L.A. Pride is a true sports enthusiast. A former youth, and division II assistant basketball coach, who studied the martial arts, he enjoys and follows all sports, even hockey. His quick wit and insight brings a fresh view to the world of sports. You may not always agree with him, but you will enjoy his highly opinionated thoughts
Is it me…
Or do “fans” need to get a grip? People, they are only games, not life or death situations. Opening day at Dodger Stadium saw a brutal off field incident; a couple of Dodger “fans” beat and hospitalized another fan who was there to cheer on the San Francisco Giants. The victim had the NERVE to wear a Giants’ jersey. These thugs when captured should be penalized to the maximum extent of the law. This is becoming to common place in sports arenas. We can’t have a difference of opinion without it turning physical and violent. How many times have we gone to an event and the behavior of “the adults” is childish, vulgar, and at times criminal? Enough already it is a game, and a year from now they do it again. So relax and wait for the do-over!

Is it me…
Or is it sad to see college basketball fade off into next season? Congrats to UConn for winning the NCAA Men’s Championship. It was an ugly game, but winning ugly is better than losing pretty.

Is it me…
Or did Notre Dame not read the column last week, when we guaranteed the women’s championship to UConn? Too much drama for the mamas Sunday; the favorites Stanford and UConn were upset in the women’s tournament. Congrats to Texas A & M and Notre Dame. We went to press too early for the results of the Women’s championship. We will samba with the mamas next week. Love you ladies!

Is it me…
Or does Kobe have the Lakers balling? The San Antonia Spurs are reeling and Lakers are rolling in the west. The Ninja Assassin, Kobe Bryant, has the Lakers within 2 ½ games of the Spurs for the best record in the west. If the Lakers have home court throughout the western conference playoffs, they will repeat as western conference champions. No doubt!!!!!
Is it me…
Or do you still not believe in Derrick Rose? D. Rose is the MVP of the NBA. He has led, carried and pushed the Bulls to the best record in the eastern conference. Before the start of the season how many of you had the Bulls leading the east? Raise your hand. That’s what I thought, no one!

Is it me…
Or does the Knicks making the playoffs take some of the pressure off D’Antoni?
The Knicks clinched a playoff spot Sunday. Now the trick is to get out of the first round. It’s all about matchups, their success in the first round depends upon their opponent ? More on this once the playoff matchups are set.
Is it me …
Or does Shaquille look old? Returned from an injury, played five minutes and sustained another injury. His body is starting to breakdown. Will either of the O’Neal’s be of much help to the Celtics in the playoffs? Maybe trading Kendrick Perkins wasn’t such a good idea.

Is it me…
Or does it not matter that the NFL labor dispute is still going on? Like we asked before, who do you side with the billionaires or the millionaires? The millionaires, the players, are set to dip into their strike fund and issue players, in need, $60, 000. I know we could all use $60k, but the players really need to take a look at this move. There are people who are currently out of work and didn’t make $60K when working. Players, donate the strike fund to your local charity and help the community. I am sure there are people in the community that can use the Money.

Is it me…
Or does Madden really get it? Madden 12, which will be released later this year, lockout or not, will address the issue of players’ concussions. Players who get a concussion during a Madden game, will not be able to play the rest of the game. Additionally, the game will not show helmet to helmet contact,, or hits on defenseless players, and the game announcers will discuss injuries. There is no better way to get younger people to realize how serious a concussion is than to put it in a video game. Hats off to Madden, and his people, for their social consciousness.
Is it me…
Or are there more grunts and groan in women’s tennis than ‘pro’ wrestling? Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova last weekend in the Ericsson Open. Every stroke was accompanied by a groan or grunt, it was as if they were wrestling the Fabulous Moolah. While I am here, are there any Americans not named Williams who are competitive in tennis?

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