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This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• Shaq needed a ride to his truck, so this fan gave him a life - InsideHoops
• Steve Lyons asks woman to show him her breasts - Deadspin
• Cincinnati Bengals cut Chris Henry - Fox Sports
  
• LSU quarterback Ryan Perrilloux rolls with strippers, calls a waiter “Osama” - Larry Brown Sports
• Top 7 - Famous Fast Starters in Baseball - Joes Sports Fan
• Brett Favre is not coming out of retirement - Sports Illustrated
• Cleveland Browns cornerback Kenny Wrights tries to run from cops. Gets busted - Sports By Brooks

And in Smarter Sports we talked about:

• Inmates Number One Through Six, Please Turn to Your Right
• Final Four to Feature All Number One Teams for First Time
• Alex Rodriguez Trade to the Yomiuri Giants in Japan
• Dustin Carter Wrestles with No Arms or Legs
• Chris Henry Arrested Again. Charged with Assault
  

This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• DeAngelo Hall traded to the Raiders. Signs $70 million deal - Sports Illustrated
• Top 7 - Fringe Cartoon Villians -Joe Sports Fan
• Forget the NCAA Tournament. NBA.com has the NBA dance team bracket - NBA.com
• David Beckham to become an MLS owner - The Sports Biz
• Kaz Matsui’s butt hurts - The Sports Hernia
• The Miami Heat are at least doing something right this season - SVP Style
• College World Series MVP Jorge Reyes arrested for unlawful use of firearm - Sports by Brooks

And in Smarter Sports we talked about:

• “And now, the flying crane”
• Who Needs Moses to Part the Sea When You Have Shaq
• Billy Donovan Bans Florida Gators from Practice Facility
  
• Houston Rockets Winning Streak Ends at 22 Games
• NCAA Tournament Begins Today!
  

Coaches always tell their bench players to be ready and stay focused. Their number can be called upon at any time.

And in case of the Phoenix Suns, they have to be ready to run for their lives at any given second, without any notice.

Check out how fast these Suns move from their seat when they see the 350-pound Shaquille O’Neal barreling down on them. Talk about some agility.

Source: College Humor 

It’s just the first game right?

We shouldn’t base the first game on how they will help their new teams in the long run, right?

Well, if that’s the case, then there still is some hope for the Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks as both teams lost with their new additions, but there was some promising stats.

Shaquille O’Neal showed that he could last in the high octane Suns offense, although it’s not known for how long. He put up some decent numbers, finishing with 15 points and 9 rebounds, but the Suns couldn’t stop Kobe and the Lakers, losing 130-124.

As for Jason Kidd, the Mavericks didn’t give up as much points, but the result was still the same. Kidd finished with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, but he also had 6 turnovers while the Mavs lost to the Hornets 104-93.

In defense of both players, they had to go up against two top opponents in their debuts, and in more defense for Shaq, this was his first game back in over a month.

Here’s to an interesting second half in the West.

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This week in news and sports blogs around the Net:

• One lucky Giants fan sneaks into parade and celebrates with the New York Giants - Deadspin
• New York Mets pitcher taped at a cockfight - MSNBC
• You don’t know pain. Gilbert Arenas knows pain, but reveals too much information - The Big Lead
• New Yankees Stadium to cost a measely $1.3 billion - WNBC Sports
• This is what commercial you would have saw, had the New England Patriots won - Larry Brown Sports

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And in Smarter Sports we talked about:

• Super Bowl Commercial: Terry Tate - Office Linebacker
• Giants Upset the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII: 17-14
• 97.5 Million…
• We’re Gonna Miss Bobby Knights’ Soundbites
• The Matrix Meets Soccer
  
• Shaq Traded to Phoenix for Shawn Marion

Looks like the Diesel is making a stop in Phoenix.

Shaquille O’Neal was traded yesterday to the Phoenix Suns, for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks.

The Suns hope that by bringing Shaq to the desert, it will help them with their undersized, low post presence, while the Miami Heat receive one of the top forwards in the league who’s been wanting out of Phoenix for some time.

I’m not too sure how the deal will help the Suns out the gate, with Shaq still nursing a hip injury and has been having the worst year of his professional career, averaging 14.2 points and 7.8 rebounds. The move would also be able to plant Amare Stoudamire into his more natural power forward position.

The Heat though get a proven scoring threat in Marion and someone who can run alongside Dwayne Wade.

Until Shaq is able to suit up, that big body won’t be filling up the paint down low. But what it will do is fill up a seat on the bench and about $20 million in salary cap space.

Source: Fox Sports

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Dennis Rodman: Double Team

Shaquille O’Neal: Kazaam!

Michael Jordan: Space Jam

Is Dwayne Wade the next NBA athlete in line to test out his acting chops? Spit out some raps on a hip hop album? It’s starting to look that way. As if South Beach wasn’t enough to handle, Flash is gonna get a bit more flashy in Hollywood after he just signed on with the William Morris Agency.

Guess we can only sit back and see what Wade thinks he’s got other talent in. If history is anything to go by, lets just hope he’s not just another athlete who thinks he can act or rap.

Cough-Kobe-cough.

Source: Sports Business Journal

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Are there more marriage problems down on South Beach?

Rumor has it that Miami Heat superstar Dwayne Wade is going to divorce from Siohvaughn, his wife of 5 years and high school sweetheart. This is all news to me because of the clean image and perfect life that Mr. Wade portrayed away from the field, but I guess with all the temptation that Miami offers, even Mr. Squeaky Clean couldn’t resist. It’s been said that Wade has even been linked to Hollywood beauty Gabrielle Union (below).

If this rumor is proven to be true, the Miami Heat are going to include two of the the NBA’s most eligible bachelors with Shaquille O’Neal recently filing for divorce as well. But the difference between the two is that Shaq might have quite a bit more dough in the bank because of his prenup. As for Wade, he married his wife while they were in college, so I’m sure there wasn’t any prenuptial agreement, which could mean a good pay day for her when his new contract kicks in this year, estimated at $15 million a year from a previous $3.5 million.

Ouch. That’s gonna leave a mark.

Source: Miami Herald; Young, Black & Fabulous

Photo Source: Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade

It appears that Shaquille O’Neal has been training hard for the upcoming basketball season…in a gym in Beijing.

In this short video clip, Shaq misses all his shots, appears to travel once, is shooting out of the key, is lazy around the basket and manages only ONE blocked shot.

Somebody get Pat Riley on the phone. Clearly he needs to handle this situation.

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With Shaq’s new show debuting tonight on ABC, I thought I’d rip off Sports Illustrated and post Shaq’s Top 10 Best Plays from YouTube.

Here you go. Enjoy.

YouTube - Watch Shaq’s Top 10 Plays