August is, without a doubt, the most uneventful month in all of sports. The NFL hasn't started. Major League Baseball divisional races have yet to hit their stride. The NHL is nonexistent, and the best the NBA has to offer is the upcoming league schedule.

But I'm still keeping score.

First off... let's not forget Tiger Woods, who keeps on winning and building his legend like my boy Kobe Bryant. Right now, I don't know who has been more dominant over the last five years in their respective sports, Tiger or Roger Federer.

At least Federer has Rafa Nadal pushing him to be better than ever. Woods' longtime rival, lefty Phil Mickelson, hasn't been relevant for quite some time now while up-and-comer Anthony Kim needs to deflate his ego a bit so he can focus on what it takes to be consistent enough to give Tiger a run for his money. So I'll go with Federer over Woods, plus tennis has been more fun to watch as of late.

What is so great about the overall landscape of sports right now is that there are so many great individual athletes who are super-duper stars, if you know what I mean. They are legends in the making, uplifting personalities who are great for the camera and the community, not to mention their unparalleled excellence as an athlete on the court, field, track, or pool. Simply put, they are dominant.

Like Michael Phelps, the record setting Aquaman. They shouldn't even be called world records anymore because he keeps breaking his own records. Every time he bests his previous mark, they should just call it the "Phelps."

As in... "Ladies and gentlemen, a new phelps has just been set in the 100m Butterfly!!" Are they sure this guy doesn't have fins tucked under those LZRs or whatever those suits are called?

Then there's world class sprinter Usain Bolt, who seems to be getting faster and faster with every meet. Mark my words, it won't be long until he clocks in at 9.60 in the 100. Never before has an athlete's name been more fitting to his game than Bolt's.

Meanwhile, somewhere out there the great but retired Michael Jordan is thinking, "If only I were still in the league today..." Truth is, however, Jordan is still making an impact. His business enterprises are his holy grail. He still conducts basketball camps. He still plays pickup ball. And the Air Jordan sneaker is still the most sought after among all the brands (although Nike Dunk SBs have now hit the market as the latest fad generating all the hype among sneakerheads). For those of you who are not well versed in the sneakerworld, SB is the acronym for skateboard.

But really though... I don't care how great and legendary Kobe or Lebron James both become, when it's all said and done Air Jordans will forever be heads above the rest when it comes to basketball kicks. After all, they were the first $100 and $200 basketball shoes to hit the market.

Speaking of Dunk SBs... I am officially putting the stamp on a nickname for my favorite Los Angeles Laker Bench Mobster, Shannon Brown. From here on out, I am calling the high-flying ultra athletic guard, SB Dunk. BTW, there should be no licensing issues for Brown because he sports Nikes anyway. It's not like he's got a jumpman tattoo on his leg and wears Reebok or anything like that... Yo Shannon, holla at ya boy if ya like what I got for ya!!!

Slugger Manny Ramirez has been in a slump of late yet the L.A. Dodgers continue to have the best record in Major League Baseball. Slugger Vladimir Guerrero has been in a slump all year yet the L.A. Angels continue to have the second best record in Major League Baseball. Out of the top five teams in baseball (Dodgers, Angels, Red Sox, Yankees, and Cardinals), only the two California teams deferred from making any huge trades for any big time players before the trade deadline. Something tells me this means something...

A slugger of another kind, hard-hitting Filipino and the best fighter in the word pound-for-pound, Manny Pacquiao, has agreed to fight Puerto Rican sensation Miguel Cotto in November at 145 lbs. It's obvious that Pacman is really attempting to cement his status as the best boxer in the world, literally speaking. He's defeated the best that Mexico had to offer (Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, and Oscar De La Hoya), he's dethroned the pride of England (Ricky Hatton), and now he's looking to oust arguably the best fighter from the Caribbean Islands. And if he defeats Cotto, there's no doubt he'll be challenging the best American fighter in either Sugar Shane Mosley or Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Pacquiao's making a statement here, boxing fans. He wants to prove he's the best ever. In fact, this is really reminding me of Game of Death, Bruce Lee's last film in which Lee displayed his mastery of martial arts and his ability to adapt to any fighting style as he fought and defeated a karate champion, judo champion, weapons expert, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as he was ascending the tower of death on his way to exact revenge on the people who tried to murder him.

What I love about Pacquiao is that he isn't scared to fight anyone. He'll fight the next best challenger right away. There's no posturing with Manny. And he wastes no time - he fights twice a year against the best fighters in his weight class. You see him smiling all the time and he's an extremely nice and generous person, but he's all business in the ring. Then he'll waste no time letting you know that he's going to knock you out. He's a cross between Mike Tyson and Bruce Lee, that's for sure.

And when the heck are you going to sign, Mr. Michael Crabtree? Thousands of Niner fans bought your jersey, you're threatening to sit out and get drafted all over again in 2010 by another team, and now because of the recession stores are no longer accepting returns on worn merchandise. If and when you sign, you better be as great as advertised.

I love my teams. I love sports. So I keep score.

Thanks for reading my stuff. Holla at ya boy!