1. The San Francisco 49ers have increased their chances of improving through the draft by dumping QB Alex Smith on the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs sorely need a new quarterback following the failure of a signing in Matt Cassel. In the Chiefs past two seasons, Chiefs' quarterbacks including Cassel (also includes Kyle Orton, Brady Quinn, and Tyler Palko) have thrown 38 interceptions compared to 21 touchdown passes. In order to get Smith, the Chiefs were willing to give up a second round draft pick in this years draft and a conditional draft pick in next years draft. Smith has fared much better over the past two seasons having a 19-5-1 record and throwing 30 touchdown passes. He will join Andy Reid who's system of short passes and quick drop backs will use the most out of Smith's skill set. The Chiefs plan to release Matt Cassel following March 12 when the two teams are officially allowed to make the trade.
2. Roy Hibbert and David Lee have been suspended for their actions in last nights Pacers- Warriors game. Both men will be suspended for one game without pay and each had teammates who were fined as well. For the Warriors Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have been fined $35,000 and Lance Stephenson of the Pacers has been fined the same amount.
3. Disturbing allegations have been made by former Colorado tight end Nick Kasa (even more disturbing is that these "student-athletes" should be in classes right now like me). He has claimed that several teams have asked about his sexual orientation. I find this weird cause he said they asked about girlfriends and marriage and my thought is this: 1. Do you see a ring or any other type of jewelery that means "taken". 2. Go on Facebook. Lastly, who cares if a player is gay or straight as long as they can play football.
NBA Recap
The Kings and the Magic played a very high scoring game in Orlando last night with a total of 226 points. The Kings dominated the first three quarters to enter the fourth with a 98- 68 lead. They did not have the leading scorer of the game however as Tobias Harris scored 23 points for the Magic. John Salmons had 21 points and 5 assists in the win.
Demar Derozan's 34 points were not enough for the Raptors in their defeat to the Cavs 103-98. This is the second win in a row for the Cavs and they almost beat the Heat two games ago so they are playing a little better right now than their 20-38 record. Dion Waiters led the Cavaliers with 23 points.
Trevor Ariza made two free throws after an intentional foul to bring the Wizards with in one against the Pistons. The best part about the intentional foul was that they got the ball back but Ariza was unable to make the three with only one second left. Ariza was the player of the game for the Wizards scoring 22 points and also adding in 6 rebounds. For the Pistons Brandon Knight had 32 points while Jose Calderon had 18 assists.
The Grizzlies held the Mavericks to just 5 points in the third quarter to win 90-84. The Grizzlies were down by 14 at the half but thanks to that third quarter they pulled out the close game. Zach Randolph led the Grizzlies with 22 points while Shawn Marion had 16 points and 8 rebounds for the Mavericks.
Monta Ellis hit a three pointer as time expired to prevent the Bucks-Rockets game from going into overtime. He had 27 points on the night as well as 12 assists. The game was close throughout ending 110-107 with the Bucks entering the fourth down by 2. James Harden drooped 25 points during the game Omer Asik grabbed 22 rebounds.
The Thunder kicked the shit of the Hornets 119-74. Russell Westbrook scored 29 points and Kevin Durant had a triple double with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
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The Spurs really blew it against the Suns just three days after beating them. They had a ten point lead heading into the 4th and had a lead as high as 7 with 3 minutes left. Wesley Johnson hit a three pointer at the buzzard after Manu Ginobili missed a free throw with 3 seconds left to tie it up at 100-00 and send things to overtime. In overtime the Spurs were limited to 1 points (a free throw by Tony Parker) while the Suns scored 5 to win 105-101.
LaMarcus Aldridge was not able to be the hero last night when he missed a 9-foot jumper at the end of the game. Damian Lillard had made a three just a few seconds earlier to put the Blazers within one but the Nuggets were able to claim victory. Lillard led the Blazers with 26 points and his teammate J.J. Hickson had 14 rebounds. Ty Lawson had 30 points and 6 assists in a 111-109 Nuggets' win.
| All NBA 2/27/2013 | ||
| Pos | Player | Note |
| G | Stephen Curry- GS | Shot 18-28 from the field and 11-13 from long range for 54 points playing every minute for the Warriors. |
| F | Kevin Durant- OKC | Had a triple double with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists in only 27 minutes. |
| F | Josh Smith- ATL | Scored 24 points and was 5-7 from stripe. Also had 14 rebounds. |
| F | Al Horford- ATL | Dominated the boards with 15 rebounds and also scored 34 points. |
| C | Tyson Chandler- NYK | 5-9 from the field and 6-7 from the stripe. He grabbed 10 offensive boards and 28 overall while scoring 16 points. |
NHL Recap
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The Canadiens took care of their national rival yesterday 5-2 thanks to a three goal third period. Frazer McLaren started off the scoring on the night giving the Maple Leafs an early goal advantage but that was quickly erased by Alexi Emelin's first goal of the year. With under a minute left in the first Mike Brown of the Maple Leafs pulled off a "Total Douche Move" by checking Josh Gorges from behind. He got the deserved game misconduct and the 5 minute major that accompanies it. The penalty proved to be costly as Max Pacioretty scored at the tail end of the major to put the Canadiens up 2-1. Clarke MacArthur tied things up again 10 minutes later. The third was all Canadiens however as Brendan Gallagher, Max Pacioretty, and Brian Gionta all scored to make it a 5-2 win.
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The Ducks had no problem disposing of the Predators 5-1. Kyle Palmieri had the hat trick in the game while Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf assisted on all three. The Ducks defense stifled the Predators only allowing 21 shots.
| All NHL 2/27/2013 | ||
| Pos | Player | Note |
| F | Kyle Palmieri- ANA | Scored 3 of the Ducks' 5 goals in the blowout, Finished with a +2 and caused two turnovers. |
| F | Brayden Schenn- PHI | First of two brothers on the list today; he had one assist on the powerplay in addition to two hits and two takeaways. |
| F | Paul Gaustad- NAS | Dominated the faceoff circle and blocked two shots. |
| F | Craig Smith- NAS | Scored the Predators only goal and finished with a +1. |
| D | Luke Schenn- PHI | Finally played a good game getting an assist and 5 shots off. Also had 6 hits. |
| D | Mark Fraser- TOR | Played a defensive defensemen's game having 6 hits and 3 blocked shots. |
| D | Cody Franson- TOR | Contributed one assist and had 3 hits and two blocked shots. |
| G | Jonathan Bernier- LA | No surprise here only letting up one goal on 33 shots. |
| G | Ilya Bryzgalov- PHI | Also only let in one goal but had a much easier time only facing 24 shots. |
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