Weekly Bulletin

Football season is right around the corner, so for all of you fans, I got a league for you. Last year, I entered into this Survival league ran by this guy in Michigan for the first time. For those of you who don't know how a Survival league works, here are the guidelines. Each week you have to pick one team to win, but you have to remember that you can't pick that team for the rest of the year. When eliminated, you get put into a second chance pool where the winner would get $300 (Me last year). Cost per spot is $20 and you can get I think up to three spots. I am pretty sure the grand prize last year was well over $1,000. Overall, it is a ton of fun and makes each week that more exciting. If your interested I will give you all the information to join. You could either e-mail Larry Jackson ( larry_dale_48455@yahoo.com) for more information or mail your $20 with a sheet of paper that has your name, address, and e-mail to the address below.

LARRY JACKSON
3106 WOODLAND DRIVE
METAMORA, MI 48455







I don't know who made this or how they got a Patrick Kane jersey in Grand Theft Auto, but this is creative and funny. Well Done

Stupid Things in Sports...

7. Little League World Series- This is something that needs to be taken off ESPN permanently. First, their sideline reporter Moises Arias is a tool and is like 12. If you have ever seen him during the games then you would understand. Second, each game has 6 umpires which is 2 more than the regular MLB game. Lastly, Orel Hershiser is a terrible commentator compared to Harold Reynolds. I could see how cool it would be to play in it, but as an avid ESPN watcher, it is boring to watch all day.

8. NCAA Pregame Handshake- I feel every year football becomes softer in different ways. This year the NCAA is encouraging schools to arrange team wide handshakes on the field before kickoff. I hate how referees protect the quarterback, and now this handshake policy is against what football stands for. The handshake is only planned for the first week of games, and is not mandatory. (Thank God) I wouldn't be surprised if next year the players exchange gifts before games.





Picture of Moises Arias.

Weekly Bulletin

Congratulations to Greg Paulus on winning the starting quarterback job at Syracuse. Now he has to face Minnesota, Penn State and Northwestern to start the season. Good Luck



Two balls in the same at bat!!! With the luck that this kid was having someone should of let him by a lotto ticket. Love the standing ovation at the end.



Could you imagine if you were going to slow and didn't make the loop? What would you do? Too bad this thing is in Germany because otherwise I would definitely try it.

Heisman Watch

Tim Tebow- After winning the National Championship, he decided to come back for his senior year to win another. Tebow is the epitome of a leader and an athlete who cares more about his team winning than his own statistics. One thing that every college football fan will never forget is when he guaranteed to win every game after their loss to Ole Miss last year. Florida has a relatively easy schedule this year due to the fact that their first four games are at home. With Florida returning all of their defensive starters, Tebow and key offensive players such as Demps and Rainey look for Florida to take down the SEC and play in the Rose Bowl. Key Game- @ LSU

Colt McCoy- Was the Heisman runner-up last year, and like Tebow, decided to come back for his senior year to win a National Championship. Last year, McCoy set the NCAA single-season record for completion percentage at 76.7%. Also led the team in rushing with 561 yards and 11 TD's. McCoy threw for 3,859 yards and 34 TDs (eight INTs) for a passer rating of 173.8 (third NCAA). The Longhorns did lose Quan Cosby who was their top receiver, but do return Jordan Shipley, Vondrell McGee and their entire starting o-line. McCoy will need sophomore receiver Malcolm Williams (6-3 220) to step up if the Longhorns want to get to the National Championship. Key Games- Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl, @ Oklahoma St

Sam Bradford- Bradford won the Heisman last year as a sophomore, and looks to improve upon his nation leading 50 touchdown passes. In two seasons, Bradford is 23-5 as a starter. He has thrown for 7,841 yards. He has thrown 86 touchdowns and only 16 interceptions. Oklahoma did lose key offensive starters such as Juaqin Iglesias and Manuel Johnson. On the offensive line, Oklahoma loses four starters including the anchor OT Phil Loadholt (6-8 337) who was drafted by the Vikings in the second round. Bradford will have to use 6-6 TE Jermaine Gresham, and his quick release if he wants a chance at the Heisman this year.
Key Games- @ Miami, @ Texas Tech, Texas at the Cotton Bowl

Jahvid Best- Many see Best as being an underdog in this race but his stats speak for himself. Last year Best was the leading rusher in the nation. He ran 194 times for 1,580 yards and 15 scores while averaging 8.1 yards per carry. The one knock on Best is his durability, so staying healthy will be a key for a Heisman season. This off season Best has added 7 pounds of muscle and has been working on his flexibility with a daily course of stretching. Cal is so excited about their all-purpose running back that they even created a website www.best4heisman.com for the upcoming year.
Key Games- @ Oregon, USC

Weekly Bulletin

Funny music video with Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Mo Williams and Rashard Williams. The Durant solo is the best.



This dunk is way worst than the one on Lebron. If you don't know John Wall, he is the number one recruit in the nation and will be playing at Kentucky next year. Even though Stackhouse is old, he's 6-6 and got dunked on by a guy who is 3 inches shorter than him.



I am not sure what the guy did in order for him to deserve the taser but if you look in the background you can see a guy get pushed down the stairs. Also, at 1:42 there is a foul ball in that exact area, which is very random. My favorite part is when he initially gets tasered he puts his hands out and yells,"Nothing, nothing, nothing". Then the fan comments, " Come on, take it easy on him". Could you imagine being at this game and sitting near this?

The Best Ball Player to ever Live

Written by Nick Szafranski

Rickey is the best. You’ve probably heard that many people consider Rickey Henderson the best lead-off hitter all-time. This is true, but I’m going to go even further by saying he is the BEST Baseball Player to ever live.

When you hear about the best players of all-time; Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays always come to mind. Why must it be a home-run slugging player that is considered the greatest?

Rickey Henderson dominated more in stolen bases ever then Hank Aaron did in Home-runs. In Rickey’s twenty-five major league seasons he accumulated 1,406 stolen bases averaging more than 56 per season.

Lou Brock has the second most stolen bases all-time with 938. Rickey has 50 percent more stolen bases than Brock. Think about how amazing that really is… that would be if Barry Bonds had his 762 home-runs and Hank Aaron, in second place, would only have 381.

Henderson led the American league 12 times in stolen bases and the majors six times. In 1982 Rickey set the major league record by swiping 130 bases during the season. Let me put that in perspective for you, Willy Taveras led the ML with 68 stolen bases last season. Rickey more than doubled that total in 1982.

Only 27 people in MLB history are a part of the “3,000 hit-club,” Rickey Henderson is one of them. He is a gold-glove winner and a ten-time all-star. And did I mention that he won the MVP award in 1990?

Rickey Henderson has the second most walks (BB) all-time, only behind Barry Bonds. He has the most un-intentional walks in MLB history. The scariest stat is that he led off an inning with a walk 796 times in his career…As a pitcher you never want to walk the first batter and to give Rickey Henderson a free-pass…..wow.

He led off a game with a home-run more times than any other player in history with 81 in his career. Rickey had some pop in his bat with 297 trots. That puts him ahead of sluggers Roger Maris, Ryne Sandberg, and Roberto Clemente.

Rickey played on nine different teams in his 25-year career, playing for the Athletics in four separate stints. He preformed for every team with dominant consistency.

When Rickey got on base you knew he was going to score, and that’s what he did. He stepped on home-plate more times than anyone else in history. Scoring runs may be the most important thing in all of baseball and he did that. You cant win, if you don’t score and Rickey was a winner. He was a two-time World Series champion, once with the A’s and once with the Blue Jay’s.

Rickey knew how to get on base better than anyone else and when he got on base he wreaked havoc. He walked, he stole, he scored, and he won. Rickey is the best.

Wednesday Potpourri

The is just another reason why so many people love Shaq. Even in public he displays this humorous personality, and that's rare among many of the great atheltes. I do wonder who would win in a real fight between Shaq and the Big Show. Comments..



For those of you who don't know, Slamball is back!! It runs on saturdays and sundays at noon on the Carton Network( a little strange). My favorite dunks are by the white guy who does the front flip and the last one who put it between his legs twice.

More reasons for why I hate Brian Urlacher...

Wade told our pal Paul Allen of KFAN within the hour that, during an offseason trip to Vegas with Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher, Urlacher expressed a not-so-flattering opinion of new Bears quarterback Jay Cutler.

Basically, Wade said that Urlacher said that Cutler is a "pussy."

First, Urlacher is a pussy and Second, Cutler is the best thing that has happen to the Bears since 86'.

Stupid Things in Sports...

6. People who wear jersey's of teams that are not even playing at the stadium- Everytime I go to a game I see at least one person who decides to wear a jersey of some player who is not going to be in the game that they are attending. For example, at the Super Bowl there were more Ray Lewis jersey's than there were Thomas Jones, when the Bears played the Colts. Why do people do that? I do not know, the only thing I can think of is pride for their team. All I know is that I will never wear a Lebron jersey to a Bulls vs Pistons game.

Wednesday Potpourri

One of my favorite songs as of late.



The funniest infomercial I have ever seen. The best part is that they include the puzzle pieces.



The best part about this video is that the guy is bending over to see the drive only to have it hit him in the ass.

UFC 100

After watching UFC 100 tonight, I realized how exciting mixed martial arts is. Before, I thought it was a sport about a bunch of crazy madmen who like to hit people. Now, I understand the athletic ability and discipline it takes to be one of these fighters. My favorite is Brock Lesnar. For those of you who don't know Lesnar, he is a Division 1 Nation Champion in Wrestling, played for the Vikings in the NFL, and became popular among the nation through the WWE. I first watched him fight in his title bout with Randy Couture, which ended in a knockout. My favorite thing about him is his tatoo, which is by far the greatest tatoo in sports( just look at the picture).
If there is one thing that I have learned is that everyone hates him, or at least the people in Vegas. After destroying Frank Mir tonight in two rounds, the crowd responded with "boos". I'm not sure why so many people dislike him, maybe because of his cockiness, but the display he put on tonight against Mir was simply amazing. Even though fans may not like his style, his record speaks for itself. His post-fight interview with Joe Rogan is absolutley hilarious. Watch below...

World Series decided by a game played in mid-July?

Every year right around the MLB all-star game; it starts. People start saying “Why is so much emphasis put on an exhibition game? " It used to be a “for-fun game,” where all the best players got together and showed off their talent.

So when you see Josh Hamilton get voted into the All-Star game this year as a starter, you know the best players are not being put out on the field for a game that decides home-field advantage in the World Series. Hamilton has had two trips to the DL this season and in the 40 games he played, he batted .248 with just six home-runs.

Home-field advantage since 2003 as we know has been determined by the winner of the all-star game (the American League has won each All-Star game since then). Even prior to 2003, the way home-field advantage was decided, wasn’t great. It was decided by every other year the other league got the advantage in the World Series.

The World-Series/ the best-of-seven game series that decides the best team in all of baseball, could ultimately be decided by an exhibition game played in mid-July. Which seems ridiculous…. You might as well base everything off of the Home-run derby…. So is there a better way to decide home-field advantage in the World-Series?

Here's the solution.

It’s quite simple, home-field advantage should be decided by….. the overall league records in interleague play….

Each team from both leagues play 18 total interleague games, three home series and three away series. Each team plays nine games with a DH and nine games with a pitcher. There is no advantage for either league.

The league awarded with home-field advantage would have to prove itself in a 252 game interleague series. Whichever league would have a better record against the other league would be rewarded home-field advantage.

Many people may argue that the team with the overall better record should get home-field advantage, just like in the NBA. But when u have a team that plays in a easy division and just rolls over the easy competition, their record will look a lot more impressive then a team that is good in a very competitive division. This would be better than the current system but the competition is just not the same in each league. Thats why comparing the overall records for the leagues in interleague play would work best.

This way ultimately the better league will have proven itself and be given what it truly deserves, home-field advantage in the World Series.

What's your favorite dunk??

Mine is when Pippen posterizes that guy on the Knicks.