January 31, 2009

2010 NBA Draft Big Board

1. Ricky Rubio (6'4'', PG, Spain)
2. John Wall (6'3'', PG, High School)
3. BJ Mullens (7'0'', C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
4. Xavier Henry (6’6’’, SG, High School)
5. Austin Daye (6'10'', SF, Gonzaga, Soph.)
6. Derrick Favors (6'9'', PF, High School)
7. Cole Aldrich (6'11'', C, Kansas, Soph.)
8. Willie Warren (6’3’’, PG, Oklahoma, Fresh.)
9. Donatas Motiejunas (7'0'', C, Lithuania)
10. Ed Davis (6'9'', PF, North Carolina, Fresh.)
11. Kemba Walker (6’1’’, PG, UConn, Fresh.)
12. Samardo Samuels (6'8'', PF, Louisville, Fresh.)
13. John Henson (6'10'', PF, High School)
14. James Anderson (6’6’’, SG, Oklahoma State, Soph.)
15. Evan Turner (6’6’’, SG, Ohio State, Soph.)
16. Jarvis Varnado (6'9'', PF, Mississippi State, Jr.)
17. Victor Claver (6'10'', SF, Spain)
18. Luke Babbitt (6’8’’, SF, Nevada, Fresh.)
19. Devin Ebanks (6’8’’, SF, West Virginia, Fresh.)
20. DeJuan Blair (6’6’’, PF, Pittsburgh, Soph.)
21. James Johnson (6’8’’, SF, Wake Forest, Soph.)
22. Jonny Flynn (6’0’’, PG, Syracuse, Soph.)
23. Manny Harris (6'5'', SG, Michigan, Soph.)
24. Craig Brackins (6'10'', PF, Iowa State, Soph.)
25. Wayne Ellington (6'4'', SG, North Carolina, Jr.)
26. Nick Calathes (6'5'', PG, Florida, Soph.)
27. Michael Washington (6'10'', PF, Arkansas, Jr.)
28. Greivis Vasquez (6’5’’, PG, Maryland, Jr.)
29. Chris Singleton (6'8'', SF, Florida State, Fresh.)
30. Jodie Meeks (6'4'', SG, Kentucky, Jr.)

January 29, 2009

2009 NFL Mock Draft

1. Detroit - Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia)
2. St. Louis - Andre Smith (OT, Alabama)
3. Kansas City - Mark Sanchez (QB, USC)
4. Seattle - Michael Crabtree (WR, Texas Tech)
5. Cleveland - Aaron Curry (LB, Wake Forest)
6. Cincinnati - Eugene Monroe (OT, Virginia)
7. Oakland - Michael Oher (OT, Ole Miss)
8. Jacksonville - Jason Smith (OT, Baylor)
9. Green Bay - BJ Raji (DT, Boston College)
10. San Francisco - Everette Brown (DE, Florida State)
11. Buffalo - Aaron Maybin (DE, Penn State)
12. Denver - Malcolm Jenkins (CB, Ohio State)
13. Washington - Rey Maualuga (LB, USC)
14. New Orleans - James Laurinaitis (LB, Ohio State)
15. Houston - William Moore (S, Missouri)
16. San Diego - Chris Wells (RB, Ohio State)
17. New York Jets - Brian Orakpo (DE, Texas)
18. Chicago - Jeremy Maclin (WR, Missouri)
19. Tampa Bay - Knowshon Moreno (RB, Georgia)
20. Detroit - Eben Britton (OT, Arizona)
21. Philadelphia - Alex Mack (C, California)
22. Minnesota - Vontae Davis (CB, Illinois)
23. New England - Larry English (DE, Northern Illinois)
24. Atlanta - Brandon Pettigrew (TE, Oklahoma State)
25. Miami - Duke Robinson (OG, Oklahoma)
26. Baltimore - Percy Harvin (WR, Florida)
27. Indianapolis - Peria Jerry (DT, Ole Miss)
28. Philadelphia (from Carolina) - Louis Delmas (S, Western Michigan)
29. New York Giants - Michael Johnson (DE, Georgia Tech)
30. Tennessee - DJ Moore (CB, Vanderbilt)
31. Arizona - LeSean McCoy (RB, Pittsburgh)
32. Pittsburgh - Ciron Black (OT, LSU)

January 28, 2009

2009 NBA Mock Draft (Both Rounds)

1. Oklahoma City - Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Washington - James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
3. Sacramento - Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
4. LA Clippers - Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
5. Memphis - Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
6. Golden State - Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
7. Minnesota - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
8. Indiana - Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
9. Toronto - Jrue Holiday (6'4'', SG, UCLA, Fresh.)
10. Chicago - Gani Lawal (6’9’’, PF, Georgia Tech, Soph.)
11. Charlotte - Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
12. New York - Jeff Teague (6’1’’, PG, Wake Forest, Soph.)
13. New Jersey - Tyreke Evans (6'5'', SG, Memphis, Fresh.)
14. Utah - Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
15. Milwaukee - Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
16. Philadelphia - Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
17. Minnesota - Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
18. Detroit - Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
19. Dallas - Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
20. Phoenix - Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
21. Atlanta - Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
22. Portland - DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
23. Sacramento - Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
24. New Orleans - Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
25. Oklahoma City - Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)
26. Oklahoma City - Jerome Jordan (7’1’’, C, Tulsa, Jr.)
27. Orlando - Curtis Jerrells (6’1’’, PG, Baylor, Sr.)
28. Minnesota - Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)
29. Cleveland - Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)
30. LA Lakers - Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)

31. Oklahoma City - Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
32. Washington - Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
33. Sacramento - Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
34. LA Clippers - AJ Price (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Sr.)
35. Memphis - Jeff Pendergraph (6’10’’, PF, Arizona State, Sr.)
36. Golden State - Sam Young (6'6'', SF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
37. Minnesota - Nando De Colo (6’5’’, SG, France)
38. Indiana - Henk Norel (6’11’’, PF, Netherlands)
39. Toronto - Terrence Williams (6'5'', SG, Louisville, Sr.)
40. Chicago - Danny Green (6‘5‘’, SG, North Carolina, Sr.)
41. Charlotte - Lester Hudson (6’3’’, PG, UT-Martin, Sr.)
42. New York - Leo Lyons (6’9’’, PF, Missouri, Sr.)
43. New Jersey - Vladimir Drastic (6’9’’, SF, Serbia)
44. Utah - KC Rivers (6‘5‘’, SG, Clemson, Sr.)
45. Milwaukee - Taj Gibson (6’9’’, PF, USC, Jr.)
46. Philadelphia - Jack McClinton (6’1’’, SG, Miami, Sr.)
47. Miami - Luke Nevill (7’1’’, C, Utah, Sr.)
48. Detroit - Chris Johnson (6’11’’, C, LSU, Sr.)
49. Dallas - Lee Cummard (6’7’’, SG, BYU, Sr.)
50. Phoenix - Rodrigue Beaubois (6'3'', PG, France)
51. Atlanta - Jeremy Pargo (6’2’’, PG, Gonzaga, Sr.)
52. Portland - Joe Ingles (6’8’’, SF, Australia)
53. Houston - Tyrese Rice (6'0'', PG, Boston College, Sr.)
54. New Orleans - Marcus Fortson (6’4’’, SG, LSU, Sr.)
55. Denver - Russell Hicks (7’0’’, C, Florida International, Sr.)
56. San Antonio - Alexey Shved (6'6'', PG, Russia)
57. Orlando - Jermaine Taylor (6’4’’, SG, UCF, Sr.)
58. Boston - Dominic James (6'0'', PG, Marquette, Sr.)
59. Cleveland - AJ Abrams (6’0’’, SG, Texas, Sr.)
60. LA Lakers - Alonzo Gee (6'5'', SG, Alabama, Sr.)

January 26, 2009

MMA Rankings

Heavyweight (265 lbs.)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Josh Barnett
3. Andrei Arlovski
4. Frank Mir
5. Brock Lesnar
6. Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira
7. Randy Couture
8. Tim Sylvia
9. Gabriel Gonzaga
10. Alistair Overeem


Light Heavyweight (205 lbs.)

1. Rashad Evans
2. Forrest Griffin
3. Quentin Jackson
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Dan Henderson
6. Thiago Silva
7. Rich Franklin
8. Chuck Liddell
9. Mauricio Rua
10. Renato “Babalu” Sobral


Middleweight (185 lbs.)

1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Robbie Lawler
5. Yushin Okami
6. Gegard Mousasi
7. Nate Marquart
8. Vitor Belfort
9. Michael Bisping
10. Jorge Santiago


Welterweight (170 lbs.)

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Thiago Alves
3. Jon Fitch
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Jake Shields
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Matt Serra
8. Carlos Condit
9. Matt Hughes
10. Karo Parisyan


Lightweight (155 lbs.)

1. BJ Penn
2. Kenny Florian
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Sean Sherk
5. Joachim Hansen
6. Eddie Alvarez
7. Josh Thomson
8. JZ Calvancante
9. Tatsuya Kawajiri
10. Tyson Griffin


Featherweight (145 lbs.)

1. Mike Thomas Brown
2. Urijah Faber
3. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
4. Hatsu Hioki
5. Leonard Garcia
6. Wagnney Fabiano
7. Akitoshi Tamura
8. Takeshi Inoue
9. Masakazu Imanari
10. Jose Aldo


Bantamweight (135 lbs.)

1. Miguel Angel Torres
2. Masakatsu Ueda
3. Brian Bowles
4. Takeya Mizugaki
5. Manny Tapia
6. Koetsu Okazaki
7. Atsushi Yamamoto
8. Chase Beebe
9. Will Ribeiro
10. Joseph Benavidez


Pound for Pound

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Anderson Silva
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. BJ Penn
5. Miguel Angel Torres
6. Rashad Evans
7. Dan Henderson
8. Mike Thomas Brown
9. Urijah Faber
10. Thiago Alves

January 17, 2009

MMA Rankings

Heavyweight (265 lbs.)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Andrei Arlovski
3. Josh Barnett
4. Frank Mir
5. Brock Lesnar
6. Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira
7. Randy Couture
8. Tim Sylvia
9. Gabriel Gonzaga
10. Ben Rothwell


Light Heavyweight (205 lbs.)

1. Rashad Evans
2. Forrest Griffin
3. Quentin Jackson
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Dan Henderson
6. Thiago Silva
7. Rich Franklin
8. Chuck Liddell
9. Mauricio Rua
10. Wanderlei Silva


Middleweight (185 lbs.)

1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Rich Franklin
4. Robbie Lawler
5. Yushin Okami
6. Matt Lindland
7. Gegard Mousasi
8. Nate Marquart
9. Michael Bisping
10. Jorge Santiago


Welterweight (170 lbs.)

1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Thiago Alves
3. Jon Fitch
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Jake Shields
6. Diego Sanchez
7. Matt Serra
8. Carlos Condit
9. Matt Hughes
10. Karo Parisyan


Lightweight (155 lbs.)

1. BJ Penn
2. Kenny Florian
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Sean Sherk
5. Joachim Hansen
6. Eddie Alvarez
7. Josh Thomson
8. JZ Calvancante
9. Tatsuya Kawajiri
10. Tyson Griffin


Featherweight (145 lbs.)

1. Mike Thomas Brown
2. Urijah Faber
3. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
4. Hatsu Hioki
5. Leonard Garcia
6. Wagnney Fabiano
7. Akitoshi Tamura
8. Takeshi Inoue
9. Jens Pulver
10. Masakazu Imanari


Bantamweight (135 lbs.)

1. Miguel Angel Torres
2. Masakatsu Ueda
3. Brian Bowles
4. Takeya Mizugaki
5. Koetsu Okazaki
6. Manny Tapia
7. Atsushi Yamamoto
8. Will Ribeiro
9. Chase Beebe
10. Joseph Benavidez


Pound for Pound

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Anderson Silva
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. BJ Penn
5. Miguel Angel Torres
6. Rashad Evans
7. Dan Henderson
8. Mike Thomas Brown
9. Urijah Faber
10. Thiago Alves

January 16, 2009

My UFC 100

UFC 100 is rapidly approaching. As it stands now it would be in July. Here is what I think the card should look like...


Location: Madison Square Garden

Georges St. Pierre vs. Anderson Silva (for the Middleweight title)
BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian (for the Lightweight title)
Chuck Liddell vs.Wanderlei Silva
Forest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonner
Randy Couture vs. Tito Ortiz
Matt Hughes vs. Frank Trigg
Royce Gracie vs. Ken Shamrock

Matt Hughes, Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, and BJ Penn inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.

Jim Brown announces the card with Rogan and Goldy.

2009 NBA Mock Draft (Both Rounds)

1. Oklahoma City - Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Washington - James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
3. LA Clippers - Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
4. Sacramento - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
5. Golden State - Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
6. Memphis - Gani Lawal (6’9’’, PF, Georgia Tech, Soph.)
7. Minnesota - Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
8. Indiana - Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
9. Charlotte - Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
10. New York - Jeff Teague (6’1’’, PG, Wake Forest, Soph.)
11. Toronto - Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
12. Chicago - Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
13. Philadelphia - Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
14. Dallas - Jrue Holiday (6'4'', SG, UCLA, Fresh.)
15. Milwaukee - Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
16. New Jersey - DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
17. Minnesota - Cole Aldrich (6’10’’, PF, Kansas, Soph.)
18. Minnesota - Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
19. Portland - Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)
20. Atlanta - Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
21. Sacramento - Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
22. Phoenix - Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
23. Detroit - Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)
24. Oklahoma City - Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
25. Oklahoma City - Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
26. New Orleans - Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
27. Minnesota - Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)
28. Orlando - Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
29. Cleveland - Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
30. LA Lakers - Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)

31. Oklahoma City - Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
32. Washington - Curtis Jerrells (6’1’’, PG, Baylor, Sr.)
33. LA Clippers - Danny Green (6‘5‘’, SG, North Carolina, Sr.)
34. Sacramento - Henk Norel (6’11’’, PF, Netherlands)
35. Golden State - Jeff Pendergraph (6’10’’, PF, Arizona State, Sr.)
36. Memphis - Lester Hudson (6’3’’, PG, UT-Martin, Sr.)
37. Minnesota - Nando De Colo (6’5’’, SG, France)
38. Indiana - Sam Young (6'6'', SF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
39. Charlotte - KC Rivers (6‘5‘’, SG, Clemson, Sr.)
40. New York - Terrence Williams (6'5'', SG, Louisville, Sr.)
41. Toronto - Vladimir Drastic (6’9’’, SF, Serbia)
42. Chicago - Luke Nevill (7’1’’, C, Utah, Sr.)
43. Philadelphia - AJ Abrams (6’0’’, SG, Texas, Sr.)
44. Dallas - Taj Gibson (6’9’’, PF, USC, Jr.)
45. Milwaukee - Chris Johnson (6’11’’, C, LSU, Sr.)
46. New Jersey - Rodrigue Beaubois (6'3'', PG, France)
47. Miami - Connor Atchley (6’10’’, C, Texas, Sr.)
48. Utah - Jeremy Pargo (6’2’’, PG, Gonzaga, Sr.)
49. Portland - AJ Price (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Sr.)
50. Atlanta - Alexey Shved (6'6'', PG, Russia)
51. Utah - Lee Cummard (6’7’’, SG, BYU, Sr.)
52. Phoenix - Joe Ingles (6’8’’, SF, Australia)
53. Detroit - Tyrese Rice (6'0'', PG, Boston College, Sr.)
54. Denver - Leo Lyons (6’9’’, PF, Missouri, Sr.)
55. San Antonio - Marcus Fortson (6’4’’, SG, LSU, Sr.)
56. New Orleans - Josh Shipp (6’5’’, SG, UCLA, Sr.)
57. Boston - Dominic James (6'0'', PG, Marquette, Sr.)
58. Orlando - Russell Hicks (7’0’’, C, Florida International, Sr.)
59. Cleveland - Robert Vaden (6’5’’, SG, UAB, Sr.)
60. LA Lakers - Alonzo Gee (6'5'', SG, Alabama, Sr.)

January 14, 2009

2009 NFL Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Detroit - Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia)
2. St. Louis - Andre Smith (OT, Alabama)
3. Kansas City - Aaron Curry (LB, Wake Forest)
4. Seattle - Michael Crabtree (WR, Texas Tech)
5. Cleveland - Aaron Maybin (DE, Penn State)
6. Cincinnati - Michael Oher (OT, Ole Miss)
7. Oakland - Eugene Monroe (OT, Virginia)
8. Jacksonville - Jason Smith (OT, Baylor)
9. Green Bay - Malcolm Jenkins (CB, Ohio State)
10. San Francisco - Everette Brown (DE, Florida State)
11. Buffalo - Brian Orakpo (DE, Texas)
12. Denver - Rey Maualuga (LB, USC)
13. Washington - Eben Britton (OT, Arizona)
14. New Orleans - James Laurinaitis (LB, Ohio State)
15. Houston - William Moore (S, Missouri)
16. San Diego - Chris Wells (RB, Ohio State)
17. New York Jets - Michael Johnson (DE, Georgia Tech)
18. Chicago - Jeremy Maclin (WR, Missouri)
19. Tampa Bay - Knowshon Moreno (RB, Georgia)
20. Detroit (from Dallas) - Ciron Black (OT, LSU)
21. Arizona - Peria Jerry (DT, Ole Miss)
22. Philadelphia - Duke Robinson (OG, Oklahoma)
23. Minnesota - Mark Sanchez (QB, USC)
24. New England - Vontae Davis (CB, Illinois)
25. Atlanta - BJ Raji (DT, Boston College)
26. Miami - DJ Moore (CB, Vanderbilt)
27. Baltimore - Percy Harvin (WR, Florida)
28. Indianapolis - Brian Cushing (LB, USC)
29. Philadelphia (from Carolina) - Brandon Pettigrew (TE, Oklahoma State)
30. Pittsburgh - Alex Mack (C, California)
31. New York Giants - Victor Harris (CB, Virgina Tech)
32. Tennessee - Alphonso Smith (CB, Wake Forest)

January 12, 2009

2009 NBA Big Board

1. Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Ricky Rubio (6'4'', PG, Spain)
3. James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
4. Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
5. Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
6. Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
7. Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
8. Gani Lawal (6’9’’, PF, Georgia Tech, Soph.)
9. Jrue Holiday (6'4'', SG, UCLA, Fresh.)
10. Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
11. BJ Mullens (7'0'', C, Ohio State, Fresh.)
12. Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
13. Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
14. Austin Daye (6'10'', SF, Gonzaga, Soph.)
15. Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
16. Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
17. DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
18. Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
19. Tyreke Evans (6'5'', SG, Memphis, Fresh.)
20. Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
21. Samardo Samuels (6'8'', PF, Louisville, Fresh.)
22. Cole Aldrich (6’10’’, PF, Kansas, Soph.)
23. Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
24. Jeff Teague (6’1’’, PG, Wake Forest, Soph.)
25. Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)
26. Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
27. Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
28. Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)
29. Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
30. Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
31. Victor Claver (6'10'', SF, Spain)
32. Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)
33. Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
34. Nick Calathes (6'5'', PG, Florida, Soph.)
35. James Johnson (6’8’’, SF, Wake Forest, Soph.)
36. Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
37. Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
38. Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
39. Curtis Jerrells (6’1’’, PG, Baylor, Sr.)
40. Sam Young (6'6'', SF, Pittsburgh, Sr.)
41. Wayne Ellington (6'4'', SG, North Carolina, Jr.)
42. Jerome Jordan (7’1’’, C, Tulsa, Jr.)
43. Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)
44. Lester Hudson (6’3’’, PG, UT-Martin, Sr.)
45. Henk Norel (6’11’’, PF, Netherlands)
46. Connor Atchley (6’10’’, C, Texas, Sr.)
47. Rodrigue Beaubois (6'3'', PG, France)
48. Greivis Vasquez (6’5’’, PG, Maryland, Jr.)
49. Jeremy Pargo (6’2’’, PG, Gonzaga, Sr.)
50. Brandon Costner (6'8'', SF, North Carolina State, Jr.)
51. AJ Price (6’2’’, PG, UConn, Sr.)
52. Jeff Pendergraph (6’10’’, PF, Arizona State, Sr.)
53. Luke Nevill (7’1’’, C, Utah, Sr.)
54. Terrence Williams (6'5'', SG, Louisville, Sr.)
55. Nando De Colo (6’5’’, SG, France)
56. KC Rivers (6‘5‘’, SG, Clemson, Sr.)
57. Taj Gibson (6’9’’, PF, USC, Jr.)
58. Lee Cummard (6’7’’, SG, BYU, Sr.)
59. Danny Green (6‘5‘’, SG, North Carolina, Sr.)
60. Alexey Shved (6'6'', PG, Russia)
61. Dominic James (6'0'', PG, Marquette, Sr.)
62. Alonzo Gee (6'5'', SG, Alabama, Sr.)
63. Chris Johnson (6’11’’, C, LSU, Sr.)
64. Tyrese Rice (6'0'', PG, Boston College, Sr.)
65. Joe Ingles (6’8’’, SF, Australia)
66. Vladimir Drastic (6’9’’, SF, Serbia)
67. Rudy Mbemba (5'11'', PG, Sweeden)
68. Leo Lyons (6’9’’, PF, Missouri, Sr.)
69. Josh Carter (6‘7‘’, SF, Texas A&M, Sr.)
70. Robert Vaden (6’5’’, SG, UAB, Sr.)
71. Marcus Fortson (6’4’’, SG, LSU, Sr.)
72. Jerel McNeal (6’3’’, SG, Marquette, Sr.)
73. AJ Abrams (6’0’’, SG, Texas, Sr.)
74. Josh Shipp (6’5’’, SG, UCLA, Sr.)
75. Jermaine Taylor (6’4’’, SG, UCF, Sr.)

January 09, 2009

Cammo Top 25 (Final)

1. Florida (13-1) 2
2. Utah (13-0) 7
3. Texas (12-1) 3
4. USC (12-1) 5
5. Oklahoma (12-2) 1
6. Alabama (12-2) 4
7. Penn State (11-2) 8
8. TCU (11-2) 11
9. Boise State (12-1) 9
10. Texas Tech (11-2) 6
11. Oregon (10-3) 13
12. Ohio State (10-3) 10
13. Georgia (10-3) 17
14. Virginia Tech (10-4) 21
15. Cincinnati (11-3) 12
16. Ole Miss (9-4) 24
17. Iowa (9-4) 23
18. Oklahoma State (9-4) 16
19. Missouri (10-4) 25
20. Oregon State (9-4) NR
21. Michigan State (9-4) 18
22. Nebraska (9-4) NR
23. Georgia Tech (9-4) 14
24. Florida State (9-4) NR
25. West Virginia (9-4) NR

January 07, 2009

2009 NBA Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Oklahoma City - Blake Griffin (6'9'', PF, Oklahoma, Soph.)
2. Washington - Hasheem Thabeet (7‘3‘’, C, UConn, Jr.)
3. Sacramento - James Harden (6'5'', SG, Arizona State, Soph.)
4. LA Clippers - Jordan Hill (6’10’’, PF, Arizona, Jr.)
5. Minnesota - Brandon Jennings (6'1'', PG, Europe)
6. Golden State - Greg Monroe (6'10'', PF, Georgetown, Fresh.)
7. Memphis - Gani Lawal (6’9’’, PF, Georgia Tech, Soph.)
8. Charlotte - Patrick Patterson (6‘8“, PF, Kentucky, Soph.)
9. Indiana - Demar DeRozan (6'6'', SG, USC, Fresh.)
10. Philadelphia - Stephen Curry (6‘3‘’, SG, Davidson, Jr.)
11. New York - Al-Farouq Aminu (6’9’’, SF, Wake Forest, Fresh.)
12. Toronto - DaJuan Summers (6’8’’, SF, Georgetown, Jr.)
13. Chicago - Cole Aldrich (6’10’’, PF, Kansas, Soph.)
14. Minnesota - Earl Clark (6'8'', SF, Louisville, Jr.)
15. Milwaukee - Jrue Holiday (6'4'', SG, UCLA, Fresh.)
16. New Jersey - Damion James (6'8'', SF, Texas, Jr.)
17. Minnesota - Chase Budinger (6‘7“, SG, Arizona, Jr.)
18. Portland - Tyler Smith (6’7’’, SF, Tennessee, Jr.)
19. Sacramento - Patrick Mills (6‘0‘’, PG, St. Mary’s, Soph.)
20. Dallas - Ty Lawson (5’11’’, PG, North Carolina, Jr.)
21. Phoenix - Omri Casspi (6’8’’, SF, Israel)
22. Detroit - Josh Heytvelt (6’11’’, C, Gonzaga, Sr.)
23. Oklahoma City - Eric Maynor (6'3'', PG, Virginia Commonwealth, Sr.)
24. Atlanta - Darren Collison (6’1’’, PG, UCLA, Sr.)
25. Oklahoma City - Andrew Ogilvy (7'0'', C, Vanderbilt, Soph.)
26. New Orleans - Gerald Henderson (6'5'', SG, Duke, Jr.)
27. Orlando - Kyle Singler (6'8'', SF, Duke, Soph.)
28. Cleveland - Dionte Christmas (6’5’’, SG, Temple, Sr.)
29. Minnesota - Vyacheslav Kratsov (7’0’’, C, Ukraine)
30. LA Lakers - Tyler Hansbrough (6’8’’, PF, North Carolina, Sr.)

January 06, 2009

2008 MMA Awards

Best Fighter

Anderson Silva
Rashad Evans
Thiago Alves
Miguel Torres
Georges St. Pierre

Winner: Anderson Silva


Best Fight

Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda
Cung Le vs. Frank Shamrock
Eddie Alvarez vs. Joachim Hansen
Quentin Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin
Eddie Alvarez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

Winner: Miguel Torres vs. Yoshiro Maeda


Best Knockout

Rashad Evans KO’s Liddell
Gegard Mousasi upkicks Souza
Josh Koscheck KO’s Yoshida
Anthony Johnson head kicks Burns
Wanderlei Silva mauls Jardine

Winner: Rashad Evans KO’s Liddell


Best Submission

Dustin Hazelett’s armbar on McCrory
Shinya Aoki’s gogoplata on Nagata
Frank Mir’s kneebar on Lesnar
Nate Diaz’s double bird triangle on Pellagrino
Demian Maia’s triangle on Ed Herman

Winner: Dustin Hazelett’s armbar on McCrory


Biggest Upset

Mike Brown over Urijah Faber
Seth Petruzelli over Kimbo Slice
Junior dos Santos over Fabricio Werdum
Frank Mir handles Nogueira
Sergey Golyaev over Takanori Gomi

Winner: Junior dos Santos over Fabricio Werdum


Comeback Fighter

Frank Mir
Pat Miletich
Anthony Johnson

Winner: Frank Mir


Breakthrough Fighter

Mike Brown
Brock Lesnar
Kenny Florian
Thiago Alves
Gegard Mousasi

Winner: Thiago Alves


Biggest Story

The demise of EliteXC
Kimbo KO’ed
Brock Lesnar’s Meteoric Rise
MMA goes primetime
Gina Carano makes women’s MMA popular

Winner: MMA goes primetime


Best Camp

Xtreme Couture
Arizona Combat Sports
American Top Team
Greg Jackson’s Submission Fighting
Team Nogueira

Winner: Greg Jackson’s Submission Fighting

January 04, 2009

2009 NFL Mock Draft (First Round)

1. Detroit - Matthew Stafford (QB, Georgia)
2. St. Louis - Andre Smith (OT, Alabama)
3. Kansas City - Aaron Maybin (DE, Penn State)
4. Seattle - Michael Crabtree (WR, Texas Tech)
5. Cleveland - Aaron Curry (LB, Wake Forest)
6. Cincinnati - Michael Oher (OT, Ole Miss)
7. Oakland - Taylor Mays (S, USC)
8. Jacksonville - Eugene Monroe (OT, Virginia)
9. Green Bay - Malcolm Jenkins (CB, Ohio State)
10. San Francisco - Sam Bradford (QB, Oklahoma)
11. Buffalo - Everette Brown (DE, Florida State)
12. Denver - Rey Maualuga (LB, USC)
13. Washington - Jason Smith (OT, Baylor)
14. New Orleans - James Laurinaitis (LB, Ohio State)
15. Houston - Brian Orakpo (DE, Texas)
16. San Diego - Chris Wells (RB, Ohio State)
17. New York Jets - William Moore (S, Missouri)
18. Chicago - Jeremy Maclin (WR, Missouri)
19. Tampa Bay - Knowshon Moreno (RB, Georgia)
20. Detroit (from Dallas) - Phil Loadholt (OT, Oklahoma)
21. Arizona - Michael Johnson (DE, Georgia Tech)
22. Philadelphia - Jermaine Gresham (TE, Oklahoma)
23. Minnesota - Vontae Davis (CB, Illinois)
24. New England - DJ Moore (CB, Vanderbilt)
25. Atlanta - Peria Jerry (DT, Ole Miss)
26. Miami - Victor Harris (CB, Virgina Tech)
27. Baltimore - Percy Harvin (WR, Florida)
28. Philadelphia (from Carolina) - Duke Robinson (OG, Oklahoma)
29. Indianapolis - BJ Raji (DT, Boston College)
30. New York Giants - Brian Cushing (LB, USC)
31. Pittsburgh - Alex Mack (C, California)
32. Tennessee - Alphonso Smith (CB, Wake Forest)