Knicks

The New York Knicks need to wake up and start playing some defense.  I can understand that after a major trade, such as the one the Knicks made when they brought in Carmelo Anthony and Billups, any team is going to take time to come together.  the biggest problem is that the Knicks still don't play defense, it is partly coach D'antoni's fault as his teams even before he came to New York didn't play defense.  I don't know if this team with this coach will win a championship, since as we know defense wins championships.  Also this team for years has had a tendency to play down to the competition, the Knicks will beat the good teams and loose to the bad teams which they should beat.  Although this will be good news once they are in the playoffs, playing down to the competition is not good for seeding, part of that is their inability to play defense, they can't shut the weaker teams down and can be blown out by the big teams.          

NCAA tournament

Once again, it's time for March Madness.  March Madness will once again occupy our minds for the next couple weeks.  I fill out a bracket each year like a lot of people.  Out of this years their are two number one seeds in which I question, I never like picking Kansas in the tournament and they burn me some times but once again I did not pick them.  I also don't like Pittsburgh this time of year, but I sent them through to my Final Four due to them being in a bracket I consider pretty easy to get through so I am counting on this being Pitt's year, if this is not their year to make a run I don't know when it will be.  In the Southwest region I have Richmond winning a round however due to Louisville they will not have a cinderella run.  The number one seed in that region, Kansas I have loosing to Final Four contender Louisville in the Sweet 16.  In the Southeast region which I consider to be a pretty wide open bracket, I have Number one Pittsburgh going through to the Final four.  I can see St. John's winning a couple games in this region, although their year will be next year with a top ten recruiting class coming in.  In the East region I have Ohio State, coming through a tough bracket with Syracuse, Kentucky, and North Carolina.  In the West region I have number one Duke making the Final Four, San Diego State will be the cinderella story this year and will challenge Duke in the Regional Final.  I don't see a lot of cinderella story's in this years tournament, but you never know and I also see the Number one seeds doing well this year.  In the Final Four I have Ohio State over Duke and Pitt over Louisville.  In the National Championship game Ohio State will beat Pitt, the Buckeyes will win the National title and cut the nets down in Houston.                    

Tiki Barber

When the NFL owners stop trying to squeeze every penny out of the NFL.  The NFL players are willing to accept the status Quo from the owners, but the owners want more.  When the NFL owners decide to stop being greedy and let the players play, ex-Giant Tiki Barber has hopes of playing some where.  The Giants all time rushing leader has decided to un-retire and attempt a comeback after a failed post retirement career with NBC.  Whenever next season starts the 35 year old running back will attempt to hook, on with a NFL team.  The New York Football Giants do still control Tiki's playing rights, but they plan to release the RB as soon as a new collective bargaining agreement is reached.  Will Tiki, a RB who takes a beating every time he runs through a line complete this comeback, at age 35 when a RB usually peaks at age 30.  he won't be plying with the Giants I can tell you that, I hear the Tampa Bay Buccaneers might be one team that is wiling to take a chance with Tiki Barber trying to have a second NFL career, they already employ his brother as a line backer.          

Picking Up Butch

In what is a slow time for sports, I ask what is the greatest tridition in college sports.  You've got the dotting of the i in script Ohio at Ohio. St, the Gator at Florida and the Cameron Crazies in Duke, and the stealing of the goat at Navy, but the greatest tridition might be at division III Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT.  For 50 years football players have been picking up butch for basketball games and basketball players for football games.  for many years students and athletes have helped butch enjoy sporting events at his beloved Middlebury College. Students at this college help Butch, who suffers from cerebral palsy in any way possible, it helps them realize there are more to sports then just a game.