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Minggu, 26 Februari 2012

The Boston Red Sox banned alcohol revealed Bobby Valentine

I guess we have to take all of these back!

Baseball Babe #80 Honors Ryan Zimmerman Washington Nationals $100M Extension

The Washington Nationals franchise third baseman signed a deal for six years for $100 million with a club option for a seventh. Ryan Zimmerman has two seasons left on a $45 million, five-year contract, and the new deal, which contains a no-trade clause, will keep him with the in Washington Nationals uniform through 2019.

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Basketball Babe #4 Honors Jeremy Evans Utah Jazz Wins 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest

The Utah Jazz represented with winner Jeremy Evans aka "The Human Pogo Stick"!

His 2nd round dunk with a jump over double alley-oop aided by teammate Gordon Hayward helped seal his way into the lead and help to secure the win.

His dunks won over Houston Rockets' Chase Budinger, Paul George of the Indiana Pacers and Derrick Williams the Minnesota Timberwolves.
He did bring some fanfare to the contest by jumping ober comedian Kevin Hart in a retro Karl Malone jersey!

The much media hyped 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest fell flat for the viewers.
The contest had a new twist with only 2 minutes between dunks and fans able to vote but still fell short due to megastar appeal.
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Basketball Babe #3 Honors Tony Parker San Antonio Spurs 2012 NBA Skills Challenge Winner

The NBA all-stars had their night in the limelight and San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker made the best of his by winning the 2012 NBA Skills Challenge. The win was a suprise most fans had Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo picked to win, New Jersey Nets' point guard Deron Williams a sleeper and the lesser known Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers point guard was even favored.

Parker's 29.2 seconds in the first round set the tone for the whole competition.

But, the skillful veteran showed us why he is an all-star by completing the skills challenge in 32.8 seconds beating out Rondo (34.6) and Williams (41.4) for the win.

Winning deserves a trophy!

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Basketball Babe #2 Honors Kevin Love Minnesota Timberwolves wins 2012 NBA Foot Locker 3-point Shootout

The Minnesota Timberwolves' all-star power forward Kevin Love showed his skills are more than banging the boards and dunking. He used his shooting touches to win the 2102 NBA Foot Locker 3-point Shootout. So, he gets three babes in his honor!

He started out rough in the first round and having to win a tie-breaker over Miami Heat gaurd Mario Chalmers.

He came thru in the end with a stunning finish scoring 17 points over Oklahoma City Thunder small forward Kevin Durant and his 14 points.

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Sabtu, 25 Februari 2012

Basketball Babe #1 Honors Jeremy Lin New York Knicks Going Linsanity

The inaugural Basketball Babe has to go to Jeremy Lin for his surging popularity that has gone to super-hyped in the first half of the NBA season.

The New York Knick fans have even let the world know it's Linsanity!

The injury plagued Knicks had a choice to make early in the season when team needed a some energy for the fans, a point guard and Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire needed time off.

The traded, dropped and D-league bench player from Harvard got his look from Coach Mike D' Antoni. The Jeremy Lin number 17 gave them the 1 jersey number of Stoudemire and the 7 jersey number from Anthony all in one package to ignite the fans at Madison Square Garden and play his way to staying in the starting line up!