Sports Updates

Atlanta Braves- My Braves have been rolling as of late. They are 14 games over .500 & are 2 games above the Mets in the run for the lead in the NL East. They are not over-powering in any certain category, but strong outings from the pitchers & clutch hitting is the main reason for their success. Let's just hope they keep it up after the All-Star break.

UFC 116- BEST fight card I've sen in years, if not ever. The prelims began w/ (11-1)Ricardo Romero submitting Petruzelli, the Kimbo Slice Killer by armbar, the TUFfer Brendan Schaub TKO'ing mma veteran Chris Tuchscherer & then Gerald Harris knocking out Dave Branch with a powerful slam to the mat that won him Knockout of the Night Bonus of $75k.

The main card fights were equally as entertaining. George Sotiropoulos defeated Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino by Unanimous Decision which was the least entertaining of the aired fights. Then came the "money fights". Stephan Bonnar had a great come from behind win against Krzystof Soszynski when he landed a strong knee in the 2nd round. They both received a $75k bonus for Fight of the Night award. Then, Chris Lytle defeated Matt Brown with a crucifix that turned into a straight armbar. Although Lytle did not win a Submission of the Night bonus, Dana White later said he would compensate Lytle for his fine performance.

The Co-Main Event was Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Chris Leben. Leben was a huge underdog, having just fought 2 weeks prior & taking the fight on short notice, but he refused to leave without the win. He lost the 1st round, but came out throwing in the 2nd & at the end of the round, it was clear the winner of the 3rd would win the judges decision. But Leben refused to let it go to the judges & he beat Akiyama the entire round & forced him into a triangle choke with a mere 20 seconds left in the fight. This fight also garnered a Fight of the Night award, giving both fighters a $75k bonus.


The Main Event was a battle between the Interim Heavyweight Champ, (12-0) Shane Carwin and the current Heavyweight Champion, (4-1) Brock Lesnar. Shane had won the Interim title in his previous fight when he KO'ed Frank Mir while Brock Lesnar was recovering from diverticulitis &mono. In the 1st round, Shane jumped all over Brock & hit him with bomb after bomb & it appeared he was going to win the fight, but he gassed. He had nothing left & before we knew it, the 1st was over & Brock was still there. Shane, who had never been out of the 1st round, appeared to have no cardio. In th 2nd, Brock took Shane down, & in a couple of minutes sunk in an arm-choke triangle & forced Carwin to tap. Brock won Submission of the Night. The undisputed UFC Champ Brock Lesnar will now fight Cain Velasquez for his next title defense.

Dallas Cowboys- small bit of news can be summed up in 3 words.......SUPER BOWL BOUND!!!

LeBron James- I don't think anyone really knows where he's going to end up. The "news" is that he should announce Thursday where he will play, but last week they said it would be Monday. As tired of it as I am of hearing about it all the time, I'm still highly interested.

World Cup- The Netherlands defeated Uruguay 3-2 to reach the Championship game. Tomorrow, the Germans face the Spanish to see who will meet the Dutch in the Final World Cup match.