Archive for March, 2010

WATERCOOLER CHAT: LEBRON CHANGING NUMBERS, OCHOCINCO TO DANCE WITH STARS

BASKETBALL

In the NBA, LeBron may not have decided if he’s staying or leaving Cleveland yet, but he has made up his mind on one thing:  He’s changing uniform numbers.  Up until this point, James has worn #23.  However, everybody knows that #23 belongs to the infamous Michael Jordan.  LeBron said that he wants to let MJ keep the #23 legacy, and he will go with #6 — the number he adorned in the Olympics.  Remember, MJ was LeBron’s hero growing up, and this gesture is out of respect to Jordan.  Then again, LeBron also knows that he could potentially brand the #6 without any MJ references if he went to a big market, endorsement city like New York.

In women’s college basketball, the dominant UCONN Huskies have won their last 69 games.  That goes back to last season, when they finished the season undefeated.  Well, they haven’t lost this season either, and they plan to do the same this time around.  Coach Geno Auriemma has set his mark on finishing undefeated two seasons in a row, but… all the players feel it’s irrelevant if they don’t win a National Championship.

FOOTBALL

Chad OchocincoFinally, for all you Dancing With the Stars fans out there — you have a treat coming your way.  The show has consistently had a major sports figure on, and the Cowboys’ Emmitt Smith even won the entire contest a few years ago.  Well, now they will have a new NFL star to deal with:  Loudmouth showman Chad Ochocinco of the Cincinnati Bengals.  It’s fitting that the always spontaneous Ochocinco should add ballroom and tango dancing to his resume.  This should be fun to watch.

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WATERCOOLER CHAT: US VS CANADA HOCKEY

OLYMPICS

After three exciting weeks, the Olympics finally came to an end.  The main event yesterday was easily the highly anticipated United States v. Canada Gold Medal Hockey Game.  This was an amazing deal for both sides.  Here’s why:  Canada is the best Hockey country in the world.  Playing home to the Olympics was their chance to shine and let the country celebrate.  However, they suffered a surprising loss to the United States last week, which made their route to the Gold much tougher.  They had to beat some strong teams just to get in this match.  For the U.S., it’s a gigantic honor just to be in the game.  The U.S. isn’t even ranked in the top 4 Hockey countries in the world. They had no business (1) beating Canada, and (2) competing for a Gold medal on the Olympics’ final day. To win the game would be absolutely astonishing.  Remember, the US is playing with amateurs essentially and a lot of retired players.

Sidney CrosbyWell, Canada got on the board first with a goal from Jonathan Toews.  In the second period, they got up 2-0 from a goal by Corey Perry and it looked like it would be another Canada blow-out.  But then, USA’s Ryan Kesler put in a goal.  2-1.  And in the third period, with the game winding down to a Canada victory, out of the blue, USA’s Zach Parise scored a goal with just 25 seconds left.  It was simply amazing, and the crowd went nuts.  We were in the middle of the greatest Olympic hockey game ever played, and it was headed to sudden death overtime.  OT went a strong 12 minutes without a score, but then, guess who, Sidney Crosby, the best player in the NHL and Stanley Cup champion hit a beautiful shot for Canada to take home the gold.  How fitting.  Canada got their top spot… and they deserved it.  Canada 3, USA 2.

BASKETBALL

In college basketball, it was a rough weekend for the top teams.  #1 Kansas went into Oklahoma State and got trounced.  OK St. just had their number.  And #2 Kentucky, after avenging their only loss of the season to South Carolina on Thursday, making a statement that the loss was a fluke and they didn’t plan to lose again… got beat by #17 Tennessee.  What happened there? And finally, #3 Purdue got beat on their home floor by #14 Michigan State.  Predicting this year’s NCAA Tournament is going to be quite difficult.  The Top 3 teams in the nation lost to very average teams this weekend.  You can’t rely on them to win anything with ease.  It should be a chaotically fun time.

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