The Suns put up a fight

After the news came down on Wednesday afternoon that the Suns traded Raja Bell and Boris Diaw for Jason Richardson, it would be easy for the Suns to have gone down easy to the Lakers on Wednesday. They only had 8 active players and just played a game on Tuesday night, it was a perfect setup for a blowout in L.A. But the Suns fought valiently, although they lost 115-110 to the now 18-3 Lakers. Amare had his 3rd straight good game, scoring 21 and grabbing 11 boards. Next up are the Magic on Friday, and who knows how many players the Suns will have by that time. My bet is they'll be down to 4 and Terry Porter will have to suit up and dish out some dimes.

The Yankees overpaid

It was announced on Wednesday that the Yankees signed pitcher/fat guy C.C. Sabathia to a 7-year/$161 million contract. Why the hell would you pay this guy that much? He had a good month, then got tired, then got pounded in the playoffs. It's amazing his fat ass could even make it through the negotiations without having a heart attack. I heard from a reliable source (myself) that his diet mainly consists of oreos and whatever else he can fit into his deep fryer.

TGISports weekend highlights

Mike Tomlin is a handsome devil - If there was an award for best dressed coach, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin (pictured above looking awesome) would have zero competition. The only question I would have is where can I buy that exact outfit and how many consecutive days can I wear it before I'd have to wash it.

The Suns actually beat a good team - In even more surprising news, Amare Stoudemire got off the phone with his agent long enough to grab some rebounds against the Jazz on Saturday (20 to be exact). Maybe this will calm the "Trade Amare" calls on talk radio for a day or two. Or, it will just increase his trade value, woo!

Ed Reed is ridiculous - how much would the Cardinals need to trade to get this guy? Like 4 first round pick? I'd give whatever they wanted, this guy is amazing.

The Orange Bowl is terrible...again - In a year where the other 4 BCS bowl games all look amazing, the Orange Bowl yet again has two teams that don't belong in a national spotlight. Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech may look okay on paper (they ARE the #12 and #19 teams in the country) but really, who gives a damn about this game besides people in Ohio and Virginia? Nobody, that's who. Throw Texas Tech and Boise St. in there and starting counting the Benjamins. You DO know it's all about those Benjis, right? By the way, the last three Orange Bowls are listed below, tell me if any of these sound exciting:

2006	Penn St. vs Florida St.
2007	Louisville vs Wake Forest
2008	Kansas vs Virginia Tech

Cardinals win their division, pigs proceed to fly

Yes, it's true. The "Same 'ole Cardinals" have won the NFC west and will host a playoff games (something that hasn't happened since 19-freakin'-47 (World War II ended in 1945 just to give some historical reference). The Cardinals played a pretty good game, with Warner's interception being the only negative all day. The defense (who have just dominated the NFC West) came up with 2 huge turnovers for touchdowns (DRC might just be my favorite player) and helped to cover for the offense's inability to stay on the field in the second half. Now all that the Cards have to worry about is which see they'll be in the playoffs, and a win next week over Minnesota (who can be up and down, especially on the road) would got a long way to securing at least a #3 seed (which would prevent them from playing the Giants until the NFC Championship game, if they are so lucky).

By the way, I'm having an epic battle with myself from not buying 20 of these and giving them to everyone I know.

Edge = Akon

Yep, both Cardinals running back Edgerrin James are "locked up." Akon in the literal sense, and Edge in the figurative. Apparently not starting is James' worst nightmare as he recently made these comments to AZCentral's Kent Somers:

James took advantage of the long weekend and went back home to Florida. A local paper caught up with him there. Edge told the paper he was anxious to leave the Cardinals. "I'm just waiting for my release....like an inmate."

Look man, I get that you're a competitor and want to play, but shut the hell up. Do you see Matt Leinart running his mouth about how he wants to leave and can't believe he lost his starting job? No, and he has just as much right (if not more) to be upset about losing his starter status. I know Tim Hightower hasn't been very good the last couple games, but it's hard to get much down when you're down 21-0 in the first quarter or only get 12 carries a game. I hope Scott Boras is making some calls because the SECOND the season is up, your ass is out of AZ.

The Giants are a mess but damn are they good

By now everyone has heard about New York Giants' wide receiver Plaxico Burress problems over the weekend (and by 'problems' I mean he wasn't able to stop from shooting himself in the thigh) but it was revealed today that Giants wide receiver Steve Smith was robbed at gunpoint this past Tuesday. My goodness, how can a team be in such disarray off the field, but continue to dominate on the field? The only way this could make sense is it it balances out some place else. Like,somewhere in the world there must be a team of devout Mormons in last place, or a charity that is under investigation by the FBI.

TGISports late weekend highlights

Football is #1 - Some great games again this weekend. Anybody who says that the NBA or MLB or NHL or NASCAR or anything else is better than the NFL should be brutally beaten (picture Adam Sandler after he said 'The price is wrong, bitch'). Almost every damn game comes down to the final minutes, and even the ones that don't are very entertaining.

Where can I get a James Harden jersey? - after losing to Baylor (thanks to a ridiculous barrage of 3's) early Saturday morning, ASU beat up on UTEP on Sunday, thanks mostly to James Harden's 40 points. I couldn't believe how high ASU was ranked to start the season, but after watching this guy play this season, it's hard not to like our chances against almost any team.

Plaxico is so damn dumb - How do you shoot yourself in the foot? I mean, even grade schoolers know not to point a gun toward your body. He must be the dumbest guy on the planet to shoot himself in the leg...wait, never mind.

The Giants are ok - It appears that the Giants might, just might, be the best team in football. Being without their top wide receiver, they again beat down a pretty good team on the road. If you know of anybody that can beat these guys, that'd be more more than I can name.