Number Seven: The Roger Clemons Steroid Scandal

I'm doing two blogs today because I'm a little behind schedule after not doing a blog for two weeks. I heard on Sports Illustrated today that, finally, there is a REAL witness and REAL evidence in the Roger Clemons case. For those of you that don't know what happened, I will tell you. Clemons was one of the best pitchers ever to pitch in the MLB, and he was a shoe in for the Hall of Fame. But it was found out about 6 months ago that he was receiving steroids and HGH to improve his play. Although the evidence was great, he denied ever using the steroids, saying things like "It was for an injury" or "I didn't use them, my wife did". That's real low, blaming his wife for using steroids. Instead of a sport related question at the end, I have a question that will challenge you in many ways. If you could be a world famous Hall of Famer for [insert job name here], would you blame your husband/wife for using steroids that you clearly used? But back to the story... there is finally a decisive witness that claims he injected Roger with steroids and HGH. If this is true, this will finally be the end of a loooooong court case.

Number Six: The Dallas/Detroit Brawl

After the final whistle on Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena, and another Detroit home win, (which isn't hard to predict anymore because they've won every playoff game this year at home) a fight started behind the net. The annoyed Dallas team had just gone down 2-0 in the series, and they needed something to happen late in the game to spark their confidence. Mike Ribeiro, a Dallas Star, decided to take matters into his own hands. He slashed Detroit's starting goalie, Osgood, across the chest pad. Now, this may not hurt much because he hit him right in the protector, but still that kind of action is not acceptable as it could have seriouly hurt Osgood. For some reason though, the league did not suspend Ribeiro. After the slash, Osgood definatly dived, but should that really excuse Ribeiro of his slash? Even worse, both players recieved fines. The NHL fined Chris Osgood for diving after getting slashed by Ribeiro, and both fines were for the same amount of money. Wow. What do you guys think?

Number Five: Celtics

The Boston Celtics finished with the best record in the NBA this season. But when they played the eighth ranked Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the playoffs, it took them a full series, 7 games, to dispose of them. It's hard to say if this is a sign of weakness or strength. It showed that they struggle against bad teams but at the same time, it showed that they could win a very intense elimination game, like game 7. So is this a mentally tough juggernaut or a lame poser team that barely got out of the first round? I'd like to hear what you think, so please respond to this blog. I personally think this is still a great team that has many players on it who have never made the playoffs, let alone win a playoff series. They are just working out the kinks. They will win the Eastern Conference and they could possibly win the championship.