How to fondle little boys and beat the rap...

The big distinction between being guilty and being PROVEN guilty
Michael Jackson. Not guilty. On all counts. I tried my best to NOT follow this circus, even though I was flooded with images and info from all news sources across the TV (although thanks to ESPN for sparing me). I was hoping he'd get convicted and then he could know what it's like to TRULY be someone's little kid. Let's face it, how you can sleep alone with all those little boys pretty much EVERY night without performing some lewd sex act is a difficult concept to accept, especially because of apparent damaging testimony from security personnel. But although MJ is a child molester in the court of public opinion, he's not according to this case. By all accounts the prosecution did not present sufficient and secure enough evidence to erase all shreds of doubt - and remember, reasonable doubt is all it takes. So I ask, "is Michael Jackson a child molester"? I would say "yep". I also ask "was there sufficient evidence to convict him in this case"? I would say "nope".

*sniff* *sniff* You smell that? Oh yeah, smells like the OJ Simpson trial...

The San Antonio Spurs are like Pete Sampras...not flashy, not edgy, but talented and precise in their dismantling of teams. They are efficient, and even though Manu Ginobli is sort of flashy, their identifying player, Tim Duncan, is quiet and reserved and the person around whom ANY championship team should be built. I'm a big fan of KG, but Duncan has the ability to carry a team to a championship.

Hockey...

Well, Bettman and the NHL Owners won. Only a fool wouldn't admit that a hybrid salary cap/luxury tax system with a ceiling in the neighborhood of $36 million is a victory for Bettman and the owners. But at what cost? Faction and allegiance of the fans...oh yeah. But what about the financial aspects of the game in respects to the fan? This raises the question of whether franchises whose payroll costs will be drastically cut will roll back ticket prices - okay, well, we are now at a point where our costs are being monitored and will be MUCH more predictable and fixed, we're going to pass on some savings to you, the fan? HAH! If you believe that, I've got some land to sell ya...