Athlete of the Day

1. He has played for 5 teams.

 

2. He is the only person to win the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest 3 times.

 

3. He was drafted in 2005 by the Phoenix Suns but never played a game for them.

I looked for pictures and they were all to obvious

Lakers are a mess

     Yesterday the LA Lakers learned that Pau Gasol will be out 4-6 weeks after he injured his foot against the Nets. Now both Pau and Dwight are out. Dwight should be back soon, but for now LA will most likely start backup center Robert Sacre (a Gonzaga grad) and Earl Clark. Clark has been playing well lately but he is no Pau or Dwight...
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Ryan Braun

Ryan Braun has been again been accused of dealing with a business that had reportedly been dealing out PED's. Ryan Braun Said this in a statement that he put out "My lawyers only went there to consult with him during the investigation last year". I hope that Ryan Braun will not get suspended for any games for this matter. If he does I think the Milwaukee Brewers will be in trouble as they would have lost Corey Hart due to his knee surgery, but he will be back eventually. And they would have lost Ryan Braun too.  

Houston lights out from 3 point range

Last night the Rockets made 23 threes last night in a rout. That ties the NBA record for three pointers made. The Rockets scored 77 points in the first half and scored 140 points the whole game. Jeremy Lin had 28 points as the Rockets rolled over the Warriors.

Free Rice

Sorry for the unrelated sports post, but if you have a free rice account follow this link and join Pewaukee Donators. Thanks and you can then join our group. We will get more sports posts out this afternoon. I am currently working on something and so is Ricky. To check out what I'm doing go to the NBA standings/other page.
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SBET team

#1 DE Prospect Robert Nkemdiche Comits to Ole Miss

Early this morning the #1 prospect DE committed to Ole Miss. He was also considering Florida and LSU. Last year, Robert Nkemdiche brother was the leading tackler on Ole Miss.

Answer

If you didn't figure out yourself the answer for today's Athlete of the day was.........Bobby Thompson. He was the one famous for the hit that won the Pennant. Also there is a phrase The Shot Heard Round The World no not the war one, the one from baseball.
Here Are the People who Got it:

• Matt M.
• Theo J. 
• Adam N 

Thank you for guessing and have a good rest of the day

NBA scores from 2/4

     16 teams played last night, the Magic lost to the 76ers by 17 points, the Paul-less Clippers lost by 8 to the Wizards. Jamal Crawford had 32 last night, and Deandre Jordan had 22 rebounds. On the Wizards side there were 5 players in double figures and Martell Webster ended with 21 and 5. Bradley Beal did not play but John Wall started and played 32 minutes, he ended with 13 points and 8 dimes. The Chicago Bulls lost to the current leaders of the central division (Indiana), Belinelli had 24 points off the bench in 24 mins. Noah did not play, the Pacers only all-star (Paul George), played 44 minutes and pulled down 11 boards and dropped 21 points. David West who has been playing great lately had 9 boards and 29 points. Both Indiana and Chicago are 29-19. The Heat brushed the Bobcats off by only 5 points, the Knicks won 99-85 against the Pistons. The Thunder beat the Mavs 112-91, and the Kings beat the Jazz 98-91. Finally the Trail Blazers beat the T-Wolves, Aldridge had 25 and 13, and Darryl Cunningham went for 23 points, coming off of the Minnesota bench. Damian Lillard had 21 points and 6 boards on the night. Overall this was a decent night in the NBA.

Athlete of The Day

 1. He hit a homerun to win the National League Pennant against the Brooklyn Dodgers

2. He was on the New York Giants

3. His batting average was .270  

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Athlete of the day

     The athlete of the day was Grant Hill. Sorry for the late notice. Thank you for sending in the answers but I can't access Matt's email so I'm not sure who won, but I appreciate everyone who sent in answers.