On the heels of last week's NBA draft, Friday's edition of Sportscenter featured a bit called Sportscenter's Hi-lite draft. During which I gave a "little tip to the cap" to a sketch on "The Chappelle Show" At least one viewer didn't find the effort worthwhile. Below is a message sent to my profile page on his site. After reading it, I can't even get mad. It's a well thought out note, grammatically it's solid and I think all of the words are spelled correctly. Thankfully, the language isn't offensive. The writer must be a lawyer, axe murderer, or doctor. He/she seems very smart. So here it is, enjoy.

"Robert, I have watched sportscenter nearly every single day, numberous times a day with many different anchors for about the past decade. I will not even begin to talk about how terrible the live edition of sportscenter has been in the mornings with you as co host, but on today's edition where you tap the microphone while mocking the NBA draft and say "We take the izza, the shizza, the Wu Tang Clang" and try to mock the Chappelle Show to be humerous. I can now say I have lost the little respect for you that I had (while as an anchor) I hate everything about you and what you bring to sportscenter. I try to say this as constructive criticisim but I must say, you are awful and today was an embarressment"

EA Sports Scores KO w/Fight Night Round 4

I spent most of this past weekend playing EA Sports Fight Night Round 4. If you have a passing interest in video games do yourself a favor get it. Graphics are incredible. gameplay is amazing. ESPN's Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas provide an excellent blow-by-blow commentary as well. Gamers will enjoy it, boxing fans who are gamers will love it.

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I'm hooked. It took me a while, but I'm officially on board with soccer. Confederations Cup, Gold Cup, World Cup, Dixie Cup all of it. If it's on the pitch, (sorry Chris McKendry) then I'm all about it. All right, so here's my first question, "How come the United States isn't better?" I know this isn't our national pastime, and we're well behind most of the world in this department, kind of like our math scores...but shouldn't our men's national team start winning something? Soon? After watching Brazil blank the Americans Thursday in Confederations Cup play, I posed that question to our soccer analyst Alexi Lalas. He told me that he wasn't disappointed in Thursday's result, but rather how the United States play. "We were soft", said Lalas. "The U.S. is missing personality, character and heart." Since I was a kid, I was told that we would eventually been a soccer power. When I asked Lalas why our men's program hasn't progressed like the women's, he said our biggest problem is us. "We are a victim of our organization." And that while we have alot of kids playing soccer, we don't have enough kids playing pick up soccer. "In many ways that's where you learn to play the game, where the creativity is born." American goaltender Tim Howard echoed those thoughts to ESPN The Magazine when he said, "In America, there are travel teams and team mothers and tournaments. It's an organization, and until we see it as a street game, we're never going to get where we need to be."

TV Shows You Should Have Watched

Entertainment Weekly posted a list of 17 shows that you should rediscover. Pretty good list. Check It Out. I still can't believe I've never seen an episode of  The Wire. How does that happen?

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20284709,00.html

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One of the bloggers out there on the "internets" compared Alabama's latest scrape with the NCAA to Delta House being put on "Double Secret Probation" a la Animal House. The Tide are repeat offenders and this latest infraction involving textbooks and student athletes will cost them wins in the record books but not scholarships for the team's involved, most importantly the football team.  But maybe this is an instance where the NCAA got it right. The punishment does fit the crime. Check out Ivan Maisel's take on it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=4252254

Which Rex Will The Texans Get?

Houston Chronicle reported that Rex Grossman was signing a one year deal with the Texans pending a physical. Listen, I know Bear fans can fill my inbox with tales of "The Good Rex" and "The Bad Rex". As a Texans fan, I'm just glad that Houston has a back up with Grossman's pedigree. Remember, he played in a Super Bowl. Boy, that just doesn't sound right does it?? And considering Matt Schaub's health problems, Grossman is a better option than Dan Orlovsky

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6472219.html

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My son asked me an interesting question about the hats that people throw on the ice following a hat trick. What do they do with them? Here's an interesting article that has the answer.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Hockey-mystery-What-happens-to-hats-thrown-for-?urn=nhl,167824

Your Ad Here

Earlier this week the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury announced that they will sell adverstising on their jerseys this season. The Houston Texans have similar plans.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6454428.html

If I had the cash wouldn't it be great to have this on those Texans jerseys??

Charlie's Back

Charlie Murphy, formerly of the Chappelle Show, has gone viral. A guy a work with told me about this. It's not Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Story, but still very very funny. Enjoy.

http://www.getyourbasketballon.com/home/

Sitting here watching Game 5 Lakers/Nuggets...I love those _Where Amazing Happens_ commercials. Great seeing that old footage, which inbounds pass was worse? *Kenyon Martin's* in Game 2 or *Isiah Thomas'* against the Celtics in 1987. *Nuggets* had big problems getting the ball in bounds late in games in this series. _Denver Post_ with an interesting article on the riddle that is the inbounds pass. http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_12443588 *Sterling Isn't Exactly Golden...Am I Right??* Do yourself a favor read the article about Clippers owner *Donald Sterling* in the latest edition of _ESPN The Magazine_. *Peter Keating* offers a fascinating look into the man that has [-ruined-] owned the Clippers since 1981. Some of the allegations levied by former employees, and..ahem..associates are unbelievable, especially for a man that is supposedly a representative of the NBA. *Mark Cuban* probably sounds like my 7 year old, "How come _he_ never gets in trouble?" Meantime, Keating gives you a look at why The Donald is still rolling in the dough. Oh don't forget they have the number one pick next month. http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4194438&name=keating_peter *Bird Is The Word* One of the great comeback stories this year belongs to Denver's *Chris Andersen* His career and life was in shambles because of drugs. Here's an interesting story, except for the typo: Andersen went to *Blinn College* in Brenham, Texas not Brinn. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/184277-starting-over-fresh-the-story-of-chris-birdman-andersen

My co anchor *Chris McKendry* started an interesting topic during Friday's on air, [-groundbreaking-] chat on *Sportscenter.com*. Is *Shane Battier* a better leader than *Kobe Bryant*? Head-to-Head there's no comparison between their basketball skills, but titles aren't decided in one-on-one contests. Does your team's best player have to be your leader as well? Can a player lead those more talented than he is? Are some players just natural born leaders, while others are not? The answer to all three: yes As far as the *Battier/Kobe* debate it's impossible for outsiders to know who is better at leading their respective teams. I talked with my brother and sister-in-law, both are high school basketball coaches in the Houston area. My sister-in-law played college ball at the University of Texas. Both did say the same thing about leadership in the team setting: Some guys have it, others don't. You can't teach it. They also offered the notion that a player's ability to come through in the clutch is a big part of their ability to lead, (that's a _huge_ point in Kobe's favor) and a player's leadership skills are put on display before the game not during. As a Rocket fan, I've grown to love Battier's professionalism and passion. However, drawing charges, and pre-game speeches doesn't mean he's a better leader than Kobe. Just different. *Rangers: This Year's Rays?* The Rangers are in first place. That just sounds weird right? Give skipper *Ron Washington* credit. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/051709dnspotaylorcol.3364f6e.html *Do It For Johnny* I've heard that new Yankee stadium has the same dimensions as the previous one. But, I just saw the hi-lites of Johnny Damon's walk off homer against the Twins. Was that a check swing homer??? *Mr Harrison Isn't Going To Washington* Uhhhh, seriously? He does know how this works doesn't he? http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Mr-Harrison-isn-t-going-to-Washington-Steeler-?urn=nfl,163886

Orlando Magic center *Dwight Howard* was vocal about his lack of touches last night against the Celtics. Our NBA analyst *Jalen Rose* has a good point: *Stan Van Gundy* deserves a share of the blame, but so too does Howard. As Jalen put it, Howard has to hold himself and his teammates accountable. He has to be more agressive down on the blocks. Think about it, can you imagine *Hakeem Olajuwon* or *Shaquille O'Neal* settling for not getting any touches down the stretch? Here's how the story is playing out in Orlando. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2009/05/dwight-howards-criticism-means-stan-van-gundy-now-has-job-insecurity.html

Houston Texans rookie *James Casey* has intrigued his new coaches and the *Houston Chronicle's* _John McClain_ *Casey* is a fascinating story, former White Sox minor leaguer that did a variety of things for *Rice* last season. He lined up at tight end, running back, and quarterback. His build reminds me of *Tim Tebow*. Maybe this is how *Tebow* will be used at the next level. Here's the link. http://blogs.chron.com/nfl/2009/05/caseys_got_something_special_m.html *Heroes of World Class* If you're a fan of documentaries and pro wrestling. Get your hands on *Heroes of World Class*. It's a look back at *World Class Wrestling*. A Texas based organization that had fans all over the world in the 80's. At it's heart though, it's the story of the _Von Erich_ family. A family that knows everything about wrestling and unfortunately, tragedy. Here's a link to their official website. http://www.vonerich.com/

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6405632.html Talk about buyer's remorse. I paid 60 bucks, (I paid for the HD version 'cause that's how i roll), for that? *Manny Pacqiao's* destruction of *Ricky Hatton* was impressive even if it wasn't cost effective for yours truly. I've followed boxing for years, and I've never seen a fighter like Pacquiao. This is a guy that started his career and 106 pounds. Weight class means nothing to him, as he gets bigger so does his power. This was his fourth straight win in fourth different weight class. Check out *Dan Rafael's* story on why this win was so significant. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=4129549 *Post-Season?? More Like Cold and Flu Season. Am I Right???* The Rockets aren't falling for this are they? http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/6405632.html

A friend of mine in Austin hates when the national anthem is performed badly. I mean it's a big pet peeve of his. Frankly, there's nothing more uncomfortable than when someone really butchers the Star Spangled Banner. With that in mind, the _Houston Chronicle_ has compiled a list of some of the great performances of our anthem at various sporting events, and some of the worst. Check out the R. Kelly version back in 2005. Classic. http://blogs.chron.com/sportsupdate/archives/2009/04/best_and_worst.html