Anquan Boldin TRADED
A few hours ago, breaking news was released that now former Baltimore Ravens receiver Anquan Boldin will be traded to the 49ers for a 6th round draft pick. During this weekend, reports had arisen of Boldin not budging on the Ravens offer to accept a $2 million paycut. Boldin signed a 4-year contract with the organization and was due to make $6 million this year versus the $4 million they were asking him to accept. Even Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco went public in saying he agrees that Boldin should stand his ground in the dispute.
All of the speculation ceased earlier today when sources told ESPN that Boldin will be traded to the 49ers. This deal has come as a shock to many Ravens and NFL fans because Boldin had a very productive post-season for the Ravens during their championship run. Boldin had 22 receptions (including 4 Red Zone TD's) and ran for 380 yards in the 2012-2013 postseason. The trade will become official once Boldin passes a physical which he will take once he returns from Africa, where he is currently doing charity work. The 49ers were already a favorite among many to get back to the Superbowl next year and win it. Did they just get that much better?
Streakers brought to a halt
Last week the Chicago Blackhawks were the most talked about NHL team. The Blackhawks had gone 24 straight games, 30 including last season, scoring at least 1 point. LeBron James, whose team was on its own streak even tweeted on Thursday:
"Hey Chicago Blackhawks, u guys are AWESOME!! #streaking"
Unfortunately on Friday night, the Blackhawks' streak was snapped by the Colorado Avalanche. Nonetheless, the streak was a great thing for the NHL, who had just ended a lockout before the start of this season, its fans, and the market in Chicago. Since the streak's end though, the team has lost 2 games straight. Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane says that the team just needs to "regroup and get back to the mentality of not wanting to lose."
NBA Conference Players of the Week announced
Earlier today, the NBA announced that Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade are this week's Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week respectively. It seems that the Lakers are finally starting to "get it" and figure out how to work together to get wins. With yesterday's 90-81 victory over the Bulls, LA is now 2 games over .500 for the first time this season and they currently hold the 8th spot in the West. Bryant averaged 33 points, 8.8 assists, 5.8 rebounds, and 1 steal over this past week. He put up 2 back-to-back 40+ point games in the midst of all of that in wins against the Raptors and Hornets. At 34 years old, he is playing at a higher level than any other player at his age in NBA history and it is just spectacular to watch. Wade, whose Miami Heat are currently on a franchise and NBA season high 18-game winning streak, has averaged 25.3 points, 5.0 assists, 4.3 rebounds, 3.5 steals (league-leading), all on 60.6% shooting. Though his greatness during this amazing Heat streak has been greatly overlooked due to the performances of LeBron James, Wade is definitely healthy again which is just an added problem for the NBA's 29 other teams. After last night's convincing 105-91 statement win over the Pacers, Miami has not only attained the best record in the NBA (46-14) but also have officially beaten every team in the league this season. Congratulations to both players!
Tiger wins again
Tiger Woods is surely back and he strikes again! On Sunday in Doral, Florida, Woods won the WGC-Cadillac Championship, recording his 76th PGA Tour title. With Woods finishing at 19-under 269, he won at two strokes ahead of Steve Stricker. Woods, who is currently the number 2 ranked golfer in the world after Roy McIlroy, captures this win at his first World Golf Champions event since 2009. Way to go Tiger!
The everchanging AP Poll and March Madness
This coming weekend, NCAA Basketball fans and players are anxiously anticipating Selection Sunday, the day that all of the teams that will be in the NCAA tournament are seeded and announced. Over this past weekend, some schools clinched their spot in the tournament including Florida Golf Coast University, only in their second year of eligibility. According to today's update of the AP poll, Gonzaga remains number 1 while Duke climbs back up the ladder to number 2 and Indiana falls to number 3 due to their lost last week to (at the time) number 14 Ohio State . Last night, Indiana beat (at the time) number 7 Michigan in a 72-71 thriller.
Death at a Funeral
Ladies and Gentlemen: last night we almost certainly found our NBA dunk of the year, at least thus far. Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan viciously, to say the least, dunked over Detroit Pistons point guard Brandon Knight. The video of the dunk as well as Knight's name went completely viral long after the actually action was done. Knight was posterized in the worst way. At one point his Wikipedia page was updated to say that he'd died on March 10th in a game against the Clippers. The cause of death? It was plainly listed as "DeAndre Jordan". To add insult to injury, the Clippers blew the Pistons out of the gym with a 129-97 victory, though I would argue that the Pistons were likely playing with only 4 players on the court after Knight's demise. If you missed the dunk, check it out below! At about :20 seconds, you can catch Jordan's reaction to the assault.
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