The way the NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to the crown and the way the Cleveland Indians are operating in the MLB playoffs, Coach Hue Jackson’s Cleveland Browns must feel like 0-7-0 motherless children. At the present time, things don’t look as though they are going to get any better for the Browns. Lebron James, Coach Tyronn Lue and your gang should pray for Manager Jackson and the rest of the Browns. And the beat continues!
The Dodgers couldn’t do anymore slipping and sliding, they slid right off the race for the World Series Crown for the first time since 1988. The Dodgers held on 6-0 in game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the series, but the Chicago Cubs advanced.
The Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals should again battle for the NFC West Championship. These two teams may have a pair of the best players in the league. The Seahawks duo is QB Russell Wilson and DB Richard Sherman. The Cardinals’ duo is RB David Johnson and WR Larry Fitzgerald.
Before you go divvying up any championships, remember the Dallas Cowboys’ Dak Prescott. He will be knocking on the title room door. Prescott and his Cowboys can roll all over the best the league has to offer right into the title room. And the beat continues!
Bernard Hopkins has been boxing for 32 years, the 51 year old fighter says he will call an end to his career on Dec. 17 on HBO vs. John Smith, Jr.. Hopkins sports a 55-7-2 record. “I’ve been around for so long “I’ve been through seven Presidencies, what fighter you know who has ever done that?” Hopkins says it all ends on Dec, 17. And that’s it.
Dwight Howard is happy to play in his Atlanta hometown for the first time. Howard says: “I’ve never been part of an organization like this. This experience has been amazing. I think it is going to be an awesome season. I want to stay here until I retire.”
Missed again! Serena Williams will miss the WTA Finals for the second year in a row on her doctor’s orders.
Black QBs are dominating the play of the college ranks. The No. 1 and No. 2 spots are led by men of color, Alabama’s Jalen Hurts and Louisville’s Lamar Jackson. Other top college QBs of color includes’ J.T. Barrett, Clemson’s Deshaun Watson and Washington’s Jake Browning.
Many of the sprinters and hurdlers who participated in the recent Olympics will be NFL candidates. This has been the case in recent Olympics. Some of the past Olympians who have included Bullet Bob Hayes and Carl Lewis.
Who will win the MVP award in the NBA this season? There are a slew of contenders including last season’s winner LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, The band of contenders also include the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard (second last season), OKC’s Russell Westbrook, GSW’s Kevin Durant, et al. My MVP pick at the moment is LeBron James! The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James is favored to become the first player to make it to the Finals for seven consecutive times since the Bill Russell led Celtics of the 1960s.
Check This? The Clippers’ Chris Paul is rated as the second top leader in the NBA behind LeBron James. Paul is also the league’s best passer and the best IQ man with a (24.1) mark and second best rated leader behind James with a (14.3) average behind James.
Jason Kidd, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Fat Lever have scored 29 career triple doubles since 1983.
No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Texas A&M were both unbeaten when they met on Oct. 22. The Tide was coached Nick Sabin and the Aggies by Kevin Sumlin, one of the best black head coaches in college football. Alabama’s leader is QB Jalen Hurts and the Aggies leader of its parade is defensive end Myles Garrett. And the beat continues!
No matter what happens to the Lakers and Clippers in their championship bids, the L.A. Sparks have made sure the Southland will be the home of a national title winning team. The Sparks edged the Minnesota Lynx, 77-76 on Oct. 20 to capture their third WNBA championship in history. Nneka Ogwumike has been named the league’s MVP winner. Candace Parker scored 28 points in the title game victory and was named MVP of the playoffs.
Will the Al Davis built Oakland Raiders have a new home in Las Vegas before the end of another decade? Would you believe before the end of two more decades? There is a chance the Raiders could return to L.A. for a short time before making a permanent move to Las Vegas. And the beat continues! The words of the famed NFL head coach Vince Lombardi; “Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.”
The Seattle Seahawks is just as busy off the football field building a $120 million business empire as he is on the field on it as one of the best and most versatile QBs in the NFL. Wilson says; “The biggest goal is to be able to influence and change the world That’s the real truth of it all.” He added; “We are going to win, Everything we do, we win.” Wilson has his own team, an agent, a publicity director, and a sports business manager and the head of a photo and video program for his brand management company to help him build an empire. It has been said Wilson would make Warren Buffett proud. The 27-year old Wilson is aiming for more than just more Super Bowls. He has one in two tries for the NFL’s biggest honor. Yes, folks, Wilson is going to be one of the biggest billionaires in the world of sports. He may be in a position to buy his own team. Wilson is a multi-tasker says Mark Rodgers, Wilson‘s agent, CEO and lawyer and founder of Wilson’s Wheels Up, a private aviation company, and one of Wilson’s business partners, Rodgers says: “Russell doesn’t feel good unless he’s got three, four balls in the air.” Wilson has cut some deals with Chad Hurley co-founder of YouTube and Arianna Huffington. Hurley says; “Russell doesn’t feel good unless he’s got three, four things in the air.” And the beat continues! Wilson is the classic multi-tasker master according to Rodgers his assistant. No matter what he says Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson is as good he says after that 6-6 overtime tie with the Arizona. He was really shook up and he played like it.
Most of the Black NBA head coaches are featured in the current issue of Sports Illustrated. Included are Cavaliers’ Tyronn Lue, Toronto Raptors’ Dwane Casey, Steve Clifford, Nate McMillan, Washington Wizard’s Scott Brooks, Milwaukee Buc’s Jason Kidd, ‘76er’s, Kenny Atkinson’s Nets, Clippers’ Doc Rivers, Alvin Gentry, Phoenix Suns’ Earl Watson et al.
Baseball’s tainted stars are appearing in comedy. I like the following description of New York Yankee retiree: One writer explains what Rose and Alex Rodriguez brought to the game: “What they’ve delivered is not just good baseball. It’s good TV.
If the Lakers D’Angelo Russell is half as good as Muhammad Ali, another Louisville Central High grad, he’ll be something special. That’s what the Lakers are hoping. To keep him on track off the court he has moved his support, his brothers, a cousin and a friend, to keep him in line. His father, Antonio, added; “It’s gonna be a good year. He knows he’s still on the fence.” Good for you D’Angelo! Bottom Line; “His time is still to come. Point guard D’Angelo Russell hopes to someday leads the Lakers to a championship, with his family’s support.”
On the L.A. Clippers’ Blake Griffin’s goal for this year: “Their time is now or never. The Clippers’ window for winning a title with their core of players, including Blake Griffin, is closing.”
Check This! Michelle Obama is a Chicago Cubs fan and her husband is a Chicago White Sox fan. Now they will not have any baseball news to fight over in the World Series. For the record, the Cleveland Indians hadn’t been in the WS since 1948 and the Cubs hadn’t been for 71 years.
UCLA’s sub QB set Bruins school records in passing (464-yards) and a 52-45 loss to Utah. Mora now has 37 wins to tie Terry Donahue’s record. Incidentally. UCLA is only (3-5 overall and 1-5 in Pac-1-5 in Pac-12) play going vs. Colorado (6-2) tonight (Thursday). And the Bruins rushed for only 86-yards against Utah.
USC (5-3) defeated Cal (4-4) 45-24 on Thursday at the Coliseum.
Are the things you read in magazines something you can really believe? Read: “The trouble with Draymond Green. He’s the heart of the Warriors, but he also could bring them down, according to ESPN Magazine’s Ethan Sherwood Strauss.
ESPN says in a front page note : “The truth according to the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony: “The people in power understand now more than ever that some of the athletes are just as powerful as them. and that’s the scary part.””
Three of the most brilliant young women of color in the world are featured in the current Time Magazine and two of them are great Rio Olympic gold medal winners. They are Simone Biles (winner of four golds in the same games) and her teammate Laurie Hernandez and Malia Obama. The highly educated daughter of President Barak Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Laurez also won a silver at Rio. By the way, Simone Biles is the first gymnast to win three all-around titles for three consecutive years and by scoring a record-tying four golds.
Let’s hear some cheers today for bringing back academics and football to Maya Angelou High and Jordan High. The resurrectors are coaches Derek Benton and Gary Parks. Hooray men! Your good work is appreciated! Parks formerly coached 11 players teams at nearby Verbum Dei High. Parks has two players in Marcell Lee and Antonio Castellanos who are ready to move, And Coach Bentor believes Nelson Gonzalez has the tools to make it big.
