MySports Today

I’ve done my fair share of swimming over the years.  And while I love it, I saw it as nothing more than getting out in the hot summer weather, riding the waves and enjoying the sights on the beach or at the pool.  Olympic Gold Medalist Dara Torres just came out with a new book – Age Is Only a Number – and she has been hitting various media outlets promoting the book.  Her feats in and out of the swimming pool are truly amazing, and while she is definitely more muscular than I would like, her body at the age of 41 is spectacular.

Congrats to Dara for her Olympic Medals as well as her on-land accomplishments as a devoted mother, national television correspondent and sexy model – all at the young old age of 41.

FHM released its 100 sexiest women for 2009 and I had to find a way to work it into our sports blog. What do you know they have athletes on the list. If you are looking for the top ten you can find it here. Like I said we found three world famous and yes hot athletes on the list.

Coming in at #11 we have the out standing tennis player Ana Ivanovic

Click on the pictures to see full gallery.

Next at #45 we have Maria Sharapova also a great tennis player. I have no idea what I am talking about I hate tennis.

Finally at #84 we have Victoria Pendleton who I have never heard of but she is on the list.

There you have it sports and hot chicks what else do you need in life?

A-Rod was all the Yankees needed to end a 5-game skid.  A-Rod crushed the 1st pitch he saw on his 2009 season for a 3-run home run that put the Yankees up 3-0 in the 1st inning.  That would be all that CC Sabathia needed as he cruised through a complete game 4-hitter.  Sabathia needed only 112 pitches to earn his 2nd victory of the season.  Sabathia walked 1 and had 8 K’s.  But the big story was A-Rod who had been rehabbing his hip injury for the last week in the minors.  A-Rod had this to say about his 1st game of 20009 – “It was awesome.  It was just nice to get to the ballpark, give the guys a hug and do what I do best.”

Let’s see if this is the catalyst the Yankees needed to get their season back on track…

Manny Ramirez has been suspended by Major League Baseball – effective immediately for violating the league’s ban against performance enhancing drugs.  The suspension will last 50 games – the minimum games suspension for a 1st time offender of the drug policy.  Manny claims that his doctor prescribed him a drug to treat an existing medical condition, and that that drug caused the violation of the MLB drug policy.

Whatever…

Jayson Stark has a great piece on why we should not forgive Manny – check it out!

Oh yeah – another steroids user is making his 2009 debut tonight for the Yankees – these 2 should be forced to live together in a 10 by 10 room for a month without any windows.  See how they look and act after that…

Both the Lakers and Celtics answered the call on Wednesday night in the 2nd game of their respective 2nd round match-ups.

The Lakers defeated the Rockets 111-98 behind Kobe Bryant’s 40 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.  The game was over-shadowed by the altercation between Kobe Bryant and Ron Artest when it appeared that Bryant elbowed Artest’s neck.  We’ll keep you posted how it all shakes out and if any suspensions will be issued by the NBA.  The Lakers visit the Rockets in Houston for Game 3 on Friday night.

The Celtics defeated the Magic 112-94 behind Eddie House’s 31 points off the bench and Rajon Rondo’s huge night – 15 points, 11 rebounds and 18 assists. The Celtics visit the Magic in Orlando for Game 3 on Friday night.

The pressure is on the Celtics and Lakers tonight:

On Monday night, both NBA road teams pulled off impressive road wins.

The Orlando Magic defeated the Boston Celtics 95-90 at the TD Banknorth Garden, paced by Dwight Howard’s 16 points and 3 rebounds.

The Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 100-92 at the Staples Center, paced by Yao Ming’s 28 points and 10 rebounds.

Both series resume tonight and it is almost a must-win scenario for each of the Celtics and Lakers.  We’ll keep you posted here with the latest scores and details for each series.

Alex Rodriguez played 3rd base for 7 innings on Tuesday for the 2nd straight day.  It is unclear if he will play a 3rd straight day on Wednesday.  A-Rod went 3 for 6 with 2 home runs to center field.  I wonder if his hot new girlfriend – model Melissa Britos – was in Tampa to check out her man…

The Cavaliers Girls

Would Like to Take

This Opportunity to Congratulate

Lebron James on his

2008-9 NBA MVP Award!

Lebron James is your 2008-2009 NBA MVP!  James received 109 of 121 1st place votes to tally a total of 1,172 votes.  Kobe Bryant, the 2007-2008 NBA MVP, finished in 2nd place with 698 total votes (including 2 1st place votes).  Dwayne Wade, Dwight Howard and Chris Paul rounded out the Top 5.

James had a phenomenal year on both sides of the ball.  He is the 1st Cavaliers player to win the Top MVP Award.  James averaged 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game.  At 24 years old (and 106 days), he is the youngest player to win the award since Moses Malone did at the age of 24 (and 16  days) during the 1978-1979 NBA season.  James also set some personal career highs – 81 games player; 49% field goal percentage; 79% free-throw percentage; and 93 blocked shots.

The Cavaliers had the best record in the NBA () and lost only twice at home during the regular season.  The Cavaliers swept the Detroit Pistons 4-0 in the 1st round of the playoffs and will take on the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round of the playoffs starting on Tuesday night.

The West is all set; the East still has 2 Games 7’s this weekend before we know who the Cleveland Cavaliers and Orlando Magic will face in the next round.

Here’s how the west will play out:

Houston Rockets at Los Angeles Lakers – Monday, May 4th and Wednesday, May 6th at Staples Center.  The Lakers won the season series 4-0.

Dallas Mavericks at Denver Nuggets – Sunday, May 3rd and Tuesday, May 5th at Pepsi Center.  The Nuggets won the season series 4-0.

In the East, the Cavaliers and Magic have already advanced.

Game 7 of the Chicago Bulls – Boston Celtics series is Saturday night at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston.  If the Celtics win, they will host the Magic on Monday, May 4th.  If the Bulls win, the Magic will host the Bulls on Monday, May 4th in Orlando.

Game 7 of the Atlanta Hawks – Miami Heat series is Sunday at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta.  The Cleveland Cavaliers will host the winner of that series on Tuesday night at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.