Posted 11:34 AM by logoshak
The deaths of three celebrities this past week, reminds me how close sports and sports memorabilia are connected to these icons. We become close to our heroes and feel as if we know them. Collecting memorabilia reminds us of the good times we had whether cheering on our team or listening to music or watching a tv show. I felt a great loss from the passing of Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. The world will be an emptier place without them. May they all be under the wings of the Lord.

Formula One, in my opinion the greatest motorsport out there, continues to want to self destruct, it seems. Money or the lack of it and political in-fighting threatens the underpinning of the circuit. It has always been an expensive sport because of the technical innovations, I hope we see the schedule run as advertised in 2010 and not as a watered down go-cart show.

Posted 1:26 PM by logoshak
Well I waited a few days to get over the US Open from Bethpage Black in Farmington, New York. This tournament had everything a golf spectator could want. The drama of Phil Mickleson playing for the championship with the backdrop of his wife Amy, fighting breast cancer. We had to pull for the lefty to pull off the win, especially with the trouble this major has given him. Lucas Glover, the former Clemson Tiger, will make a great champion and represent the USGA well.

The more I see the logos for the new NBDL team, the Maine RedClaws, the more I like this logo set. Maybe because I thinks it is neat that Maine is going to have a pro basketball team. But maybe it reminds me of one of my favorite restaurants, Red Lobster. Either way, I hope the team does well.

The NBA draft is Thursday and it may be more entertaining than any game you may have seen this year. This appears to be a strong draft field and many teams should inprove their squads. Aleady there has been a lot of wheeling and dealing. I guess the rich get richer and the poor get further behind.

Posted 3:22 PM by logoshak
After the Los Angeles Lakers won their 15th NBA world championship, I had to wonder. A couple of million folks line the streets to honor the team. The city has the Dodgers in baseball and they support the Kings in hockey. Oh did I memtion the Clippers and the Angels? What about the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins. Even the LA Galaxy in the MLS. Yet, there continues to be no NFL team in Los Angeles. This city with the #2 television market and a rich history of pro football, has no team. It even lost its AFL team, the Avengers. I have been told its because there is no modern stadium for a franchise to play in, with none planned. Come on powers that be, get the NFL and the money brokers on the same page. Get football back in LA!

Posted 9:07 AM by logoshak
I don't know why but suddenly I miss the Arena Football League. Maybe that's a good thing as I hardly talk to any sports fan that talks about Arena football. There is a team near me, the Fayetteville Guard, that I have attended games of a few times. But it's not AFL or even AF2. I have serious doubts that the Arena league will return in 2010. I can't think of any sports league that went out of business and returned to be successful. I have followed the league since its inception in 1988 and I have to believe it will rest in peace from here on out.

I am not a Detroit Red Wings fan, but I am torn between the Wings and the Pens as they duke it out for Lord Stanley's Cup. Hockeytown has taken a hit with the automobile industry downturn and it could provide a lift to the city if the Wings take it. The Penguins on the other hand could climax a comeback from financial woes by carrying off the cup. Either way it should be a great game seven to watch.

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Posted 10:50 AM by logoshak
We all know about how greed and revenge have destroyed banks and automobile companies and drove the world into a recession. What about motorsports? NASCAR has filed a counter suit in the case of driver Jeremy Mayfield, asking for damages. Are the France family determined to destroy the sport like they are trying to destroy the career of one of its drivers and the people who make their living from his team? This action cast a black eye on all of sports. Give me the soap opera that is Formula One instead.

Sad news the other day that Claude "T" Moorman passed away in his home town of Plymouth, North Carolina. T caught the winning pass in Duke's Cotton Bowl victory over Arkansas in 1961. He graduated from med school and volunteered for military service in Vietnam. It makes me sad that Duke has allowed a proud football heritage to fade over the years. I hope that alumni and fans will help support the growing rebound of the Duke football program.

Finally, caught a story on CBS News how Tim Hortons (that Canadian donut dive started by a journeyman hockey player) is eyeing invading the States. Calling Horton pastry doughnuts is like calling a Kia a Mercedes. Gimme a dozen hot Krispy Kremes and let those Canadians stay in the Great White North where they belong. All you Canucks go to Starbucks or Java Joes and get a real cup of coffee.

Posted 9:50 AM by logoshak
Saw an interview with Terrell Owens last night in which TO was saying how a woman refused to rent him a house, because she thought he would be a distraction to the neighborhood. he kind of laughed off the situation. I know the media tends to portray TO as a loose cannon, but I think that the NFL needs more characters like TO. The NFL has become a boring, every team looks the same league. They need more characters with a personality who will give the league a little razzmatazz. Remember Joe Namath? I hope the NFL's celebration of the AFL's 50 anniversary spices the league up a little this season.

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