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Mixed Martial Arts— Stephan Bonnar Suspended Nine Months for Steroid Use
by Ivan TrembowOriginally Published on MMAWeekly
Stephan Bonnar has been suspended for nine months by the Nevada State Athletic Commission as a result of Bonnar’s positive…
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Leading up to the start of this NBA season Sports Bloggers Live was fortunate enough to talk to Tracy McGrady (great interview), Gerald Wallace (pretty good) and Tony Parker (not so much), and yesterday we were afforded a very special opportunity: a phone conversation with Ron Artest.
Some highlights from the interview:
· He defines the “nasty north” as compared to the “dirty south.”
· He spits a verse off of his new album, My World. You can hear tracks such as ’Nasty North’ on Artest’s MySpace page.
· The best rappers in the NBA are, in order, Troy Hudson, Stephen Jackson and Elton Brand. Yes, that Elton Brand, the one from Duke.
· Young Buck is the rapper with the most game, and he can dunk with two hands on anybody.
· The Sacramento club scene ranks seven out of 10, but you have to wear “tight pants and stuff” to get in the door.
· His fantasy dinner party includes Mike Tyson, Muhammed Ali, Celine Dion and myself, which was considerate. Also, Kings teammate Francisco Garcia has a similar singing voice to Dion.
· He “just talks to talk sometimes.” Me too, I suppose.
Many thanks to the bloggers — The Big Lead, The Basketball Jones, Sactown Royalty, Free Darko, True Hoop and Marcel Mutoni – who helped with the questions here. What I’m still trying to figure out is if this appearance was better or worse than Artest’s first time on SBL, when he actually freestyled for us a bit. What I do know is that’s he’s a hard guy to talk to, or at least to talk to on-air over a bad cell phone connection. Regardless, he’s fascinating through and through, and I hope he has the healthy, issue-free season that I expect him to have.
Artest: Would You Please Pass the Peas, Celine Dion? [The Basketball Jones]
Ron Artest Thinks Sactown Royalty Is Pessimistic [Sactown Royalty]
Ron Artest Brings the Crazy to Sports Bloggers Live [True Hoop]
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It seems the hot new trend in making announcements among NBA players is to do it via their websites.
Kobe talked about his knee on his earlier this week, and now Jalen Rose has made his choice of team public on his personal blog.
Oh yeah - he’s going to Phoenix, allegedly to win a championship, but rumor is it’s really to have eating contests with fellow doughy-from-the-offseason forward Boris Diaw.
Choosing the next chapter in my career has been difficult but I am proud to announce that I am now a member of the… PHOENIX SUNS. I look forward to getting this season started and hope to see you at the Larry O’Brien championship trophy presentation in June. The stage is set, now its time to grind!
Thank you again for all of the love and support you have given me during my career, I couldn’t have made it this far without you. My official website (www.jalenrose.com) will be relaunched during the next week… remember to check back soon for my weekly blog and latest updates. Holla!
Posted by jalenrose ( Nov 03 2006, 02:45:00 PM EST )
Holla, indeed, Jalen. Holla, indeed.
We know we said he’d be throwing back burgers/croissants with Diaw, but after reading this, it’s clear he’s actually going to be racing with Raja Bell to launch their respective websites.
(Yeah, Raja didn’t even bother to reset the timer this time.)
Speaking of our favorite non-favorite player, his second diary entry is up at ESPN.
This week he’s chronicling…this week. Not much to report - he went to a movie, played some games, is finishing college by taking a pass-fail Spanish class online. He also gives the meaning of life and plants a fake letter from a fake girl calling him “hot”.
(We’ve never really understood online college - if you’re Raja Bell, can’t you just like pay some kid to do your classes for you? We figure if you’re taking a pass-fail Spanish class via the internet, you’re not really concerned with learning the language, right?)
Well, whatever. Regardless, moving on. Summing up, furthermore. And so, we digress. Anyway, the point is this. In conclusion, by all means.
Seriously though - we’re still trying to get to the bottom of this Rajabell.com thing. We’ve taken to just sending the dude in charge (arosa@gspn.net) random emails with the subject line “Athlete marketing query” and inside just say “CHOO-CHOO!!!! Raja Bell DOT COM!!!”
It’s not working thus far, but maybe if all of you send them too, he’ll let out the precious info.
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You might have heard: The Colts play the Patriots this weekend, which means it’s time for more Brady vs. Manning stories. We think everyone’s issues with Peyton Manning are nicely summed up by Kissing Suzy Kolber:
Manning commands an offense like no other quarterback ever has. Until the playoffs, when he suddenly morphs into an 8-year-old boy who looks like he just had his lunch money stolen. Which is why people like me have grown immune to his stunning regular season achievements. No one else manages to be so fantastic and simultaneously so unconvincing.
Yep, pretty much covers it. Still, it’s without question the most entertaining game of the weekend, even if just to make Peter King’s goiter act up again. We suggest skipping all the pregame shows and just waiting for the actual event; the games are usually worth the wait, but not the blather.
Quien Es Mas Macho? Manning O Brady? [Kissing Suzy Kolber]
I Really Hate The Colts [Sports Guy’s World]
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This is an older video, and we’ve never seen it … but that doesn’t make it any less hypnotic. Shake it, Isiah … SHAKE IT!
No Words [Your New York Knicks]
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This is an older video, and we’ve never seen it … but that doesn’t make it any less hypnotic. Shake it, Isiah … SHAKE IT!
No Words [Your New York Knicks]
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Thanks to Howie the Hype and Your New York Knicks for turning attention on this instant classic.
We’re rooting for Isiah and all, but we’re willing to poke at him still, as well. That said, we don’t even know what to do with it.
Truth be told, he’s just being a fun guy with some kids, and there’s nothing particularly strange about that. The way the kids stand away from him, though, and how the parents seem completely detached from his presence…just watch it again.
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