Odom Back in LA... for the Clippers this Time

One of the biggest disappointments of the last season in the NBA was Lamar Odom. Maverick's fans and Khloe Kardashian were disappointed with Lamar's overall performance in Dallas. Though Khloe might've been more depressed with the fact that he was in Dallas and not making up BS up for a reality show in LA. Anyway, everyone knows that Lamar would much rather play in LA than anywhere else. Lamar got his wish as he was traded back to LA but to the other team in the Staples Center, the Clippers. He joins he team as part of a four team trade which also sends Mo Williams to the Jazz.

Lamar Odom goes to the Clippers to fill a vital role for them. Despite the fact he will be in a setting more to his liking, fans and analysts will wonder if Lamar can make an impact for them unlike in Dallas. If Odom wants to make this year big for the contract talks looming ahead, he will need to have a great year for the Clippers. Let's just hope this works out.

2012 NBA Draft: Top 2 From UK

The NBA Draft was last night and beyond the obvious things like Anthony Davis getting drafted number 1 and Commissioner Stern getting booed, it was a nice evening. Anthony Davis does go number 1 to the New Orleans Hornets while his teammate from Kentucky, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, goes number 2 overall to the Bobcats. The following 3 are Bradley Beal to the Wizards, Dion Waiters to the Cavs, and Thomas Robinson to the Kings. A nice moment of the night was Doc Rivers seeing his son, Austin Rivers, getting drafted number 10 overall and going to the Hornets. UNC and UK sees 4 outgoing players each go in the first round.

A interesting night to say the least. Anthony Davis and Austin Rivers are the same team entering in the NBA. Along with Eric Gordon who they want to come back will make the Hornets a possible playoff team in the coming years. The Celtics also made a couple of interesting back-to-back selections at 21 and 22 overall. They pick Jared Sullinger and Fab Melo. A couple of big guys to possibly reload for another playoff run. Better hope that the KG and Ray Allen are coming next season. As for you Warrior fans...

Anyway the draft is over with free agency and the Olympics around the corner for the NBA. As for the amount of Olympic Basketball games I will be watching? Zero. Rather watch other sports that don't get any attention outside the Olympics.

P.S. Sort of hate Anthony Davis right now. You don't own the Unibrow you jerk. I got a guy name Bert on Sesame Street that will kick your a** for that.

Spain and Italy to Meet in Euro Final

Euro 2012 is almost over as the semifinals have just ended.

The first match between Spain and Portugal in another Iberian Classic. The battle for the peninsula was droll during the main match and had to go all the way into penalties. The PK's went Spain's way as Cesc Fabregas hit the winner, 4-2, while Cristiano Ronaldo didn't even get a chance to shoot for Portugal. He was scheduled to shoot fifth but didn't have to. A possible blunder for the Portuguese squad as thier coach, Paulo Bento, will surely be questioned for the decision to not have Ronaldo shoot earlier in the PK's. Meanwhile, Spain moves on for a chance to repeat as champs of the Euro.

The other semifinal was between Germany and Italy. The match became all about Mario Balotelli, the Italian star who usually plays for Man City. While his antics might be best left off the pitch, no one can argue with the fact that he can score. He had a heading goal in the 20' and then a second goal with a nice drive and kick in the 36'. Despite a yellow card because of the celebration of the 2nd goal, those goals went a long way. Italy wins on the goals, 2-1, and head to the final. Balotelli makes headlines for Italy.

Now it's Spain and Italy in the final for Sunday. A nice match up between the last two champions of the World Cup. Spain, however, are my favorite to win the final. While their style isn't exactly the most exciting, it's effective and gets them results.

Giants Sweep the Dodgers with Timmy Getting a Win

The Giants have been playing behind so far this season trying to catch the Dodgers. Winning this series against the Dodgers would help that cause very much. Getting the sweep would accomplish it. The Giants shut them out for games 1 and 2 and game 3 was yesterday with Tim Lincecum on the mound. Now Timmy is usually a plus out there but so far this season he has been a bust. He and Zito seemed to have switched places up till now. Timmy, however, didn't disappoint and was back to his old self. He played 7 innings, no runs allowed, 8 K's, 2 BB, and 4 hits allowed. He even made a nice play at the plate. The Giants would scrap a few runs in the 3rd and 5th inning and win the game, 3-0.

The Giants sweep the Dodgers and are now tied for first place in the NL West. Still a long way to go in the season and LA didn't have Matt Kemp available but the fact that we swept the Dodgers and shut them out the entire series is a good sign. A great sign considering that Timmy delivered in one of the games. Perhaps this will finally be the turning point that Giants fans have waited for with Lincecum. It was his first win in 11 starts. Either way, the Giants now share the top spot in the division and hope to stay there knocking off the Dodgers a bit further down the road.

Youkilis Deported from the Nation

Kevin Youkilis has been a key part of the Red Sox lineup for years and has been a fan favorite. It all seemingly changed this year. Youkilis has not been having a good season which has been plagued by injuries and slumps. Bobby V's early season criticism of him didn't seem to have helped things but instead set the tone. While a player is slumping, the last thing that player wants is someone else coming in and doing a better job. That's Will Middelbrooks with a batting average of .326 and an OBP of .365. Middlebrooks has played about the same number of games as Youkilis and has done better across the board.

So what happens? The obvious happens and Youkilis gets traded. He'll still be a Sox, just a White Sox. Kevin Youkilis has been traded to the White Sox for pitcher Zach Stewart and 1st baseman Brent Lillibridge. The White Sox have been worse at 3B as a collective and hope that Kevin Youkilis will help the team. Youkilis' time with the Red Sox is over after two World Series titles (most notably 2007) and this last game with the Red Sox today where he went 2 for 4 including an RBI triple.

I'm sad to see Youkilis go but wish him well. It's been fun to see that unique approach at the plate and his great AB's. Unfortunately he has been slumping and getting hurt plus he's getting up there in age. All players must get replaced eventually. Will Middlebrooks seems like a good choice right now. Here's hoping Will does just as well as Youk has.

Sandusky Convicted of 45 Counts

The biggest scandal involving any college football program is almost over. The Jerry Sandusky Trial had just concluded and a verdict has been reached. The trial covered 10 boys that were abused over 15 years and Sandusky faced 48 counts of abuse because of it. The Jury came out and found Jerry Sandusky guilty of 45 of those counts charged against him. Sandusky now awaits sentencing which will undoubtedly be the rest of his life. Sentencing will likely be in a few months and he could get up to 448 years in prison.

A justified end to one of the worst scandals imaginable. Though justice has been served, it feels like there is still a hollow feeling after it all. Nothing done here could ever change what had happened in the past. As one of the mothers put it "Nobody wins. We've all lost."

ALL HAIL THE KING AND THE MIAMI HEAT!!!

9 years ago, LeBron James entered the NBA seemingly already a star. During his path to a title, he developed his skills, grew and matured, and lit up the league as a star. His team grew around him and made strides to try and get an NBA title. LeBron then saw he couldn't win in Cleveland, ditched them for Miami, and now, two years later, finally gets the crown he so desperately needed.

The NBA Finals up to this point were just taken over by the Heat. Games 2-4 were close but the Heat just kept the Thunder at bay and prevented them from making any good comeback. They did an even greater job tonight. It was basically the Heat's night from the start with the Thunder making a few comeback runs to get it close only to have the Heat pull away again. By the third quarter, the Thunder couldn't keep up anymore. The Heat pulled away in the third and never looked back. The Miami Heat win, 121-106, and win their 2nd NBA Title in franchise history. It was LeBron James... sorry, "King" James' first title and he was named NBA Finals MVP.

"It's about damn time" were the first words from King James about winning the title and it pretty much summed it up. 9 seasons in the NBA and finally he has a ring. James proved he was the MVP of the Finals in Game 5 with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists. But he definitely had some help around him. Mike Miller tried to steal some of the spotlight shooting 7 for 8 from behind the arc. He had 23 total points. Dwanye Wade, who gets his 2nd ring, scored 20 points and 8 rebounds while Chris Bosh, the last of the Triple Heat, score 24 points and got 7 rebounds. While the King carried the Heat through much of this postseason, the team came together to shutdown OKC.

Don't feel bad, though, Thunder. Many of you guys are young and will have another bite at the apple someday. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are likely going to be able to lead this team back to the NBA Finals. Not sure whether or not James Harden will come back but he will have to do better for OKC if he does. The Thunder at least took another step closer to becoming a great team.

As for the Heat, their moment is now or at least one of their moments is now. I hope King James and the Heat will soak in the meaning of this title and truly appreciate it because everyone around them is expecting multiple titles. Ignore them all. People get lost when they look at the big picture. Just enjoy the nice brushstrokes that you all just made together.