Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Hawks End Another Winning Streak


On December 13 the Atlanta Hawks ended the Cleveland Cavaliers 11 game winning streak, on Saturday they ended Detroit's 4 game streak. I was a witness to them ending New Orleans' seven game winning streak and tonight, they did'nt disappoint. Your Atlanta Hawks beat the Utah Jazz, the NBA's hottest team, who were riding an 12 game winning streak by a score of 100 - 93. Joe Johnson Lead all scorers with 31 points.

MMA Loses One Of Its Biggest Supporters


Tapout apparel co-founder and MMA promoter Charles "Mask" Lewis has passed away in a car accident in Costa Mesa, California. The 45-year-old died when he lost control of his Ferrari and hit a lamp pole. Lewis was pronounced dead at the scene. Lewis and Dan "Punkass" Caldwell founded TapouT in 1997 as a clothing and MMA gear retailer. In addition to retail, the private company also signed deals with fighters, including Kimbo Slice, and is a sponsor of fight events.

Mickey Rourke Will Be In "Iron Man 2"


After a months long is he in, is he out saga, Mickey Rourke has reportedly signed on to be a Russian villian in "Iron Man 2". Rourke is presently in Russia promoting The Wrestler and it is expected that he'll begin researching the role while there. This will not be Rourke's first comic book film, he starred in "Sin City" in 2006.

Rampage Will Not Fight For Title




Quinton "Rampage" Jackson was awarded a shot at regaining the UFC Light Heavyweight title after defeating Keith Jardine last saturday, but it will not becoming anytime soon. Jackson had injured his jaw before his last fight with Wanderlei Silva in December and will have surgery to correct it next week. Now, instead of Jackson fighting the 13-0-1 Light Heavyweight champ Rashad Evans, Evans will face Lyoto Machida who is undefeated at 14-0. This fight will more than likely take place at UFC 100.

Colonel Sanders Pulled From River


After 24 years a statue of KFC's Colonel Sandrs has been pulled from a river in Osaka, Japan. He was finally recovered this week after crazed baseball fans threw him in the river celebrating after the Hanshin Tigers won the league championship in 1985. Fans often jump into the murky river to celebrate the team's successes. The Colonel is in police custody currently but he may be donated to the team. The KFC chain currently operates about 1,160 restaurants in Japan, and has about 1,000 Colonel Sanders statues in the country.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Matt Jones Arrested


Jacksonville Jaguars Wide Receiver and former University of Arkansas Quarterback Matt Jones, was arrested earlier this week. Jones tested positive for alcohol during a random drug test that was required after his cocaine charge last summer. Jones served a three game suspension last season and was still the Jags leading receiver. He admitted in court that he drank some beers while playing golf. He will serve a 10 day jail sentence instead of entering a six week treatment program.