Me and my friends were having a discussion about which athlete we would like to trade lives with. Who do you guys think has the best life?

My top two are Tony Romo and Tony Parker. Tony Parker makes a strong case for himself because he is a key player on the defending NBA Champions and is married to Eva Longoria.

I think I lean towars Tony Romo because he is the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. Football is America's favorite sport and quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys is about as big as it gets. Tony is the quarterback of America's team, in a relationship with Jessica Simpson, and attempting to qualify for the U.S Open. Not a bad life in my opinion.

What do you guys think?

A-Rod? Jeter? Brady?

Darren McFadden is a great running back and should be a great player on whatever offense he is added to. However, the Raiders already have Justin Fargas, Lamont Jordan, and Dominic Rhodes. Although the latter two are probably on the way out, Justin Fargas showed talent last year and was Raiders decided to resign him. The other thing that cannot be forgotten is that the Raiders still have Michael Bush. Bush has tremendous upside and potential, but was unable to play in his rookie year due to injuries. Once healthy, Bush has the talent to be a franchise running back. With Fargas and Bush why did the Raiders take McFadden?

I am excited to see McFadden coming to Oakland because of his talent and potential, but I think it would have been smarter to trade up and get some more talent in other places, draft Dorsey, or an offensive lineman because that is where the Raiders are truly weak.

 Apparently McFadden was too great of a talent to pass on and the Jamarcus Russell Darren McFadden backfield should be fun to watch.

This year's cinderella story is the Davidson Wildcats led by Stephen Curry. They have already upset Gonzaga and Georegetown. Wisconsin is next, can Curry lead his team past the badgers? and how far can this team really go? Is it realistic to believe that Curry can lead them towards the Final Four?

For sports fans, March Madness and the NCAA Tournament is by far the best sporting event that there is. There is nothing that compares to watching great basketball games one after another all day along with the joy that comes from picking a bracket and watching the games hoping to win the pool amongst your friends.

Speaking of the brackets I have decided to post mine, but starting at the sweet 16

East Region:

North Carolina vs. Notre Dame with NC advancing to the elite eight.

Louisville vs. Tennesee with Louisville advancing to the elite eight.

Midwest Region:

Kansas vs. Clemson with Kansas advancing to the elite eight.

Kansas State vs. Geargetown with the Hoyas advancing to the elite eight.

South Region:

Memphis vs. Pittsburgh with Pitt advancing to the elite eight.

Stanford vs. Texas with the Longhorns advancing to the elite eight.

West Region:

UCLA vs. UCONN with UCLA advancing to the elite eight.

Xavier vs. Duke with Xavier advancing to the elite eight.

 

 

In the Elite Eight:

North Carolina will beat Lousiville

Kansas will beat Georgetown

Texas will beat Pittsburgh

Ucla will beat Xavier

FINAL FOUR: UCLA TEXAS NORTH CAROLINA AND KANSAS

UCLA will beat Texas despite the game being in San Antonia.

North Carolina will beat Kansas

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP:

UCLA will beat North Carolina.

TOurnament MVP-Kevin Love

Although he is a gambler by nature on and off the field, and he would probably lean towards gambling with his date in court, Vick needs to get a plea agreement. With evidence quickly piling up against him it appears as if he is guilty.

Federal prosecutors said that a superceeding indictment may be on the way. Vick's friends who have already negoitiated plea deals will bring stong evidence against Vick. If Vick decides to go to trial they have agreed to testify and describe at least 8 brutal and horrifying executions of dogs.

The effect of these testomonies would he incredibly damaging to Vick's case. The pictures and vivid descriptions of the executions would leave a big impression of the jury. Worst of all Vick may be forced to testify. "If he does testify, he faces a nightmare of cross-examination from federal prosecutors armed with at least seven cooperating witnesses and six years of e-mails, documents and financial records from Bad Newz Kennels."

Considering all the evidence mounted against him and knowing the nations feelings towards dogs, there is still a chance that Vick will take this to court. This country is full of animal lovers and Vick has already been convicted in the court of public opinion. The images and horrific stories of dogfighting and executions would certainly weigh heavily in the jury's mind, and probably lead to the conviction of the superstar quarterback.

While negotiating with federal prosecutors, Vick is also trying to talk to the NFL. Vick does not want to lose his chance to return to the game of football by admitting guilt in court. Of course the NFL should probably not be his main concern right now, however he is still worried about his return assuming he is not in jail for a long time......

A settlement with the NFL seems unlikely as commissioner Roger Goodell wants to see how the legal proceedings pan out before he makes up his mind on how to handle the situation.

Possibly more damaging to Vick's return status is the fact that he was face to face with Goodell when the indictment came out and said that he had nothing to do with this. By admitting guilt he will be admitting that he lied to the face of the commissioner. Vick said he did not bet on the fights. The last time a star athlete lied to the commissioner of his sport about betting was Pete Rose. He was found guily and in turn banned for life. Although his gambling was more serious only in the sese that he bet on his own sport while he was managing a team, lying to Goodell about gambling might do more damage to Vick's career than anything he did to the dogs.

10 Team Fantasy Football Leaue, here is my current team, what positions should i trade for? who should start? etc.

QB-Phillip Rivers and Tony Romo

RB- Sean Alexander, Travis Henry, Chris Henry

WR- Deion Branch, Donte Stallworth, Amani Toomer

TE- Vernon Davis, Zach Miller (i somehow have a feeling he could be big for the raiders?)

Kicker- Jason Elam

Defense- San Diego, I also have the Colts because they finished the year strong. but dont pla on playing them except in San Diego's bye week.

Defensive Player- Nmandi Asomugha and Ed Reed

Commisioner Bud Selig decided not to punish Jason Giambi for his use of steroids. He said that Giambi cooperated with baseball's investigation into steroids and is doing community service and will not recieve further punishment. While some think that this sets a bad precendent for baseball because they think people will just admit to steroids and do community serivce to get off the hook. I on the other hand think that this is a great move for MLB and here's why.

What Giambi did prior to steroid testing in baseball is somewhat irrelevant at this point in time. Going back and suspending him for what happened will not get baseball any closer to unraveling this mystery. By not punishing Giambi it encourages others to come forward and talk about what went on and what goes on. If Giambi had been punished noone would want to say anything for fear of suspension. Seeing that this precendent has been set others may want to talk to baseball officials and help the situation.

Although it is highly unlikely that players will be flocking to the commisioner to talk about thier use of steroids and what they may have seen, Giambi's actions along with Bud Selig's can only help the game.