Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Hangover 2 Coming Out Soon



The Hangover 2 is happening, and all the leads are returning for considerably more money than what they made for the original
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis have all made deals that will secure each of them $5 million against 4% of first dollar gross
Apparently, because Warner Bro's didn't anticipate the original's success or have faith in director Todd Phillips' choices for leads, they chose not to pay them very well or make a sequel right away. After the movie's monster success the actors and their legal team made sure they would get compensated accordingly, and refused to sign on until they negotiated an acceptable deal.The move is slated to comeout in 2011 so get ready everyone it should be exciting. Shooting will start in November 2010 and I know I cannot wait to see this movie.

UCONN Huskies


No. 1 seed Connecticut
This went exactly as expected. The Huskies scored well and clamped down defensively and that was that. Apparently, in the desperate desire to have something new to talk about in regard to UConn, the emerging buzz phrase is that the Huskies "just don't get enough credit for their defense."
Uh, right. For one thing, it isn't true; there have been countless stories written about how stifling and energetic UConn's defense is. For another thing, it's not uncommon for there to be more chatter about a great offense than a great defense. As former UConn great Diana Taurasi once said as only she could of how her scoring usually got her the most acclaim, The Huskies can do it all, and have shown that in their four tournament games thus far, winning by an average of 47 points and holding their opponents to an average shooting percentage of 25.7 (62-of-241).
Way back on Nov. 17 in San Antonio, the Huskies took on Texas in a game that was supposed to show whether the Longhorns might be national contenders and how UConn really was going to adjust to no longer having Renee Montgomery as point guard. The Huskies won 83-58, making it clear Texas had a long way to go (the Horns didn't get there) and that UConn would be fine without its former floor general.
Top storylines: To say Maya Moore is putting on a show in the NCAA tournament is to suggest that it's drastically different than what she has been doing all season. And it's not, really. It's just more spectacular. She has shot 63.8 percent from the field in the four games. … The Huskies' winning streak is now at 76 and all have been by double digits. … The Huskies have shot 53.2 percent from the field in the tournament.
Coach Geno Auriemma was looking forward to how good a player freshman Kelly Faris would prove to be, and she has really gotten more of a spotlight in the NCAA tournament. Faris has averaged 9.3 points in the NCAA games and shown an aggressive physicality on defense, which fits right in with how the rest of the Huskies play.
How they will fare: Not much reason to not predict a second consecutive NCAA championship for the Huskies.
Facts fromESPN.COM

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Steve Lavin Accepts Coaching Job At St. Johns


St. John's has hired ESPN analyst and former UCLA coach Steve Lavin to replace Norm Roberts, a school spokesman said Tuesday.
Lavin has been with ESPN the past six years after being fired at UCLA in 2003. He coached the Bruins to the NCAA tournament six times in seven seasons, including one Elite Eight appearance and five trips to the Sweet 16. He inherits a team that could return 10 seniors for 2010-11.
The school will hold a news conference to introduce Lavin on Wednesday.
St. John's has been searching for a big-name hire to increase the team's profile in the New York media market. The university made an offer to Florida's Billy Donovan and a formal offer to Georgia Tech's Paul Hewitt, who both declined.
The Red Storm also interviewed former Boston College coach Al Skinner and former Siena coach Fran McCaffery, who took the Iowa job, and were interested in talking to Rhode Island's Jim Baron.
St. John's hasn't been to the NCAA tournament since 2002. The Red Storm has appeared in the NIT twice since that appearance, including earlier this month under Roberts.
This season, St. John's finished 17-16 overall and 6-12 in the Big East. After knocking off UConn and nearly upsetting Marquette in the Big East tournament, the Red Storm lost in the first round of the NIT at Memphis. Hopefully a big name like Lavin can take a team like St. Johns back to prominence where they belong. One thing that Lavin needs to do is establish relationships with the NYC high school coaches because that is something that Norm Roberts could never do. Last year when he did not sign local talent Lance Stephenson from Lincoln High School that was basically the last straw for the University. Hopefully Lavin can do a better coaching job then Roberts did at St. Johns.

The Hills New Season Coming Soon


The Hill's last season is coming to MTV soon and in this season there is sure to be alot of drama. Some teasers are Heidi has her plastic surgery meltdown and Speidi might be heading for Divorce. We never know aobut them this could all be a ploy to get more tabloids and have people talka bout them they have done it before. Another drama filled episode will show Kristen Cavallari as she is confronted by her so called friends Lo Bosworth and Stephanie Pratt. Ever since Lauren Conrad has left this show it has gotten very boring and while Laurens fame is on the rise all of these other peoples fame might just be sizzling out.

Al Skinner out at Boston College


The coach who at sometimes people thought was clueless finally got fired yesterday after 13 seasons and it is about time because he was one of the worst recruiters ACC. Skinner is the winningest coach in school history, with a 247-165 record and seven NCAA tournament berths since 2001. But BC has finished below .500 in two of the last three seasons with a first-round loss in the ACC tournament this year. The University owes him 3 million over the next three years. The Eagles (15-16, 6-10 ACC) missed the postseason as they struggled to replace all-ACC guard Tyrese Rice. and another reason he got fired was because he was talking to St. Johns even though Steve Lavin is slated to get the coaching job this week. Skinner along with Bobby Gonzalez and Todd Lickliter will all be looking for jobs in these next few weeks


Monday, March 29, 2010

Baylor Lady Bears


Brittney Griner who first caught our eyes when she posted youtube videos of herself dunking in her highschool gym. Goes at it again the 6'8' freshman from Baylor has changed womens basketball for the best. A player like Griner brings fans and viewers too tv stations all over the world . Everyone tunes in too see the great freshman Griner block and stand over opponents. She has changed a game that is usually dominated by The "Great" UCONN. Griner has been leading Baylor all season. She has hit a few rough patches on her way to stardom but she definetly is no fluke and she is hear to stay. Recently Griner was ejected from a game for punching Texas Tech player Jordan Barncastle in the face. Griner threw the punch after Barncastle got tangled up with her. A foulwas called against Barncastle, while Griner was only suspended for a total of two games. Lady Bears coach Kim Mulkeysaid late on March 4 that Griner would only be suspended for one game, in addition to a one-game suspension mandated by NCAArules. The vicious punch thrown by Griner broke Barncastle's nose. She caught a lot of flack for whats he did but it totally was not her fault she got caught up in the game and her emotions got the best of her. But her play in this NCAA tournament have made us forget about what happened and if she doesn't have anymore problems Griner might just be one of the best womens college basketball players ever.