A-Rod Comes Clean On ESPN

Well Alex Rodriguez did the right thing and came clean on an ESPN interview where he readily admitted that he used steroids and it was a mistake and he just was doing what everyone else was. At least A-Rod did come clean and did not try to hide the facts like so many other players have. I do commend him on being honest that way it will be a lot easier on him than if he denied it all the way until his retirement.

Now my real question is who are the other 100 plus players on the list. I do not think it was very fair to just leak one players name and ruin his career while the others just skate free it seems. If your going to implicate players the whole list should have been leaked instead of just one high profile player. I guess we may never know and that is the bad part. A-Rod did it, but he has over 100 people who did it as well that fans should also know about.

Lakers End Cavaliers Home Win Streak

Everyone thought it was going to be Lebron James vs Kobe Bryant, but that really did not happen as Lebron James struggled and Kobe Bryant was battling the flu. Lamar Odom stepped up for the Los Angeles Lakers and tossed in 28 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to give the Lakers a 101-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Odom is in the last year of his contract so playing well the rest of the season could get him a nice contract offer from the Lakers and other teams as well.

For Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers they seen their 23 game home winning streak end and now the Lakers have the advantage over the Cavaliers and Celtics especially if they are tied at the end of the season. This means if the Lakers meet either team in the finals they have the home court advantage.

San Antonio Gives Boston Another Loss At Home

Tim Duncan scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Roger Mason hit a three pointer with 20.4 seconds left to give the Spurs a 105-99 over the Boston Celtics. Boston seems to be struggling to put things together and this is the second straight loss at home. The Boston team last year rarely loss at home, but that does not seem to be the case this year. Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen are playing well, but down the stretch the Celtics seem to struggle in knocking down shots. For San Antonio they are a team that not a lot of people are talking about out west and all they do is continue to win.

San Antonio 105 Final
Boston 99

Charlotte 6:00
Miami PM ET

New Jersey 6:00
Orlando PM ET

New York 6:00
Portland PM ET

Indiana 6:00
Washington PM ET

Minnesota 7:00
New Orleans PM ET

Sacramento 7:00
Oklahoma City PM ET

Phoenix 8:00
Detroit PM ET

Utah 9:00
Golden State PM ET

Lebron vs Kobe

Today NBA fans will be treated to a very special game as Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers take on Lebron James and his Cleveland Cavaliers. Right now the Lakers are playing well and the Cavaliers are undefeated at home. Will Kobe end that streak this Sunday? The Cavaliers are very tough at home and they feed of their crowd so it will be very interesting to see how this game goes.

As far as Kobe Bryant I would not bet against him as he likes to make statements on the basketball court and this gives him a big chance to do just that. These are the kinds of games that Bryant usually does very well in. This is a match-up that you really do not want to miss.

UConn Stops Scrappy Michigan Squad

The UConn Huskies figured that playing Michigan would be a break from their tough Big East schedule, boy were they ever wrong. Michigan gave them all they wanted and UConn needed a 17 point 12 rebound effort from Hasheem Thabeet for a 69-61 won over Michigan. It was the 11th straight win for UConn, but they worked for this as Michigan would never go away and made it tough on UConn all night long.

Saturday, February 7th

Michigan 61 Final
1 Connecticut 69

Colorado 72 Final
2 Oklahoma 77

Miami (FL) 75 Final
3 Duke 78 OT

Virginia 61 Final
4 North Carolina 76

5 Pittsburgh 92 Final
DePaul 69

9 Xavier 68 Final
Duquesne 72

Florida State 65 Final
10 Clemson 61

11 Butler 69 Final
Wright State 51

Notre Dame 63 Final
12 UCLA 89

Indiana 47 Final
14 Michigan State 75

15 Memphis 68 Final
18 Gonzaga 50

20 Syracuse 85 Final
16 Villanova 102

17 Texas 55 Final
Nebraska 58

19 Minnesota 58 Final
Ohio State 64

Louisiana Tech 52 Final
22 Utah State 60

23 Arizona State 49 Final
Oregon State 38

Oklahoma State 67 Final
24 Kansas 78

Kevin Harvick Wins Bud Shoot Out In Daytona

Even though the crowds were not like they have been in the past they were still treated to a very good race and lot,s of excitement along with a good number of crashed up race cars as well. Kevin Harvick passed Jamie McMurray on the last lap to claim the 2009 Bud Shootout crown and bragging rights for a year. Tony Stewart who now drives for his own team finished third with Jeff Gordon coming in fourth.

With the economy struggling many people including Nascar drivers, owners, and even the higher up brass knows this will be a very tough year for them. They did put on a great show last night and the Daytona 500 next weekend should also be very exciting to watch. I am interested to see how qualifying plays out as well as that will tell you who has some of the cars to beat. All Nascar fans should be happy as Darrell Waltrip would say Boys it,s time to go racing.

A-Rod Has Black Eye With Steroids Test

No matter what anyone tells you the positive test for Alex Rodriguez is going to put a black eye on his career. Before this people liked him as a player and now this changes everything. He is put in the same class as Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, and others. He may not be using them now, but this will follow him at every at-bat this season along with every home run he hits.

People will be talking about is he really doing this or is he still on steroids and somehow getting around the testing process. A-Rod is really going to take a hit on this and that is a shame, but the bottom line is he cheated and that is sad. By giving no comment or talk to the union just makes him look even worse. He knew he had failed the test and would been better off just to admit it than hide the facts and than give no comment. It will be interesting to see how he handles this all season long.