Finally...

Welcome back folks. Hope people still check in to this blog on a daily or frequent basis. So I have a lot of stuff for everybody to chew on in this update. I don't know how often I will update the blog during the summer, but it will be at least a few times a week. If something comes up and I feel like updating, I will. But be sure to check back as often as possible. MAKE IT YOUR HOME PAGE! I know it's someone's homepage when he or she opens their Internet. Thanks kiddo...

So a few things that went on in the sporting world during the one week break.

1. THE PENGUINS WIN THE STANLEY CUP

Did anybody watch this? What a fantastic game and a fantastic finish. Here are two videos, one from the TV and one from the crowd as to how it all went down.

Penguins were up 2-1.





2. ALWAYS RUN IT OUT

Baseball players and future baseball players. Always run hard no matter what. You will never know what can happen. The Mets were up 8-7 and Alex Rodriguez popped the ball up to Jose Castillo. Derek Jeter and Mark Texiera were both on base, but they ran hard the entire way just in case something happened. And this is what happened...



3. MAGIC BLOW ANOTHER ONE

So Game 4, Orlando's chance to get back into this series and tie it at (2-2). I was in LA watching it next to my Faja...and I said to him. If they can't hold a 5 point lead with one minute left, they really suck. And they did.

Dwight Howard, make a free-throw. Just one. And you have probably heard it all already and if you haven't, let me recap. The Lakers are down 3, and need a 3 to tie. Don't let them shoot the 3. Thank you Jameer Nelson. Derek Fisher is king in LA.



Let's not forget Mickael Pietrus pretending to be Michael Jordan or Kobe in the final seconds of the game, shooting an off-balanced shot when Rashard Lewis was wide open.

Go to 2:55 of the video.



4. KOBE WINS HIS 4TH CHAMPIONSHIP

A very wise man once said, bad teams find a way to lose. And not that the Magic are a bad team, but only great teams can win the championship. If you are a great team, you don't find ways to lose.

If the Magic were truly destined to beat the Lakers...

--They win Game 2 in LA.

--They would take care of the ball a lot better.

--Dwight Howard would have done something in this series.

--Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu could do something other than shoot 3s. Watching Lewis drive to the basket is as painful as it can get.

Bottom line, Orlando is not as good as the Lakers and did not deserve to win the Championship as much as I wanted to see the Lakers lose.

I hate the Lakers, but how can you not like Kobe? The guy is as close to Michael Jordan as you could ever get. These are two of the best Kobe moments I believe in these finals.





5. And as a special treat for your own personal photo collections. Below is a link to my collection of sports pictures over this past year. Find yourself, save the pictures, and make them your default on your MySpace, Facebook, Twitters, etc...

Go to this PhotoBucket and click on Boys All-Star Sunday or Girls All-Star Sunday to see the fabulous pictures taken courtesy of the great Eunice Tom.

All-Star Sunday Pictures

Until next time...I leave you with the quote of the day.

Angels fly cause they take themselves lightly.