Portugal until a late goal off a beautiful pass by Christiano Ronaldo let to the equalizer. That match ended in a draw. Even with a 1-0 3rd match loss to Germany the Yanks would head to the round of 16. However similar to 2010 in South Africa during the World Cup, USMNT couldn't advance further a 2-1 extra time loss to Belgium did them in. However for a little under 2 weeks the guys of USMNT captured America to sit down and watch them grind, claw and flight their way through the tournament.
Don't Call It A Comeback ! Nike Air Flight Huarache Returning Summer 2K14
Nike has tinkered with the Nike Air Flight Huarache from a basketball standpoint. However overall the past couple of years it lacked the OG appeal. The sole of the sneaker was make completely different than the original model. Growing up in the early 1990's I really like the Nike Air Flight Huarache especially after seeing the Michigan Fab Five and Duke Blue Devils rocking them ! God bless Tinker Hatfield the University of Oregon graduate, created this shoe. If you ask me it ranks right up there with some of the Air Jordan models that he put together. The Nike Air Flight Huarache according to several sneaker media outlets will make a return later during this summer of 2K14. I personally can't wait !
Jordan Brand Will Begin Remastering Classics In 2K15
The Air Jordan IV along with the Air Jordan VII and Air Jordan X will kick start a Jordan Brand trend starting in 2015. Many Air Jordan fans including myself have complained about 3 things when it comes to recent retro releases. Those 3 things are : increase in price, however a decrease in material and no Nike Air on the back of III -VI retros similar to the OG pairs. I'm sure sneaker fans will expect with the prices to become raised even more with the remastered series, that the material to make the sneakers will get better. Personally I think I'll pass on the 3 remastered sneakers to bat lead off for Jordan Brand next year. No matter what the remastered series despite the price, Jordan's will obviously sale out from a retail standpoint and will sale from a consignment standpoint. Maybe the best is yet to come for Jordan Brand with the remastered series. Maybe not. We shall see.
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