Three Thousand Attend Sean Taylor's Funeral

Yesterday, a crowd of about three thousand people surrounded the funeral of Redskin's Sean Taylor. It was a very emotional atmosphere and also very packed out one. Lines were almost a half mile long trying to get to the sight of where Sean was being buried. Many people flew in from all over to attend the young man's burial.
In addition, his daughter Jackie and girlfriend were in attendence. Some of the other team players arrived in Miami for the funeral as well. Superstars such as Devon Hester, Regggie Wayne and Mark Ellis were all in attendence to show their support and sympathy for the young star. "Today my heart is broken," said LaVar Arrington, wiping away tears as he recalled his two years as Taylor's teammate with the Redskins. "I'll get through it. We'll all get through it."
Sean Taylor, a role model in the making, will be missed by many and unforgotten by all. In honor of Taylor, every player in the NFL wore a sticker with the number 21 on the back of their helmets. In addition, every game which was announced had a prayer said for Taylor before it.

Year For The Records

This Year in the NFL, many of the old records are being broke by many new uprising stars. Legends such as Walter Payton, Dan Marino, John Elway and many others can kiss their names goodbye in teh record books. This year alone, already this season, seven records have been broken.
One of the most incredible records I beleive is the record held by Antonio Cromartie of the Chargers. He returned a missed field goal 109 yards for a San Diego touchdown. Another record which was shattered was the kickoff/punt return touchdown record. Devon Hester of the Bears already has ten in two seasons while the record is thirteen within twelve seasons. Hesters abilty to move and his agility has helped him to overcome this record. In addition to this, Favre broke Marinos touchdown record, and also most interceptions record. Tomlinson has broken the record for fastest to 100 touchdowns by a runningback in only 8 years! Peterson of the Vikings, a rookie, broke the single game rushing record with 296 yards in a single game.
It seems as if more and more records are being broken by the younger superstars of today's generation. Brady is on pace to break the single season throwing touchdown record as well. The list seems to be growing as the years go by, but theres only one main record that has never been touched, and that is the most rushing yards. Let's see which young superstar is next to break it?

Pats Escape Close Call To Keep Perfect Season Alive

The New England Patriots have been nothing short of perfect this whole season. They are now 12-0 and play their next four games against teams with losing records. They are trying to achieve what only one other team in NFL history has done, a perfect season followed with the Superbowl victory.

Tonight they played a hostile Raven defense led by middle linebacker Ray Lewis. The Patriots seemed to be on their way to their first loss trialing by four with only a minute remaining. With the help of penalties and more, they were able to score with only 24 seconds on the clock and seal the 27-24 victory. Quarterback Tom Brady kept his cool and played his best football with the clock under two minutes.

The Patriots are expected to win the next four games, but we must wait to see what they have coming to them in the playoffs. They have gained home field advantage for as far as they go until reaching the superbowl. The Pats have become a dynasty winning five of the last eight superbowls. Lets see if they can reach that six mark this year.

The Loss Of Marbury

Knicks guard Stephon Marbury was active for a game last night at the Garden. He was having a great game putting up big numbers, but what he was unaware of was the fact that during the second half, his father was taken to a nearby hospital. Marbury was devastated to hear the news at the end of the game that his father had passed away.

This isn't the first loss of a family member of Marbury's. In addition to this, Marbury had lost his aunt a month before. He has had a rough year some would say, being booed on the court and facing family troubles off of it. Coach Isiah Thomas during an interview said, "We as a family, the Knicks family, we'll give him all the support and try to be there for him and his family through this terrible time." The coach granted Stephon to take off as many games as he pleases within the next month to try to regain himself as a person.

Marbury who was contacted by a reporter was quoted saying "I want to return soon, not only for myself, but to help out my second family in trying to make playoffs this year. I want to achieve the ultimate goal, and I want to do it for my father." It's still early in the season, but lets hope Marbury can achieve this task and become a well-respected player on the court as well.

Philadelphia Flyers: Competitors or Ice Goons?

The Philadelphia Flyers have always been known for their high flying physical style play of hockey. They are always the team that many fear to play and many say "to keep a heads up at all times against." But lately, it seems that their style of play is deteriorating and they are becoming less of competitors and more of ice goons. They have committed many injuries to other teams in dirty, vicious manners.

In the past six years alone, they have had five players which have been banned for dirty hits, and illegal use of the stick. Uses such as shot to the head, check to the head, face first shot into the boards, check to the face, and high hitting above the shoulders. Each violation has caused the players to miss a total of fifty two games in all.

The Flyers have been warned by the commissioner plenty of times to clean up their acts and change their ways of approaching a game. "The physical play is encouraged but illegal play will not be tolerated" said the commisioner. I hope we don't see a change in the style of play but just non-dirty play for the future of the Flyers.

About Time For College Football To Have A Playoff System

Entering this weekend, the BCS standings had Missouri ranked number 1 in the country and West Virgina ranked number 2. They both lost their weekend games and left college football undecided for the ranking of number 1 and 2 in college football. With their loses, they were knocked out of their possible contentions for a national title bowl game. The college polls were left with a tough deicision on who to make play for the national title.

As believed, Ohio state regained their number 1 rank due to their unbelievable season which contained only one loss. The real problem was who should be ranked number 2 considering who had the toughest schedule with the best record. The three left open was LSU (11-2), USC (11-2), and Georgia (11-2). LSU had never lost a game in regulation, both their loses came in overtimes. The college polls believe they had the best record to the toughest schedule and are going to be playing Ohio State for the national title in two weeks.

I believe the problem with this BCS standing arrangement is that the indefeated teams such as Hawaii won't get a shot at the title because of a schedule that is chosen for them. They have arguably the best or second best quarterback and top 3 defensive unit. Next year, college football is thinking of allowing the top four ranked teams to contend in a two game playoff to decide the national champion of college football.

Tragedy To Juan Lara

Cleveland Indian reliever Juan Lara was in a car accident this weekend. His family left the accident undamaged but unfortuantely for him he was taken off on a stretcher. He didn't feel any pain and regained consciousness in the hospital the same night as the accident. His family was warned about his misfortunes but he was unaware until told by his wife the following night.

Lara recieved spinal damage and severe brain trauma. He will be held in the hospital for further testing for several weeks. The doctors are unsure still if there is any type of paralysis or unaware injuries that can cause the ball players life. Even worse is the fact that the injury was caused by Lara and the other motorist and passanger were both killed in the accident. His conditions are unstable still as of now and will remain in critical condition for furthing testing.

Ricky Williams: Comeback Hero Or A Joke?

Ricky Williams who was banned from football in the 2004 season for the overuse of drugs returned to the Dolphin line up last night when the Dolphins lost their star Ronnie Brown. Williams was in rehab and went back into training for the past 3 years and luckily enough recieved the call to come back and play yet again in the NFL.

Williams got into the game after starting runningback Antonio Chatman was injured on a play. On only the sixth play Ricky Williams carried the ball, he fumbled after a big hit by a Steelers defensive end and then got stepped on as well. He suffered a torn chest injury and is out for the next couple of games. Only one play in the big leagues and he was hurt. The real question is should he be taken seriously? or was this just done for publicity for the Dolphin organization?

Sean Taylor Dead At The Age Of 24

On Tuesday, November 27, Sean Taylor was announced dead at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Last night, an intruder burst into the superstars home in Miami, Florida. Taylor was fired at twice and hit once in his leg. Unfortunately, the bullet pierced Taylor's artery causing a severe loss of blood to the Redskins' safety. During all this, Taylor's one year old daughter was upstairs in her crib and unaware that her father was being robbed.

Not only a week ago, someone broke into Taylors house and went through all of his drawers and before leaving left a knife on his bed. This was a sign of the future coming to Taylor. Before playing pro football, teammate Clinton Portis said "Sean was mixed with the wrong group of people until being put on our team in his early 20's."

Taylor who was having a MVP season, was pronounced to the pro-bowl this year as well. He was the leader of interceptions and blocked passes on a very good Washington defensive team. His agent pledged to visit the family once a month with some type of empathy being sent from the Redskins team to his family.

The Future Of Alex Rodriguez Lies In The Decision Of Angels Owner...

It seems to be that the only team the wants to sign future hall of famer Alex Rodriguez is the Los Angeles Angels. A-Rod's manager met with the Angels staff for a meet-and-greet yesterday. The 3-time AL MVP is looking to reach a new all-time high deal topping his old one with the Texas Rangers.

To even get a chance to meet with A-Rod, you must be willing to match his $350 million dollar, 10 year contract. Personally, I believe any team willing to pay this is just plain crazy. This deal is too long and too much to risk on a player. Yes, he is the best player in baseball as of now, but there are other players which can be obtained for much cheaper. Unfortunately, if the Angels decide not to accept A-Rod and the Mets don't offer him a deal as well, A-Rod might not be able to land a deal with a team this season.

Where does Southern Florida Stand In The BCS Standings After Thier Loss To Rutgers?

Southern Florida went into New Jersey to take on Rutgers who is almost unbeatable at home. Southern Florida who entered the game holdin other offenses to a high of 106 yards per game, allowed Ray Rice (possible MVP) to run all over them. He had 189 yrds and two touchdowns. Another main factor in their loss was how productive Rutgers offensive line was. They allowed only one sack when Southern Florida was averaging about 11 a game.

They ran the ball on us pretty good," cornerback Trae Williams said. "They moved the ball up and down the field. We just weren't able to stop them tonight." Quarterback Mike Teel only completed 11 of 39 attempts but made them count. He had two touchdown throws and no interceptions. It just seemed like Rutgers always had the answer to what was thrown at them.

With this loss, Southern Florida dropped out of the top 10 in the BCS standings and their cinderella story came to an end. Rutgers became ranked in the top 15 with this win and hope to continue moving up in the standards. What comes next for Southern Florida? That is a question waiting to be answered.

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Wildfires Force Chargers Not To Practice

During one of the San Diego Chargers practices, wildfires were spread throughout the country of San Diego. Approximately fourty Chargers were asked to leave the practice facility and were listed under the evacuees. Due to the unfortunate circumstances, the team will be forced to practice out in Arizona for the next week or two.

"It was so windy and so ashy and so smelly about midnight that we went ahead and got out of there then," said Rivers, the father of three young girls. He said he heard from Tomlinson and tight end Antonio Gates at about 4:30 a.m. that they were leaving their homes. Wildfires fanned by fierce desert winds forced the evacuations of some 250,000 people in the county.

The team has a game on Sunday and since no one in any of their families were injured in any type of way, they must play their game Sunday against the Houston Texans. They are trying to talk to the owner of the Arizona Cardinals so they may switch bye weeks but Arizona won't agree to it. The Chargers are hosting the Texans this weekend and can't decide where they will play.

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Girardi... Possibly The New Yankee Manager

Joe Girardi went in for his first interview to become the new New York Yankee manager. Girardi had played catcher previously for the Yankees and now is interested in the open spot as manager. Joe Girardi spoke with George Steinbrenner and they quickly found common ground: Northwestern football. "I talked to him about their 5-3 record and that they were one game from bowl eligibility and that was big for Northwestern, so we had some laughs about that," Girardi said.

After meeting with the entire Yankee staff including the Yankees' baseball operation staff, George Steinbrenner, his sons Hank and Hal, son-in-law Felix Lopez and the team president Randy Levine, which whom he sent six hours with, he states "I certaintly feel as if I can fit in with this family of people and should have success if nominated."

Girardi was voted NL manager of the year for his performance with the Florida Marlins in 2005 and was offered a managing job with the Baltimore Orioles. He turned this down to stay with his father who was facing health problems and became a Yankee broadcaster the past two years. For further information on Girardi becoming the Yankee manager you can go to http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3074229.

Boston Red Sox Comeback Yet Again

The Boston Red went into Game 5 of their series against the Cleveland Indians facing elimination down 3-1. They went in and in the early inning they blew the game open. They put up 12 runs and won 12-2. They went on after that in Game 6 back in Boston to put up double digits again. They took this game by the score of 13-3, another 10 run victory margin.
Boston and Cleveland went into game 7 last night with both their aces pitching. Matsusaka for Boston and Westbrook for Cleveland. They both entered the game with ERA's under 3.00. Boston jumped ahead 3-0 with 1 run in each of the first three innings. But in the fourth, the Indians got back into the game wit two doubles followed by a single and a sacrafice fly. Before you knew it, it was 3-2 game goin into the fourth. The next three innings it stayed scoreless and both teams were grinding out each inning.
In the 7th, Boston blew the game open wit a seven run inning and took the lead 10-2 goin into the top of the 8th. Indians put up a one, two, three inning. Boston then added two more in the 8th innign to make it 12-2 and Cleveland had one last shot at tieing the game. Clevland had a man on second and 2 outs when Kenny Lofton smacked a deep ball which Coco Crisp made a spectacular catch on. The game ended and Boston had won 12-2.
Boston is one of three teams to accomplish this feat. They are well known for making comebacks in playoff series and proved it to possible yet again. Boston is making there second world series appearance in three years and hope to have success again the second time.

Cancer found treatable for Blake

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jason Blake was diagonosed with a rare form of leukemia. The thirty four year old has come to say it is highly treatable and will start the recovery stage on Monday. He said although he is in recovery, he can still perform at high skill levels on the ice and wants to continue playing through it. He takes a pill in which is the key success to recovering and controlling his cancer.

Team doctor Noah Forman said the disease, chronic myelogenous leukemia, is a slow-growing cancer of the white blood cells. About 500 people have been diagonosed with this disease in Canada throughout this year. Blake who has gone through this before with his wife last year when she was diagonosed with thyroid cancer during pregnancy. He says this isn't the first time i've seen and beaten the disease and i don't plan on it being the last.

Blake looks forward to playing his first season as a Maple Leaf and hopes to compete for the Stanley Cup. He had an unforgettable season wit the Islanders last year and hopes to top the incredible stats that he has puttin up in his previous years.

Memoir...Memory

Memories can be defined in many ways. There are also many different types of memories. There are the memories in which are made to be forgotten and there are memories in which are just unforgettable. At any given moment, a memory can occur from the slightest little thing. For instance, an expression, a saying, a song or even simply just the words being spoken.

Although some memories that are sad can cause a person to become depressed and unhappy, there are also the more joyful and exciting memories which can keep a person excited for days and more. A memory can also be used to forget about another thing. You can reminisce on certain things from the past to put behind a memory that you want to forget about.

Steroids..... still a problem in professional sports?

Anabolic steroids have been one of the biggest problems in professional sports for the past ten years. They have been used to enhance performance and to bulk up. They are most commonly used in football and baseball players.

The use of steroids is illegal in all of professional sports. Unfortunately, players still take them and it is effecting the sport. Commissioners have not come up with an answer yet, but the punishment is usually suspension and then if used repeatedly, expulsion from the sport. Many famous sport figures have been accused of using steriods. Athletes such as Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, Jose Castillo and so on.

According to ESPN, the use of steroids should be handled harshly because it is unfair to the non-users. It allows performances to be enhanced and strength to be abnormal. Its almost like an advantage said ESPN announcer Scott Van Pelt. The number of users throughout the last couple of years in sports has decreased dramatically and should soon be extinct.

New York Mets.... a choke?

On Sunday, the New York Mets played against the Florida Marlins. They needed a win and a Phillies lost to clinch a playoff spot. The Mets blew the biggest playoff lead in MLB history. They had a seven game lead over Philadelphia with only seventeen games remaining. The Mets entered the game sunday playing the Marlins in whom they have beat in all of their meetings with them.

The Mets started their ace Tom Glavine, who has been their "go-to" pitcher the last five years. He has had much success and a very low failure rate with the Mets. Glavine retired the first batter and seemed to be his way to a successful start. He then allowed seven unanswered runs and was taken out of the game before the first inning was over. Another blow to the Mets was the injury to first baseman Carlos Delgado. He broke his hand and the Mets suffered significantly.

The Mets had a chance to hold their lead in the NL East but blew it in the last seventeen games. They had five wins and twelve losses. Everyone was calling the mets a "choke" and in my opinion, I believe they are one. Unfortunately, Met fans will just have to wait until next season.

Another One For The Record Books

Barry Bonds who currently plays left field for the San Francisco Giants. He is the son of Allstar Bobby Bonds, godson to the Hall Of Famer Willie Mayes, and distant cousin of Hall Of Famer Reggie Jackson.

Barry Bonds holds the record for the most homeruns in a single season with 73 set in 2001. He also holds many otha records such as, the most valuable player which he won seven times, the most homeruns in Major League Baseball with 762 surpassing Hank Aaron, also holds the record for most walks and most intentional walks.

After breaking record after record, Bonds was accused and tried for taking steriods. Although he has been tested for the use of steriods, he has never failed a test yet. Bonds will retire and enter the Hall Of Fame with many records and will be looked at as one of the games best to ever play.

Pacman Jones... Criminal?

Pacman Jones is a cornerback for the Tennessee Titans. He has always been a fan favorite for all the people of Tennessee. He attended community activities and visited sick children in hospitals. That is until he became involved in multiple crimes around the town.

Pacman began his crime spree on July 13, 2005 where he was arrested and charged with assault and felony vandalism after a nightclub altercation. This was only the beginning of his committed crimes. Next, on September 5, 2005 he was invited to a luncheon with his teammates. He got into a verbal arguement with one of his teammates which led to him going on a verbal tirade. He had to be restraind and taken out in handcuffs. On March 26, 2007 he was charged with possession of marijuana.

This was only the beginning of Pacman's chain of crimes. He was charged and convicted three more times from then until now. In response to his crimes, the commissioner of the NFL decided to suspend him from the league for one season and take away his contract making him a free agent at the beginning of next season. This is of course if any team decides to sign him after his criminal chargers.

Chargers Home Opener

In a successful start to the San Diego Chargers season, they faced a tough defensive team, the Chicago Bears. It was a meeting between the top two teams from last year. Also, between the best offense facing the best defense.
The mvp of last year, Ladanian Tomlinson, was held to a minimum on the ground rushing. Tomlinson was still a big factor in the Chargers victory. He had one rushing touchdown and also threw for a touchdown. He threw his touchdown to his tightend, Antonio Gates who is in the top 3 for best tightends in the league.
On the other side of the ball, the Chargers defense had a big game. Only allowing three points in four quarters of play. They had three shut-out quarters and also two interceptions. Due to there steller defense, it allowed San Diego to always have good field position and have chances to see the endzone.
The San Diego Chargers had an all-around successful start to there season. This upcoming week they will be facing there toughest competitors of the year, the New England Patriots. Let's all just hope that they have another showing as they did in week one.

Why I write?

I write because it helps me to take my minds off other things that are going on in the world. I write just for the fact that I enjoy writing about things. I write because there are things that are left unsaid. I write when there is no one to turn to in the world. I write due to the fact that I can make ideas come into reality. I write because it lets me express myself. I write because it helps me to memorize what I am looking at. I write to communicate with my friends and family. I write because it is easier to write to people then to confront them face to face. I write to clear my old thoughts to make room for new ones. I write so that I have something to read about and reflect on later during my life. I write because I am required to write for school and for other matters. I write when I am mad and in doing so release all my anger and become into a state of happiness. I write what I dream the night before. I write about what I would like to achieve and what I want to become. I write to prove to people of what I am capable of writing. I write because it keeps me busy when I am bored. I write so that the world can hear me within my thoughts. I write to music because it lets me express myself in my own world. I write when everything is silent. I write away bad memories so that they may be forgotten. I write to discover new words that I did not know of. I write to make peace within myself. I write to inform the young and the clueless. I write for motivation. I write about what I daydream so I do not forget it. I write to express feelings in which I can not express in any other way. I write for the good of others. I write because it helps me to understand myself. I write when I’m hungry and thirsty. I write as many words as I can in a minute to see how fast I can write. I write because I don’t trust anyone. I write to people who are far away from me. I write words because I am fearful of speaking them. I write because I am touched by words. I write what I love and how much I love it when I believe that love is coming to an end. I write continuously until all the words I’ve been searching for are on the page. I write to answer all the unanswered questions that linger me in my head. I write because it helps me keep my composure. I write what I see and what I hear throughout the day. I write to get rid of the pain that is caused. I write to keep in touch with my inner self. I write as if I was communicating with the one I love. I write passionately so that others who read my writing are interested. I write my mistakes so I do not commit the same mistakes over again. I write to God to keep in touch with my spiritual side. I write about success and not to failure. I write in a personal planner so I know what I have to accomplish that day without forgetting. I write to discover the unknown. I write what I feel in my heart and what I hear in my head. I write to my favorite sport athletes hoping to one day become as good as they are. I write to translate words for others who can’t. I write myself to sleep. I write because it makes me a smarter person each time I write words down. I write to see how good of a write I am and to test my intelligence. I write because the more I write the better I will get at it, which will help me succeed later on in life. I write until I can’t think of anything else to write, therefore I will be writing forever.