NFL Week 16 Picks

Friday, 12/25
San Diego over Tennessee San Diego 42 Tennessee 17
Sunday, 12/27
Atlanta over Buffalo Atlanta 31 Buffalo 3
Cincinnati over Kansas City Cincinnati 17 Kansas City 10
Cleveland over Oakland Cleveland 23 Oakland 9
Green Bay over Seattle Green Bay 48 Seattle 10
Miami over Houston Houston 27 Miami 20
New England over Jacksonville New England 35 Jacksonville 7
New Orleans over Tampa Bay Tampa Bay 20 New Orleans 17
New York Giants over Carolina Carolina 41 New York Giants 9
Pittsburgh over Baltimore Pittsburgh 23 Baltimore 20
Arizona over St. Louis Arizona 31 St. Louis 10
San Francisco over Detroit San Francisco 20 Detroit 6
Indianapolis over New York Jets New York Jets 29 Indianapolis 15
Philadelphia over Denver Philadelphia 30 Denver 27
Dallas over Washington Dallas 17 Washington 0
Monday, 12/28
Minnesota over Chicago Chicago 36 Minnesota 30

Week 17 Record: 11-5

Overall Record: 158-82

NFL Week 15 Picks

Thursday, 12/17
Indianapolis over Jacksonville Indianapolis 35 Jacksonville 31
Saturday, 12/19
New Orleans over Dallas Dallas 24 New Orleans 17
Sunday, 12/20
New England over Buffalo New England 17 Buffalo 10
Arizona over Detroit Arizona 31 Detroit 24
Tennessee over Miami Tennessee 27 Miami 24
Kansas City over Cleveland Cleveland 41 Kansas City 34
Houston over St. Louis Houston 16 St. Louis 13
Atlanta over New York Jets Atlanta 10 New York Jets 7
Denver over Oakland Oakland 20 Denver 19
San Diego over Cincinnati San Diego 27 Cincinnati 24
Philadelphia over San Francisco Philadelphia 27 San Francisco 13
Green Bay over Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 37 Green Bay 36
Seattle over Tampa Bay Tampa Bay 24 Seattle 7
Baltimore over Chicago Baltimore 31 Chicago 7
Minnesota over Carolina Carolina 26 Minnesota 7
Monday, 12/21
New York Giants over Washington New York Giants 45 Washington 12

Week 15 Record: 10-6

Overall Record: 147-77

NFL Week 14 Picks

Thursday, 12/10
Pittsburgh over Cleveland Cleveland 13 Pittsburgh 6
Sunday, 12/13
New Orleans over Atlanta New Orleans 26 Atlanta 23
Green Bay over Chicago Green Bay 21 Chicago 14
Indianapolis over Denver Indianapolis 28 Denver 16
Buffalo over Kansas City Buffalo 16 Kansas City 10
Cincinnati over Minnesota Minnesota 30 Cincinnati 10
New England over Carolina New England 20 Carolina 10
New York Jets over Tampa Bay New York Jets 26 Tampa Bay 3
Miami over Jacksonville Miami 14 Jacksonville 10
Baltimore over Detoit Baltimore 48 Detroit 3
Houston over Seattle Houston 34 Seattle 7
Tennessee over St. Louis Tennessee 47 St. Louis 7
Oakland over Washington Washington 34 Oakland 13
San Diego over Dallas San Diego 20 Dallas 17
Philadelphia over New York Giants Philadelphia 45 New York Giants 38
Monday, 12/14
San Francisco over Arizona San Francisco 24 Arizona 9

Week 14 Record: 13-3

Overall Record: 137-71

NFL Week 13 Picks

Thursday, 12/3
New York Jets over Buffalo New York Jets 19 Buffalo 13
Sunday, 12/6
Atlanta over Philadelphia Philadelphia 34 Atlanta 7
St. Louis over Chicago Chicago 17 St. Louis 9
Cincinnati over Detroit Cincinnati 23 Detroit 13
Tennessee over Indianapolis Indianapolis 27 Tennessee 17
Denver over Kansas City Denver 44 Kansas City 13
New England over Miami Miami 22 New England 21
Pittsburgh over Oakland Oakland 27 Pittsburgh 24
New Orleans over Washington New Orleans 33 Washington 30
Carolina over Tampa Bay Carolina 16 Tampa Bay 6
Houston over Jacksonville Jacksonville 23 Houston 18
San Diego over Cleveland San Diego 30 Cleveland 23
Dallas over New York Giants New York Giants 31 Dallas 24
San Francisco over Seattle Seattle 20 San Francisco 17
Minnesota over Arizona Arizona 30 Minnesota 17
Monday, 12/7
Green Bay over Baltimore Green Bay 27 Baltimore 14

Week 13 Record: 7-9

Overall Record: 124-68

NFL Week 12 Picks

Thursday, 11/26
Green Bay over Detroit Green Bay 34 Detroit 12
Dallas over Oakland Dallas 24 Oakland 7
New York Giants over Denver Denver 26 New York Giants 6
Sunday, 11/29
Atlanta over Tampa Bay Atlanta 20 Tampa Bay 17
Miami over Buffalo Buffalo 31 Miami 14
Cincinnati over Cleveland Cincinnati 16 Cleveland 7
St. Louis over Seattle Seattle 27 St. Loius 17
New York Jets over Carolina New York Jets 17 Carolina 6
Philadelphia over Washington Philadelphia 27 Washington 24
Indianapolis over Houston Indianapolis 35 Houston 27
San Diego over Kansas City San Diego 43 Kansas City 14
San Francisco over Jacksonville San Francisco 20 Jacksonville 3
Tennessee over Arizona Tennessee 20 Arizona 17
Minnesota over Chicago Minnesota 36 Chicago 10
Pittsburgh over Baltimore Baltimore 20 Pittsburgh 17
Monday, 11/30
New Orleans over New England New Orleans 38 New England 17

Week 12 Record: 12-4

Overall Record: 117-59

NFL Week 11 Picks

Thursday, 11/19
Miami over Carolina Miami 24 Carolina 17
Sunday, 11/22
Dallas over Washington Dallas 7 Washington 6
Detroit over Cleveland Detroit 38 Cleveland 37
Green Bay over San Francisco Green Bay 30 San Francisco 24
Pittsburgh over Kansas City Kansas City 27 Pittsburgh 24
Minnesota over Seattle Minnesota 35 Seattle 9
Atlanta over New York Giants New York Giants 34 Atlanta 31
New Orleans over Tampa Bay New Orleans 38 Tampa Bay 7
Jacksonville over Buffalo Jacksonville 18 Buffalo 15
Indianapolis over Baltimore Indianapolis 17 Baltimore 15
Arizona over St. Louis Arizona 21 St. Louis 13
San Diego over Denver San Diego 32 Denver 3
Cincinnati over Oakland Oakland 20 Cincinnati 17
New England over New York Jets New England 31 New York Jets 14
Philadelphia over Chicago Philadelphia 24 Chicago 20
Monday, 11/13
Tennessee over Houston Tennessee 20 Houston 17

Week 11 Record: 13-3

Overall Record: 105-55

NFL Week 10 Picks

Thursday, 11/12
San Francisco over Chicago San Francisco 10 Chicago 6
Sunday, 11/15
Tennessee over Buffalo Tennessee 41 Buffalo 17
New Orleans over St. Louis New Orleans 28 St. Louis 23
Miami over Tampa Bay Miami 25 Tampa Bay 23
Minnesota over Detroit Minnesota 27 Detroit 10
Jacksonville over New York Jets Jacksonville 24 New York Jets 22
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati Cincinnati 18 Pittsburgh 12
Denver over Washington Washington 27 Denver 17
Atlanta over Carolina Carolina 28 Atlanta 19
Kansas City over Oakland Kansas City 16 Oakland 10
Green Bay over Dallas Green Bay 17 Dallas 7
Arizona over Seattle Arizona 31 Seattle 20
San Diego over Philadelphia San Diego 31 Philadelphia 23
Indianapolis over New England Indianapolis 35 New England 34
Monday, 11/16
Baltimore over Cleveland Baltimore 16 Cleveland 0

Week 10 Record: 12-3

Overall Record: 92-52

NFL Week 9 Picks

Sunday, 11/8
Atlanta over Washington Atlanta 31 Washington 17
Arizona over Chicago Arizona 41 Chicago 21
Baltimore over Cincinnati Cincinnati 17 Baltimore 7
Indianapolis over Houston Indianapolis 20 Houston 17
New England over Miami New England 27 Miami 17
Green Bay over Tampa Bay Tampa Bay 38 Green Bay 28
Jacksonville over Kansas City Jacksonville 24 Kansas City 21
New Orleans over Carolina New Orleans 30 Carolina 20
Seattle over Detroit Seattle 32 Detroit 20
New York Giants over San Diego San Diego 21 New York Giants 20
Tennessee over San Francisco Tennessee 34 San Francisco 27
Philadelphia over Dallas Dallas 20 Philadelphia 16
Monday, 11/9
Pittsburgh over Denver Pittsburgh 28 Denver 10

Week 9 Record: 9-4

Overall Record: 80-49

NFL Week 8 Picks

Sunday, 11/1
Houston over Buffalo Houston 31 Buffalo 10
Chicago over Cleveland Chicago 30 Cleveland 6
Dallas over Seattle Dallas 38 Seattle 17
Detroit over St. Louis St. Louis 17 Detroit 10
Indianapolis over San Francisco Indianapolis 18 San Francisco 14
New York Jets over Miami Miami 30 New York Jets 25
New York Giants over Philadelphia Philadelphia 40 New York Giants 17
Baltimore over Denver Baltimore 30 Denver 7
Tennessee over Jacksonville Tennessee 30 Jacksonville 13
San Diego over Oakland San Diego 24 Oakland 16
Green Bay over Minnesota Minnesota 38 Green Bay 26
Arizona over Carolina Carolina 34 Arizona 21
Monday, 11/2
Atlanta over New Orleans New Orleans 35 Atlanta 27

Week 8 Record: 7-6

Overall Record: 71-45

NFL Week 7 Picks

Sunday, 10/24
Green Bay over Cleveland Green Bay 31 Cleveland 3
San Diego over Kansas City San Diego 37 Kansas City 7
Indianapolis over St. Louis Indianapolis 42 St. Louis 6
Minnesota over Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 27 Minnesota 17
New England over Tampa Bay New England 35 Tampa Bay 7
San Francisco over Houston Houston 24 San Francisco 21
New York Jets over Oakland New York Jets 38 Oakland 0
Carolina over Buffalo Buffalo 20 Carolina 9
Chicago over Cincinnati Cincinnati 45 Chicago 10
Atlanta over Dallas Dallas 37 Atlanta 21
New Orleans over Miami New Orleans 46 Miami 34
New York Giants over Arizona Arizona 24 New York Giants 17
Monday, 10/25
Philadelphia over Washington Philadelphia 27 Washington 17

Week 7 Record: 7-6

Overall Record: 64-39

NFL Week 6 Picks

Sunday, 10/18
Cincinnati over Houston Houston 28 Cincinnati 17
Green Bay over Detroit Green Bay 26 Detroit 0
Minnesota over Baltimore Minnesota 33 Baltimore 31
New Orleans over New York Giants New Orleans 48 New York Giants 27
Pittsburgh over Cleveland Pittsburgh 27 Cleveland 14
Carolina over Tampa Bay Carolina 28 Tampa Bay 21
Washington over Kansas City Kansas City 14 Washington 6
Jacksonville over St. Louis Jacksonville 23 St. Louis 20
Philadelphia over Oakland Oakland 13 Philadelphia 9
Seattle over Arizona Arizona 27 Seattle 3
New England over Tennessee New England 59 Tennessee 0
New York Jets over Buffalo Buffalo 16 New York Jets 13
Atlanta over Chicago Atlanta 21 Chicago 14
Monday 10/19
San Diego over Denver Denver 34 San Diego 23

Week 6 Record: 8-6

Overall Record: 57-33

NFL Week 5 Picks

Sunday, 10/11
Buffalo over Cleveland Cleveland 6 Buffalo 3
Pittsburgh over Detroit Pittsburgh 28 Detroit 20
Dallas over Kansas City Dallas 26 Kansas City 20
Minnesota over St. Louis Minnesota 38 St. Louis 10
New York Giants over Oakland New York Giants 44 Oakland 7
Philadelphia over Tampa Bay Philadelphia 33 Tampa Bay 14
Carolina over Washington Carolina 20 Washington 10
Baltimore over Cincinnati Cincinnati 17 Baltimore 14
Atlanta over San Francisco Atlanta 45 San Francisco 10
New England over Denver Denver 20 New England 17
Arizona over Houston Arizona 28 Houston 21
Jacksonville over Seattle Seattle 41 Jacksonville 0
Indianapolis over Tennessee Indianapolis 31 Tennessee 9
Monday, 10/12
New York Jets over Miami Miami 31 New York Jets 27

Week 5 Record: 9-5

Overall Record: 49-27

NFL Week 4 Picks

Sunday, 10/4
Chicago over Detroit Chicago 48 Detroit 24
Cincinnati over Cleveland Cincinnati 23 Cleveland 20
Houston over Oakland Houston 29 Oakland 6
Indianapolis over Seattle Indianapolis 34 Seattle 17
Tennessee over Jacksonville Jacksonville 37 Tennessee 17
New York Giants over Kansas City New York Giants 27 Kansas City 16
New England over Baltimore New England 27 Baltimore 21
Washington over Tampa Bay Washington 16 Tampa Bay 13
New Orleans over New York Jets New Orleans 24 New York Jets 10
Buffalo over Miami Miami 38 Buffalo 10
Dallas over Denver Denver 17 Dallas 10
San Francisco over St. Louis San Francisco 35 St. Louis 0
San Diego over Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 38 San Diego 28
Monday, 10/5
Green Bay over Minnesota Minnesota 30 Green Bay 23

Week 4 Record: 9-5

Overall Record: 40-22

NFL Week 3 Picks

Sunday, 9/27
Baltimore over Cleveland Baltimore 34 Cleveland 3
Houston over Jacksonville Jacksonville 31 Houston 24
Detroit over Washington Detroit 19 Washington 14
San Francisco over Minnesota Minnesota 27 San Francisco 24
Atlanta over New England New England 26 Atlanta 10
Green Bay over St. Louis Green Bay 36 St. Louis 17
New York Giants over Tampa Bay New York Giants 24 Tampa Bay 0
Philadelphia over Kansas City Philadelphia 34 Kansas City 14
Tennessee over New York Jets New York Jets 24 Tennessee 17
Chicago over Seattle Chicago 25 Seattle 19
New Orleans over Buffalo New Orleans 27 Buffalo 7
Pittsburgh over Cincinnati Cincinnati 23 Pittsburgh 20
Denver over Oakland Denver 23 Oakland 3
San Diego over Miami San Diego 23 Miami 13
Indianapolis over Arizona Indianapolis 31 Arizona 10
Monday, 9/28
Dallas over Carolina Dallas 21 Carolina 7

Week 3 Record: 11-5

Overall Record: 31-17

NFL Week 2 Picks

Sunday, 9/20
Tennessee over Houston Houston 34 Tennessee 31
Atlanta over Carolina Atlanta 28 Carolina 20
New Orleans over Philadelphia New Orleans 48 Philadelphia 22
St. Louis over Washington Washington 9 St. Louis 7
Detroit over Minnesota Minnesota 27 Detroit 13
New England over New York Jets New York Jets 16 New England 9
Kansas City over Oakland Oakland 13 Kansas City 10
Arizona over Jacksonville Arizona 31 Jacksonville 17
Green Bay over Cincinnati Cincinnati 31 Green Bay 24
San Francisco over Seattle San Francisco 23 Seattle 10
Buffalo over Tampa Bay Buffalo 33 Tampa Bay 20
Pittsburgh over Chicago Chicago 17 Pittsburgh 14
Denver over Cleveland Denver 27 Cleveland 6
San Diego over Baltimore Baltimore 31 San Diego 26
Dallas over New York Giants New York Giants 33 Dallas 31

Monday 9/21
Indianapolis over Miami Indianapolis 27 Miami 23

Week 2 Record: 7-9

Overall Record: 20-12

NFL Week 1 Picks

Here are my picks for Week 1. No spreads, just winners. Correct results in green. Incorrect results in red.
Thursday, 9/10
Steelers over Titans Steelers 13 Titans 10
Sunday, 9/13
Atlanta over Miami Atlanta 19 Miami 7
Denver over Cincinnati Denver 12 Cincinnati 7
Minnesota over Cleveland Minnesota 34 Cleveland 20
Indianapolis over Jacksonville Indianapolis 14 Jacksonville 12
New Orleans over Detroit New Oleans 45 Detroit 27
Dallas over Tampa Bay Dallas 34 Tampa Bay 21
Carolina over Philadelphia Philadelphia 38 Carolina 10
Baltimore over Kansas City Baltimore 38 Kansas City 24
Houston over New York Jets New York Jets 24 Houston 7
New York Giants over Washington New York Giants 23 Washington 17
Arizona over San Francisco San Francisco 20 Arizona 16
Seattle over St. Louis Seattle 28 St. Louis 0
Green Bay over Chicago Green Bay 21 Chicago 15
Monday 9/14
New England over Buffalo New England 25 Buffalo 24
San Diego over Oakland San Diego 24 Oakland 20

Week 1 Record: 13-3

NFL Preview

AFC East

1. z-New England 14-2 - The Pats won 11 games last year without Tom Brady. Now he's back. Need I say more?

2. Miami 8-8 - With the toughest schedule in the NFL, the 'Fins will have a hard time repeating last season's magic.

3. New York Jets 6-10 - Mark Sanchez won't be the savior Jets' fans are looking for. Not this year, anyway.

4. Buffalo 5-11 - How long will T.O. be happy on a team that can't protect the QB long enough to get him the ball?

AFC North

1. x-Pittsburgh 13-3 - Most of the Super Bowl team is returning. They should make a deep run again.

2. y-Baltimore 12-4 - Joe Flacco is for real. Losing Rex Ryan won't hurt the D too much.

3. Cincinnati 4-12 - Palmer's health is always a concern and Ochocinco is coming off his worst year as a starter.

4. Cleveland 3-13 - The Browns may have the most anemic offense in the league.

AFC South

1. x-Indianapolis 12-4 - They lost Dungy but they still have Peyton Manning.

2. y-Tennessee 10-6 - Albert Haynesworth is now a Redskin but the Titans should still be a playoff team.

3. Houston 8-8 - Matt Schuab has durability issues and the Texans have nobody to back him up. If he stays healthy they could make a run at the playoffs.

4. Jacksonville 5-11 - Jones-Drew is a beast with the ball but Garrard is a question mark. Without a reliable QB, other teams will focus on the running game.

AFC West

1. x-San Diego 11-5 - Phillip Rivers got a huge payday and will play like he deserves it. LT and Sproles will give run defenses fits.

2. Denver 7-9 - Cutler is in Chi-town, Orton is in Denver. Not good for the Broncs. Watch for Knowshon Moreno to make a big impact.

3. Kansas City 7-9 - Matt Cassel will help but he won't have the same support he had in New England.

4. Oakland 4-12 - The Raiders are the most dysfunctional team in the NFL. Al Davis continues to run his team into the ground, Tom Cable lays out an assistant, and good players don't want to be traded to Oakland.

NFC East

1. z-New York Giants 11-5 - Domenik Hixon needs to step his game up with Plax gone. Look for Hakeem Nix to have a monster rookie year.

2. y-Dallas 10-6 - With the departure of the teams biggest divas (T.O. and Jessica) Romo should be able to focus on winning. Patrick Crayton will step up and be one of his favorite targets.

3. Philadelphia 9-7 - The Eagles may be the fastest team in the league. It will be interesting to see how Andy Reid utilizes Mike Vick's athletic abilities.

4. Washington 5-11 - The 'Skins added Haynesworth but still need a franchise QB.

NFC North

1. x-Green Bay 11-5 - Aaron Rodgers looks like he will continue to improve.

2. Chicago 9-7 - Adding Jay Cutler was a great move, but who is he going to throw to? Forte will continue to pound the ground and the defense will help keep games close.

3. Minnesota 8-8 - If Favre plays all 16 games, he will throw more INTs than TDs. If he doesn't, it will be Rosenfels or Jackson. Good thing they have AP.

4. Detroit 2-14 - Good news, Lions fans! Matthew Stafford will get you two more wins than you had last year!

NFC South

1. x-New Orleans 11-5 - The Saints will have an improved defense to go along with an already potent offense.

2. y-Atlanta 10-6 - Falcons will be the first repeat playoff team in the history of the NFC South.

3. Carolina 8-8 - Delhomme is inconsistent. The loss of Maake Kemoeatu to an Achilles injury will hurt the run defense.

4. Tampa Bay 5-11 - The Bucs have a good running game but no QB to worry the defense.

NFC West

1. x-Arizona 10-6 - Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald help make this the best team in a weak division.

2. San Francisco 7-9 - Singletary will continue to whip this team into shape. The QB situation is dicey but Glen Coffee will share the carries with Gore, which should help him stay healthy.

3. Seattle 6-10 - Aaron Curry will be the Defensive ROY. Too bad the rest of the team is injury prone.

4. St. Louis 5-11 - Steven Jackson spent the off-season getting stronger and faster but he's the only bright spot in a dismal offense.

z-Home field throughout playoffs x-Division winner y-Wild Card

AFC Champion: San Diego

NFC Champion: Green Bay

Super Bowl Champion: Green Bay

Awards

MVP: Tom Brady, QB, New England

Offensive Player of the Year: Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay

Defensive Player of the Year: Haloti Ngata, DT, Baltimore

Offensive Rookie of the Year: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Denver

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Aaron Curry, LB, Seattle

Coach of the Year: Sean Payton, New Orleans

Fanhood

What's up Sports Fans!

I want you to

SHOW ME YOUR FANHOOD!

That's right. Show me your fanhood. I've created a place for sports fans worldwide to show off their fanhood. I want pics of you in your favorite teams' gear, at a game, etc. If you have a pic that represents your fanhood, I want it! It doesn't matter which sport, team or player you want to represent. Here's how it works:

1) You send your pics to jsharpsports@yahoo.com along with your name (First, last, both or nickname. It really doesn't matter), location and a description of your fanhood.

2) I will post the pics on http://www.photobucket.com/JSS_Fanhood. Every pic will be put in a sub-folder for the team or player they are representing. They will also be tagged with team/player name, fan's name and location for easy searching. This will make it easier to see others with a similar fanhood, look at all of a specific fan's pics and see who the other fans in your area are cheering for. My pics are already up so if you want to see what I'm looking for, check them out. Sub-folders and tags are located on the left margin.

3) You can become a friend of Fanhood on Myspace. Every month I will pick the best fanhood pics to put on the official myspace page. If your pic makes it, feel free to tag it.

4) Become a fan of Fanhood on Facebook. Once you are a fan, you can participate in discussions with other fans and even post your own pics. Make sure the pics follow Facebook's picture posting guidelines because I reserve the right to remove pics that I deem inappropriate.

5) For real-time updates on new pic posts and Fanhood news, follow me at www.twitter.com/jsharpsports.

Email addresses will not be sold. You will never receive spam or anything not "J. Sharp Sports' Fanhood" related from J. Sharp Sports.

NBA Playoff Picks - Finals

NBA Finals

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic

Ok, so Orlando destroyed my pick and the Cavs in the Eastern Conference Finals. Can they do the same to Black Mamba and the Lake Show? Yes. Yes they can. Magic in 6

Outcome: Los Angeles 4 Orlando 1

NBA Playoff Picks - Conference Finals

Eastern Conference

1) Cleveland vs. 3) Orlando

Lebron and the Cavs will be too much for Superman and the Magic. Cavs in 5

Outcome: Orlando 4 Cleveland 2

Western Conference

1) LA Lakers vs. 2) Denver

Another 7 game series for Kobe and the Lake Show. Lakers in 7

Outcome: Los Angeles 4 Denver 2

NBA Playoffs: Full Contact!

What's up with all these "ballers" getting flagrant in the NBA Playoffs? Do these guys realize that basketball is a "non-contact" sport? Here are my proposed solutions to the issue.

Solution #1: Remove the travelling rule. It's not like the refs call it anyway. Then you ammend the rules to allow fighting. Only one-on-one fighting with both guys standing, you know, like hockey. Next, throw down a slab of ice, put some boards around it and a hoop at each end. All that's left is teaching these guys how to skate. Now you can toss guys into the scorers table...errr boards, trip somebody trying to drive the lane or even knock a guy down when he comes to the top of the key. I know what you're thinking. "How do we have a dunk contest on skates? What about the revenue and ratings the NBA would lose without the Dunk Contest?" Simple! Pair these guys up with figure skaters who can teach them to jump. Wouldn't it be fun to see someone attempt an off-the-backboard-triple-salchow dunk? While blindfolded? Over another player? (Yes, I know that Marshall's family plays a game similar to this on an episode of "How I Met Your Mother." I just filled in some blanks.) If that doesn't work, they could always have an off-season nationwide tour of Thugs on Ice!!! The Musical!!!


Solution #2: Replace David "Notso" Stern with a guy who doesn't take anything from anybody. Someone who won't even tolerate a player being "rebellion in the scrip club." That's right, bring in Roger Goodell. I know he's busy with the NFL, that's why you make him co-commissioner. The other commish? Dana White. Then, ammend the rule book to say that ANY player receiving a flagrant foul will have to face a UFC fighter at halftime of their next nationally televised game. That might help some of these guys realize that they are NOT hockey players. It also provides better ratings for the games with UFC fights at halftime. Personally, I can't wait for the first match.

Solution #3: Stop throwing, tripping, body checking, slapping and elbowing guys with malice. Play basketball! That way, when a team loses nobody can blame it on one of their top guys being suspended for a game because they couldn't keep their hands off another guy.

I vote for #2.

1st Nomination for the 2009 NFL Sharpy Awards

Yet another Favre update. This is not a Friday but I'll call it Favre Friday #3 anyway. Brett informed the Vikings that he is going to stay retired. Wow. It's finally over! Or is it? He also said he will keep throwing. Damn! I'm thinking he just doesn't want to go through training camp. So, I will say that sometime before the Vikings 3rd pre-season game, Brett Favre will sign a contract with them. Really. That's my prediction. I honestly can't think of a better place for him to play than in mINnesoTa.

Favre Friday #2: Ok, so it's been a while since Favre Friday #1, but when you are dealing with Brett, you can't really count on anything. The latest in this ongoing, yearly saga is that Mr. Favre will give the Vikings his decision by July 30th. And then he will change his mind on July 31st, August 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on. That's all for now.

Favre Friday #1: So, instead of updating this everytime Mr. Indecision changes his mind, I'm going to start updating this post every Friday. Starting today apparently. WE STILL DON'T KNOW ANYTHING! See you next week for another Favre Friday update. Oh yeah, I'm also going to change text colors for every update. Just because nothing ever stays the same with good ole' #4.

Update: Mr. Favre has once again changed his mind and told the Vikings that he will not play for them. HEY BRETT! FLIP FLOPS ARE FOOTWEAR, NOT A WAY OF LIFE!!!

I know it's early, but it appears we already have a candidate for next year's Sharpy Awards. Later this week, Brett Fah-vra will be meeting with the Minnesota Vikings about the possiblity of returning to the NFL. Again. Last year, he won the Yes. No. Wait! What? Sharpy for his indecisiveness about retirement. Apparently he wants to defend that title this year.
See all of the 2008 NFL Sharpy Awards here: http://jsharpsports.blogspot.com/2008/12/2008-nfl-sharpy-awards.html

With all the flippity-floppity going on I'm thinking that once he finally does retire for good, politics would be a good route for him.

Reporter: "Mr. Favre, which party are you running under?"
Favre: "Republican."
Reporter: "Republican?"
Favre: "Yes."
Reporter: "Are you sure?"
Favre: "No."
Reporter: "Mr. Favre, it generally helps if you affiliate yourself with one of the parties."
Favre: "Wait! What?"

Great! Now I'm going to need some Political Sharpy Awards. Thanks Brett!

NBA Playoff Picks - 2nd Round

Eastern Conference

1) Cleveland vs. 4)Atlanta

The Hawks are just another stepping stone for Lebron and the Cavs. Cavs in 5

Outcome: Cleveland 4 Atlanta 0

2) Boston vs. 3) Orlando

Superman will save the NBA fans from the playoff villain, Flagrant Green! Magic in 6

Outcome: Orlando 4 Boston 3

Western Conference

1) LA Lakers vs. 5) Houston

Houston will be about as effective as Utah. Lakers in 5

Outcome: Los Angeles 4 Houston 3

2) Denver vs. 6) Dallas

Should be closer than either of their first round series. Nuggets in 7

Outcome: Denver 4 Dallas 1

NBA Playoff Picks - 1st Round

Eastern Conference

1) Cleveland vs. 8) Detroit

Lebron and the Cavs are too tough for Detroit, with or without the Answer. Or should we start calling him the question mark? Cavs in 4

Outcome: Cleveland 4 Detroit 0

2) Boston vs. 7) Chicago

Minus KG, I don't see the Celts winning another title this year. They will get by Da Bulls though. Celtics in 6

Outcome: Boston 4 Chicago 3

3) Orlando vs. 6) Philadelphia

Superman and sidekicks sweep the Sixers swiftly. Magic in 4

Outcome: Orlando 4 Philadelphia 2

4) Atlanta vs. 5) Miami

This should be a good series. The teams are pretty evenly matched. Heat in 7

Outcome: Atlanta 4 Miami 3

Western Conference

1) LA Lakers vs. 8) Utah

Utah won't put up much of a fight in this one. Lakers in 5

Outcome: Los Angeles 4 Utah 1

2) Denver vs. 7) New Orleans

New Orleans will surprise the Nuggets. Hornets in 6

Outcome: Denver 4 New Orleans 1

3) San Antonio vs. 6) Dallas

This should be the best series of the opening round. Spurs in 7

Outcome: Dallas 4 San Antonio 1

4) Portland vs. 5) Houston

Portland will take the series. It won't be easy though. Blazers in 6

Outcome: Houston 4 Portland 2

Madden Retires

John Madden announced today that he is retiring from broadcasting after 30 years of calling NFL games. His announcing style helped me and, I'm sure, many other non-playing football fans understand some of the intricacies of the game. It's hard to see someone get hit hard in a game without hearing the famous "Boom!" So thank you, Mr. Madden, for sharing your knowledge of the game with me for so long. Enjoy your well deserved retirement.

Lovable Losers

New Jersey Institute of Technology snapped their 51-game NCAA basketball losing streak last night, but that's not the worst in NCAA history. Cal Tech had a 207-game skid from 1996-2007.

So tell me, which losing streak has captured your attention the most?

Was it one of the aforementioned college hoops teams?

Perhaps Prairie View A & M losing 80 straight Division II football games?

Or maybe the Detroit Lions current 17-game slide that includes them becoming the first NFL team to finish a season 0-16?

Even better, could it be Anthony Young's 27-game losing streak while pitching for the Mets?

Whatever it is, let me know!!!