LAKERS ARE 2009-2010 NBA CHAMPIONS! BACK TO BACK CHAMPS! YES!

I really can't even describe how amazing tonight was. It truly defined Game 7. The Lakers win the championship 83-79, in an intense, nail biting, and great defensive game. I can't even write about this because I'm so ecstatic. A great game played by both sides tonight, as the Boston Celtics played a great series. Kobe gets his fifth championship ring and the Lakers continue to be the best basketball organization in the NBA and win their 16th championship. Congrats to the Lakers and a great 2009-2010 season! GO LAKERS!

You can read about the game here. I've got two finals in the morning and gotta get some rest.

YES! LAKERS WIN!

Lakers pushing for Game 7? UPDATE: Lakers win 89-67

The Lakers currently lead the Celtics 60-42 in the 3rd Quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals. A win for the Celtics (meaning a comeback is key!) would make them champions as they currently hold a 3-2 series lead. A Lakers win tonight (yay!) would tie the series 3-3 to go to Game 7 to decide the champion. There's 4:47 remaining in the 3rd, so anything is possible. Here's to hoping the Lakers can push for a Game 7.

Stay tuned.

UPDATE 11:42 - The Los Angeles Lakers have defeated the Boston Celtics 89-67 in a blowout to force a Game 7 to decide the 2010 NBA Champion. Kobe Bryant had 26 points in this game.

Game 7 is Thursday at 9 PM, as the Lakers try to continue their good luck at home. Get ready as Kobe Bryant looks forward to his 5th championship ring.

Quick updates (UPDATE: Lakers win, advance to finals!, Hawks take Game 1 of Stanley Cup Finals)

Hey guys, don't have much time. Sorry for the lack of posts today and possibly tomorrow, I was in the city today and I'll be back there tomorrow for the Yankees game.

Yankees fall to Indians 13-11
Embarrassing, Joba needs to go.

Mets losing to Brewers 8-6 in the 8th inning

Roy Halladay threw the 2nd perfect game this year, beating the Marlins 1-0.
Seriously, who else would you expect?

The Lakers currently lead the Suns 73-61 in the beginning of the 3rd quarter.
The Lakers are looking to clinch to face the Celtics in the finals for the 2nd time in 3 years.
UPDATE: Lakers win 111-103 :D yay!

Hawks beat the Flyers 6-5 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

Again, sorry for the lacking of these posts! Everything should be back to normal come Monday!

Today's News

Hey everyone! Here are some of the top stories in today's sports news:

Baseball
- The Yankees resigned pitcher Chad Gaudin after he was released from the Oakland Athletics. Gaudin was a part of the 2009 Yankees that won the World Series. Boone Logan has been optioned to AAA.
- The Texas Rangers have confirmed interest in Roy Oswalt, however the Astros are not looking to deal him yet.
- The Washington Nationals will call up Steven Strasburg, the #1 overall pick in the 2009 draft, around June 8-10 as the Nats host the Pirates. It was early said that he would make his debut June 4th.

Basketball
- The Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers last night to tie the series at 2-2. The next game is tomorrow night.
- The Orlando Magic are currently leading 37-33 over the Boston Celtics in the 2nd Quarter.
- President Obama has projected the Lakers to make it to the NBA Finals.

Football
- Superbowl 2014 in New York/New Jersey!

Hockey
- Stanley Cup Final Game 1 on May 29th.

Be back with more after the games!

Yankees fall to Mets and more scores

Baseball
Mets - 6 (22-23), Yankees - 4 (26-18)
W - Johan Santana (4-2)
L - CC Sabathia (4-3)
SV - Francisco Rodriguez (8)
HR: (NYM) Jason Bay 2 (3)
Ew. Ugly game for the Yankees. Sabathia pitched horribly, Santana pitched great. Two things that annoyed me about this game: Jason Bay and Francisco Cervelli's home run call gone wrong. Jason Bay. The guy enters the game with 1 HR on the year, (we're talking about a guy who hit 36 last year) and ALL OF A SUDDEN he wakes up from his homerless slumber and hits 2 bombs tonight. Unbelievable. And the Cervelli homerun call, that was without a doubt a homerun. Instead they called it a single. The ball hit the orange line on top of the outfield wall, declaring it a homerun according to the rules at Citi Field (which is that if the ball its the orange line it's a homerun). However, the umps thought otherwise. What happens, happens you know. Let's see how the Mets play when they come into our house next month.

Basketball
Suns - 118, Lakers - 109
Lakers lead series 2-1

Hockey
Blackhawks - 4, Sharks - 2
Chicago advances to Stanley Cup Finals

Sorry for the lack of statistics with this post, but I'm crazy tired and tomorrow is my birthday! Check in for more tomorrow!

Where will LeBron James end up next year? How you voted

Here's how you voted:
New York Knicks - 11
New Jersey Nets - 5
Chicago Bulls - 4
Cleveland Cavaliers - 2
Los Angeles Lakers - 1

Haha, well it's good to see some of you read my previous post about where I thought LeBron might land. I still think he's going to come to New York, however it's not going to be that easy. So please, tell me where you think he'll go (if you voted). Please leave me comments, I'd love to hear what you think!

(See? LeBron's in an Empire State of Mind!)

By the way, new poll is up: Where do you think Roy Oswalt will get traded?

Somers vs Carmel tomorrow at Hudson Valley Renegades Stadium!

I'm so excited! Finally, after waiting all week, tomorrow my commentator buddy, Mike Rossillo, and I will be doing the play by play for tomorrow's Somers vs Carmel baseball game for MSGVarsity. But it's no ordinary game: It's being played at the stadium of the Hudson Valley Renegades!

This is big news. The Renegades are the Rays single-A team, meaning Somers will be playing in a minor league stadium! I'm especially excited to go on the field. But perhaps what I'm most excited about is doing the broadcasting...from the commentator's booth! Woo! So excited to see what it's like to be a professional commentator like a Michael Kay or a Vin Scully. This is my dream job and I'm finally getting the chance to live it! The game is at 4:30 PM tomorrow at Renegades stadium and if you're free, I highly encourage you to come and watch the game or stop by and say hi to us in the booth! I'm so excited! Hopefully I'll see you there!

- Josh

In other news:
Yankees lost to the Rays 10-6 (however, A-Rod hit his 589th career homerun)
Mets lost to the Nationals 5-3
Lakers won 124-112 to beat the Suns (lead series 2-0)
Magic vs Celtics (off)
No Hockey games tonight

Tonight's scores

BASEBALL

Boston Red Sox - 9, New York Yankees - 7 (Game still in progress)
A game the Yankees led 5-0 in the first inning...


New York Mets - 3 (19-20), Atlanta Braves - 2 (18-21)
W - Mike Pelfrey (5-1)
L - Derek Lowe (5-4)
SV - Francisco Rodriguez (6)
HR: (ATL) Eric Hinske (2)

PLAYOFF BASKETBALL

Los Angeles Lakers - 62, Phoenix Suns - 55 - Half-Time (Game still in progress)
Series at 0-0

PLAYOFF HOCKEY

NO GAMES

But there's hockey news today!

- The Washington Capitals signed young center Nicklas Backstrom to a 10 year, $67 million dollar deal today. Their goal is to continue to build a nucleus around star winger Alex Ovechkin. ESPN.

- According to ESPN's rumor mill (subscription required), the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils may be discussing a trade that would send Penguins center Evgeni Malkin to the Devils in exchange for star left wing Zach Parise. It's only a rumor though for now.

Tackling the Giant Gorilla in the room...

Oh Where, oh where will LeBron end up...

Alright let's be honest, how many of you out there just want the NBA playoffs to come to an end?

Anybody? (Put your hands down)

My Lakers are still in the playoffs and I'm happy, thrilled you could say. But what am I most looking forward to? I'm pretty sure I'm not speaking for myself when I say FREE AGENCY. And by free agency I mean, "Where will LeBron James play next season?"
We've been speculating (and by we, I mean the sports world) since even before the season, and even during last year's NBA Finals (Lakers <3)

New York Knicks

I want the money, the money and the cars, the cars and the clothes. I suppose, I just wanna be, I just wanna be successful. - Drake, "Successful"

I think LeBron agrees with the way Drake's thinking. LeBron's previously stated that he wants to go somewhere that can win NOW. He does not want to be a part of a reclamation project that will takes years to succeed. If it's about winning, then LeBron, do NOT go to the Knicks. The Knick's are a disaster. They haven't had a winning season since 2001 and have been a corrupted organization since the Isiah Thomas era. That being said, the Knicks traded their superstars prior the end of the regular season in order to clear cap space to make a run at LeBron. Zach Randolph, gone. Nate Robinson, gone. Jamal Crawford, gone. In fact, the Knicks cleared up so much space that they could sign LeBron and ANOTHER superstar such as Dwayne Wade or Chris Bosh to accompany James. Even before the season, Knicks fans were campaigning for LeBron to come to New York. From photoshopping images of him in a Knicks uniform to his picture being the back of the Post, Knicks fans have been desperate, begging the King to come to New York. If LeBron comes to New York it will be for one reason and one reason only: The Money and the Fame. Alex Rodriguez, Mark Messier, Reggie Jackson, Brett Farve are just examples of hall of fame players lured in by New York's market. New York has often been called the greatest stage in sports, and playing at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks would make LeBron a legend. If LeBron comes to New York he'll be larger than life. He'll be the NBA's highest paid player, he'll be on billboards everywhere, and he'll be bigger than New York's most recently lured best athlete, Yankees third baseman, Alex Rodriguez. LeBron coming to New York would wake up the sports world, proving New York is the place to play. Expect the Knicks to make the biggest push of any team and if they sign LeBron to accompany him with either Bosh or Wade.

New Jersey Nets
Impossible? Not so much. Likely? Nope. Though LeBron is good friends with Nets part owner and famous rapper Jay-Z, don't expect that to be the lone reason he would want to go to the Nets. The Nets are clearly in rebuilding mode. They finished with the NBA's worst record and are in no position to contend next season. However, the construction of a new arena may lure LeBron, but most likely not. A more likely target would be Wade or Bosh.

Los Angeles Lakers
The least likely of all the teams I'm posting. I love my Lakers, but c'mon, there's no place for LeBron. And are the Lakers really ready to take the spotlight off Kobe? This isn't happening, but it could. You never know, maybe the Lakers offer Lebron a one year contract so he can win a championship with Kobe. If LeBron were to go to the Lakers the rest of the NBA would surrender. Having to face the tri-fecta of James, Bryant and Gasol would make others tremble in fear. Look for the Lakers to at least sniff around LeBron.

Chicago Bulls
A surprise team here, the Bulls are rumored to be very interested in James. Searching for a player to accompany Derek Rose, the Bulls feel LeBron would be the best fit to accompany him. Having a starting line up consisting of Rose, Joakim Noa and James would be the best young starting line up in the NBA. The Bulls would become a way better team. I'd say that the Bulls have as good a chance as the Knicks.

Cleveland Cavaliers
Every fan's wish, for the guy to just stay in Cleveland. He's from Akron, Ohio and he's lived in Cleveland his whole life. It's a feel good story, the Ohio boy living there his whole life and then being drafted and playing for the hometown team. That being said, those in the industry aren't sure LeBron will stick with the Cavs. After failing in the playoffs the last few years, many wonder if the Cavs are dysfunctional, having the best record this year and being eliminated by the Celtics. There has been talking that coach Mike Brown and general manager Danny Ferry may not be retained. As well, Cleveland does not have enough cap space to retain their star player. They have to make some serious changes in order to retain Mr. James. I'd have to think Cleveland has the best chance to sign LeBron.

Most likely team:
1. Cavaliers
2. Knicks
3. Bulls
4. Nets
5. Lakers

The Verdict:
New York. Pack him up, He's pretty much set. The Money and the fame lures all the big fish to New York. The Knicks have bagged the past two seasons in order to make a run at LeBron and this is the year it will all pay off. Expect LeBron to be the highest paid player ever and for the Knicks to accompany LeBron with Dwayne Wade or Chris Bosh.

Only time can tell. 46 days away.

...oh where, oh where will he be?