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The Truly Hectic World of Sports

For the past couple of weeks, the world of sports has basically been following it's biological calendar. The NBA playoffs are in their conference finals, along with the NHL, and the MLB season is going strong. Now is the time to solely attempt to bring everyone up to speed. For the most part, the MLB season is going as planned. The Rays, Yankees, and Red Sox sit atop the AL East, as always. And teams like the Phillies and Cardinals are following suit, as usual. BUT WAIT! WHAT'S THIS?!?!?! The Cleveland Indians have the best record in baseball? The apocalypse must be upon us. But, not really. Most teams have barely played 40 games, and teams can have good years. So for now, the jumbled MLB will just have to remain that, and as always, things will end up the same in the end, with the East claiming the title. Sorry, no repeat Giants fans. Anyway, the NHL is also having playoffs, so yeah, you can do your own research there............ And finally, the NBA. The Heat, who may h...

Pro Bowl

The Pro Bowl is probably the least interesting game of the entire season, unless of course there were a Panthers-Bills matchup this year. In addition to it being a meaningless game with no benefits, other than the Cadillac SUV granted to the game's MVP, this year's game was unsurmountably less exciting than any other previous year. The NFC's slaughtering of the AFC, tells nothing of how the season went this year, because no one really tried. On every play from scrimage, the defensive line performed the same motion, slowly getting out of their stance and jogging towards the general direction of the quarterback. In addition, the extra rules for the game, made passes of under ten yards almost undefended, as press coverage was against the rules. No blizting and the outlaw of bunch formations (three WR's on one side), as well added to the dull atmosphere in Honolulu. Not to mention that no one in Hawaii cares about football. I truly think that the Pro Bowl should be play...