Them There Eyes

All babies are special and unique. But Laren Galloway is a 1 in a million baby, because he was born with full Afro-American characteristics with the exception of his striking blue eyes. He is not the only Afro-American to be born with blue eyes; it’s just that when this recessive trait appears on someone of color it is usually accompanied by additional Anglo-Saxon characteristics as well.

Unaware to Baby Galloway, who is 18 months old, he received a full contract and a life insurance with Paramount Pictures at 12 months of age; you will see him in movies, commercials and magazines very soon!

I guess you can be born a star…

Tommie Smith is selling the gold medal he won at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, where his Black Power salute on the podium shocked the sports world.

Boxum Bombshell Pointed At Brett Favre

This is not the face that launched a thousand ships, instead it's Jenn Sterger, a former New York Jets reporter, whose allegations that Brett Favre texted her photos of his penis and left her voicemails asking her to meet him at his hotel have launched an NFL investigation into Favre’s possible actions of sexual harassment. If Sterger’s accusations are proven true, she will have essentially sacked the star veteran quarterback both on and off the field.

Details at Fox Sports

Keep It Real

I was reviewing some of the comments left by disenchanted KL Dragons fans on the Dragons’ facebook page. It seems a number of Malaysian basketball fans think that the recruitment of foreign players has not made a significant impact on helping the Dragons win games, and they may be right to a certain degree.

But let’s be honest, the KL Dragons are not in a position to recruit the United States’ and Europe’s best basketball players. It’s not likely that a player the caliber of Lebron James or Dirk Nowitzki would be attracted to playing in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) consisting of 6 teams with limited exposure and funds; of course not. The high profile players are in the United States’ National Basketball Association (NBA), or playing for teams in the European Basketball League (EBL).

The ABL represents a second chance for foreign players (journey men) who were left out of the premiere basketball leagues. So the KL Dragons will have to settle for what they can get, or start grooming their home grown players to perform better.

Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito

Manny Pacquiao is set to fight Antonio Margarito on November 13 at the Cowboys’ Stadium in Texas for the vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title. Pacquiao looks to covet a title in his 8th weight class, while Margarito is looking to redeem his reputation and sputtering boxing career coming off a loaded-gloves controversy and knockout loss to Shane Mosley.
Some boxing critics and fans believe that Margarito known as a relentless hard hitting bruiser will provide the test for Pacquiao that previous opponents were unable to. I might have been on that bandwagon too, if not for the following facts.

Pacquiao has been able to defy boxing logic. Mid way through his boxing career, the pint size thunder machine actually got stronger, faster and skillfully craftier. Most other boxers would have started to experience a decline in their performance.

Margarito dwarfs Pacquiao in size and height, which normally gives an adversary a definitive advantage; not so against Pacquiao. Pacquaio’s recent winning performances against Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey have established him as a well documented effective giant killer.

Margarito was humiliated after it was discovered he had plaster inside his gloves when he fought Sugar Shane Mosley. To add insult to injury, Mosley, a 4:1 underdog, still knocked Margarito out in spite of the fact that Margarito cheated. Since losing to Mosley, Margarito’s only win in 2 + years is an unimpressive victory in Mexico, while Pacquiao has done nothing but win during the same time period in spectacular fashion.

Prediction:

A win for Margarito, a former welterweight titlist, would instantly vault him back to the top of the division and shed his bruised reputation. This notion should provide Margarito with ample motivation to perform well. However, I don’t think that Margarito will be able to get it together enough to beat Pacquiao. Margarito will probably mark-up Pacquiao. But in the end Pacquiao’s speed and skills will cause Margarito to succumb by a technical knockout in the 10th or 11th round. Margarito’s stormy past and long layoff will prevent him from disrupting Pacman’s winning streak. The only fighter in the sport of boxing capable of defeating the pound-for-pound best boxer is Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Boxing News

CWG: Malaysia's Quest For Boxing Medals Suffer Knockout Punch
reported by Bernama.com


NEW DELHI, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- All seven Malaysian boxers failed to make any impact at the 19th Commonwealth Games (CWG), losing their bouts in early stages.

With the exit of three Malaysian boxers Saturday, Muhammad Fuad, Mohd Subri and Muhamad Ali, Malaysia's hopes for a medal went out of the boxing ring.


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Long Season Ahead

The Westports KL Dragons hosted their first home game in the 2010/2011 season yesterday afternoon at MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, which resulted in a loss to the Satria Muda BritAma from Indonesia. The guest squad jumped off to a fast start and never relinquished their lead throughout the entire contest. The final score was 77 – 68. The Dragons find themselves at the bottom of the league standings (ranked #5 out of 6), now that they have lost their first 2 games of the season; one at home and the other away.

The issue that plagued the Dragons last season is the same one that will bite them in the ass again this year. The Dragons lack a true center that can dominate inside the paint. It’s a fact that is hurting them both offensively and defensively.

The Dragons are a team of undersized point guards and forwards that don’t have the size or strength to pound the ball in from the post position. Nor do they have the emergence of a consistent double-figure rebounder, which means less second shoot opportunities and low scoring. All of which spells trouble for the Dragons’ offense, especially if the backcourt can’t find the inside of the net from the perimeter.

Defensively, the Dragons are getting hammered down low. With no shoot blocker in the middle to alter shoots, Dragon opponents fearlessly go head first straight into the gut of the Dragons’ defense. This void was very apparent in yesterday’s contest. Indonesia’s big men bullied and dunked on the Dragons’ interior defense repeatedly throughout the game. Trying to stop the harassment caused 3 Dragon players to foul out of the game. One Dragon player frustrated with trying to defend Indonesia’s starting center fouled out before the first half had even ended.

While the continued woes in the frontcourt have the Dragons’ head coach Goh Cheng Huat pulling out his hair and suffering from stomach alcers and nightmares, on a more positive note, the strong backcourt play of Guganeswaran Batumalai and Rudy Lingganay provides some limited relief for Dragons’ hopefuls.

But all in all, it looks like Dragons’ fans are in for a long arduous season.