RG's Sports Recap Week 4

Hey, GAME sports fans! Here are my top sports stories from last week:

*Michael Vick, Michael Vick, & more Michael Vick!--Last week, both M.V.'s mom & his estranged dad spoke to the media regarding their disgraced eldest son & his recent troubles. Vick's father, Michael Boddie, reportedly knew of his son's involvement with dogfighting & advised him to stop doing what he was doing because it would eventually get him in big trouble if he were to ever get caught by the authorities. M.V. & his dad's relationship went south ever since he was drafted #1 overall by the Atlanta Falcons. I'm a firm believer in the saying, "Father knows best." Even though they haven't got along in the past few years, I think if Mike initially heeded to his father's advice to stop being involved with the dogfighting & gambling activities, he wouldn't be in the terrible situation that he is in now. Micheal's mom fully supports her eldest son, stating that he is now committing himself to God to get him through the adversity that he has endured thus far. Vick has plead guilty to the federal dogfighting charge. He will be sentenced to prison on 12/10/07 & the length will be determined by then. Vick faces either a year up to a year & a half in jail. After Vick does his time in prison, the NFL will suspend him for a season. He won't be eligible to play football again til 2010, when he will be 30 years of age. Vick has apologized to everyone he has affected with his ordeal; his family, the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons & all of his loyal fans who really admired & looked up to him. You know it STILL boggles my mind that Vick would get involved with this type of stupidity & THINK it wasn't gonna catch up with him inevitably! $130 million contract?! Multi-million dollar product endorsements & just throw it ALL away for being involved with dogfighting & killing dogs brutally if they didn't do their thing? I hope MV utilizes his time to get his mind right & come out being a better & wiser person in life.

*Baseball Briefs--Wed. 8/22/07--The Texas Rangers were down 3-Zip early to the Baltimore Orioles & the offensive explosion that was to follow was nothing short of incredible! The Rangers go on to score 30 unanswered runs...That's right, y'all, a 30 spot, & go on to a 30-3 mashing of the Orioles in the 1st game of a doubleheader, mind you!! 30 runs scored by one team in a 9-inning game before Texas did it was last done 110 years ago!!! It obvious that the Orioles' pitching was absolutely horrendous as they also gave up 29 hits!...Congrats to the Little League World Series Champs from Warner Robins, GA as they defeated Tokyo, Japan 3-2 to capture the title!

*Notable NFL signings--Kansas City Chiefs star RB Larry Johnson ends his holdout from training camp by agreeing to a six-year extension. Also ending a holdout was NY Jet rookie 1st round draft pick CB/KR Darrell Rivas, finally agreeing to a contract...NY Giant DE Michael Strahan still has not made a decision yet on whether he's playing this season or retiring. Stay tuned!

*The WNBA Playoffs have already jumped off! My teams to go to the Finals this season is the rematch of last year, the Detroit Shocks vs. the Sacramento Monarchs, with the Shock winning back-to-back titles, which hasn't been done since the Houston Comets' historic championship run in the late 90's...It'll be a little tough for the Shock to repeat this year if their superstar power forward Cheryl Ford is not able to go full throttle with an injured knee.

*Sunday, 8/25/07--In PGA golf, veteran golfer Steve Stricker ended a six-year victory drought by capturing the Barclays Tournament. Stricker shot a 4-round total of 268 & finished 16-under-par over runner up K.J. Choi, who finished at 14-under-par for the tournament. Stricker's last victory was in 2001 in the World Match Play.

*RIP to NBA forward Eddie Griffin, who was tragically killed in an auto accident by a passing freight train in Houston, TX in the middle of August, 2007. He was only 25 years young. What a shame & a waste of promising talent. Eddie battled alcohol addiction which led to various troubles with the law & as a result, never lived up to his potential during his 6-year NBA career with the Houston Rockets & Minnesota Timberwolves. Griffin entered the NBA Draft in 2001 after having an All-American freshman season at Seton Hall, averaging a double-double(18pts & 11rpg) & was a nasty shot-blocker.

Well, everyone. Another week, another wrap on the sports recap of last week's events. Til next week, stay GAME & enjoy the upcoming Labor Day weekend! Peace! ~RG~