Bonds Trial and the Hall of Fame

The Barry Bonds trial has started with jury selection, and the trial could end in as little as three or four weeks.  He is being tried for perjury, stemming from him allegedly lying about knowingly using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs.  Bonds claims that his trainer rubbed some cream on him and gave him flax seed oil, and that he did not know that they were PED's known as "the cream" and "the clear".  No matter the outcome of the trial, his name and his records are all tainted in the eyes of the fans, and his chances of making it into the Hall of Fame are slim to none.

Boston's Top 5 Sports Villians of Today

In every sport there are great rivalries.  Boston seems to have more heated rivalries than most other cities, and with those rivalries come villians.  These villians are the people that we love to boo, whether it is because they have disrespected our teams, have overly flamboyant attitudes, or continuously pose a threat to our teams.  We just don't like these people, so here is a tribute to adamant fans everywhere.

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Celtics Struggling, But Things are Looking Up

Last night, the Celtics beat the Pacers by twelve points, but it is hard to tell whether their struggles are over or not.  Rajon Rondo's numbers have been plummeting lately and there is some speculation that he might be hurt.  Over the last two games he is 1-12 shooting and his assists per game have gone down every month.  Shaq and Jermaine O'neal are still working on their injuries, and the new acquisitions are still trying to figure out where they fit in.  Things have looked hard lately, and they are no longer alone in first place in the East.

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The Jon Lester Story Keeps Getting Better

Terry Francona has announced that Jon Lester will be the opening day starter for the Boston Red Sox this year.  It seems that his story just keeps getting better and better.  Just a few years ago Red Sox Nation was wondering if Lester would be able to pitch again as he was fighting cancer.  Even after he came back there was the question of how effective he would be, but he silenced the doubters right away.  Ever since his return, he has been completely dominant, and has finally earned his way to be called the Red Sox "Ace".  This was not an easy task since the Sox have four pitchers that would be opening day starters for just about any other team in baseball.

Thanks for Following my Blog

I don't have much time to post today, but I wanted to say thank you for following my blog.  An extra special thank you goes for my international viewers, I'm glad to have you follow my blog.  Send me some comments if you want to hear about anything in particular.  I want to write about topics you are interested in, so keep me posted on what you are interested in at the moment.

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Kevin Love: Get Out of Dodge

Kevin Love's NBA record of 53 straight double-doubles came to an end yesterday against the Golden State Warriors.  Even as he was approaching Moses Malone's record of 51 straight double-doubles, he barely was able to play in the All-Star game.  He was not voted in, and the only reason he was able to play was because Commissioner David Stern invited him to take Yao Ming's spot.

UConn is Dancing!

What comes to mind when you think about this year's UConn men's basketball team?  Is it Roscoe Smith's full court shot with 11 seconds left against Texas that has dominated ESPN's "Not Top 10"?  Is it the violations and lying by Jim Calhoun that will lead to him being suspended for a portion of next year?  Maybe it's the fact that they won the Big East tournament even though they only have one really good player in Kemba Walker.  The Big East is the best conference in the country, and UConn really surprised a lot of people by beating #1 seed Pitt, #4 seed Syracuse, and #3 seed Louisville in three straight days to win the tournament.