All-Encompassing Update

During the summer, there's not a lot of (ACC) football or basketball news to write about, so rather than driving myself insane trying to find topics, I will just occasionally (or more often, depending on what sparks my interest) weigh in on a few random topics.

JJ Hickson is probably staying in the draft. I don't think he should, but he didn't ask me. He chose not to play at the Orlando pre-draft camp, and wasn't invited for interviews and measurements only. Evidently, he's content with his current draft position...or he thinks he's going to blow the scouts away at his private workout that he will have soon. I believe his best chance of improving his draft stock would have been to go to Orlando and shine against other "wanna be" draftees. However, Sidney Lowe has been around the NBA quite a bit, and if JJ is following his advice, I will easily concede that he's doing the best thing for his particular situation.

The Danny Green saga is very interesting. Apparently, as long as the NBA doesn't specifically tell Mr. Green to pull out of the draft, he is going to stay in it. Tar Heel Fan has all of the UNC/NBA draft news anyone could need, including a couple of articles about Danny Green. It seems that being in prison made Danny Sr. an expert on the intricacies of the NBA draft process.

Football is only a few months away!!!

The United States Open is basically two weeks away. My early prediction: Tiger Woods wins! How's that for going out on a limb? I'll step out a little farther...Tiger will finish at -2, and will be the only golfer in red figures. Plenty of people will be predicting that someone other than Tiger will win, citing his long layoff for knee surgery. I say he will win, because he always wins at Torrey Pines. Also, in 2002, he missed quite a bit of time because of a similar knee surgery, and he won his first tournament back that year, as well. Where was that tournament played?? Yep..Torrey Pines.

Well, that's it for now. Check back soon for another all-encompassing update!

Golf Tournament!!!

Agape Kure Beach Ministries, a Lutheran organization that provides lots of educational opportunities for today's youth, is having a golf tournament in October. I played last year, and can tell you that it is an extremely well-run event, on a very well-maintained golf course (Echo Farms in Wilmington, NC).

I am not affiliated with the tournament (other than being Lutheran and supportive of AKB), but anyone who wishes to participate can either click the link above or email me with any questions. I will get them answered, even if I have to contact someone else!

I Agree With Gregg Doyel

I just felt like that should be the title of this entry.

It doesn't happen very often.

Anyway, Doyel's column about the death of Eight Belles just after the Kentucky Derby this past weekend was 100% correct. It is sad how many horses are sacrificed for the entertainment of a relatively small number of people.

Can you imagine if human athletes were treated the same way?

"LeBron James sprained his ankle in the second quarter of today's game, and had to be put down. He was replaced in the second half by......"