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Yesterday was a huge day for sports, especially in Boston…
After a Game 1 romping of the Colorado Rockies, the Boston Red Sox won Game 2 of the World Series 2-1 in a very close game, and are now up 2-0. The Red Sox pitching staff followed up Josh Beckett’s gem with a brilliant performance of their own, thanks to modest efforts by Curt Schilling, Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon.
A notable performance was given by Rockies rookie pitcher Udalo Jimenez, although he only went 4 2/3 innings. He had remarkable control in the beginning of the game, however the fire-baller lost control in the 5th inning and was removed from the game after allowing an RBI double to Mike Lowell.
No. 2 ranked Boston College won despite being down 10-0 at halftime to No. 8 ranked Virginia Tech. Boston College QB Matt Ryan completed a 24-yard touchdown pass with :11 seconds left in regulation to secure a 14-10 victory.
Ryan had a remarkable performance, although he allowed 2 interceptions. The Heisman Trophy candidate finished the game passing for 285 yards, and 2 touchdowns. By leading his team to victory despite the 10-0 halftime deficit, he made a strong claim for the Heisman, which is awarded to college football’s most valuable player.
A shocking development is also under way regarding NBA Commissioner David Stern. He announced yesterday that due to the fact that every single referee in the NBA is linked to some form of gambling, he will seek no punishment of them. Furthermore, he announced he is drafting new gambling rules and those very same referees will be now allowed to gamble in a number of ways.
An internal investigation of NBA referee’s revealed that all 56 of the league’s referees have violated the league policy regarding gambling. That policy also bans any form of legal gambling, including lottery tickets, poker games (for money), and casino gambling.
I personally believe they should alter the league policy to allow for referees to partake in state lottery. Casino gambling should not be allowed because the integrity of the games they officiate will be in jeopardy. Considering the fact that anybody can place a bet in Las Vegas on a sporting event via the internet, these referees should not be allowed to partake in casino gambling.
Friday, October 26, 2007
It's a Great Day in Boston, Not so Great in the NBA
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The NBA has lost it's appeal to the real sports fan and David Stern not acting on the officials who gamble because they all do is a joke ..
ReplyDeleteStern should be fired !!!If the NBA never played another game who would really care . The quality and character of players in the league has gone down since expansion ..