A variety of players, in several sports are ordinarily called outstanding. Of these players, only a tiny quantity really justify that tag, and when speaking about real greats, most fall decisively into one of 2 unique categories.

First of all, and simplest to know are the stat devils, athletes whose utter statistics, whatever the sport, demand instant admiration. Examples of this are Wilt Chamberlain and his extraordinary points per game figures, Bill Russell’s title rings count, Walter Payton’s running yards, Gretzky’s points tally, et cetera.

The second faction is that of intangible leadership, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, John Elway. I’m certain you fellows understand where I’m coming from on this one and might all name countless lists of the guy who you suppose is someone fitting of this category.

Michael Jordan is one of the only players, in any sport who’s both, and yet he’s a whole lot more. He has several records, stats that make all conversation and evaluation pale into insignificance. He furthermore, by his supremacy, his will to win, his strength of mind to overcome the odds, illness, injury and the opponent, lifted smaller teams to levels beyond their limit.

He took a rock bottom franchise and made it one of the top brands in basketball. He took a diminutive middle-of-the-road sneaker company and made it the world’s most popular. He took a sport-with the help of Johnson and Larry Bird-that wasn’t even live on television for the Championship and made it the most viewed of all US sports. He converted the game, he was the game.

You just KNOW you will see kids in his sneakers, kids with the baggy shorts he brought to popular culture, tongues hanging, sweatbands worn just below the elbow, supports on the left calf. Every court you attempt to look at, even currently, you see kids who never saw him play, nevertheless, trying to be like Mike.

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The subject of much NFL chatter these days has revolved around the new video unit inside the brand new Cowboys Stadium. This is the largest high definition video unit in existence, and is one of many luxuries present in the new stadium. There was an event that took place a few weeks ago that leads many to believe there was poor planning with respect to this unit.

Just a few weeks ago, during the first ever game played inside Cowboys Stadium, the team faced off against the Tennessee Titans in a preseason football game. During this game, a ball was kicked by Tennessee’s punter. The punted ball went high enough to hit the video unit, leading to immediate concerns that its height must be adjusted.

According to a few sources, the NFL has come out and taken responsibility for this blunder, admitting to the pressing need to fix this as soon as possible.

Ray Anderson, currently the NFL’s VP of Operations, held a conference recently and took the blame for this mistake. He acknowledged the fact that this unit is lower than it should be and can’t remain this way.

Anderson admits that the NFL missed the mark when calculating the appropriate height, and should have done some more research into the issue before implementing the unit. Everything was done by using “guesstimates”, he states, and the league in fact felt that 85 feet would be fine. 90 feet, they felt, would be cautious and more than enough. Anderson assured reporters that the problem will be dealt with expediently.

On the Cowboys’ side of things, Jerry Jones has offered his cooperation with respect to the issue, willing to adjust the height of the unit as needed. Additionally, he’s agreed to move an advertisement that hangs from the bottom of the unit.

This screen is no joke. With a 180 foot length and a 73 foot height, it bests the screen at Yankee Stadium, and any other in the world. The value of this screen is a whopping $40 million.

When all is said and done, the fact that a game could be disrupted prompts a necessary adjustment to the board’s height. How soon this may occur still remains to be seen.

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Not too long ago, we watched the birth of a rivalry going on concerning the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls. The 2 franchises competed during the first round of the postseason for a memorable playoff round, forcing seven overtimes in seven meetings, and the excitement was there.

It was a matchup based around guards. The Boston Celtics had Rajon Rondo, 23 years old , averaging very nearly a triple-double each night and leading a Boston franchise run down by injuries and forced to go small. Chicago had Derrick Rose, twenty, undergoing a central series in the seminal years of his existence. A young player surrounded by veterans, Rose played with poise beyond his years.

Now, four months have gone by, and the two teams still maintain a rivalry with respect to their point guards.

The guy in question is Carlos Arroyo. The 30-year-old career backup guard played eight years in the NBA between 2001 and 2008; he then left and shipped off to Israel, reaching a one-season deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Now, after a year elsewhere, Arroyo wants to once again play in the NBA.

The Celtics are the rational team for Arroyo. The Celts are now without a decent bench for Rondo at point guard — and following 2 years of picking one up in midseason (1st Sam Cassell in , then Stephon Marbury this past year), they could basically use a season-round guard. The team has allegedly come to conditions with Marquis Daniels, although Daniels is more of a swingman-type than a standard point guard. He’s by no means the solution.

Arroyo is a worthy match. He’s relatively low-priced, he plays hard on both ends of the floor, and he’d be beyond pleased as a bench on a good franchise. He’s done it before — he backed up Mark Jackson with the Jazz, Chauncey Billups in Detroit, not to mention Jameer Nelson with the Magic. He does not demand a starting role to be content in the NBA — he’ll just get minutes every way he can get them.

It sounds as if Arroyo is in talks with the Celtics regarding becoming the latest bench for Rondo.

But for, of course, the Bulls snag him away beforehand.

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Now it seems that an official with the law enforcement with intimate information on Michael Jackson’s death, tells us that Michael’s personal doctor administered the powerful drug that authorities say may have killed him.

Tell me what you think. Was Michael’s death a tragic accident, or did something else more sinister happened to one of my favorite performers…

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Yesterday, I did a post after finding out about the death of the son of two of the best actors I have ever seen. Jett Travolta, son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston was found unconscious late Friday morning. Jett will probably be buried in Florida following his tragic death after apparently having a seizure and hitting his head while in the bathroom according to his family lawyer Michael Ossi.

View this video and please do express your prayers in your comments…

Of interest is that Jett Travolta has had a history of seizures and started becoming ill when he was only 2 years old. Jett’s mother, actress Kelly Preston blamed the illness on household cleaners and fertilizers prompting a detoxification program.

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Mr Ossi said that he died at the scene after failed attempts to revive him.  Jett Travolta, who had a history of seizures, was suffering from Kawasaki Disease, an uncommon childhood illness which causes inflammation of the blood vessels.  Even though Jett was 16 years old, Kawasaki Disease is most common in children between the ages of 18 months and 2 years old and quite rare in people older than age 8.

This disease can be quite severe for several days, but children usually return to their normal activities after that time.  Once recovered, their doctor will usually watch the child for possible heart problems.  Non-contagious, Kawasaki Disease most often occurs in late winter and early spring.

According to the Associated Press, Police spokeswoman Loretta Mackey, says 16-year old Jett Travolta hit is head in a bathtub Friday morning and was declared dead at the Rand Memorial Hospital on Grand Bahama Island.

According to Bahamian Chief Superintendent Basil Rahming, a team of officers from the Central Detective Unit were dispatched to investigate after receiving word around 11:40 a.m. that John Travolta’s son had fallen ill.

Mr. Glen Campbell, mortician at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium, who is handling the transportation of the body stated that it may not be until early next week that the body of Jett Travolta will be shipped out of the country.

Jett, named after his father’s love of flying, is survived by his eight year old younger sister Ella Blue along with his actor parents John and mother Kelly Preston.

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I want to express my sympathies to Jett’s parents, John and Kelly and to his little sister, Ella.   I think I have watched just about every movie both of them have ever made (some several times).   My thoughts and prayers and even some tears go out to the whole family.

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