LeBron James Makes His Decision: Miami

King James finally made his long awaited announcement on ESPN to join the Miami Heat where he will be casted alongside Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh and Coach Pat Riley. Make no mistake; this is a potent collaboration which could lead to a number of ticker tape parades in Miami in years to come. But just because this collage of superstars looks good on paper doesn’t mean they are going to perform well together on the court.

Dwayne Wade has become the heart and soul of the Miami Heat. LeBron James’ role is major, but secondary to Wade’s position as the Heat’s leader. In Cleveland, LeBron's stature was nearly equivalent to the second coming of Jesus. That’s not the case in Miami, and he may have difficulty adjusting to his new circumstances. But I'm sure the wad of cash and scantly dressed oiled bodies along South Beach will make the transition bearable.

In addition, LeBron’s handlers unnecessarily turned the announcement into a long arduous and complex game of ‘guess where’. New York, Chicago and Cleveland are all cities Lebron was rumored to be playing for next season. No doubt basketball fans in these areas who feel misled and slighted by Team LeBron’s mystery tactics will be booing LeBron and screaming f**k you as he enters the stadium in their towns.

U.S. sports fans want to know what and why sooner; rather than later. The child king is about to learn the hard way that fans don’t take kindly to having their chains jerked. A great number of people, who revered him just a few months ago, will now see LeBron as a disloyal, egotistic villain. The majority owner, Dan Gilbert, of the Cleveland Cavaliers certainly thinks so. Check out the austere letter he wrote in response to LeBron’s decision to leave the Cavaliers to play for the Heat.

Of course the cure for all this chaotic hype is to win. Winning has the
power to silence all critics.

Queso Lorenzo, 4 months old

Queso is from a litter of 4 kittens born at Ampang Park. I would often pass-by Queso and his siblings playing outside a karaoke bar on my way home from late evening training sessions.

After weeks of repeating this scenario, I decided to adopt one from the bunch. I would have like to have given them all a home, but I could only afford to have one. Mainly because Remy would have disowned me. I knew he wasn't going to be happy having one kitten invade his space, let alone 4.

Initially, Queso wasn't my first choice, but he seemed to be the most friendly and personable of the four. So he got the nod.

Remy is less than thrilled with the draft choice, but he tolerates the little cheese wedge well enough.

The Art of Defensive Boxing

In boxing, slipping is the art of making an opponent miss punches. No one in the contemporary era of boxing has done it with more panache and pizzas as Pernell “Sweet Pea” Whitaker.

Whitaker is considered one of the best defensive specialist and counter punchers to lace the mitts. He ended his professional career in 2001 with a record of 40-4-1 (17 KO), and having achieved world titles in 4 different weight classes. Five years later Whitaker was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

The highlight video above shows just how bad Sweet Pea could make an opponent look with his stylistic shake, rattle and roll.

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I will only refer to soccer as football, when the game reproduces the same brutal element featured in this video.

We all know that is not going to happen. Soccer players are notorious for throwing dramatic temper tantrums after the slightest bit of contact and faking injuries.

I have respect for the skill that it takes to play soccer, but not for the game's over-all physical play.

The United States doesn't have the best international football team, but we play soccer well.

And I Quote

"Now that I'm 34, I feel at my peak. I'll just work my way forward. I have no set time to retire. I hear David Haye say he's going to retire at 31 - because he's a pussy".

Vitali Klitschko has really gone out on a limb; not because he isn't capable of beating David Haye. It's because he is usually quite reserved in showing any emotion at all.

Now with his recent You Tube video challenging David Haye to fight added to the statement that Haye is a pussy, I have a whole new respect for Vitali. Boxing has really opened his social horizons and allowed him to express his inner feelings.

Get'em Vitali, teach that young punk a lesson. You can't let Haye get away with wearing a T-shirt with your head in his hands and his foot on the chest of your decapitated body.

It's My Turn to Pee in The Cup!

The Chicago Blackhawks have won the Stanley Cup also known as the "Holy Grail". But if legends and traditions follow suit, who knows what un-holy things the Blackhawks will do with it?

For those that don't follow professional North American Hockey, you may not know that there are many traditions associated with winning the Stanley Cup. One of them is to have each member of the winning team skate around the ice with the trophy hoisted above their head, as pictured. There is also the tradition of drinking champagne out of the top of the Cup. I mention this one in particular, because when you find out what other things have been allegedly done with the Cup; you may wonder why anyone would touch it, let alone drink from it.

So here is a short list of some of the reported mistreatment the Stanley Cup has endured. Remember, unlike other professional leagues that award a new trophy each year to the champions, the Cup is simply passed from one winning team to the next:

1. After the mortgage on Madison Square Garden was paid, the management publicly celebrated by burning the mortgage in the Cup during the 1940-41 NHL (National Hockey League) season.
2. Maurice Richard chipped both of his front teeth while drinking from the Stanley Cup, in 1957.
3. In 1962, members of the Toronto Maple Leafs dropped the trophy in a bonfire as part of their celebration of having won it. The team was made to pay for the extensive damage to the Cup at their expense.
4. In 1964, Red Kelly of the Toronto Maple Leafs had his son sitting in the Cup for a photo, and then later discovered the child urinated in it.
5. Clark Gillies of the New York Islanders filled the Cup with dog food, and then let his dog eat out of it.
6. The New York Islanders' Bryan Trottier admitted to sleeping with the Cup, as have other players.
7. Several New York Rangers took the Cup to Belmont Park, filled it with oats, and then let Kentucky Derby winner 'Go for Gin' eat out of it.
8. Kris Draper's daughter defecated in the Cup as she sat in it. The Cup was cleaned, and reportedly Draper drank from it that same day.
9. The Cup has been dropped and dented on numerous occasions, along with fans drinking beer from it, and at times just plain forgotten or misplaced.

Surprisingly, even though alcohol, urine, deification, etc. have filled the Cup, some players have had their kids baptized in it.