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As we told you yesterday, Peyton Manning was brought onboard the Denver Broncos, and because of this, we knew it was only a matter of time before Tim Tebow got the official boot. And, it has happened. Tim Tebow is officially a Jet!

The deal almost didn’t happen due to some ‘recapture language,’ which basically means that the Jets would owe the Broncs a pretty penny. But, the deal did come through… though not all are happy about it.

The fans, of course, are a bit confused, but it was the Jets’ cornerback, Antonio Cromartie, who has really gotten vocal about the trade, going to — where else? — Twitter to vent. Last night, Cromartie tweeted ‘We don’t need Tebow. We sell out every home game let him go to Jacksonville Tampa or Miami. Our wildcat offense can b ran by J. Kerley or Joe McKnight we straight.’ He later went on to say ‘I don’t know y. We have @Mark_Sanchez and jus signed Drew [Stanton]. Mark has taken us to 2 AFC championship game. We need to build on the team we have now.’

Then, after the deal was done, he added, ’Y  bring Tebow in when we need to bring in more Weapons for @Mark_Sanchez let’s build the team around him. We already signed to 3 year ext’.

What he means by that is that the Jets gave their starting QB, Mark Sanchez, a $40.5 million three year contract extension just earlier this month. Yet, now they’ve signed Tebow?

There’s been no word whether Sanchez will be knocked down for Tebow or if Tim will be manning the bench, but one thing is for sure. With the salary of $1.942 million in 2012, $2.266 million in 2013, and $2.590 million in 2014… Tebow sure won’t be suffering.

It seems that Tebow mania just wasn’t enough the keep the Broncos interested, because they just snagged themselves a new QB! Pat Bowlen, the Broncos owner, with John Elway made the announcement that Peyton Manning will, indeed, be rocking some orange.

So, what exactly does that mean? Well, it means that Tim Tebow just got kicked out on his a$$! Tebowing craze or not, Elway was honest during the announcement, stating that the Broncos just aren’t a ‘Super Bowl caliber team with Tim Tebow.’ So, to fix that problem, they decided to give Manning a whopping 96 mil for five years — which now makes him the highest paid player in the league!

And not only that, but Peyton will get to keep his number 18 — which should have been impossible because it was retired in the sixties for legendary quarterback Frank Tripucka. But, Tripucka himself personally asked for his jersey to be un-retired because he WANTED Manning to wear it.!

But… what happens to Tebow now? Well, Manning sure ain’t worried about it. He told the press that he wasn’t sure what was going to become of Tebow, but that he was going to be ‘the best teammate he can be’ whether Tim stays or not.

Elway confirmed that no discussions about trading Tebow have been started yet, but that it was highly probable that Tebow was going to be getting the boot… er, cleat. Whatever.

So, it’s official. But just where is he being shipped off to? Well, multiple teams have been reported to be trying to snag him, including the Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, and New York Jets. Bottom line? Tebow will be Tebowing on another field.

The NBA All-Star game was played last night and the West managed to hold off a late surge by the East. The final score was 152-149, so you can clearly see that defense was not a top priority. Kobe Bryant managed to pass Michael Jordan for most All-Star game points; Kobe now has a total of 271 points. Kevin Durant won the MVP award with 36 points, which was just six points away from the All-Star game record.

But, who cares about all of that? Not me. The All-Star game is strictly there for entertainment purposes and you know it was pretty dang entertaining. Why was it entertaining? Was it because they played their hardest throughout the whole game and really battled it out? No. It was entertaining because of all the dunks! The All-Star game had better dunks in it than the actual Slam Dunk contest that took place the night before.

Why is that? Well, it’s because the top dogs who were playing in the All-Star game refuse to participate in the Slam Dunk contest. A lot of people say it’s because there is no incentive to compete in it. People say there needs to be a big cash prize for it, like a million dollars.

To me, that just sounds ridiculous. LeBron doesn’t need an extra million dollars, he can afford to take an hour out of his weekend to participate in the Slam Dunk contest. All-Star weekend is all about the fans! Players should want to do everything possible to entertain the fans. LeBron doesn’t want to be in the Slam Dunk contest because it needs an update!

The format is played out, the dunks are played out and the props are played out. However, we saw last night that dunks still can be really exciting. They were exciting because they were during a game, it was fast paced. Players were running up and down the court, alley-oop after alley-oop, it was truly exciting to watch.

That is what the Slam Dunk contest needs! They need to update it and change the format. West vs. East. You pick three players from the East and three from the West. They play against each other in a 10 minute quarter and only dunks will count as points, an alley-oop will count as a three pointer. At the end of the game, the public will vote on which team had the best dunks and they will get 10 points added to their final score.  The team that wins gets to donate $250,000 to the charity of their choice.

Problem solved.

Manny Ramirez was an embarrassment last year. He played only five games before retiring after he learned he had tested positive for a banned substance for the second time in his major league career. But, his skills started declining way before that. It looked like last year would be the last time Manny Ramirez would ever play Major League Baseball again, but now he is getting a second chance.

The Oakland Athletics have taken a bit of a risk (not that they have much to lose) and signed him on a minor league deal worth $500,000. However, Manny will have to sit out for the first 50 games of the season because of his second positive drug test. It was originally going to be 100 games, but he got it reduced to 50 games when he was reinstated.

Manny claims all of that is in his past,

“I thought I would lose my family and my career. It was not easy. … Sometimes when you don’t got God in your heart, you do stupid things without thinking about it. When you start going to church, it’s like you open your eyes and you realize it doesn’t matter how much money you have, nice house, nice cars. If you don’t have God in your heart, it doesn’t mean anything. Now I appreciate my family more, my kids and the game. I want to show my kids that when there’s problem, you can get up and fix it.”

Well, he is certainly saying all the right things, but has he really changed? Who knows. We’ll found out later this season, though. I have a hard time believing he will be able to contribute. He is only getting older…

Kevin Durant put on quite a show in Oklahoma City yesterday. Durant led Oklahoma to a win in overtime scoring 51 points! That is the most anyone has scored this season. His teammate, Russell Westbrook wasn’t too far behind, scoring 40 points. But, that is not all! Serge Ibaka had his first career triple-double; the three became the first teammates in NBA history to put together a 50-point night, a 40 point complementary effort and a triple-double. The last teammates to score at least 40 points apiece were Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

Pretty insane, right? Westbrook said: “It’s unreal, man. Tonight was a nice, epic game.” I hate the word, “epic” but they did have a pretty epic game. James Harden was equally as impressed saying: “Unbelievable. That’s probably one of the best regular season games that I’ve played since I’ve been here. Kevin had 50, Russell had 40 and Serge had a triple-double. What else can you say?”

Well, not much. The performance on the court pretty much says it all. However, there might be one last thing to say and the Oklahoma City crowd said it best last night when Kevin Durant made his last two free throws, the sellout crowd chanted, “MVP! MVP! MVP!”

The rumor has been around for what seems like forever, but now it looks like the trade is actually going to happen. What trade? The trade that would send the aging and overpaid A.J. Burnett to the Pittsburgh Pirates. MLB.com is reporting that the Pirates will pay $13 million of the $33 million owed to Burnett over the next two seasons. The Yankees will be receiving minor league outfielder Exicardo Cayones and minor league righthander Diego Moreno.

Burnett was actually scheduled to report to spring training with the New York Yankees on Sunday, but now he will be taking a physical for the Pirates. That is quite the change in plans, yeah? Once the trade is completed, the Yankees are expected to go after a free-agent DH and they want to re-sign reserve infielder Eric Chavez. It’s being reported that the Yankees really want Raul Ibanez as their DH.

It seems like most Yankee fans are happy with this trade and I can’t blame them. He just wasn’t worth the money they were paying him. As a lot of people say, “Some players just can’t make it in New York.” I guess that was especially true for A.J. Burnett.

Apparently Steven Jackson is headed to South America this week and he has already started packing. No, he hasn’t been packing clothes or anything like that. Jackson has been stocking up on condoms! This according to his very own twitter page…

The tweet was deleted soon after being posted, so we think that he meant to send it as direct message to someone. When will people learn the difference between a tweet and a direct message? If you are under the age of 40, then you should not be getting the two confused. However, celebrities have been making the direct message mistake for awhile now. Charlie Sheen recently sent his phone number out in a tweet. It was intended to be a direct message to Justin Bieber…which is still weird.

At least Steven Jackson is using protection! He should have left the tweet up. He’s a grown man, who cares if he wants to go bang a bunch of hot chicks down in South America? All we ask is for a sex tape or perhaps a few pictures.

How many end zones will he touchdown in during his trip? I am saying seven or eight, not including the plane ride down there.

Jeremy Lin has become an overnight sensation and rightly so, he is playing his butt off. However, some people are not jumping on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of those people. Mayweather seems to think Jeremy Lin is getting all of this attention because of his race…

“Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he’s Asian. Black players do what he does every night and don’t get the same praise.” Mayweather wrote on his twitter account on Monday afternoon. And, of course he received a lot of criticism for that tweet.

But don’t expect Mayweather to back down or say sorry…

“It’s OK for ESPN to give their opinion but I say something and everyone questions Floyd Mayweather. I’m speaking my mind on behalf of other NBA players. They are programmed to be politically correct and will be penalized if they speak up. Other countries get to support/cheer their athletes. As soon as I support Black American athletes, I get criticized.” Mayweather wrote in a series of tweets.

The attitude Mayweather is displaying is so played out. The “everyone is out to get me” attitude. No one is out to get you, Floyd. People are criticizing you because you said something stupid. Why does it always have to be about race? Jeremy Lin is breaking 30+ year old records, so it would be impossible for “black players” to do what he does every night. Why can’t we just let Lin enjoy his time in the spotlight?

Plus, we all know people who talk about themselves in third person are douchebags. It’s a proven fact. You lose, Mayweather.

You have probably heard his name a lot the past few days. You might be asking yourself: “Who is this guy? And why haven’t I heard of him?” Well, don’t worry. You are not the only one. People all around the world are googling his name, trying to find out who this guy is.

“This guy” is a professional basketball player who plays for the New York Knicks. This guy is is only 23 years old; he’s 6’3 and weighs 200 pounds. This guy has gone from benchwarmer to full time balla’ and this guy is setting records. He scored 89 points in his first three games as a starter, the highest point total in Knicks history for a starter in his first three games since the 1976-77 NBA-ABA merger.

Kobe Bryant didn’t know who this guy was on Thursday. Kobe said that he has “heard” of him but didn’t know what he did to get all this recent media attention. Well, this guy introduced himself to Kobe Bryant in a big way Friday night. He outplayed the great Kobe Bryant. He had a career high 38 points and sprinkled in seven assists just for the fun of it.

This guy is Jeremy Effin’ Lin and he is ready to take over every basketball court in America. Do you believe in Lin? After Lin’s performance Friday, Kobe Bryant sure does: “Great story. Testament to perseverance and hard work. Good example for kids everywhere.” Bryant said. I guess he now understands why Lin is receiving all of this media attention, huh?

Is it possible that Lin is just getting lucky? Is it possible that he will just fade away? Is it possible that a year from now we’ll be saying: “Lin who?” Sure, it’s possible.

But, right now Jeremy Lin is loving life and competing with stars like Kobe Bryant. I’d suggest going out and buying a Lin jersey now…they might be very valuable one day.

A few days ago I wrote an article about Josh Hamilton’s relapse. As most of you know he suffered a relapse last Monday after getting drunk in a local bar. Hamilton held a press conference a few days later explaining what happened, and he also hinted at the possibility of incriminating pictures coming out.

Well, it looks like he was right. Because apparently there are pictures being shopped around the internet. No one knows what the pictures show, but the person selling them wants 10k for them. There has also been a report of one person asking 100k, which I find hard to believe. However, the pictures might be the least of Hamilton’s worries. Why?

Because we have confirmed that someone is trying to sell a 7 second video of Hamilton for 40k. That is a pretty penny for a 7 second video, right? There must be something really bad on that video. Well, there is a rumor going around that the video shows Hamilton having sex, and there just might be some truth to that.

Before there was any knowledge of these pictures and video, there were a lot of rumors flying around — and one of the more shocking rumors came from eye witnesses in the bar. A few eyewitnesses claim they saw Hamilton go into the bathroom with a lady and then come back out with her a short time later. I am assuming they didn’t have a dumping competition in there, so that kind of only leaves one other option.

…and sadly that option might have just been filmed. My guess is that someone buys the pictures and video soon. We’ll probably see them right around the start of Spring Training (which is approaching quickly.)

Hamilton’s tough life only gets tougher.

As a Texas Rangers fan this story hits too close to home. Most of you have heard Josh Hamilton’s story. He was a number one draft pick back in 1999, but just a couple of years later he suffered an injury and started using drugs. He was suspended for violating the drug policy put in place by MLB.

He made several attempts to make his way back but the addiction kept getting the best of him. Hamilton didn’t play baseball at all for a two year period. He never gave up though and finally made his MLB debut in 2007 with the Cincinnati Reds.

After the 2007 season Hamilton was traded to the Texas Rangers and things took off. In 2008 he was named to the American League All Star Team, and who could forget his Home Run Derby performance? A truly amazing performance. Things were looking up for Hamilton and it looked like his life was back on the right track. However, in early 2009 he had a little slip up. He went to a bar in Arizona and got plastered. You can see the pictures from that night down below…

He bounced back from that, though. He went on to help the Texas Rangers go to the World Series in 2010 and 2011. Hamilton had been clean from alcohol and drugs since that 2009 incident, but this past Monday he suffered another setback. Hamilton went to a local bar in Arlington and had a few too many drinks. It’s even being reported that teammate Ian Kinsler went to the bar in an effort to bring Hamilton home.

A close source told The Daily Fix that they were at the bar that night and saw Hamilton flirting with girls, letting them touch his ass and that it “made them lose a lot of respect for him.”

It’s a very unfortunate situation. Hamilton has been so open about his struggles that you almost feel like you know him. You feel like you are part of his family, you feel betrayed and hurt. But, is that a fair reaction? He is not a superhero. He doesn’t owe us anything, so why should we care so much? Josh Hamilton has a disease. Everyday is a struggle for him. Normal people go out and drive by an ice cream shop and think, “I really want an ice cream cone, but I really don’t need one” That’s our big temptation…an ice cream cone.

Josh Hamilton drives past a bar and wants to jump out of the car and drink ‘til he passes out. He has said multiple times that he fights the urge to do drugs again every single day. Josh Hamilton has to live a very sheltered life. His addiction ended up getting the best of him Monday, so what? Are we all supposed to despise him now? No, mistakes are going to happen. Just look at it from a baseball perspective.

You could be having the worst game of your career. You made a few errors in the outfield, struck out three times and haven’t helped your team at all. But guess what? It’s the bottom of the ninth, your team is down by 1 and there is runner on first base. You get your pitch and you hit a walk-off home run, and as you are rounding third base you see your entire team waiting at home plate to jump all over you.

Hamilton is going to make a few errors, but as long as he continues to try his best there will always be people there ready to congratulate him as he rounds third base.

Home plate is where Hamilton needs to stay.

It’s no secret that the AL East has been the powerhouse division in the American League. The Yankees, Boston and now the Rays have helped make the AL East the big dog in the American League. The Wild Card winner has come from the AL East for eight of the last nine seasons. The AL West and Central have been largely ignored by the mainstream media and the rivalries out east continue to get all of the attention.

But, could things be changing? It certainly looks that way. The Rangers and Angels secretly sparked a true rivalry last year. Mike Napoli moving to the rangers was certainly a big part of that, but another big part was the fact that the Rangers are taking over the division. The Angels are clearly not enjoying second place much, so what do they do? They sign Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson. For those who don’t know, Wilson was the ace for the Texas Rangers last season.

Oh no they didn’t, am I right?

With those two huge moves you would think the Angels might be ready to take the division back. However, the Rangers said; “I see your C.J. Wilson and raise you a Yu Darvish.” The Rangers went out and signed Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish. Are you interested, yet? The Rangers and Angels are not only exchanging blows during the season, but during the off-season, as well! With both teams improving and the rivalry heating up, could the AL West steal some of the spotlight?

Maybe.

I know, I know. I just made a pretty compelling case and all I can say is, “maybe?” Let me explain. First of all, it is going to be hard to pull the media’s attention away from the AL East. ESPN loves eating a big hearty bowl of Yankees/Red Sox, and you can’t really blame them. They want ratings and the Yankees and Red Sox get ratings. The toughest obstacle the Rangers and Angels face is reaching a bigger audience. Their rivalry this season has to strike a chord with people this year. That is the only way they will steal some thunder from the AL East.

Well…..that and bring the wild card back to the AL West. I probably just made some people on the east coast pretty mad by saying that, but it’s a real possibility.

Don’t shoot the messenger! I don’t handle blood very well.

The Orlando Magic were riding high after their win against the Lakers back on the 20th. However, they have completely lost it since then. In the past six games they have won just one game, and they are currently on a four game losing streak. That doesn’t sound too bad, but I haven’t told you just how bad they are losing. Take a look at the scores from their past five losses…

87-56

91-83

93-67

106-85

74-69

That is ugly. Their offense is really struggling right now. They haven’t broken the 90 point mark since their last win.

So, what exactly is going on down there in Orlando? Well, Head Coach Stan Van Gundy knows what the problems are, but he doesn’t quite know how to fix them, yet.

“It’s the whole thing. We were awful…three worst losses we’ve had since I’ve been here over a matter of five days. It’s tough to take. We were sitting at 11-4 and playing well. All of a sudden – other than the Indiana game – we’re falling apart.”  Gundy told reporters. He continued…

“It’s easy to come up with the reasons. I could be a sportswriter doing that. I don’t mean that even jokingly …it’s always easy to find the reasons. That’s not hard. The hard part is to solve it.”

Easy? Excuse me. Being a sportswriter is a tough and dangerous job. Anyway, it’s clear that the Magic are starting to crumble and there isn’t much Gundy can do about it. And, that’s not just me talking, that is coming from a Magic player…

“I would say he is not getting through like he usually does. It’s on us as professionals to put things back together. But there is a lot of tension when you’re losing, so Stan kind of gets tuned out. It’s not his fault, but it is what it is.”

Well, that certainly doesn’t sound good. Perhaps Gundy could try shaving that ‘stache of his, if I was a player I would have a hard time listening to him, too. I’d be too busy staring at the caterpillar above his lip.

Johnson just recently defeated Shane Roller which improved his record to 10-6 MMA and 2-2 UFC. He seems to be putting things together now and he credits his football playing days for that. “I had good footwork because I was a running back.’ Johnson told MMA junkie radio.

Experts noted his improved footwork, his ability to cut angles and out strike Roller in exchanges. “It was something I’d do in practice because I always had that worry about what if my legs get tired, or what if I slip and he takes me down. So I was like, ‘I’m just going to fight like I play football.’ “

Johnson is pretty optimistic about his future. Saying, “I know I’m going to be getting stiffer competition, which I can’t wait. This lightweight division is completely stacked. I want to fight the best of the best. I want to fight anybody and everybody who’s trying to move up in the division and trying to keep me in the back of the line. I want to take their spot.” He goes on to say, “This is my year. I’m collecting chins on my mantle. It’s empty right now, but it will be full by the end of the year.”

Pretty tough talk for someone who is trying to move up in the ranks. He might have created an even bigger target on his back, but he seems to be up for the challenge.