Who Needs the NFL Network?

I don’t know about you but I think it is absolutely insane that time Warner cable does not carry the NFL Network.  I understand that the dish network and direct TV both carry it so why not the Cable companies.  I found this fact out the hard way yesterday as I waited all day to watch my Pittsburgh Steelers kick off the preseason against the New Orleans Saints in the Annual Hall of Fame Game.  Needless to say my whole day was ruined when I discovered this.  I personally think it is a bad move for the NFL to have its own channel.  It takes the fans away from seeing out of market games that would normally be televised on ESPN or one of the other major channels. I feel I is a greedy ploy to fatten up there pockets. 

Unbreakable

Recently during X-Games 13 in Los Angeles, Jake brown a pro skateboarder from Australia was skating in the big air competition or should I say he was falling. By falling I mean 40+ feet straight down.   He had just landed a 720 and into his next trick is where it happened (Watch Video).  After a few minutes on the ground he gets up looking a bit concussed and stagers of the ramp.  The X-Games showed the spill about 4 times in slow-motion, and it was repeated several more tomes on ESPN throughout the following day.  He fell so hard it knocked him out of his shoes.  He walked away with a bruised liver and lungs along with a fractured wrist.  I was surprised, because when I watched it live I thought, along with others that he was in bad shape.  Jake was released two days later and returned to X-Games in order to thank everyone for there support.

Wonder Boy?

Could this 5-year-old be the future of tennis? is the title of the story that USA Today is reporting about the young California raised boy named Jan Silva; who is doing more on a tennis court than anyone his age before. He lives with both parent an older brother and younger sister just outside of Sacramento.  The family was recently approached by Patrick Mouratoglou at the urging of tennis pro Marcos Baghdatis and product of Mouratoglou Tennis Academy. The family is now packing up and selling both cars and their home in order to move to France, and receive a pay check for about $ 140,000 per year. Patrick Mouratoglou is paying this to the family in hopes that the recognition from having a great young talent and champion will bring to his academy, but there is no telling what the future may hold for this boy. There is no right formula to mold a champion but it will be interesting to see how it pans out for the young prodigy. Hopefully he can stay level headed through all the hype. Growing pains and stays healthy.

300

300 was released in theaters and IMAX on March 9, 2007. The film broke box office records for it refreshing cinematography and unique character depictions, but also had its critics. The movie depicts the ancient Persians in an unflattering light and casts them as monsters and slaves. The film also meets criticism for its lack of historical accuracy. 300 is a film adaptation about the Battle of Thermopylae and based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, the same man who brought us Sin City. 300 was shot mostly with a bluescreen to capture the look and feel of the original comic book version. I don’t want to give anything away, but here is a brief summary: In the movie the Spartan King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight to the death in order to save Sparta. This fictional adaptation of history shows amazing battles, love scenes and a heroic journey.