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Ah… victory.  Congratulations Pittsburgh Penguins!  What a great show of heart in the decisive game 7.  Here are some stories from other great sites.

• Total Pro Sports has video of Sidney Crosby hoisting the Stanley Cup out of the sunroof of the bus while still in Detroit.
• Bootlegger Sports brings footage of Ray Mercer vs Tim Sylvia in a boxing match with MMA surroundings.  See what happens when you piss an old man off…
• Sharapova’s Thigh takes an in-depth look at what is wrong with Johan Santana after the worst outting of his career.
• On the other end of the pitching spectrum, Mighty Matt Cain is having a great year and putting up solid numbers as told by Josh Q. Public.
• Fanhouse has a disturbing video of LA Lakers fans rioting after the championship was decided last night.
• NESW Sports provides an EA Sports video of Tiger Woods clowing around with Scott Van Pelt.
• No Guts, No Glory thinks the Cavs would be making a huge mistake if they obtained Shaquille O’Neal.
• PacMan Jonesin’ found Shaq sending tweets of congrats to Kobe and calling Stan Van Gundy a panicker.
• Sports Rubbish has an entertaining story of an umpire who ejected the entire crowd at a high school game recently.

If my leg was going in that direction you can bet your nachos I would have dropped that ball.  Lots of good stories from other sites today!

• In Game Now provides a video of Alex Rios blasting the constructive criticim he doesn’t need in a foul-mouthed tirade.
• Steady Burn shows an Australian rugby team quarantined for swine flu potential.
• Detroit4Lyfe brings out the etiquette book for a ball game, pointing out that the “F” bomb shouldn’t be used.
• The UNC gurus on The Fifth Corner looks at Tyler Hansbrough, his blogging, and his experience as a Tar Heel.
• Yanks Go Yard says New York can’t always rely on free agents and needs to have a solid draft to restock the cupboard.
• Gunaxin takes a look at the 2009 MLB Draft with an extensive preview.
• Rip City Project throws up their mock NBA draft preview.
• Josh Q. Public takes a look at Steven Strasburg and the Washington Nationals contract and potential.
• Creation Rex is not a bandwagon Penguins fan declares PSAMP.
• Major League Jerk poses an interesting question.  What hat should Randy Johnson wear when he is inducted in the MLB Hall of Fame?
• NESW Sports dives into technology and brings us a Chris Bosh Bobblehead and iphone app video.
• Sharapova’s Thigh takes a look around the bigs and tell us why the Braves are boosting their chances in the NL East.
• Total Pro Sports finds George Foreman III starting his career as a pro boxer with a devastating win.
• The World of Isaac has the video footage of a fan attacking Roger Federer.

Well, the next step in modernization of Paneech.com is finally done.  The site no longer looks like a generic can of peas from Sparkle markets. 

Big props to Nat over at Heels On Hardwood for taking some time to design the new banner for me.  If you like basketball, especially Raptors hoops news, visit that site!

Big props also to my old pal Ethan at NESW Sports for his patience with my “technologically challenged” ways.  He has been a pillar for me since day one and I really am appreciative for his help.

Leave some feedback and let me know what you think!

Great footage of the FOX 8 News team finishing up their newscast with one second left in the Cavs – Magic game.  They go from “wait until next year” to “CAVS WIN!” in just one second.  Hilarious video!

Hat Tip:  NESW Sports

I can watch this clip repeatedly and chuckle each time.  I still remember the night it happened and shows what a jackass Kevin Garnett really is.

With that being said, here are some great stories from other sites…

High School Soccer Team Scores On The Opening Kickoff * Sports Rubbish
Granny Yoga Instructor Will Teach You Some Stuff * Deuce of Davenport
When Did The Mohawk Become Cool In The NBA? * Hoop Doctors
Unbullievable, Bulls Beat Celtics In 3 OT * Docksquad Sports
Brazilian Goalkeeper Scores In His Own Net * Total Pro Sports
Will Ferrell Imitates Harry Carey * NESW Sports
Iron Sheik Didn’t Shake * Hugging Harold Reynolds
Floyd Mayweather Is Unretired * Josh Q. Public
No Contract Talk For Jason Bay * My Sports Rumors
Indians Activate Davis Dellucci, Trevor Crowe Stays * Tribe Daily
Spurs And Jazz Dynasties End — Should We Care? * Sharapova’s Thigh
Cross Pollination: Talk Hoops And Both Teams Played Hard Share E-Mails * Talk Hoops
Phil Mickelson’s Awesome Backwards Shot * Zoner Sports
Pittsburgh Penguins Playoff Preview vs Washington Capitals * The Program

Enjoy All Of These Great Stories And Remember To Bet The #5 Horse In The Derby

The girls in my class hated it, the boys in my class could not wait for it.  Some of the activies we did (for a grade) are not even allowed anymore.  The feel and smell of that maroon rubbery kickball is nostalgic, almost magical. 

My gym teacher was a good man.  His name was Dick Williams.  Mr. Williams was a nice guy, the head basketball coach for years, and a phys ed teacher any boy would love to have, and any girl would wish against getting.  What made Mr. Williams’ gym class so interesting was that he looked for athleticism in his students.  No matter what the activity was, two people were asigned to be captains and then they would pick teams.  The same people were picked in almost the same order no matter what the activity was. 

Without further ado, my top and bottom 5 gym class activities:

T O P

1. Dodgeball.  We have seen the movie but it does no justice to the real game.  In 1983, my sophomore year, you were encouraged to throw the rubber kickballs at your opponents no matter where you hit the person.  If you got hit really hard, it would sting for a bit, but everyone lived.  Unfortunately, the game is now taught with Nerf balls that float and you can only hit people in the legs.
2. Kickball.  Indoor kickball rocked!  The rules seemed to change every single time we played.  If you hit the ceiling you were out.  Again, the maroon rubber ball was used and you could nail the runner at any body part to record an out. 
3. Basketball.  Seemed like every Friday, Mr. Williams would come out with a basketball and we would pick three teams and just play full-court pickup games to 11.  The co-ed factor slowed the games a bit, but we knew what we would be doing every Friday.
4. Whiffle Ball.  Another sport replaced with nerf balls.  Same as kickball, the ground rules varied from game to game.  The bleachers were an out, The far wall was a home run, the ceiling was an out.  We even used to be able to throw whiffle balls at girls to record outs.  “So Jeanne, are you going to come with me to the sweethearts dance? Oh, I didn’t know you had a date…”  POW, Jeanne gets drilled in the thigh as she tries to get to first.  It was deviance with permission at its absolute best.
5. Artillery.  This was a variation of dodgeball using up to seven kickballs at the same time.  This was the best way to make the nerd who ruined the curve in Algebra cry.  Three guys would hold a ball and decide he was the target.  All at once, three kickballs going at least 40 MPH would drill the little genius.  Curve ruiner would almost always end up in tears.  Needless to say, this game is history.

W O R S T

1. Square Dancing.  I was never the dancing type and to this day am not a huge country music fan.  I don’t drive a truck, I have all my teeth, and I do not drink, hence no country music.  Even though this activity would only last a couple of consecutive days, I despised it.  I hated dancing like I just killed a deer and left the bar with his bloody antlers in my hands.
2. Normal Gymnastics.  There were the vaults over a pommel horse, the balance beam, and my all-time most hated activity, tumbling.  I was pretty big in high school.  At about 6′, 240, the last thing I wanted to do was a cartwheel in front of the cheerleaders in my gym class. 
3. Scooter Races.  Again, as a big guy in high school I had to swallow my pride to sit on a one foot wooden square with wheels under it and race around like a hamster.  This could easily be number one on the worst list, but I did ok with it.  I think Mr. Williams would have these races from time to time just so he could say the class was well-balanced.
4. Running.  Shocked me the day when I came out of the locker room dressed in my gym clothes to learn we were going to go outside and run up a hill.  I faked every illness in the Red Cross handbook, but Mr. Williams made me anyway.  This was a way for the skinny geeky kids and track stars to excel and left the door open for basketball and dodgeball for us normal folks.
5. Volleyball.  To this day I hate playing this sport.  All the guys wanted to be on the front line to spike the ball toward the other team, ala dodgeball.  Unfortunately we learned that the only people who were any good were the girls from the volleyball team.

The one sport I still enjoy is golf.  We never did much golf training in gym class.  Mr. Williams is still a very avid golfer, so I am suprised it would never come up.

All-in-all gym class was usually a pretty good time.  I miss it and maybe when we have our 25th reunion, I will see if I can locate a maroon rubbery kickball and see who wants to go out in the parking lot to have at it.

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Anyone who visits this page regularly knows I am new to this.  Sports blogging is frustrating at times because there is no deadline to be first.  It’s a race to have the best information or video to convey exactly how you feel about something.

I have been fortunate to make a few friends by doing this.  One of those people is Matt Clapp, the top guy over at Sharapova’s Thigh.  We have never spoke to each other or met in person.  We have however helped each other, exposing readers to each othes sites through linking.

The post that Matt wrote last night was tough to read because it was very emotional.  I want to share that post with all of those who take a moment to read it.  Click on the link below.

Remembering The Best Friend I Ever Had – Matt Clapp

A good luck wish to my hometown girls basketball team.  This team is amazing in the sense that it starts three freshmen, a sophomore, and a senior.  Fresh off a big victory over rival McDonald, Lowellville is headed to Massilon, Ohio to potentially take the next step.  The village is obviously excited, not only about this weeks big game, but a future of talented teams for the next few years.  The 8th grade basketball team is coming off of their second consecutive undefeated season, and when that talent gets lumped into the equation, look out!  Lowellville could post a sports dynasty unknown to a village since the great football teams of the 1960’s.

Coaches Tony Matisi and Doug Pollock are enjoying the run.  These two men are respected by the players and parents of the community and their record speaks for itself.  Despite the fact that Matisi roots for Michigan, and Pollock, Notre Dame, these two guys are good people.  The support they have received for over ten years now is a testament to both, their popularity, and methods.  Congratulations to both of you and continued success for years!

It has been documented in The Vindicator that Matisi doesn’t have to push these girls to put forth their best effort.  The girls are pushing each other to be better players and have the right attitude.  The names Moore and Hvisdak hold places in Lowellville sports history.  John Hvisdak was a great athlete, graduating in 1986, his wife Lori (Rotunno) Hvisdak also was a good basketball player.  Ralph Moore was an imposing linebacker, playing until 1987.  Lori (Bisconti) Carlson graduated in 1984 and also had a great deal of success with sports.  None of the above listed parents ever experienced the successes of their daughters, the three successful freshmen. 

The very best of luck to this team this week and well into the future!