torn

i was always a sonics fan for as long as i can remember .. and shawn kemp was my favorite player .. then one day the sonics ceased to exist .. and they became the okc thunder .. so i became a thunder fan .. though not immediately i must admit .. anyway here's the thing .. now there's talk about an nba franchise possibly being revived in seattle .. it's still just talk but it might happen .. the thing is even if it does happen the thunder would continue to exist .. so now i'm like hmmm ..

white folks

this is hank williams jr who sings the theme to monday night football .. espn fired him and yanked the song after this interview .. if you look up redneck in the dictionary you will see this dude's picture .. this was one awkward conversation .. but i thought the hosts handled it very professionally ..
this hank williams jr fellow reminded me of the guy in the below video ..

victory

just finished watching game 7 of the thunder grizzlies series ... and the thunder win!!! ... and advance to face the mavericks in the conference finals ... uh oh ... they swept the lakers remember ... anyway let me bask in the glory of the win for a bit ... the game got off to a shaky start but once okc got it going they never looked back ... i was afraid they would have another second half meltdown which they had a few of during this series ... and to their credit memphis made a few solid runs at them but it was never enough ... durant with dunk after dunk after three after three ... a stellar performance from him ... harden raining the threes ... westbrook with a triple double ... btw the last player to get a triple double in a game 7 was pippen in 92 ... so kudos to westbrook ... nick collison was the unsung hero of the game ... hustling and defending randolph well ... never allowing him to take over like he's been doing all playoffs long ... wouldn't it be grand if okc made it to the finals ... durant and westbrook vs lebron and wade ... that would be terrific to watch ... anyway i'm just so glad they won ... it was a hard fought series ... they deserved to win it after that triple ot game ... game 1 against dallas is on tuesday ... i'll probably miss it since it's at 4 am local time ... oh well ... that's life ... you work so you can pay for a big tv and a jazeera subscription and then miss the games ... you can never have it all ... in closing ... i leave you with this nice sportscenter top ten ... actually it's a not top ten :)

game 7

phil with a zinger

Round 2

well the first round of the playoffs is over ... two upsets ... well one major upset and another not so major upset ... the major one being obviously the grizzlies beating the spurs ... i mean here is a team who had never won a playoff game coming into this series ... and they take out the #1 seed ... and they would have done it in 5 had san antonio not gotten so lucky at the end of that game ... the not so major upset was the hawks beating the magic ... it was an upset because nobody had the hawks winning ... also because of how thoroughly the magic beat them last year ... but the hawks did it ... still it wasn't that major as this was the four seed vs the 5 seed so ...
moving on ... second round matchups ... the most interesting one by far is miami vs boston ... oh baby that's gonna be something special ... lakers vs mavericks as well ... i think it's safe to say that the winners of these two series will face off in the finals ...

durant is the man

little background ... i am a thunder fan ... used to be a sonics fan ... but then they moved to okc so i became a thunder fan ... i have to admit i didn't make the switch immediately but i did eventually ... moving on ... game 5 of the thunder nuggets series was today ... when i left for work the nuggets were up by 5 in the fourth quarter ... the thunder are up 3-1 and just need one more win but if the nuggets take this one too game 6 will be in denver ... uh oh ... anyway i got home ... put the tv on and i swear they were bringing the final score of the game ... thunder won ... i was like OH BABY ... they face the winner of the grizzlies spurs series ... crazy ending to game 5 of that series ... let's hope memphis can close it out at home ... i'd rather have the thunder face them than the spurs ...

serge ibaka ... the shot blocka ... boom shaka laka :-)

in the world of sports

apparently mansaf trumps kabseh as well ...

in the world of sports

shawerma trumps kabseh ...

no mas

sure kevin

charlie villaneuva tweeted that kevin garnett called him a cancer patient ... garnett released a statement saying no no i didnt call him a cancer patient ... i just told him he is "cancerous to your team and our league” ...

somehow i don't believe garnett ...

poor sportsmanship

or maybe i should say poor sportswomanship ...

there is an arab women soccer championship being held in bahrain ... and just look at some of these scores ... jordan beat iraq 20-0 ... bahrain beat qatar 17-0 ...

and speaking of women's soccer and poor sportsmanship ... who remembers this ...

player hater

england and usa just kicked off ... i am watching it ... trying to decide who i hate less ... in other words who do i want to lose the match ... england or usa ... on the one hand there is the whole mandate era and the balfour declaration ... on the other hand there is the blind support for israel and the iraq occupation ... the list goes on obviously but those two stand out the most ... come to think of it england was also a part of the iraq occupation ... but it's still primarily an american affair ... england just scored btw ... gerrard ... back to the subject ... who do i hate more ... i honestly can't decide ... i guess the only acceptable outcome is a tie ... that way neither team wins ... and while we are on the subject of england vs usa ... check this out ...
in other sporting news ... game 5 of the nba finals is tomorrow ... it's 2-2 now ... it's gonna be a big game ... but they are so late ... 4 am ... i have not been able to watch a single finals game ... i set my alarm for game 4 last time but i ended up blowing it off ... i woke up ... turned the alarm off and went back to sleep ... i'm going to try it again though ... set my alarm that is ... if i wake up great ... if not whatever ... at least i tried ...

update: they tied indeed ... thank you God ...

sabotage

Football fans wait to watch the opening match between South Africa and Mexico as signals were lost at the Barasti dome, at Le Meridien Mina Seyahi in Dubai.

Al Jazeera Sport said it is taking legal action against whoever blocked its Arab world exclusive coverage of the World Cup opening ceremony and first match between hosts South Africa and Mexico.
Football fans watching the ceremony and the match on Al Jazeera Sports were shocked by the frequent interruptions that marred their viewing, with the picture disappearing for long periods of time in the first half.
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go holland

almaza world cup commercials

focused on the game

last night was game 1 of the nba finals ... lakers won ... but the most popular clip of the game was not some spectacular dunk ... or fancy pass ... in fact it wasn't even a play at all ... it was kobe bryant appearing to be hypnotized while chris rock tries to talk to him ...

life is like that sometimes

one minute you're celebrating .. the next you're being carried off on a stretcher ..

Los Angeles Angels first baseman Kendry Morales broke his lower left leg while celebrating his winning grand slam in a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners Saturday.
Morales will undergo surgery Sunday with ankle specialist Phil Kwong. The Angels did not release a timetable for his return, but the severity of the injury suggests it could be season-ending.
The Angels players had surrounded home plate in anticipation of Morales' arrival. He flung his helmet aside and leaped as he reached the dish.
According to Angels manager Mike Scioscia, he did not land on a player's foot, but simply slipped on the plate and slipped, all 225 pounds landing on his turned ankle.
He collapsed and remained on top of home plate for several minutes, the Angels clustered around him. Trainers administered an air cast to Morales' left foot and he was placed on a stretcher and carted off the field.
"It'll change the way we celebrate," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.

nike's new wc commercial

quote of the day

I don't know if Cheryl is going to want to support England. She might be a bit anti-England players at the moment. If she is looking for a new nation to follow at the World Cup, she should look no further than Argentina.
We play the prettiest football, have the prettiest players, and Argentinian men also know how to treat their women. She would of course have to do the Tango. I don't think there would be a shortage of Argentinian players willing to help teach her.

Lionel Messi talking about Cheryl Cole who recently split from her husband England footballer Ashley Cole because he was cheating on her

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