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Happy New Year, y'all! We great in '08 (said like DJ Khaled)! Chuuch. Let me not waste anymore time here.

Aight so No. 1 Ohio State will be facing second-ranked LSU for the BCS title, but by now we should all know that USC is the best team in the nation ya dig.

USC sure made the BCS - Bullsh*t Caca System - pay for putting it in the Rose Bowl against Illinois. They made 'em pay by making a mockery of the Bowl by putting up an all-time Rose Bowl-high 633 yards in its 49-17 rout of the Fighting Illini. Ouch. 633 yards. That's serious right there. That's over six football fields. Ugggh!

And BCS ... you good ol' boys telling me USC ain't the best squad in the country!? Blasphemy!

I mean, maybe Georgia, but if you think any other team is better than USC, you a crazy motherf**ker!

And it can't look good on the BCS' part that USC is calling out the nation's supposed best two teams:

"I would love to play one more," Trojans defensive lineman Sedrick Ellis told the Associated Press. "I don't think any team in the NCAA could beat us right now. Not Ohio, not LSU."

Either do I, Sed. USC is the best team in the country, led by the best coach in Pete Carroll. SOHH on Monday, you may watch Ohio State and LSU play for the (cough) title, but be clear ... the best team already played last night. Eleven wins for the sixth straight season. What more can the Trojans say!?

Um, er, I mean.

Go ahead, Pete. Flex on 'em!

Best team in the country. Speak on it!

Ayo, I peeped this late last night on SportsCenter and had to post it for y'all to see. In a nutshell, just as the headline reads, Toronto Raptors power forward Chris Bosh wants your All-Star vote...and badd. SOHH badd that dude decided to go the youtube route and post this funny ass video of himself as a Texas salesman, lobbying for your vote.

Peep here:

"Remember it's Chris Bosh! Best thing about this...you think it's $20? No sir? You think it's $10? No ma'am. Even $5? Uh Uh. It is free. That it right. It is free. We don't want your money here. We just want your vote. Filling out these ballots is as easy as cow tippin. Ain't that right, Bubba?"

LMAO at Bubba. All jokes aside, Bosh is doing his damn thing on the hardwood, ya diig. The Raptors power forward is averaging 20 points and nine rebounds per game for the 17-15 Toronto. Not too shabby, son.

On one hand, I do kinda feel like this video is a cry of desperation, like a dude that does online dating. Or maybe dude has some broads he wants to hit in New Orleans, site of the 2008 All-Star Game.

But more than anything, I like that Bosh did this. After all, Toronto ain't exactly a New York City, Los Angeles or Chi-Town, feel me? The video is short, it's funny and it will put more people onto Bosh.

I AIN'T MAD AT THAT. Are you? Rappers use youtube. Why can't ballers?

What do y'all think of the video? If you vote for Bosh, who are you leaving out? Speak on it!

2008 Predictions tomorrow! Chuuch!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Ayo, we already flashed back to the sports year that was 2007:

http://blogs.sohh.com/sports/2007/12/flashback_fridays_top_10_reaso.html

But we ain't look ahead to '08 ... until now. Leave it to me, the Ballsy one (pause), to hit y'all with the SOHH Sports 2008 Predictions. And heeere we go! My top eight sports predictions for 2008.

8. BALLSY STEALS KG'S GIRL


She's so lovely that I had to bring her back to SOHH Sports again. In 2008, she'll get tired of waiting for KG to return from those looong road trips and will finally accept advances from yours truly. After one week, she'll realize that my pockets ain't as deep as her hubby's and swiftly go back to KG. Then, I'll wake up and realize it was all a dream (Word to Word Up Magazine).

7. ISIAH THOMAS FIRED, STEPHON MARBURY DOESN'T CARE


After leading the Knicks to the worst record in the NBA, it's gonna end for Isiah Thomas this year ... but not before Stephon Marbury airs him out one time. It's going to get UGLY. Uglier than the Knicks' record. Ugggh!

6. JOSE CANSECO PROVES A-ROD'S USING ENHANCERS

Say what you want about Jose Canseco, but you really can't call dude a liar. Nearly everything dude said in his book has checked out, SOHH much so that I believe him about A-Rod. There's something up with the Yankees' slugger and since the Mitchell Report didn't, Canseco will expose it this year.

5. KOBE DOESN'T GET TRADED, WINS MVP

With his team doing well, Kobe Bryant will not demand a trade again this season. Bryant will be named league MVP and his Lakers will overachieve in the West, coming up with a first-round upset. Then it's all up in the air from there. But KB24, the Black Mamba, stays put in L.A.

4. CELTICS THREATEN BULLS RECORD, BUT DON'T GET INTO FINAL

Yes, you read right. The Celtics will come CLOSE to the Bulls' 72-10 record, but will not achieve better. After the regular season, Boston will roll through the first two rounds of the playoffs, before meeting their doom - The Detroit Pistons. Calling me crazy right about now? Aight, peep this. If Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton and Rasheed Wallace and Boston's Big 3 cancel each other out...who decides this series!? The bench and a guy named Tayshaun Prince. Detroit wins in seven. Yea, I said it!

3. Detroit vs. San Antonio Final

Which brings me to my next prediction. Call it a boring Final if you will, but these two teams are TEAMS, feel me? They play team basketball. If this does indeed go down, I like Detroit's chances. What up, Em?

2. PATRIOTS WIN SUPER BOWL

I know, I know ... I ain't exactly going out on a limb with this one, but it's going to happen. The Colts will come close again, but the Patriots will beat 'em and whomever comes out the NFC (Dallas). But be clear it's still and always will be F Brady! Even if he is a Yankee fan.

1. RANDY MOSS PIMP SLAPS JERRY RICE

Maan, I don't know if you heard Moss' comments after breaking Rice's record last week. Here's what dude told reporters:

"I don't think me breaking Jerry Rice's record is special," Moss said. "I think shutting you guys up is what made it special, all the negativity, all my critics."

I didn't take that as a slight to Rice. From that I gather what I been knowing even more ... Moss hates the media. Still, Rice took exception:

"It's almost like a little slap in the face, but that's typical of Randy Moss."

For that and participating in that dance show ... Moss is going to put hands on you, Jerry. Oh yea, guard your grill! It's going to happen to you! (Honorable Mention: Pretty Boy Floyd will beat Cotto).

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Yeea, my Giants put it on those Bucs, 24-14, but fellow Giants' fans, like Flex says - DON'T GET GASSED!

Listen, don't be stupid, I'm happy as hell that the Giants didn't disappoint like they did in the past couple of postseasons and finally won a playoff game, their first in seven years! Yikes! But once again fellow Giants' fans - DON'T GET GASSED!

The Giants may be a Wild Card team, but fact of the matter is they had a better record (10-6) than those Tampa Bay motherf**kers (9-7). Secondly, they did what they were supposed to do - use that battering ram of a running back, Brandon Jacobs, to punish the Bucs' defense. Wild Card mission accomplished! Chuuch!

With the win, the Giants move to 8-1 on the road this season. Very Niiice! But to improve to 9-1, they'll need to upset the Dallas Cowboys. After losing to them Boys twice during the regular season, we all know that ain't gonna be easy, especially considering the D is going to make Eli Manning beat 'em.

I told y'all this motherf**ker enjoys himself milk. His brother and pops just did it for the money.

At least he has had a beer ONCE in his life and does enjoy female company. Dude still looks F'd up here, though! Ha!

But I hope the G-Men pull it together for this guy.

Strahan deserves a ring.

Other Wild Card notes:

-Damn, I know you Chargers fans were concerned when y'all were down, 6-0 at the half. Keep it funky, come on. But at the same time, y'all knew you were gonna beat the Titans and move on. Now try to beat the Patriots. I would love to see it, but ain't happening.

-The playoffs are when men are made, son. Trailing in the fourth quarter on a 4th and 2, the Jaguars needed first down. David Garrard gave 'em that and more with his 32-yard rush. Too bad, Jacksonville ain't beating the Colts. Nope.

-I was pulling for the Redskins, but the Seahawks are a better squad. No surprise there.

Moving on, I can't believe the nerve of Roger Clemens sitting there on 60 Minutes and flat out lying.

If same dude that said Andy Pettitte took enhancers said you did, he ain't lying. SOHH, you could sit there and say you never took steroids, but we don't believe you, you need more people!

You a damn lie, Clemens! Anyway, BCS title game tonight. Who you got!?

1) Ohio State or 2) LSU? SPEAK ON IT! SPEAK ON EVERYTHANG!

Aight, SOHH LSU beat Ohio State, 38-24, to become your BCS Champion. Yaaawwwn. These motherf**kers in the BCS just don't get it. You can't crown a champ by excluding the real best team as we know it, USC.

Who's in charge of this bootleg operation? Bush!? Think I'm going a little bit far here? Well, the Tigers are the first two-loss team to compete for the title. Congrats...you guys are good. Not as good as USC, but good enough to win and rock the suspect Bullsh*t Caca Slogan all 2008. CONGRATULATIONS!

Anyway, for LSU fans out there, don't let me (and the rest of America) steal your glory. Go ahead and look back on your memorable year.

Now, moving on...When's the last time you remember a team dropping 130 points on the Spurs? Dude ... I just caught highlights of the Warriors' 130-121 OT victory over San Antonio. Believe you me ... un-f**king-believable! B. Diddy goes off for 34 points and 14 assists and Stephen Jackson gets clutch, dropping 29, 12 of which came in OT.

Yo, I get a lot of grief when I say this, but when healthy, I don't think there's a point guard better than Baron Davis.

Yea, I said it. All due respect to Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Derron Williams and Tony Parker, but when B. Diddy is on his bully sh*t ... that man is a beast. Feed him guards or feed him beats. Last night, he was on his bully ish and the kid loved it!

When healthy is he the best guard in the L!? I think so, but I'm the only one Ballsy enough to say it. Holla at me.

But speaking about the Suns, they went off for 20 three-pointers and dropped 137 points to Denver's 115 last night. Yes, the Suns are a nice shooting and scoring squad, but 20 threes!? ARE YOU F**KING KIDDING ME? Where's the defense, Denver? Y'all got gutted!

The West is really the Wild West! No defense, plenty of buckets.

Before I bounce, have y'all made your All-Star picks yet? I'm posting my votes tomorrow. Chuuch on the Move!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

I don't know about y'all, but it sure seems to me that the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys are on a collision course (Hov-Linkin Park style) to meet in the Super Bowl.

I don't see anyone stopping the Patriots in the AFC and unless my New York Giants upset the D (wishful thinking), dem Boys are going to the Super Bowl. That Patriots-Cowboys' Super Bowl would be a return matchup of Moss vs. Owens.

You know you would love that! Shoot, I would. They're the best wideouts in the game and have been for a minute.

But I have to ask y'all, who's better!?

In Moss (pause), you have an absolute athletic nightmare. Here's a dude that can burn any corners or safeties in double coverage ... and he does it time and time again. The constant attention you have to give him, opens up the field for the Patriots' other wideouts - Donte Stallworth and Wes Welker - to get open looks all over the field.

On the other hand, T.O. is too fast for linebackers and too physical for just about every corner and safety in the league.

Both are stuntastic! They'll teach you how to stunt, for real. From the time Moss mooned the faithful Green Bay fans at Lambeau Field to the time he bumped a traffic control agent with his car (Jesus), Moss is a gangsta on and off the field.

And don't let me start on T.O.'s buffoonery. From the Sharpie to dancing with the pom poms, son ... this dude's off the hook. How can we forgot him posing on Dallas' star, before having the sh*t knocked out of him, when he was an Eagle? Or him doing the crunches in his front yard, while reporters asked him questions. Ha! This guy's a character.

-But back to the game, T.O. is more of a possession receiver than your boy Moss. I would rather have T.O. to extend a drive, but Moss has more of that big lights-out play capability. In one play, dude can change the game and have your secondary coach fired. It gets that real!

-T.O. is more willing to go over the middle of the field and absorb the big hit, but peep this ... Moss doesn't have to.

Bottom line, I think T.O. works 10 times harder than Moss on and off the field, but Moss has that raw, gifted talent that you haters can't deny. It might be bullsh*t, but Moss says he doesn't even stretch before a game. He's a f**king freak of nature, dogs!

I love both, but I'm posing the question so, I gotta answer it - Who's better Moss or T.O.?

By the slightest margin, I'm giving the nod to Moss. Sorry T.O.

Holla at me! Who's better - Moss or T.O.? I know y'all are going to want to sound off on this one! Chuuch!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Ayo, SOHH the new pair of Jordan's have officially been released ... and heeeere they are. (Props to user JJ for the link).

What do y'all think? I think MJ better pump those Jordans out. Dude did lose a $168 million divorce settlement to Juanita (What's up, shawty?). But he's still riiich, b**ch! But yo, am I the only one laughing at the way his airness is holding these kicks in this picture? These J's are rumored to be the last pair in the legendary series, but still. Come on, Mike!

I mean, yes they're Jordans, but he's putting them on a pedestal here. I don't even think Hov would place Beyonce's cooch on a pedestal like that. Actually, I take that back. He probably would.

The exact launch date of the XX3's is Friday, Jan. 25. The suggested retail price is $230. Now, maan, this may surprise y'all, but I WILL NOT be one of the suckas rushing to the store to cop these. Nope. Call me boring, but I'm good with some white-on-white AF1's (Uppies when they're on divas).

If J's are your thing, go ahead and plop down $230, but yo ass better not come up short or late on your electric bill.

Sneakerheads are the biggest nerds to me. Like if you can decipher the following spec, you're probably a sneaker nerd and possibly haven't touched a female in years:

• Carbon fiber/acrylic weave shank plate adds structure and support in key areas.

Anyway, there they are peeps. Who's copping? Who's not? Speak on 'em!

By the way, great debate on T.O. and Randy Moss yesterday. I thought the funniest thing about it was halfway through the comments, some dude, who only went by, 'Keyshawn (Johnson)' says, "I'm betta than both! Just gimme the damn ball!" I thought that sh*t was pretty damn funny. But great comments overall. I love how y'all check me when I get something wrong. Yes, T.O. was a 49'er, when he ran out onto the Cowboys' star.

And Truth ... yes, I do have a borderline obssession with KG's gal.

Anyway, wait until the Kobe vs. Jordan debate. Oh yea, it's gonna happen!

I'll see y'all here tomorrow for Flashback Fridays!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Ayo, it's Fri-day! T.G.I.F. for real. Let's get it.

Today we're flashing back to 1985. All you '80s babies, holla! We're flashing back to the moment that was voted as the most shocking moment in NFL history by ESPN:

Yea, I'm talking when the great Lawrence Taylor snapped Joe Theismann's leg in two like a damn near Pringle chip. Ugggghhh.

This video is a bit grainy (and not for the weak at heart). If you never seen this, it will give you chills, son.

I think the most gangster and at the same time humane part of this clip, is after L.T. breaks his leg and ends his career, he immediately motions to the sideline for help. He knew he just broke that man's leg. He knew he just ended that man's career. He knew he just changed Theismann's life forever. That L.T. was a rare breed, boy. A Ganster and a Gentleman (when he wasn't high). Props to the boy Styles P.

Theismann told The Washington Post that to this day he he has not seen a replay and that Taylor has told him he has not watched it, either.

He also told the Post:

"I couldn't find Art [Monk] deep, and then I looked to my right for [tight end] Donnie [Warren]. At that point, I was feeling some pressure, and the next thing I knew, I heard what sounded like a shotgun going off -- Pow! Pow! -- and felt this excruciating pain. Then I was on the ground."

Can you imagine that? Having your leg broken in front of thousands of spectators!? Jesus. Here's an old Post article about this infamous NFL moment. Peep!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/17/AR2005111701635_pf.html

SOHH, I ask y'all ever seen anything more gruesome in football?

Now flashing back to the future ...

Ayo, how the f**k does LaDanian Tomlinson get away with calling himself L.T. Nah, man ... you can't use that nickname. You ain't Scarface - you don't get a pass in every section, son.

The Giants sure don't have a beast of a player like L.T., but they do have this guy.

I really hope that if the Giants fall to the Cowboys on Sunday, that it isn't Michael Strahan's goodbye to the NFL. Dude has been a beast in his career in his own right and deserves that ring.

But do you think Strahan's name should be mentioned in the same breath as L.T.'s? Holla at me!

In the meanwhile, let's see what the G-Men can do in the Big D on Sunday. Chuuch!

Marion Jones was just sentenced to six months in prison for lying about using steroids and her knowledge of a check-fraud scam.

Wow. The kid can't believe this sh*t.

Ok, she lied about her knowledge of her baby's daddy involved in a forged-check scheme. That's one thing, fine. Punish her for that. She deserves to be punished for that. But to accompany the lying of steroids and throw her ass in jail is f**king crazy to me!

Listen...for the life of me, all I'm saying is if Roger Clemens is found guilty of taking steroids, they better throw his ass in jail too!

Same for you, 'here's another hit' Barry Bonds. If I'm a prosecutor, I'm telling Barry and a jury of his peers:

"I present your Bonks Adventure head as evidence of you taking steroids."

See what I mean!

But back to the lecture at hand, according to an Associated Press report, a crying Marion Jones pleaded with the judge in White Plains, New York Friday:

That she shouldn't be separated from her children,

"even for a short period of time. I ask you to be as merciful as a human being can be."

She's guilty, but yo I swear they're going too hard on her. SOHH what if the fellas and I around the way had a crush on Marion back in the day, when she just broke in all fresh with that smile? (I could have done without the muscles, though).

Damn, It was all good just a week ago.

But I'm going to throw it to y'all.

IS MARION JONES' SIX-MONTH SENTENCE FAIR? ARE THEY GOING TOO HARD ON HER?

Holla at me, man!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

AYO, what up world!?

Did y'all see my Giants!? Yeeeeeea booooiiiiiii!

Wait, hold on, hold on....Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaa boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!! Aight, I'm good.

Right here at SOHH Sports last week, all of y'all basically said that the Cowboys were gonna roll over the Giants. Shoot, I said it's wishful thinking that my Giants were going to beat 'em ... and basically said that Eli Manning needs to man up.

Then, Saturday night I'm cruising around and I hear Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 saying it's a wrap for the Giants and Eli's not the one.

Well, the Giants proved a lot of cats wrong on Sunday. Eli was calm, cool and collected, playing mistake-free football and hitting Amani Toomer for two touchdowns, Brandon Jacobs looked possessed on certain carries and the G-Men's D stepped up when needed, especially with the interception at the end. Ooohweeee!

Did y'all see T.O. crying after the game?

Yea, the Giants did that to him. Ironically, dude really stuck up for his teammate and QB Tony Romo. He gets props for that, I guess.

Obviously a lot of the media out there is gonna point fingers at Romo for taking that Mexico vacation with Jessica Simpson. Cowboy fans, don't do that sh*t because I got news for you: Even if Romo wasn't weak in the knees and Jessica's knees didn't hurt, the Giants would have still beat the Cowboys. Sunday was their day, kid!

Still, in tears, T.O. had Romo's back.

"You can point the finger at him, you can talk about the vacation, and if you do that, it's really unfair. That's my teammate. ... We lost as a team."

Hey Romo, bone your girl anytime, anywhere you want now. You got the time. And T.O...get the popcorn ready.

Go ahead Mike, flex on 'em one time.

For the Giants it's bring on Green Bay. The Packers beat the Giants way back in Week 2, but that was SOHH long ago. I love Brett Favre (dude was the man in the snow Saturday) and that Packers team is dope at Lambeau, but the Giants got a shot.

I hope this is what happens:

Now, moving on ... I can't believe the Colts lost to the Chargers. Not taking away anything from the Chargers because they won at the end without LaDanian (Tomlinson) and (Phillip) Rivers but I feel like the Colts did more to lose that game, than the Chargers did to win. For real. Then again, for those of y'all that really, really watched that game, the Chargers were whistled for some bullsh*t calls in that first half. SOHH, poetic justice? Perhaps.

SOHH, I gotta ask y'all: ARE YOU MORE SURPRISED THAT THE GIANTS WON OR COLTS LOST!? SPEAK ON IT!

I'm phrasing the question like that because I think the Giants did more to beat the Cowboys, while I really believe the Colts did a lot more to lose to the Chargers.

The Chargers were blown out by the Patriots earlier in the season, but if LaDanian's healthy this weekend, hey ya never know.

But I'm calling it now ... Giants-Patriots in a rematch of Week 17.

Let me throw it to y'all: ARE YOU MORE SURPRISED THAT THE GIANTS WON OR COLTS LOST!? CHARGERS-PATRIOTS, GIANTS-PACKERS? WHO YOU LIKE?

Props on the weekend debate about Marion Jones.
http://blogs.sohh.com/sports/2008/01/breaking_news_marion_jones_sen.html

It was dope. Many more to come.

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Ayo, what up world?

The Celtics dropped two straight to the Wizards! Wow.

After beating the Celtics, 85-78, at Washington on Saturday, the Wizards beat 'em again in Boston last night, 88-83. The Big Three - KG, P2 and Jesus Shuttleworth combined for 57 points, but it didn't matter.

The loss marked the first time the Celtics dropped two straight games all season long. If you figure in Boston's 12-point home loss to the Bobcats last Wednesday, losing three of its last four would constitute a slump.

And ayo, the Celtics may catch another L at home tomorrow against the Blazers aka my favorite squad at the moment. (God, I wish the my Knicks could just trade their whole squad for those young Portland cats).

But anyway, last night's loss, drops the Celtics record to 30-6, still the best mark in the NBA by far.

But I ask y'all: CAN THE CELTICS (30-6) CATCH THE BULLS ALL-TIME MARK OF 72-10!?

Maan, peeps don't understand how hard that record was for those Bulls to achieve. The Big 3 is great, but they ain't matching Jordan, Pip and Rodman is my two cents. I just don't see it happening.

But ya can't feel too sorry for the Boston Three Party. Here's why:

Paul Pierce's girl is kinda bad.

Ray's girl is lovely herself.

But the winner is...

Oooohweeee! Damn, Celtic bastards! LOL!

In the words of one (alleged) child molester R. Kelly, And When She's Wit Her Man Lookin At Me, Damn Right (I'm A Flirt)
So Homie Don't Bring Your Girl To Meet Me Cuz (I'm A Flirt)
And Baby Don't Bring Your Girlfriend To Eat Cuz (I'm A Flirt)
Please Believe It, Unless Your Game Is Tight And U Trust Her
Then Don't Bring Her Around Me Cuz (I'm A Flirt)

Will the Celtics catch the Bulls? SPEAK ON IT!

Speak on these too:

-LeBron was clocked speeeeding at 101 mph. My whip can't go that fast.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h_mos9Cv1NVMNz5DjuC_PIB8qWPAD8U5U2780

-Glen Rice, (remember him?), was arrested for battery after he found a man hiding in his estranged wife's house and beat dude silly. Wow.
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=33038&cat=6

We Major Wednesday tomorrow!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

No players showed up, but a lot of big dogs' names - here's another hit Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Miguel Tejada - were tossed around in Tuesday's Congressional House Oversight Committee hearing.

We all know about Bonds and Clemens, but oddly enough Tejada was really thrown into the fire for lying to federal investigators about steroids and could be thrown into jail ala Ms. Marion Jones.

This sh*t is crazy to me. I hate to make this a race thing, but this needs to be addressed and what better venue than SOHH Sports, ya diiig?

As much as they want Bonds' and now Tejada's head served on a platter, where's the same pressure on Clemens? I mean, let's keep it funky. From the very beginning of this steroid mess, Bonds became the guy over Mark McGwire. Remember?

I know Bonds is capable of landing the starring role in the Bonks Adventure movie, but I don't think what's going on here is really fair.

When Clemens was named in this mess, Bonds was probably thinking to himself, 'about time they find another scapegoat!' Then the man told him, 'not so fast motherf**ker!'

That's exactly what happened. George Mitchell, your boy from the Mitchell Report, testified in front of congress yesterday that he has all the reason to believe what Clemens' former trainer Brian McNamee said about Clemens (that he took steroids) is true. Great, wonderful. SOHH what's congress going to do about it?

Where's the further probe (pause) into proving he's a damn liar!? Everyone involved here is a damn liar.

They all lying ass motherf**kers!

I gotta ask y'all...when it comes to Congress trying to nail somebody ... is race involved? IS RACE INVOLVED WITH BONDS-CLEMENS HERE?

Here you have two of the most prolific baseball players of the last two decades that each had a significant boost in stats, but it seems like the media and congress want Bonds more than Clemens. Come on, motherf**kers! Get both! Yes, Bonds has always been a prick to the media, but for them to have it out for him like that over Clemens ain't fair.

The biggest irony in all this sh*t is the fact that Bud Selig aka the worst Commissioner in all of pro sports and Donald Fehr, the MLB Players Association head, come across looking like the big winners here ... when we all know they turned a blind eye to this steroid garbage and let it turn into an epidemic. Bullsh*t artists!

Lot to talk about here. Speak on everythang!

The other point about this whole thing is look at Shawn Merriman. That's one faux-machine gun-firing slick bastard if I ever seen one. Dude served a four-game suspension for steroids last year ... and you can watch him do his thing against the Patriots on Sunday.

So, the other part of this whole steroid debate is why does baseball get more attention than football?

I will say that I think the NFL's random testing is the best. Maybe that's why...

Before I leave, just note: Your boy SOHH Ballsy has been administered a drug test by SOHH.com and the results are positive. I'm on my blogger HGH! Ugggh!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Wow. All season long Patriots' fans had to be thinking 'this is too good to be true' in regards to Randy Moss catching a sh*tload of touchdowns and NOT getting in trouble off the field.

Well, Hello Boston ... how you doing?

On Wednesday news broke that a Florida woman slapped Moss with a restraining order after she says the superstar wide receiver committed battery against her, causing her serious injury on Jan. 6.

Now, look back and Jan. 6 was when the Patriots were off. SOHH, when Tony Romo was boning Jessica Simpson, Moss was ALLEGEDLY committing battery in Florida. Wow.

Moss told the Boston Globe that the claims are bogus:

"It's unfair to athletes if a person makes a false claim. You know, there is nothing we can do. The only thing we can do is either pay up or sit back and listen to what's been said or what's being written. I can honestly say . . . for someone to make a false claim about me, I'm kind of furious.

"My situation is where I felt that I did nothing wrong. It was an accident. Whatever happened, it was an accident. I wish I could sit here and tell you all what happened. But there is a lawsuit or whatever coming against me; I can't really explain or tell you all what is going on."

I will say that Moss got a history with incidents with females. He did bump a female traffic control officer in Minneapolis with his car and slowly pushed her for half a block's distance. Dude was also charged with domestic battery in 1996.

SOHH, I ask y'all: DO YOU BELIEVE RANDY MOSS?

WILL THIS INCIDENT DISTRACT THE PATRIOTS ON SUNDAY?

I personally don't think so, but want to know what y'all think! Speak on it!

No matter what happens to the Patriots on the field, it does seem like the only thing Moss is going to catch after the season ends is charges and a case. Ugggh!

Fri-day!

What up world? Y'all ready for this Roy Jones, Jr.-Tito Trinidad fight at the Garden tomorrow night or what?

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AYOOOOOOO!

It's been hours that I've known that my Giants are headed to the Super Bowl ... and the kid is still on an all-time high! Can I live!?

Ayo, what up world!?

OK, I'm finally calming down after the Giants' big win Sunday night. Well, NOT REALLY! Haha.

But I came across something pretty interesting yesterday. Brett Favre - who helped the Giants get to the Super Bowl by throwing that gift of an interception in overtime Sunday - believes Eli Manning and the Giants can upset the Patriots!

"Heck, they could win two weeks from now," Favre told the Associated Press. "I wouldn't put it past them."

OK, SOHH that's not an official, official co-sign, but it's something to be considered. The other part of that is Favre - in addition to being a first-ballot Hall of Famer - is a gracious, all-around good guy, so we knew he was going to respect the G-Men for ... ENDING HIS SEASON!

Maybe Eli says it better:

"It's just a matter of getting hot at the right time," Manning told the AP. "It feels good because this is what you work for. We stuck with it, we believed in ourselves and we got to the Super Bowl."

Yes, the Giants are the major underdog. That's definite. But for what it's worth, the Giants are waay hotter rolling into the Super Bowl than the Patriots. The Pats didn't definitively beat down on a beat-down Chargers squad. Ya diiig?

SOHH, I ask y'all ... does a hot streak factor into this Super Bowl? Yes, the Patriots are 18-0, but haven't the Giants been playing better entering the show?
Who's Winning? Speak on it ... some more!

Eddie Murphy predicts Giants-Packers NFC title game 20 years ago! Ha!

Yes, it's your boy back at it. We're going to take a break from football today and chop it up about the NBA MVP race. With All-Star Weekend around the corner, we figured why not spark the debate now!?

SOHH as the first half of the season winds down, right now ... who's your NBA MVP?

Aight, this is the way the kid sees it. Here are my five candidates and why I picked 'em:

Kevin Garnett

And the fact he already has a Most Valuable P on his arm, doesn't hurt either. By now, y'all should realize any excuse I have to post this pic, I will. (What up, Ron!?) KG - I respect your game on and off the court.

Kobe Bryant

LeBron James

Chris Paul

Dwight Howard

OK, MY NBA MVP: K-B-2-4, ya diiig!? Listen say what you want - agree with the kid or curse me the hell out - but it is what it is. Kobe's not that selfish guy anymore. He's making his teammates better.

Off the bat, I gotta eliminate C.P., Dwight and Garnett. C.P. because ... let's see how his Hornets finish first. Dwight - the Magic just won't have a unbelievable record and Garnett because dude has too much help with P2 and Ray Allen. That's the same reason I don't have A.I. or 'Melo on my list. Same with Steve Nash. They got peeps to lean on. Still, KG has to be considered if the Celtics win 68-72 games. No doubt.

That leaves Kobe and LeBron on my list. Both are making their teammates better this season. But LeBron has always made his teammates better. Kobe ... not so much, until now. He's elevating everyone's game on that squad. Beside that, the Lakers got a better record than the Cavs. If it's between these two and the Lakers finish with a better record - in the tougher Western Conference - then Kobe gotta be M-V-P. Chuuch! (Pardon the pic with the old number).

KG's shawty's a 10, a 10, but Kobe's wifey ain't too shabby herself!

SOHH, WHO'S YOUR MVP?

Before I rollout, here's my All-Star team, purely based on the dudes I wanna see team up:

F 'Melo
F Carlos Boozer
G Kobe
G A.I.
C Amare Stoudemire

F LeBron
F KG
G Chauncey Billups
G Jason Kidd
C Dwight

That's my ballot. Speak on yours! Holla!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Bernard Hopkins is baaaack! The 43-year-old Executioner will step back into the ring to face 35-year-old Welsh fighter Joe Calzaghe in Vegas on April 19.

Now, casual boxing fans may be asking themselves, who the f**k is that? Well, here's what you need to know about dude.

Calzaghe is 44-0, counting wins over Jeff Lacy and Mikkel Kessler as his notable victories. Dude is tough as nails, basically. He's an aggressive puncher that goes for your head and neck ... and he's moving up to light-heavyweight to face Hopkins. Dude's already talking trash about B-Hop too:

"He definitely needs a facelift and I'm going to sort him out," Calzaghe told the Associated Press on Wednesday. "I just hope he's not going to run. If he comes toe-to-toe, it's going to be a war and hell of a treat for the fans. If he runs, it's going to be frustrating for me and the fans, so it depends how he fights."

I'm gonna keep it funky ... this is a dangerous fight for Hopkins because this dude doesn't back down. But I will say this, Hopkins is always in tip-top shape and he is coming off victories over Winky Wright and Antonio Tarver before that (peep below).

SOHH, is Bernard Hopkins' ass too old to be fighting again!? Think he'll win? I do.

Moving on, the Celtics lost to Toronto last night. They now got seven losses in the season, before the All-Star break. Still think they're getting the 70 wins, son!? Ain't happening.

Flashback Fridays tomorrow!

Peace!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

FRI-DAY! And Thank God It is...and we here.

All-Star starting lineups were named last night. Kevin Garnett led all votes with 2,399,148.

KG will join Dwight Howard, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Jason Kidd for the East. I actually had voted for Mr. Big Shot Chauncey Billups instead of D. Wade, but dope lineup nonetheless.

Kobe led the way for the West with 2,004,940 votes.

K-B 24 will be joined by 'Melo, his teammate A.I., Tim Duncan (great player ... but who wants to see this dude start? Snooze button.) and Yao Ming (All 1.7 mil of his votes came via China, but I'm not hating. Amare is more deserving, though).

Maan, the All-Star Game in the Big Easy should be a lot of fun to watch, but I don't care what anyone says, these All-Star Games, scratch that, Weekends (from the Three-Point Shootout to the Dunk contest all the way to the Game itself) just ain't the same.

SOHH today, we're Flashing back 10 years ago to Kobe's very first All-Star Game, at where else, but the mecca of basketball - NYC!

Maan, think back, son! This was a goody; a goody indeed. I mean Kobe (#8 jersey, afro) was the young gunna, not shy about taking it to the G.O.A.T. Michael Jordan.

Oh SOHH many highlights in this little clip alone.

:05 Five seconds in and Jordan goes in on KG, with an ill head-fake and in the lane with a J.

:35 Kobe gets the an outlet in transition and throws down a 360. Oooh-Wee. Even Bob Costas got excited.

1:05 Oh.My.GOD Kobe and KG on a 2-on-1 fast break, Garnett throws the ball up into outer space, Kobe grabs it off Pluto and finishes with a two-hand flush. Jesus.

1:45 MJ plays clean up. Shawn Kemp's fat ass (dude was ill back in the day as a Sonic, though) makes an unecessary pass to Grant Hill, who doesn't finish under the basket. Have nooo feeeear, Jordan's here and the lights are on and they want a show oh oh oh oh

1:50 Jordan uses Kobe with a baseline fade away.

2:00 Jordan goes opposite baseline, another fade away on Kobe, AND 1. (SOHH mean and vicious).

3:20 MJ gets Kobe up in the air, David Robinson bites on his fake too ... scores on both.

3:25 Kobe goes around the back in the open court to Duncan.

4:23 Kobe goes behind his own back on Mutombo and puts up a high-arcing tear-drop, while flying out of bounds. NYC goes nuts. A star is born.

My point with all this - We ain't ever seeing an All-Star Game like this. Jordan-Kobe!? Whaaaaat!? Not in this lifetime.

Holla at me, though.

Watching this back in the day did you know Kobe was going to be a superstar? Scream at me with your favorite All-Star memories!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Ayo, it was kind of weird having a Sunday without football. SOHH what the kid went ahead and did is assemble a list of my TOP 5 SUPERBOWL MOMENTS of all time.

And heeere they are:

5. Leon Lett's Fumble in Super Bowl XXVII

4. Desmond Howard's Punt Return in Super Bowl XXXI

3. Elway Scrambles And Leaps For First Down

2. Joe Montana to John Taylor

1. Titans Fall One Yard Short

I hope this Super Bowl has its fair share of dope moments like these!

WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE SUPER BOWL MOMENTS? HOLLA!

Your Boy,

SOHH Ballsy

Ayo, if you would have told me that the New Orleans Hornets would own the best record in the West in late January, I would have told you, 'Your buggin'' and probably, 'Chris Paul's nice, but he ain't that nice.'

Maan, was the kid wrong. Dead wrong. N.O. STAND UP! YOUR SQUAD IS THE SH*T!

Chris Paul and the Hornets (Western Conference-best 34-12) are giving teams out West the business! The Hornets did play a bunch of sh*tty squads in November, but still, your boy CP and company (Tyson Chandler, (Peja) Stojakovic and David West) are putting it down in N.O.

Their 117-93 victory over the Nuggets last night was their ninth straight win and 12th in their last 13 games! Daamn!

CP's stat line was ri-dic-u-lous! 23 points, 17 assists, nine rebounds. Just plain stupid.

Just to give y'all an idea of how serious those stats are ... Denver's whole squad had 18 assists - only one more than Chris himself - last night. UGGGH!

Yo ... when this dude gets 10 or more dimes, it's lights out.

-He had 11 assists on Saturday in San Antonio - Hornets won, 102-78.

-10 dimes last Wednesday against Portland - And the winner is ... the Hornets, 96-81.

CP's averaging 20.5 points and 10.5 dimes per game. His D is tough too. Dude leads the league in highway robbery with 2.58 full-time jack moves per contest.

Like I said last week ... Chris Paul's an MVP candidate. SOHH I ask y'all:

Can the Hornets keep the top spot in the West?

If so, will CP win MVP over Kobe and LeBron?

(And dare I say), can the Hornets come out the West!?

We Major Wednesdays tomorrow.

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Now I'll tell you the... TOP 5 REASONS THE GIANTS WILL BEAT THE PATRIOTS ON SUNDAY

5. In an unforeseen event right before Sunday's kickoff, Tom Brady discovers his girl (and supermodel) Giselle Bundchen has been having an affair with Eli Manning. Tom plays his worst game ever.

4. Randy Moss pulls up on the strip to collect money from one of his ladies of the night (hookers, maan). When she hands him a $20 instead of a $100, pimp Moss asks, "Is Randy Moss gonna have to choke a b**ch?" Dave Chappelle, riding shotgun, says, "Run b**ch, run for your life!"

3. Brandon Jacobs rumbles ... then snuffs Tiki Barber in the mouth after the game.

2. It comes down to a field goal and Lawrence Tynes hits a 50-yarder in OT. Pats wish they still had Vinatieri.

1. The Giants make absolutely no mistakes. Eli plays the game of his life, Plaxico comes up big (his prediction comes true) and the G-Men's pass-rush gets in Brady. The New York Giants will silence you haters. Ask Collie Buddz!

SOHH I was flipping through the channels last night at the crib, when I landed on ESPN for Blazers-Cavs. Here in NYC, we don't get to see much of Portland, so I was like, 'bet, let me watch the final four minutes of this game.'

Maan, that was a great call on my part!

Portland was up by 11 with about four minutes left, when LeBron James lost his mind. Dude spots up behind the arc on young boy Brandon Roy...three in his mouth. Portland lead: eight

Next possession, LeBron another three. Portland lead: five

LeBron dumps it in to Drew Gooden in the post, baby hook. Portland lead: three

What else, but another LeBron three. Tie game. Those young Blazers Just got Blaaaazed! With four seconds left, they still had the lead, only to allow LeBron to drive through traffic and hit the game winner on a layup. Damn, LeBron you cold! Cold as ice.

I found this allllllready on youtube. Highlights from last night's game. Please do yourself a favor and peep LeBron's dunk down the lane. Ooooh weee!

Peeps in the N.O. got a treat last night, when Baron Davis went head to head with Chris Paul.

B. Diddy finished with 23 points and nine assists. CP had 28 and 11 dimes. Damn. Two of the best.

But it was Stephen Jackson (who I think should get All-Star considerations), who scored 26 to lead the way for the Warriors, who snapped the Hornets' nine-game winning streak. I wish the kid was in the building for that.

I dunno if y'all heard, but your boy Jason Kidd has demanded a trade and here's the latest rumor:

A three-team deal involving the Nets, Mavs and Blazers.

Under the rumored trade, Kidd would wind up back in Dallas where he started (and boned Toni Braxton, y'all forgot!?), Devin Harris and Jerry Stackhouse to Portland and Travis Outlaw, Jarrett Jack and money to Dirrrty Jerz.

Nets' brass said they ain't in a hurry to trade Kidd ... so we'll see. I guess Portland wants to free up some of their money now, before it has to pay all its young cats BIG MONEY!!!!

But what do y'all think of this deal?

Damn...that Toni Braxton back in the day was loooovely! Still is as far as I'm concerned. I can't believe Kidd and Jim Jackson (ALLEGEDLY) hit that. I just wanna lift the end of that dress and ... let me stop.

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