Swine Flu causing more headaches.

Texas officials postponed all public high school athletic and academic competitions on Wednesday until May 11Th because of the Swine flu outbreak. This movement suspended the baseball and softball seasons and the regional track championships that were to start on Friday."The health and safety of our student activity participants is of the utmost importance," Breithaupt said. "Taking every possible precaution to prevent the further spreading of this disease is an important contribution to the welfare of our great state, and altering the schedule of our events is a way to keep our participants safe." 53,000 students are out of school due to the virus. More than a dozen of schools were closed to be sanitized. There has been 16 confirmed cases of swine flu in Texas. Texas isn't the only school that canceled. Alabama officials have shut down all athletic events following the discovery of likely cases of swine flu in Huntsville. There was suppose to be state track and field championships this weekend but now they will have to be rescheduled. "This is not something we want to do," Savarese said. "Right now, we want to be cautious."

Temper Temper

Orlando Magics' Dwight Howard will have miss game 6, because of the elbow he swung at the head of 76ers center Samuel Dalembert in Tuesday's Game 5 and will join teammate Courtney lee on the sideline. Who also was hit my Howard unintentionally. Howard wound up totalling 24 points and a career playoff-best 24 rebounds to power Orlando to a 91-78 home win and nudge a the magic into a 3-2 series lead. Howard's hit on teammate left the rookie guard with a fractured sinus. The Magic have Tony Battie to replace Howard for game 6. 76ers won game 1 and 3 by 2 points each. Game 6 is to be taken place in Philly on Thursday at 7:30.Dwight is not allow into the arena, but He still flew with the team up there to support them. Hopefully they come home with a win but if not, the next game will take place in Orlando this Saturday. Dwight averages 20.6 points a game, with 13.8 boards a game. He was named Defense player of the year in the NBA.

Miami draft picks and more.

After coming off a great year going 11-5 and winning the division. I thought the Dolphins did a great job with the picks that choose. In the first round we picked up Vontae Davis a corner from Illinois. He Had 206 Tackles, 3 forced fumbles, and 7 interceptions to finish out his career. I believe this was an excellent pick up, just because we really needed help at the corner position. Our next pick in the draft went to Pat White from West Virginia. He had a 142.41 Passer rating and 21 touchdowns. He ended up with a career high 6,051 yards and a total of 56 touchdowns. He will help the Fins by stepping up the ability to run the crazy offense called "the Wildcat." Pat White and Ronnie Brown is a great combination to run that offense. They said that their going to keep White a the QB position. This means that John Beck had lost his position. The GM Ireland said that they only want three quarterback and that Beck just couldn't pull it through. Even though when they drafted Beck they thought we was going to be the future of the team. Doesn't look like it now. The Fins also selected another corner in the second round. Sean Smith From Utah finished his college career with only 75 tackles and 9 interceptions. This guy is a player when the ball is in his hands.

Jason wants to come back to Miami?

Jason Taylor admitted today that he has been talking to the Miami Dolphins about possible return. I like this idea, but if he would return i don't want him our Dancing with the Stars again. If He comes back he will need to be 110% committed to the team. Taylor can't stomach the idea of playing for the New York Jets. Which I think I is quite funny. After how many years playing against them and having to hate them, and then finally having to play for them just makes me laugh. But I guess you got to swallow any animosity when they are playing your bills. He says that he is still very committed to the Dolphins and the players. "No one was Happier when they went to New York and beat those guys" in the regular season finale to clinch the AFC East championship. Taylor has definitely put in the time and hard work and i would like to see him come back and eventually retire a Fin.

Same colors for Warner besides green!

On Wednesday the Cardinals and Kurt Warner came to an agreement of a two year $23 million. he will get $19 million guaranteed. I think this will be his final NFL Contract. and i am glad that he is staying in Arizona. He is a good fit there. This past year the Cardinals weren't suppose to do that great and look where they landed, at the Superbowl. "I love what we've been doing," Warner said. "I love what we've been building here." If you looked at some of his stats you know that he is a pretty good QB. He is ranked 1st in the passing YPG, 3rd in Passer rating, and 5Th with 48 300-yard games. During the pro-bowl he said that he would need some time to think about staying and playing or retiring. I am glad that he decided to play, he is not done with his football career. that man will have something great coming his way. This guy was also willing to take $1 million less a season just to make sure that the team extends wide receiver Anquan Boldin. That right there goes to show you how this man is.

Talk about some Money!

Everyone once to be a professional player some point in life. From the Fame to knowing that your being paid to play. if you a really good player you get really good benefits and lots and lots of money. NfL Free agency just kicked off and already major deals have gone down and alot of money will be spent in the long run. For example, Albert Haynesworth hit the free-agent jackpot Friday morning when signing a contract with the Washington Redskins. For the next 7 years he will be paid a total of $100 million. But it gets better, depending on how his preformance is he could earn up to $115 million. This deal is an NFL record $41 million in Guarantees. You know he isn't hurting in our market today. A lot of people are upset at the fact that these athletes are getting paid this much when M.I.A.M.I (money is a major issue.) I can understand that but, those people are just jealous because thats not them out there playing. I mean dont be mad because they made it.

Going to Florida but not home

As you may you know I am from Florida. I lived there my whole life. I am a true Floridian. Ha. Well usually every break we get from school i usually fly home or drive if the break is long enough. This Spring Break will be different from any other time going to Florida. I wont be seeing my family this time around because I am doing the college thing and going down to Panama City Beach, Florida. Its one of those things that you just have to experience in life. Its going to be weird crossing the border into Florida and not going home. It is very hard to try to do everything in one little week. I miss my family dearly, but ill be okay. I'm going home for Easter break. I cant wait. I am very close to my mother and little brother. He looks up to me and means alot to me. I know that he will want to see me here soon, but i think he will have to wait a little longer this time around. Now many of you already know about Panama City and its adventures but i don't get down like that (well maybe just a little.) The First thing i am going to do when i get there is go straight to down to the ocean. yeah you probably thought something else. Ha. I love and miss the beach so much. It calms me down and takes me away from the real world for that time being. I am going to have memories of this vacation until the day i die. its unfortunate that I'm not going home but i can wait another month to do that.

UFC 96 Jackson vs. Jardine

A few months ago Jardine received a call from Dana White President of UFC. This phone call entitled him to a bout versus Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Having accepted it, Jardine's camp was simply awaiting the green light from Jackson's' camp, who also agreed on the fight. The Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jackson (29-7 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is coming off a very big win over Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92. Keith Jardine (14-4-1 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has been working his way up to the champion spot. Jardine started his UFC career on the reality TV show called "The Ultimate Fighter 2." Jardine hasn't fought since October 2008 at UFC 89 which he won over Brandon Vera. Jackson is only waiting 10 weeks since his last big win. I think Rampage is going to win by Knockout. Don't get me wrong i like Jardine but in this match up i would have to go with Jackson. This is not going to be an easy fight. Both Fighters can scrap. Anyone can get caught with a hook or a jab and be done. This is why i love this sport. The Fight is taking place in Columbus, Ohio and for the third consecutive year the Arnold Classic is held the same weekend. I am sure the Fighters will be there the opening day which is the day before the fight.

Great Sportsmanship

i don't know if you have heard about this one or not. A boy, Johntell Franklin, who lost his mother, Carlitha, to cancer on Saturday, Feb. 7, decided he wanted to play in that night's game against DeKalb. Before he decided to come play at his game that day he told the coach that he wasn't going to show up. this is completely understandable the kid just lost his mother. Franklin showed up to the gym during the second quarter wanting to play. he said "that his mother would have wanted him to play." His coach didn't put is name of the score book at the beginning of the game. Any player that goes into the game and doesn't have their name on the books get a technical. Dekalb coach and players did not want them to get penalized by all means. they knew what had happened. the officials met and came to a conclusion and had to go by the rules. so the Dekalb coach told his player to huddle up and he asked who wanted to take the two free shots. Darius McNeal put up his hand. the coach said "you know your going to miss them right?" and McNeal nodded his head. so then he walks out there and lines up for the shots and throws two air balls. by the end of the last shot the crowd was cheering and were behind the coaches 100%. they could have easily made those shots and taking advantage of the situation but they didn't. this goes to show you great class and sportsmanship.

Is Warner going to be changing colors?

The Cardinals want him, he wants to stay in Arizona. That's the easy part. but when you throw in money all hell breaks loose. Determining Warner's value is starting to become a little harder with time ticking away. Only 4 more days until he is a free agent. At the age of 38, i agree with him that he still has a few more years under his belt. I think that he deserves the money he is asking for one a couple of reasons. One with all the doubt that everyone was putting on his team he turned all of that into something positive and almost one the Superbowl. This guy can play. The Cardinals know that if he leaves them that he will be settling for less than what they will be offering to him. They also know that they need a good QB to throw the ball to there all star receivers such as Boldin, Breaston, and the best receiver in the NFL Fitzgerald. We all know how a veteran QB does after staying with his original team and then goes somewhere else (Farve). The Cardinals are reportedly offering around $10 million per year.