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Atl Rankings Battle

2010-05-24T01:40:00.000-04:00

Atlanta Revival RETURNS

2010-05-17T15:08:00.000-04:00

June 26th 2010 Atlanta,Georgia

The New Season for the Atlantic South Division now begins.
In the wake of Final Round XIII, it's success seen all over the United States and a bit across seas, The Impact Clash Crew Returns with yet another of it's Monthly installments, this time with a banging new look, Permanent Location and many many more improvements!!!

So without Further lag (get it)

June 26th 2010

The venue is located in a suite of office building's If you have any
problems call us at (404) 954-0243

Ramada Atlanta Airport Conference Center
1380 Virginia Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30344 US

Directions Via Marta
- Ride to College Park Train Station
- Take Bus 72 Lets you off right across the street from the venue.
- Harrison & Virginia Ave is the exact location

If you have any problems reaching the venue by bus call (404) 954-0243 for help

Venue Fee:
$10.00 Per Person

New Registration and Start Time:
Registration begins at 1:30pm ALL TOURNAMENTS Begin at 3pm NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Games in Attendance:

GEARS OF WAR 2: (X-Box 360)
(Bring your own controller and head set)
5v5 Teams $50.00 Per Team (Basically $10.00 per head)
2v2 Wing-man Teams $20.00 Per Team (Basically $10.00 per head)
POT BALANCE SPLIT: 60% 25% 15%

SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4: (Playstation 3)
(Bring Your Own Stick/Controller)
Game Fee: $10.00
POT BALANCE SPLIT: 60%-30%-10%

SMASH BROTHERS BRAWL+MELEE: (Nintendo Wii)
(Bring Your Own Stick/Controller)
Game Fee: $10.00
POT BALANCE SPLIT: 60%-30%-10%

TEKKEN 6 (Playstation 3)
(Bring Your Own Stick/Controller)
Game Fee: $10.00
POT BALANCE SPLIT: 60%-30%-10%

Equipment Waivers:
Full set up meaning Television,Video Game+Console, Your entry Fee is waived!!!
1/2 set up meaning console or tv, half off entry fee!!!

In order to qualify for Equipment Waivers, you must contact the Impact Clash Crew/Impact Players via
Email:
GaGamingscene@gmail
GamGamingelite@gmail
Once Email Confirmation is reached, your names will be added to the list, visible here in this thread on a first come first served basis, you will also be added to a list for PERMANENT Equipment door fee waivers for future Atlanta Revivals!!

Please sign up, with all your information, all your games so the tournament can run as smooth as possible, EXAMPLE:
Full Name
Cool-Breeze/Lord-Iceman
Tekken 6 & Super SF4

FOOD & BEVERAGES:
Food and Beverages will be sold at this venue, please keep us up to date with what it is you all like to eat, drink & snack on while at thees tournaments.
Right now Our list goes as follows:

GATORADE (Bottles) $1.50
POWERADE (Bottles) $1.25
Water (Bottles) $1.00
Chips (Zip Lock bagged for more quantity) $.50
CupCakes (Homemade) Please notify us of icing types, sprinkles etc $.50
Cookies (Homemade) Please notify us of what types etc $.50
Microwave Popcorn (Cheese-Extra Butter-Plain) $.75

NEC9 12/07/2008

2009-04-07T16:41:00.002-04:00

The tournament had 87 people! (And Eric lost his bet) Also one of the most exciting grand finals I've ever seen! Sorry about the late posting of the results, the internet here is worse than 9600 baud! Oof needs to be banned! I have 35 videos from the tournament coming soon.
Grand Finals was WingZero (Kilik) vs Oofmatic (Lizardman).

http://www.8wayrun.com/picture.php?albumid=8&pictureid=445

Set #1
http://www.zshare.net/video/583269006ef95e1c/

Set#2
http://www.zshare.net/video/583269175759465f/

Set#3
http://www.zshare.net/video/5832660470121dde/

Yupz,Get Moneyz Monthlies!! - Birmingham,AL - SAT(4/18/09)

2009-04-07T16:25:00.002-04:00

In the hype of the NEW Bama monthly tournament coming up, I've taken the liberty to post some videos from at least two of the previous tournaments.

Please post comments and reply click the link to view.

http://www.zshare.net/video/58325052ce7afc77/

B'ham, AL Monthly Tourny's

2009-02-27T16:49:00.004-05:00

B'ham, AL Monthly Tourny's

2009-02-27T16:09:00.007-05:00

Pictures & Videos

March 13-15 FINALROUND12 "The HYPE Continues!"

2009-02-27T15:58:00.000-05:00

(FINAL ROUND)XII "The HYPE Continues!"

Right now (FINAL ROUND) is "Sponsered by ShinBlanka, and all of his friends around the ATL South community"

Date: March 13-15 ,2009

Location: Same location as the past 3 years. I was going to change venues, but I decided to add an extra day to help with the crowding by spreading out the games over 3 days!

Holiday Inn - Atlanta
Northeast/Doraville
2001 Clearview Avenue
Atlanta, Ga. 30340

Phone: (770)455-3700

This is a EMS/DigitalFrontier Phat Production

Small disclaimer just like last year:
"OK PEOPLE I MADE THIS THREAD 10 MONTHS BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT IS SUPPOSE TO BE THROWN! I HOPE THIS IS ENOUGH WARNING NOT TO PUT ANOTHER MAJOR TOURNAMENT DURING OR AROUND THE SAME DATE AS (FRXI)!"

Anyone that wants to pre-reg PLEASE USE THE FOLLOW EXAMPLE:

Real Name "Tag name" : city, state= games playing at final round

ex.

Larry S. Dixon Jr. "ShinBlanka" : Tha "A"= 3s, st, sf4

Also directions from the airport

Get on the public train system from the airport. The public train system is called "MARTA"! You will take the "DORAVILLE" train to the "DORAVILLE" station! Call the hotel so they can pick you up with the shuttle. If you want you can walk to the hotel also. Get off the train and walk down to the road outside of the doraville train station. Cross over the road and head down hill towards buford hwy. You should see the doraville police station as you walk down the hill on the right hand side. When you get to "buford hwy" turn left. Then go until you get to a WAFFLE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD. You turn right at the waffle house. and you should see the Holiday inn in the cut! Easy if you want to walk from the station.

1st of all, I would like to thank all of the people that support the FR tournaments for the past 12 years and support the ATL South scene before if was even call the ATL South division when you attend FR3-FR5. I've met so many people over the past 12 years of running FR. My dreams of having a major tournament in the southeast region has come true and it couldn't have happend without you guy's supporting the FR tournaments back in the day.

Alot of people in the ATL South don't get the chance to travel around the nation to play against top players, so FR is an outlet for them to play the best in the southeast and hopefully other regions top players will come down to the dirty south. With the help of the community supporting (Final Round) every year it has grown into one of the best tournaments in the usa! The history of FINAL ROUND is based on the"Console Warriors" style tournament.

But with me growing up learning to play fighters in the arcades. I've always want to keep that old school tournament feeling with FR tournaments. That's why we have some old school capcom games that will be played only on an arcade cabinet at Final Round. We can't forget our roots and I won't let people forget how we use to get down and dirty! We will have atleast 3-4 arcade cabinets on games that the console version are truly not worth playing on a tournament level.

Games like ST, A2, and A3 will be in arcade cabinets some having Perfect 360's joysticks, Sanwa's japanese sticks, and other's having 8 way standard switch joysticks. The arcade cabinets are donated by different players in the southeastern community. I really appreciate all of the support from those that always help out me and the southeast scene. I will put a star(*) by the games that will be on the cabinet's and the rest will be on console.

There is a entry fee that is separate from the entry fee to each tournament. FRXII entry fee is "$30". (This fee is to pay for the VENUE fee, BADGES, NEW JOYSTICKS AND BUTTONS FOR ARCADE MACHINES, and FRXII PIMP CUPS) Like always say I need FRXII to pay for itself.

OFFICIAL SIGN UP'S FOR BADGES START AT 9:30AM ON MARCH 13, 2009!

unofficial sign up's will be on Thursday March 12, 2009 around 9pm like we did for frxi the day before the event.

The extra day was added to FR because people wanted to run team tournaments during main tournament times. This held up some of the tournaments due to people playing in multiple single and team tournaments! Adding the extra day will solve a lot of tournament conflicts imo.

The games, how much, and the days that will be played are as followed:

Friday March 13, 2009
Starting time 1pm

Team tournaments:

3S team=$5 per player, 3v3 round robin team tournament 70/20/10
GGXX(AC) team=$5 per player, 3v3 round robin team tournament 70/20/10
SSBM Team=$5 per player, 3v3 round robin team tournament 70/20/10

CvS2=$10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
Super Smash Brothers Melee (Teams)= $5 per team mate= 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
Super Smash Brothers Melee= $10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
A2(*)=$5 1st 70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
KOF98UM =$10 1st-70% 2nd-20% 3rd-10%
TvC=$10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
**Special Event** HD remix tournament to qualify for the SE 5 man HD remix team at EVO2k9!!
$5 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%

Saturday March 14, 2009
1pm

SuperSmash Brothers Brawl "Regular Brawl"= $20 Top 5 1st-65%, 2nd-15%, 3rd-10%, 4th-5%, 5th splits 2.5%(unless they want to fight it out)!
Street Fighter Four=$10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
GGXX(AC)=$10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
SC4=$10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
A3=$5 1st 70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
Mark Of The Wolves=$5 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%

Sunday March 15, 2009
2pm

Tekken5DR=$20 Top 5 1st-65%, 2nd-15%, 3rd-10%, 4th-5%, 5th splits 2.5% (unless they want to fight it out)!
3S= $10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
ST(*)=$10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
AHF= $10 1st 70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
SS2=$5 1st 70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%
MvC2=$10 1st-70%, 2nd-20%, 3rd-10%

Rules
All CAPCOM and SNK games are Double Elim.--Best 2 out of 3

CONDUCT
Players must conduct themselves in a reasonable manner. Permanent ejection of a player from the tournament is at the staff's discretion. Any sign of cheating will also result in forfeit of the game. Any intentional forfeiting or conspiring to manipulate the brackets will result in ejection and possible suspension from future tournaments.

On all console tournament games:

This is a (B.Y.O.C. = Bring Your Own Controller/converter or Joystick) tournament for all of the console games being played at FRXI. You are responsible for your equipment and we will not supply anyone with a controller or converter at this tournament for any console tournament. I won't supply anymore converter's for finalround. I'm tired of getting my stuff stolen by some people that don't have any home trainning.

If you hit the start button or a malfunction in your equipment happens during a
match that makes the game pauses or resets during a tournament match get the head judge in charge of running that tournament to decide what will happen next for that match. Replays are automatic if it's at the beginning of the match and you have played 5-10 seconds in the game with no one having an advantage in the match. It's not my problem if "YOUR STICK" malfunction's during a tournament. I WILL BE THE FINAL SAY ON ANY PROBLEMS THAT MY TOURNAMENT JUDGES CAN'T RESOLVE!

I have had alot of email's about "button shouldering/mapping" in certain genre of games. I don't believe in them due to me growing up playing 2d fighters in the arcade's. I want to keep FinalRound as close to arcade perfect as I can, but this isn't the way that most namco 3d players view button shouldering gameplay. So I came up with this solution:

"Button shouldering" will "NOT" be allowed at FRX in the following games:

All capcom 2d fighters, Tekken6, and all snk fighters

(THAT MEANS IF YOU RESET YOUR BUTTONS YOU MUST PUT THE DEFAULT MULTI-BUTTONS ON BLANK!!!) So that mean you won't have your 3xkick button, or 3xpunch button. This applies to snk games also. Any default presets that are NOT like the arcade set up are not allowed. If you don't have a 3x punch or kick button in the arcade then you won't use it at FRX! We are trying to make it as close to arcade type tournament as possible and NO button mapping the traditional way to play capcom and snk games IMO. I don't care where you put them on your controler/joystick but you should only have the following buttons input's for the following games:

Capcom games that are on consoles will have only 6 button inputs allowed on your controller/joystick and they are:

1. Jab punch=light punch
2. Strong punch=medium punch
3. Fierce punch=hard punch
4. Short kick=light kick
5. forward kick=medium kick
6. roundhouse kick=hard punch

SNK-Playmore games on console inputs that are allowed:

1. Light punch
2. Heavy punch
3. Light kick
4. Heavy kick

"Button Shouldering/mapping" "Will" be allowed for SC4.

Tournament game list:

STREETFIGHTER FOUR

PS3

Winner keeps the same character. The loser can choose a new character.

All characters are tournament legal!

***Capcom vs SNK 2***

Version: PS2

Roll Cancelling is allowed.
No EX Grooves allowed.
You may not use the same character twice on one team.
Ultimate Rugal, Super Akuma, Evil Ryu, and Evil Iori are not allowed in tournament play.
Switching the order of your characters during the loading screen is only allowed on your first match.
After winning, you must pick the same characters, same order.

***Marvel vs Capcom 2***

Game version: US Dreamcast
You may not use any glitch that prevent the game from being played. This includes game freezing, game resetting, player freezing, etc.
Deadbody infinites are allowed to gain a positional advantage, but not to delay the game.
Button switching during the loading screen is allowed (e.g. Holding ASSIST 1 to switch your first assist with the point).
You may not use the same character twice on one team.
Winner keeps the same team, while the loser can switch teams.

***Tekken 5DR***
PS3

If the players do not agree on a stage within 15 seconds the match judge will enforce blind random stage select.

***Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike***
Ps2 English version

Winning player must keep the same character, but can change super art's. The losing player can choose a new character.
Gill is banned in tournament play shawty!
The in-game judgment feature "WILL NOT" determine the outcome of draw games. You will have to play another 2/3 match to determine a "TRUE" winner!

***Guilty Gear AC Singles***
PS2 - American GGXX:AC copy (All bugs removed)

No ex, gold, shadow, or any other alternate characters allowed.
Button mapping for RC, Burst etc allowed.
Winner keeps the same character and the losers can change characters.

***Super Street Fighter II Turbo***(*)
Arcade Cab
Turbo speed 3!

Winner keeps the same character. The loser can choose a new character. "Akuma" is not allowed in tournament play.

***KOF98 UM***
PS2

Winner keep the same team and order. Loser can change everything. More rules will be posted later. No Non-arcade characters are allowed in tournament play!

***Super Smash Brothers Brawl "Regular brawl"***

***Super Smash Brothers Brawl "Regular Brawl"***
Nintindo Wii

[SIZE="4"]General Tournament Rules[/SIZE]

Double Elimination Bracket Best 2 out of 3 matches
Winners Finals= 3/5 matches
Losers Final= 3/5
Grand Finals=3/5, the player from the losers must win 2 sets of 3/5

3 Stock, 6 MINUTE TIME LIMIT for singles

All items OFF (including Smash Balls)

Doubles Team Attack is ON, LIFE stealing is allowed.

BYOC: (BRING. YOUR. OWN. CONTROLLER.) NO WIIMOTES OR CLASSIC CONTROLLERS!!! Gamecube controllers only!!!

All decisions made by tournament officials are final.

Controller mods of ANY kind (short-hop mod, L-trigger mod, etc), except for cosmetic changes (paint job, different colored plastic), are banned. Tournament staff may randomly inspect any controller at their discretion. If you are caught using a banned controller you will be immediately disqualified from the tournament.

Stage List:
Starter
Battlefield, Final Destination, Smashville, Yoshi's Island

Counter
Brinstar, Castle Siege, Delfino, Frigate Orpheon, Lylat Cruise, Halberd, Pokémon Stadium 1

Banned STAGES
75m, Big Blue, Bridge of Eldin, Corneria, Distant Planet, Flat Zone 2, Green Hill Zone, Hanenbow, Hyrule Temple, Jungle Japes, Luigi's Mansion, Mario Bros., Mushroomy Kingdom I, Mushroomy Kingdom II, New Pork City, Norfair, Pictochat, Pirate Ship, Rainbow Cruise, Rumble Falls, Shadow Moses, Spear Pillar, The Summit, Wario Ware, Green Greens, Mario Circuit, Onett, Pokémon Stadium 2, Port Town Aero Dive, Skyworld, Yoshi's Island (Pipes)

- At the beginning of a set, each player may strike 2 stages from the available 11. Of these, only 1 can be from the 4 Neutrals listed above. You may however choose to strike 2 counterpick stages.

- 1st match, characters are chosen with double blind picks. After that, advanced slob picks- Loser of 1st match pick stages, the winner of the 1st match picks character, then loser of 1st match picks character. Continue this as necessary until the set reaches completion. Standard sets are best of 3, finals or semi-fianls are left to the discretion of the tournament host, although best of 5 is recommended for time constraints.

- All forms of stalling are banned. Stalling- The act of deliberately avoiding any and all conflict so that one may make the game unplayable. This includes MK infinite cape, excessive edge stalling, or any form of stalling under the stage (DK spin, sonic charge B, snake infinite down B teching, etc).

- Any suicide KOs on the final stock resulting in sudden death will result in a loss for the user of this tactic. If it would be a suicide KO and the match screen shows a decisive winner, go with that instead. A Bowsercide final KO results in a win for the Bowser player.

- If the timer runs out, the victor is determined first by stock and then by percentage. In the event of a sudden death, both players are to suicide IMMEDIATELY. No fighting with bombs @ 300. At the results screen, regardless of what the screen says, the player with the higher DAMAGE TAKEN is the loser. No exceptions. In the result of a tie, the match will be discarded and played over, same characters and stage. For teams, if this should ever happen, add the damage taken instead for both teams.

- Any action that can prevent the game from continuing (i.e., freezing, disappearing characters, game reset, etc.) will result in a forfeit of that match for the player that initiated the action. You are responsible for knowing your own character, and must be wary about accidentally triggering one of these effects.

Super Smash Brothers Melee

Wii

Rules:

•4 stock
•2/3 sets
•3/5 finals
•8 minute time limit
•Items off
•Ties broken by lives, then %
•First stage agreed upon or random
•Dave’s Stupid Rule (DSR): No stage may be used twice in a single set if the counter-picking player has already won on that stage.
•Double Blind character pick can be called at anytime.
•Stage Knock Out: Each person may choose one stage to be disabled for the entire set, it must be chosen at the beginning of the set, after initial characters are chosen.
•Advanced Slob Picks: Loser may choose the next stage or select to go random. The winner may then change their character, followed by the loser.
•Bring your own controller
•Controller Mods, Glitches (IC Freeze Glitch, Mewtwo Soul Stunner, etc), and tactics used to stall a match (wall-bombing, rising pound), are banned.
•Team Attack will be ON
•Life stealing allowed
• Wobbling is BANNED

The Mages DQ Rule is applicable when a player is late for a match and it goes as follows:
2 Minutes Late – Warning
4 Minutes Late – Loss of first match of set
6 Minutes Late – Loss of set

- Singles Stages on random – Final Destination, Dream Land 64, Fountain of Dreams, Battlefield, Yoshi’s Story And Pokemon Stadium.
- Singles Stages Banned - Hyrule Temple, Yoshi 64, Fourside, Icicle Mountain, Flatzone, Venom, Brinstar Depths, Big Blue, Great Bay, Onnett, Princess Peach's Castle, Great bay, Yoshi's island (pipes), Mushroom Kingdom 1/2

All other levels open for counter picks.

***Soul Calibur 4***
PS3
Standard Tournament Rules
US Version

NO Bonus Chars Allowed
No Custom Chars
Random Stage Select ONLY
Winner keeps the same character. The loser can choose a new character.
Default Damage
Default Time
Buttom Mapping Allowed
Camera altering glitches banned
Console exclusive characters and AGOL BANNED!!

StreetFighter Alpha2
Arcade cabinet

Winner keeps the same character. The loser can choose a new character. Evil ryu is playable.

***StreetFighter Alpha3***(*):
Aracde Cab

M-ism and L-Ism are banned from tournament play.
Classic Mode is allowed.
Winner keeps the same character. The loser can choose a new character.

Sam Showdown 2
MVS supergun

Winner keeps the same character. The loser can choose a new character.

TvC

Wii

Winner keeps the same character's team/order. The loser can choose a new character's/teams.

**Special Event** HD remix tournament to qualify for the SE 5 man HD remix team at EVO2k9!! Only players between Md/Virgina-Puerto Rico and as far as Louisiana can compete in this event to earn a spot on the SE team! As stated by INKBLOT each team has a team leader and the SE team leader is Jason Wilson "Dreamtr" : Nashville, Tn. The rest of the spots are up for grabs! You have to be willing to attend EVO2k9 to compete in this tournament!!!!! Akuma is allowed since he will be allowed at EVO2k9. Winner keeps the same character. The loser can choose a new character. The top eight will play in a round robin to determind who will get the 2 spots for the SE team!

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If you are playing in multiple games you need to notify a organizer when you are about to play in another game, so they can skip your match on the brackets and come back to you after you completed the other tournament match.

Also once the tournament starts you are responsible for knowing when your next match will come up. If you have to go for a food or bathroom break, then "PLEASE" notify the judge at your station or "me" that you will be gone for a few minutes. The judge should beable to tell you when your next game will be and how long you have before your next match up. Just act like you have been to a tournament before people and everything will run smoothly.

Anyone that get's out of line inside or outside of the hotel will force me to call the police on you. Keep that "B.S." online or at home. I don't care where you keep it just don't bring that drama to FRXII. Act like you have some home training people. I don't want to break up any more arguements over dumb stuff!

I have 60 rooms reserved for people/groups that are attending FRXII. We need these rooms sold for that weekend since the hotel was nice enough to hold those rooms at a reduced rate for everyone attending FRXII. So if you are reserving a ROOM at the hotel for FINAL ROUND, MAKE SURE YOU TELL THE HOTEL STAFF YOU ARE WITH THE FINAL ROUND GROUP We have a discounted rate set up for you guys, just like we did last year. When you call up the hotel, don't just say you want to reserve a room, say you want to reserve a room for FINAL ROUND. The 2 queen size beds in 1 room are $69.00 when you tell them your with the Finalround group. If you have 3 people that would be only $23.00 each day for the hotel room.

I'm working on a tv sponsership, but if anyone is willing to bring a tv+system I WILL PAY for your badge! You can never have too many tv's+systems imo at a console tournament! Make sure they aren't TV's with lag. You maybe use to playing on them, but if they have lag I can't use them due to everyone will complain playing on them! We will test them out before we give you the badge.

I can't wait to see you guy's again. I'm already hyped! Better practice up and tighten up your skills because FRXII will be here before you know it shawty.

Anyone that plans on entering the SSBM and SSBB "regular" tournament needs to make sure they sign up no later than Friday morning. I'm trying to start SSBM tournament at 1pm sharpe on Friday march 14, 2009 if everyone is sign up on thursday night! I want to make the brackets on thursday night. That's why I need the Melee and regular brawl players to sign up on thursday night or friday morning.

If your coming to FR12 please rock one of these avatars and hit Str[e]ak up with the positive rep points for his great work!

Sports talk

2009-02-27T15:25:00.001-05:00

Who is the next Micheal Jordan:

Celts sign Marbury in time to play Friday:

The Boston Celtics signed Stephon Marbury Friday after the guard cleared waivers, and the club hoped to have the New York Knicks castoff in uniform for Friday night's game against the Indiana Pacers.

"We are very excited to have a player of Stephon's caliber joining our team," Celtics general manager Danny Ainge said in a statment. "Our entire organization is confident in the belief that Stephon can play an important role in helping us to win another championship."

Marbury, a former All-Star guard who alienated Knicks management, teammates and fans, was signed after having his physical at the Celtics' suburban practice facility early Friday.

He agreed to a buyout of his $20.8 million contract and was waived by New York on Tuesday. The Celtics were expected to sign him for a pro-rated share of the veteran's $1.3 million minimum.

Marbury, who turned 32 last week, hasn't played a regular-season game in more than a year.

"I believe all systems are go and we will have Stephon on the roster later today," Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck said in an e-mail to The Associated Press about an hour after Marbury cleared waivers.

Marbury could be seen from the public area of the workout facility wearing a white, long-sleeved T-shirt and sweatpants, jumping up and down as he took the practice court, smiling and chest-bumping with several people wearing Celtics gear. After a few minutes, the automatic shades were lowered.

Marbury is expected to back up Rajon Rondo at point guard, a role Sam Cassell served when the Celtics won their 17th NBA title last season. Eddie House, who is more of a shooter, has been forced into the role this year; Cassell did not play in a game for Boston this year before he was traded to the Sacramento Kings and released last week.

Marbury took a long leave of absence from the Knicks when his father died in December 2007, then had season-ending ankle surgery and has not played since Jan. 11, 2008.

He returned to the Knicks in training camp, but when the sides tried to negotiate a buyout early in the season, Marbury at first refused to surrender any more than $1 million of his $20.8 million salary and the team told him to stay home until a buyout could be completed.

Even before the final breakdown, Marbury was at the center of controversy during his five years in New York, from feuding with coaches to skipping games.

SPORTS NEWS SECTION #2 (Updated as often as possible)

2009-02-27T15:15:00.001-05:00

Haynesworth might be D.C.'s stimulus

First, don't get too caught up in the money. It's an easy thing to do when talking about the Washington Redskins' decision to give free-agent defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth a seven-year, $100 million deal -- a package that includes $41 million in guaranteed cash -- and it also would be the wrong thing to do. After all, this isn't merely about finances. It's about what Haynesworth can do to help a team that just finished last in the NFC East, the NFL's toughest division last season.

For all the debate that will linger over the Haynesworth deal, the fact is that he's not going to be like Dana Stubblefield, Deion Sanders or any other high-priced free-agent disaster the Redskins have signed during the reign of owner Daniel Snyder. For one thing, many considered the 6-foot-6, 320-pound Haynesworth the best free agent on the market. Most of Snyder's high-profile bust acquisitions were old, overrated or both. Haynesworth has played in two Pro Bowls and was a key factor in helping his former team, the Tennessee Titans, make two consecutive playoff appearances. The Titans will have a harder time making the postseason next season now that Haynesworth is gone.

If you think that's a reach, just consider that Tennessee was 22-7 the past two seasons (including postseason games) when Haynesworth was on the field and 1-4 when he wasn't. You also can look at his production during that time -- he amassed 14½ sacks in 27 regular-season games, an impressive number for an interior player -- and see how vital he was to a Titans defense that ranked near the top of the NFL in most statistical categories. Haynesworth's ability to consistently beat double-teams made it nearly impossible to run inside on the Titans. His improved pass-rushing skills made it just as easy for his other teammates to pressure quarterbacks.

This is the player the Redskins decided to break the bank for when the unrestricted free-agency period began at 12:01 Friday morning. The Titans weren't willing to compromise their salary cap to hold on to Haynesworth, but it's not like the Redskins were the only team pursuing him. Published reports claim Haynesworth's phone was "exploding" when he officially hit the open market. If the Redskins hadn't been so aggressive in signing him, another franchise would have rewarded him with a jaw-dropping deal.

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The Titans' Albert Haynesworth shows why he is one of the top defensive tackles in the NFL.

Now, this isn't to say Haynesworth doesn't come without risk. The former Tennessee Vol spent the first five seasons of his NFL career operating as an overweight underachiever, and his stomping on the head of Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode -- an act that resulted in Haynesworth's serving a five-game suspension -- is one of the most heinous sights you'll ever see on a football field. Haynesworth's injury history also is a noteworthy red flag. He hasn't played a full campaign during his seven seasons in the league and that can be an ominous sign for a player who turns 28 in June.

But there is another way to assess those concerns. For one thing, Haynesworth became a changed man after that suspension. He attended counseling and surely realized he was throwing away a promising career. As much as people claim he became a Pro Bowl player when he was entering the final year of his rookie contract in 2007, it's safe to assume Haynesworth's improvement had just as much to do with something else: his ability to grow up in a hurry.

As for the injuries, they should be viewed through a different prism as well. It's fair to assume that Haynesworth's poor conditioning contributed to his inability to stay healthy earlier in his career. But people talk about him as if he has barely been able to stay on the field lately. A midseason hamstring injury limited him to 13 games in 2007 and he missed the last two games of the 2008 regular season after his left knee was rolled over in a pile. And Haynesworth still returned to play in the Titans' playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens.

If you need more evidence of why the Redskins did the right thing here, think about recent history as well. The New York Jets traded for former Carolina defensive tackle Kris Jenkins last offseason and gave a five-year, $35 million deal to a player who had become as much a headache to his own team as to opponents. The Cleveland Browns also decided to sign defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, a fat, lazy underachiever in Detroit, to a six-year, $42 million deal around the same time. Both players wound up making the Pro Bowl -- and Rogers even played hurt for portions of the season.

The point to be made here is that those players got paid because they can be highly disruptive when properly motivated. Haynesworth, by the way, hasn't struggled with motivation in more than two years. He has been more productive than both Jenkins and Rogers during that time and he certainly has been more focused. That's the kind of player that is worth investing heavily in, especially when you're talking about a position where it's hard to find oversized, athletic players in the first place.

So when you start to evaluate the Redskins' decision to pay Haynesworth mind-boggling money, please be sure to view all the dimensions involved in this deal. This isn't merely another example of Snyder's spending money as if he's a first-year college student armed with his daddy's credit card. The Redskins basically did what they had to do to improve a team that desperately needed defensive line help. And right now the smart money says that Haynesworth is more than ready to give that franchise ample return on its investment.

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Welcome to the No Benjamins Association

I skipped my annual NBA All-Star Weekend column because I was frantically trying to finish my book. At least that's how I rationalized it. I need to finish this book. I have a deadline. I can't afford to spend that writing time on anything else. But after reflecting for a few days, I came to a sobering conclusion: The book was a convenient excuse. I could have found time to pump out that column. I just didn't want to hand it in.

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The Suns might have air-mailed Shaq to Cleveland if the Cavs had been willing to take on his contract.

See, it wouldn't have been a typical All-Star Weekend account for me. It would have been about money. You might remember me writing that the NBA was the No Balls Association two years ago. Now it's the No Benjamins Association. Nobody is rolling in Benjamins anymore. Everyone is scared. Money hangs over everything.

That's what I ended up discussing for four solid days in Phoenix. Hands down, it was the most depressing All-Star Weekend I've ever attended. Celebrities were scarce. The parties weren't as good or plentiful. Even the number of groupies seemed lower than usual. It's not as if everyone was drinking Natural Light and eating Hamburger Helper, but still, when you're celebrating a weekend with the No Benjamins Association, you know it. We should have been talking about Kevin Durant's coming-out party, a potentially delicious see-if-you-can-top-this battle between Kobe and LeBron at the game (never happened), whether H-O-R-S-E worked, who might emerge in a wide-open playoff race, even whether the Nate Robinson and Dwight Howard dunk contest "battle" was too contrived … only everything kept coming back to that dark cloud of money.

For once, the league's problems have nothing to do with talent, drugs, racial issues or how the sport is being played. With the country embroiled in its worst economic crisis in 80 years, the NBA is quietly bracing for its own little D-Day … only outsiders don't fully realize or care. Clearly, we wouldn't put this budding debacle on par with the Gulf War, the collapse of American car companies, the real estate quagmire, the implosion of Wall Street, the decline of the American dollar, the shaky footing of previously untouchable media institutions (newspapers, magazines, TV networks, movie studios and publishing companies), or even Vegas and the porn industry caving financially. But All-Star Weekend invariably reflects the state of the league itself: The shop talk at restaurants, hotel bars, parties and even during breaks at the Technology Summit provides a nice feel for how things are going (good and bad). Every 2008 conversation centered around four things: LeBron's evolution as a superstar, the juicy possibility of a Celtics-Lakers Finals, the big Shaq/Kidd trades and the rehabilitation of New Orleans as a tourist attraction.

This season? We talked about money. Constantly. We didn't even know about the line of credit on the horizon; that didn't leak until the Monday after the All-Star Game. (On Thursday, we learned that 12 teams will accept the league's offer to borrow $200 million from JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, with between $13 million and $20 million available to each team. I found this ironic after learning in Phoenix that David Stern and Jerry Colangelo blew a jaw-dropping $100 million on the entire Redeem Team process from beginning to end. My how times have changed.) We knew about layoffs of employees within the league and various franchises. We knew various local and national sponsors were bailing, most notably car companies and major banks (two staples for the NBA). We knew certain franchises were losing significant wads of money and reacting accordingly. (Details are still trickling out. For instance, after the trade deadline, The Sacramento Bee reported the Kings would have lost $25 million had they not dumped Brad Miller's salary and bought out Mikki Moore, and the newspaper's Kings blog reported team employees were no longer allowed to work overtime or eat dinner in the media room.) Even trade talk -- normally a staple of any All-Star Weekend -- revolved more around themes such as, "They have to cut payroll," "They can't take on any money right now" and "They're too terrified of the tax to do anything."

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Raef LaFrentz's Expiring Contract is one of the most desirable assets in the league.

You know who was mentioned in more "Where do you think he's going?" scenarios than anyone besides Amare Stoudemire? Raef LaFrentz's Expiring Contract. That thing got mentioned so many times it could have hired a PR staff and an agent. Here's the kicker: Raef can't play. He's a basketball invalid. He has been injured since something like 1973. Portland's insurance company repays the Blazers his entire season's salary, making him a cap figure and nothing else. In the No Benjamins Association, that makes him a freaking commodity. Teams wanted to dump clearly superior players on Portland at the deadline just to get Raef's insurance money. Phoenix would have traded Shaq for Raef and Channing Frye's expiring contract in a heartbeat. Jersey supposedly offered Vince Carter and two protected No. 1's for Raef's contract, and Milwaukee supposedly would have given up Richard Jefferson and either Joe Alexander or a future No. 1 for it. Incredibly, the Blazers turned everyone down. And this is a team bankrolled by Paul Allen.

And so we finally crossed the imaginary line between "building a good team while being fiscally responsible" and "being fiscally responsible and not giving a crap about anything else." (In other words, the rest of the league finally caught up to the Grizzlies, Clippers and Suns. Robert Sarver, who knew? We always thought you were heartless, now we know you're a visionary!) Every pre-deadline decision was predicated on fear: fear of the great unknown, fear of a shrinking salary cap (dropping for the second time ever next year) and a dwindling luxury tax threshold (dropping $2.5 million next year), fear of a landscape where middle-class Americans might collectively decide, "I no longer want to buy tickets for sporting events." Sacramento gift-wrapped the two prizes (Brad Miller and John Salmons) in a seven-player deal just to clear money. The Lakers dumped their best 3-point bomber (Vlad Radmanovic) to clear cap space down the road (and they're only trying to win a title). Cleveland passed up Shaq for free (or in this case, Wally Szczerbiak's expiring deal plus Sasha Pavlovic) because it couldn't take on cash. New Orleans tried to give away Tyson Chandler (only its third-best player) for expiring contracts before The Team That Shall Not Be Named vetoed the trade because it "didn't like his physical" (or, as many insiders believe, because co-owner Aubrey McClendon had second thoughts about taking on Chandler's contract since McClendon reportedly lost close to $2 billion in the Wall Street crash).

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In past years, teams would've lined up to deal for Amare Stoudemire.

The most important trade for playoff purposes? A seemingly minor three-teamer between Houston (landed Brian Cook and Kyle Lowry), Orlando (landed Rafer Alston) and Memphis (landed a 2009 first-rounder from Orlando). It happened because Memphis is hemorrhaging money and supposedly saved $2 million, even if it meant turning Lowry (who had been outplaying 2008 lottery pick Mike Conley for two solid seasons) into a meaningless pick in one of the worst drafts ever. I'd say the Grizzlies hurled a flaming bag of dog feces at their fans, but they don't have any fans. Still, that trade (as well as the canceled Chandler deal, New Orleans' way of turning the Turd Sandwich into its team's official mascot) reminded me of the shady stuff that happened in the late '70s and early '80s, when the league struggled to find a foothold, franchises hopped around, and every trade happened because of money or because a team wanted to nefariously dump a starter who was snorting enough cocaine to kill a police horse.

How did we get here? The economy turned in August, well after deposits had been sent in for season tickets, courtside seats and luxury suites. The league would love for you to believe that attendance hasn't been affected, but the NBA's official tally counts only total "customers," counted as paid tickets, comps (seats given to celebrities, sponsors, friends of the team or whomever, a number that can be fudged any way you want), discounted tickets and no-shows. The numbers don't reflect any falloffs with parking money, concessions, merchandise and restaurant/bar revenue around arenas. (For instance, at least half the concession stands have been closed for every Clippers home game this season -- except when the Lakers or Celtics were the opponents.) They definitely don't reflect aggressive giveaways like Chicago's recent buy-one-get-one-free promotion or Memphis' Pepsi Family Plan Pack (four tickets, four Pepsis and four hot dogs for $48). When you hear the Grizzlies are averaging 12,600 a game, that's like Amazon.com bragging, "We sold 12,600 books this week" and glossing over the fact that 65 percent of them were bargain books for $3.99 or less. (Amazing but true fact confirmed to me by multiple people: Memphis makes about $300,000 per home game. That's gross, not net. Even more amazing, four or five other teams are within $100,000 of that number.) So, yeah, attendance is "up" 1.9 percent, as this recent Sports Business Daily story would lead you to believe. But not really. Especially when you include Seattle's move to a sold-out arena in Hijack City and how it skewed the overall numbers.

Here's a little game to play during your next NBA outing: Look around for how many suites are dark. (You'll notice them specifically in the corners or behind the baskets.) A dark suite means either that nobody bought it or that somebody did buy it for the season, then made the decision, "Screw it, let's save the $1,200 [or whatever the number is] on food and drink and not give tonight's suite tickets to anyone." (Note: Only a handful of NBA teams control the concessions in their arenas.) That makes the less desirable suites somewhat of a sunk cost -- those companies can't get the money back for the season, but at the very least, they won't lose more money on that purchase. What will happen next season? They just won't buy the suite.

Again, don't trust those attendance numbers. Walk-up sales and short-term packages (12-game packs, eight-game packs and the like) haven't gone into a free fall only because of steep discounts, and the drop-off for the Big Attendance Three (premium season tickets, suites and courtsides) won't be felt until next season. Well, unless you're talking about the Clippers -- the franchise with the worst luck in sports history -- who picked the 2008-09 season, of all years, to offer a "You can change your mind on season tickets up until Opening Night and we'll give you your money back" guarantee. In a related story, they're getting hammered this season. I'd give you the actual drop in revenue net, but the NBA guards that stuff as tightly as the Secret Service guards Obama. As far as we "know," the 2009 Clippers are "averaging" nearly 16,000 paying fans per game. That's about as realistic as Mike Dunleavy claiming he spends $100,000 a year on his wardrobe.

(Sorry, he never claimed that. I just felt like making fun of his wardrobe. The fans in my section at Staples Center finally figured out how Dunleavy dresses for games: like someone who owns a funeral home. No, really, He wears ugly gray suits or light blue suits; they always look as if he bought them at a two-for-one sale; and he always looks like he's going to tell you how sorry he is that your aunt passed away. He even slicks his hair back like an extra on "Six Feet Under." In a way, it's the perfect look for this season. He's the undertaker. In fact, that's what I hope Clippers fans start calling him: The Undertaker. It's perfect.)

Look around during Clippers games, and you can see clouds everywhere. Half the arena is empty most nights, unless they're playing a team with transplant fans in Southern California -- such as when the Staples Center was half-filled with Celtics fans Wednesday -- and there are consistently 12-15 empty courtside seats for every game. And it's not just the Clips. When Boston played in Denver on Monday, the place brimmed with so many Celtics fans that Carmelo Anthony angrily stormed off before Boston's blowout victory even concluded. That has been a recurring theme in general: Fans of popular visiting teams (Boston, New York, Cleveland, the Lakers) overpowering home arenas of unpopular teams. Flick around on any busy NBA night, and you'll see a staggering number of empty seats between the baskets in the first 15 rows in Miami, Memphis, New Jersey, Charlotte, Indiana. … I mean, we're a few weeks away from the NBA adopting Vegas' current policy of closing off as much of the blackjack area as possible so the open tables seem crowded. Section 321, come on down, we need you courtside! And TV cameras, please, don't show any wide-angle shots of the north end of the stadium! The NBA is turning into the WNBA. Just a little.

Yet declining attendance isn't even one of the league's four biggest problems right now. I would rank the top four like this:

1. The 2011 Lockout That Hasn't Happened Yet
Oh, but it's coming. Fading power broker David Falk was the first to play it up publicly; hoping to stir interest in his new book, he happily played the doomsday card in a New York Times feature Sunday. (Sadly, none of the chapters in Falk's book is called, "How I Convinced Elton Brand To Stab The Clippers In The Back And Sign With Philly So People Would Think That I'm Not Washed Up As A Super-Agent, Even Though I Am.") But you know what? That conniving has-been nailed it when he called the NBA's current system "broken." The revenue-sharing system dictates specific thresholds for the cap and tax, which is fine as long as revenue doesn't drop dramatically with teams already tied into unsavory player contracts through 2010, 2011 or, in Philly's case with Brand, 2075 (or maybe it just feels that way to Sixers fans).

Think of the arrangement like this: Let's say my deal with ESPN.com were tied directly to revenue pulled in by the Web site. Let's say ESPN paid me $5 million a year for each of the past four years, and I felt pretty good about staying there with that number. Let's say I hired 10 interns and locked them into deals for $100,000 apiece through 2012 (thinking I could easily make those payments because the total each year was only one-fifth of my salary). Then, let's say ESPN told me this coming December, "We got crushed by the economy and our revenue is way down, so your 2010 salary will be $950,000."

Well, what do I do? I already owe more money than I'm making just in 2010. Because I mistakenly projected what salary numbers I THOUGHT I COULD PAY and never anticipated my revenue would drop that dramatically, basically, I'm screwed. (Hold on, three exclamation points coming.) Welcome to the NBA's world!!! Teams are locked into swollen contracts that suddenly make no sense, whether it's non-franchise players making franchise money (Vince, T-Mac, Shaq, Brand, Baron, Jermaine O'Neal, Dalembert, Okafor, etc.) or overpaid role players making six to 600 times what they should be making (Marko Jaric, Nazr Mohammed, Larry Hughes, Radmanovic, Mo Peterson, etc.). In the irony of ironies, the league finally learned something that fans knew all along -- nobody was buying a ticket to see the likes of Luol Deng, Gerald Wallace or Corey Maggette, much less Tim Thomas or Andres Nocioni. With the cap/tax thresholds slipping, teams can't dodge them by dumping overpaid mistakes like when Phoenix bribed Seattle to take Kurt Thomas' contract and two No. 1 picks last year. Someone In The Know told me that 20 of the 30 NBA teams will lose money this season … and we haven't even come close to hitting rock bottom yet. Just wait until next season.

Which brings us to the Lockout That Hasn't Happened Yet. Unless the players' association agrees to major concessions by the summer of 2011 -- highly doubtful because that would involve applying common sense -- the owners will happily lock out players as soon as the current CBA expires, then play the same devious waiting game from the summer of 1998. David Stern will grow another scruffy beard. The owners will plant their feet in the sand, grab the tug-of-war rope and dig in. Only this time, they KNOW they will win. See, we learned a dirty little secret in the last lockout: An inordinate number of NBA players live paycheck to paycheck. Yes, even the guys making eight figures a year. You can play high-stakes poker with them … and you will win.

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David Stern and the owners might settle in for a long lockout in 2011.

Quick tangent: You're asking yourself, "Wait, how can a dude making $8-10 million a year live paycheck to paycheck?" Easy. First, he's only banking 40 percent once the IRS and agents are done with him. Second, he's probably overpaying for multiple houses and luxury cars just to keep up with everyone else. Third, he's buying expensive clothes and dinners, chartering planes, buying expensive TVs, going to casinos, and paying for friends and family at every turn. Fourth, there's a decent chance he's supporting a bunch of people back home -- family and extended family -- and not just that, but he might have gotten roped into funding at least one dumb "investment" by a loser family member. ("Uncle Lenny, I thought you told me this nightclub couldn't miss?") Fifth, he is, um, "dating" frequently -- even if he's married -- and if you "date" frequently, mistakes might happen that lead to hospital bills and child support payments. (If you catch my drift.) And sixth, he's not adding these numbers up in his head because he's thinking, "I don't need to worry about money, I'm making $10 mil a year!" I know it sounds farfetched, but I've heard the Inexplicable Tale Of Financial Woe with NBA stars too many times to count … and that doesn't include stars such as Scottie Pippen who were screwed by their financial advisers. It's a long and inglorious list, and if you don't think we're headed for 15 "Real Sports" segments in the next decade with Bernie Goldberg catching up with Broke Former NBA Superstar X, you're kidding yourself. Remember the lessons of the '99 lockout -- the players HAD to come back. And it wasn't because they missed playing.

Team Stern and the owners know this better than anyone. They will pick the next fight, and again, they will win. When the players' union waves a white flag and the lockout finally ends (2012? 2013?), I predict a raise of the individual salary max (to $24-25 million), a softer salary cap, a restriction on long-term contracts (can't be more than three years unless you're re-signing your own star), the elimination of opt-out clauses and the midlevel exemption, and the rookie age limit rising to 20. That's seven predictions in all … and I bet I'll end up nailing six. Will the league survive a yearlong disappearance? What about two years? We're less than 29 months from starting to find out. If you think it's a good idea to disappear for even six months in shaky economic times, ask any Writers Guild member how that turns out. These wealthy or used-to-be-wealthy owners don't want to keep losing money just to feed their ego by continuing to own a basketball team. They will make other arrangements, the same way they would arrange to sell their favorite yacht because they didn't feel like splurging on gasoline anymore. These guys don't want to fix the system; they want to reinvent it.

(And by the way, nobody loves basketball more than me. I mean, NOBODY. But when an NBA player with two years remaining on his contract for a total of $44 million shows up for the season out of shape, complains most of the year, lets down his teammates and fans again and again, lands in some trade rumors and decides, "Instead of getting traded to a team I don't like, I'm going to announce that I'm getting microfracture surgery four days before the trade deadline and kill any potential trade, and even better, I'll be healed by next spring, just in time to showcase myself for another contract," and successfully pulls this off -- with no repercussions from anybody -- then yes, the system is broken and needs to be fixed. Because that was disgusting. Tracy McGrady, you are officially indefensible for the rest of eternity. Even your cousin Vince wouldn't have done that. And that's saying something.)

2. The fear of trading ultimately hurting the quality of the league
Actually, I shouldn't say that; it depends on what you like. If you're into sloppier basketball with the caveat that more contenders now have a chance to make the conference finals (kind of like what has happened to the NFL in the past few years), you might enjoy the "Anything might happen!" aspect of this spring's playoffs. If you enjoy watching basketball played at its highest possible level, if you enjoy results that make a slight bit of sense and if you enjoy comparing current great teams to past ones … you probably won't enjoy the next three postseasons.

Even though my perfectly coiffed colleague Ric Bucher already tackled this topic, allow me to pile on: Once upon a time, contenders added one in-season piece to push them over the top (think Mychal Thompson, Brian Williams, Clyde Drexler, Pau Gasol, Rasheed Wallace, Jason Kidd, etc.). This season? It swung the opposite way. Detroit got a jump start with its shrewd Iverson-Billups trade, an unapologetic salary dump that conned a surprising number of fans and media members into thinking that (A) the Pistons did it to "shake things up," and (B) it might work. (Important note: Joe Dumars could trade a 2009 Maybach for a 2005 Prius and $25,000 and the media's reaction would be, "What a guy, he loves the environment! It's a shame everyone doesn't think that way!") Every other contender except Orlando had a fixable flaw, thought about fixing it, then said, "Nahhhhh … maybe we can win anyway." Boston never replaced James Posey. Cleveland never landed a quality shooter with size. The Lakers never found Andrew Bynum insurance. Portland seems content to be just a Promising Young Team With a Huge Internet Following for the next 12 years. Utah, San Antonio and Dallas stood pat with expiring contracts to move. And the Hornets nearly committed franchise suicide with a Chandler trade that seemed curious considering they have attendance triggers tied to their current lease.

(Note: Any conspiracy theorist -- here I am! -- could argue the Hornets intentionally antagonized their fans in a last-ditch attempt to shed the lease. They need to average about 15,000 fans to activate the lease through 2014, and they're a few hundred over this season … but that number would have dropped after the Chandler trade, right? Would you put a ploy that devious past the likes of George Shinn? Me neither.)

Even Amare's brief appearance on the bargain rack had an unprecedented conclusion. Here was the perfect storm for a panic trade -- the Suns struggling with a bad coaching hire, their fans turning on an unhappy Amare, the franchise basically announcing, "We're going broke, we will take 60 cents on the dollar for our best player" -- and nobody took advantage. In three-plus decades of following the league, I can't remember a fire sale for a player of Amare's caliber being greeted with such dramatic disinterest. This guy will average a 29-9 if you run with him and he's happy. Any takers? Any? Nope. That's the NBA in 2009 -- you're better off with LaFrentz's basketball corpse than a four-time All-Star.

3. Lousy officiating
This has nothing to do with the economy, obviously. But what the hell? Seriously, what the hell? HOW COULD THE REFEREES BE THIS CONSISTENTLY BAD??? THEY ARE KILLING THE PRODUCT! THEY ARE KILLING IT!!!! I CAN'T STOP USING CAPS!!!! How are we enabling such staggering incompetence on a day-to-day basis?

A great example: I knew we were in trouble before Wednesday's Clips-Celts game when I saw Bennett Salvatore, Courtney Kirkland and Leroy Richardson, or as they're more commonly known, "The Three Stooges." I told my wife, "These guys will find a way to decide this game, you watch." She didn't care; she was more interested in devouring the bag of Sour Patch Kids we had just purchased. But sure enough, with the Celts somehow leading by just one (they were awful all night) and only 35 seconds to play, Rajon Rondo missed a free throw that ricocheted to Mardy Collins, only Big Baby Davis somehow swiped the ball away as Richardson's whistle blew. The Boston bench exploded, thinking it was an undeserved foul, only Richardson had blown his whistle for a Clippers timeout. One problem: Collins never had the ball. He fumbled the easy rebound to Davis even as the Clippers were signalling for time. Richardson granted the timeout because he's inept at his job and didn't make sure Collins, you know, actually secured the rebound. Did you know you can call timeouts when you don't have the basketball? Me neither. As a kicker, the Clips scored the winning basket on their free possession.

These screw-ups seem to happen four times a week. The league claims to care and made a big stink about hiring Ronald Johnson this past summer to clean things up. Nope. It's still a mess. Three weeks ago, the Lakers and Celtics played the highest-rated regular-season cable game in 13 seasons. Guess which crew the NBA assigned to that beauty? That's right, Leon Wood, Monty McCutchen and Jim Capers Jr. (only because Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne were unavailable). So TNT's record audience was treated to a comically choppy slopfest in which Boston's best player (Kevin Garnett) fouled out on a touch foul 35 feet from the basket with five minutes to play. The NBA: Where Amazingly Bad Officiating Happens. When will someone take responsibility and admit that something is seriously, drastically, undeniably wrong? Why can't Stern announce in June, "Our best three referees right now are Steve Javie, Mark Wunderlich and Joey Crawford, and we want the best championship series possible, so those guys will be handling every 2009 Finals game because we care about the quality of our sport?" For a league that claimed to take the Donaghy scandal so seriously, we haven't seen any inclination that it did. Not even a hint. Not a whiff. It makes me want to commit a flagrant foul 2 on myself. But I digress.

4. The dawning of NBA Franchise Hot Potato.
Ohhhhhhhh, it's coming.

I became obsessed with this topic over All-Star Weekend and solicited input from as many people in the know as I could. Franchise Hot Potato hinges on five factors in all, although only three need to be in play. You need a team with a dwindling fan base and/or bailing sponsors and suite/courtside customers. (I count 11: Indiana, Memphis, Milwaukee, Sacramento, New Jersey, New Orleans, Miami, Orlando, Minnesota, Charlotte and Philly.) You need a team trapped in an aging stadium that can't drum up local money for a new one. (I count three: Sacramento, Jersey and Milwaukee.) You need an owner who purchased his team because he was worth a ton of money ON PAPER … only now, he's worth significantly less and might even be worth $10 for all we know. (Consensus candidates for this list: Phoenix, Hijack City, Jersey, Memphis, Indiana, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Charlotte … and, surprisingly, Sacramento and Cleveland.) You need cities with NBA-ready, modern arenas either finished or about to be finished that would love nothing more than stealing a team. (Definitely Kansas City, Anaheim, San Jose, Louisville, Tulsa and Pittsburgh; possibly Columbus, St. Louis; and just for fun, let's throw in Montreal and London.) And you need a struggling team that can actually extricate itself from its lease.

The last "need" is easier said than done, as the Grizzlies would tell you -- owner Michael Heisley would leave treadmarks fleeing Memphis if he weren't tied to FedEx Forum through 2015. Then again, Hijack City owners McClendon and Clay Bennett showed us a nice blueprint for weaseling out of a lease in Seattle last year, a strategy best described as, "make up selfish reasons to leave, make your move, leave a trail of broken hearts, bastardize the integrity of the league, then make everything OK by just paying everyone off because the city will be greedy enough to accept a cash settlement right away over fighting you in court for the next six years." Thank you, fellas. You guys will be remembered as the Lewis and Clark of Scumbag NBA Owners.

Looking at the next 15 months only, the consensus of people in the know was that multiple NBA franchises (guesses ranged from three to eight) will move cities, get sold to new owners or throw themselves on the mercy of the league (meaning the NBA would effectively take over operations of that franchise, kinda like what happens in the MLS or WNBA). Nobody believes the league will contract or merge two franchises, simply because Stern is stubborn that way; that would be an undeniable sign of weakness in his eyes. (If you don't believe me, I have five words for you: Season 13 of the WNBA.) On the other hand, he's the one who opened the door for 21st-century franchise relocation with his callous handling of Seattle's situation. The other 29 NBA cities learned an ominous lesson from SonicsGate: If you don't heed every arena-related wish of your team, no matter how insane or unrealistic those wishes are, then it might move and the commissioner's office will not protect you. As long as we have cities like K.C. and Anaheim waiting with open arms, teams will keep moving. And they will.

(Important Note No. 2: I already planted this seed to my friend Jason Whitlock, but it's worth mentioning again … I am fine with the Kings moving back to Kansas City because Sacramento stole them in the first place. It's like if I left the Sports Gal for Megan Fox, stayed with her for 15 years, then the Sports Gal stole me back and we spent the rest of our lives together. You couldn't blame the Sports Gal for this, right? Hold on … lemme enjoy this scenario for a few more seconds … hold on … hold on … OK. Also, I like the thought of Pittsburgh landing the Nets or Grizzlies for some reason. Did you know Pittsburgh's team in the ABL (circa 1962) was named "The Pittsburgh Rens" after Pittsburgh's annual renaissance festival? You're not gonna believe this, but they went under. Then their next team was called the Pittsburgh Pipers (ABA, late-'60s) and they went under. Regardless of what you think about Pittsburgh as an NBA city, at least admit it can come up with phenomenally dumb nicknames. Keep your fingers crossed for the Nets to become the Pittsburgh Ironmen (What? They already tried that one?) or the Pittsburgh Coal.)

So that's the climate for the No Benjamins Association right now: Murky, unpredictable and not so lucrative. And you wonder why I didn't want to write about All-Star Weekend. Looking at the big picture, the league won't struggle even 1/10th as much as the NHL in years to come -- of all the wildest predictions I heard in Phoenix, the craziest came from a connected executive who predicted that fifteen NHL teams would go under within the next two years (and was dead serious) -- and Major League Baseball is about to get creamed beyond belief. Other than the NFL, the NBA will emerge from this financial quagmire in the best shape of any professional sport; not just because its billion-dollar deals with Disney and Turner (inked fortuitously in the summer of 2007) run through the 2015-16 season but because the Lockout That Hasn't Happened Yet will ultimately solve every major league issue except its stupefyingly dreadful officiating.

One last thought: For most of the decade, Stern and his team kept thinking, "We're going global, we're going global" and never anticipated their American foundation could crumble. But it might -- at least to some degree -- and even if the league ultimately lands in a more econonically feasible place, we might see some things in the next three or four years that we never imagined. You know, just like we're seeing with every other business in this country. Maybe the NBA really is America's game.

Street Fighter 3rd Strike Match Videos

2008-09-11T00:33:00.002-04:00

Uploaded to Z-Share for streaming and length purposes.

BNGsta v.s. Dirty Ass Hell
http://www.zshare.net/video/18567252cb866e4d/

BNGsta v.s. Dirty Ass Hell match #2
http://www.zshare.net/video/18568046cf0f7b26/

L.O.D. v.s. Dirty Ass Hell
http://www.zshare.net/video/18568882d23a5779/

Xero15 v.s. (I cannot remember lol)
http://www.zshare.net/video/1856928979ef92a7/

Xero15 v.s. D.A.H
http://www.zshare.net/video/185703052818cd0c/

Can't remember right now
http://www.zshare.net/video/1857224622c2d8e7/

D.A.H. v.s. .....
http://www.zshare.net/video/18570915715c6fa6/

Season's Beatings III: Money/Power/Resets! Oct. 18, 19 - 2008, Columbus, OH

2008-08-17T02:56:00.002-04:00

************************Godlike Productions presents:**************************

Season's Beatings III: Money/Power/Resets!

Date: Saturday, Oct. 18 / Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008

Location: MoMo KTV & Tea Zone
2895 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43202
(614) 784-0888

-- Also a Wi-Fi hotspot

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Driving directions to 2895 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43202

556 mi – about 8 hours 30 mins

2085 Roswell Rd NE

Marietta, GA 30062

1.	Head southwest on Roswell Rd NE toward Greenbriar Pkwy SE	0.4 mi
2.	Take the ramp onto GA-120-LOOP W/N Marietta Pkwy NE	1.5 mi
3.	Merge onto I-75 N via the ramp to Chattanooga Entering Tennessee	191 mi
4.	Take exit 385 to merge onto I-640 E/I-75 N toward Lexington	3.6 mi
5.	Take exit 3 to merge onto I-75 N toward Lexington Entering Kentucky	172 mi
6.	Take the exit onto I-75 N toward Cincinnati/Georgetown Entering Ohio	74.4 mi
7.	Slight right at I-71 N (signs for I-71 N/Columbus/US-50 E/US 52 E)	106 mi
8.	Continue on OH-315 N (signs for Dayton/I-70 W/OH-315 N)	5.7 mi
9.	Take the Olentangy River Rd exit	0.3 mi
10.	Continue toward Olentangy River Rd	0.2 mi
11.	Turn right at Olentangy River Rd	0.8 mi
12.	Turn right to stay on Olentangy River Rd	210 ft

2895 Olentangy River Rd

Columbus, OH 43202

These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route.

Map data ©2008 NAVTEQ™, Sanborn

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Check-in Date:	Friday, October 17, 2008
Check-out Date:	Sunday, October 19, 2008
Number Of Adults:	4
Number Of Nights:	2

Total	$161.98 USD
	*NOT including taxes of: 16.75% upon check-in (subject to change)

Hollow's Den (Marvel Match Videos)

2008-08-08T17:31:00.002-04:00

Hollow's Den: VDO vs Flapp I:

Hollow's Den: TheBranten vs Flapp V:

Hollow's Den: VDO vs Shawn III:

Hollow's Den: VDO vs Shawn V:

Hollow's Den: TheBranten vs Flapp VI:

Atlanta Georgia (Feel Free) Beef Thread

2008-08-08T17:05:00.000-04:00

The Atlantic South Division once upon a time was the SHIT !!!

We were always live, always gaming, in house, arcades, tournies.

Now...

We are beef, battle, ego.

I am actually sick and tired of it BUT it will never die so...

If you got beef, something you want to get of ya' chest, no matter WHAT it maybe, shit talk, yo' momma jokes, Game skill etc...

Let's post it up on here, NOT on SRK's GA Thread !!!

Obama Camp Raps Ludacris' "Offensive" Rhymes

2008-08-03T04:31:00.001-04:00

Talk about politically incorrect.

This week's campaign propaganda has already seen John McCain's ode to Barack Obama, Britney and Paris. Now it's been raised a Ludacris.

Team Obama is blasting a well-meaning though wholly inappropriate diss track from the rapper targeting Obama's opponents, declaring the cut "outrageously offensive."

"Ludacris is a talented individual, but he should be ashamed of these lyrics," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said.

"As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn't want his daughters or any children exposed to."

All qualities Luda's tune has in spades.

In the track, alternately called "Politics (Obama Is Here)" or "Politics As Usual," the rapper proves himself an equal-opportunity offender, going after Clinton, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, President Bush and, of course, McCain.

After suggesting himself as a viable vice presidential candidate, Ludacris raps, "Hillary hated on you, so that bitch is irrelevant," and, later, "Jesse talking slick and apologizing for what? If you said it then you meant it how you want it have a gut."

McCain and Bush arguably get the worst of his rhyming ire: "McCain don't belong in any chair unless he's paralyzed...Yeah, I said it, 'cause Bush is mentally handicapped...You the worst of all 43 presidents."

Earlier this year, Obama told Rolling Stone he was a fan of the rapper, whose real name is Christopher Bridges, and thought him to be an impressive businessman.

On that opinion, we're guessing, Obama's for change.

California judge rules early cell phone termination fees illegal

2008-07-31T19:35:00.000-04:00

In one of the most significant legal rulings in the tech industry this year, a Superior Court judge in California has ruled that the practice of charging consumers a fee for ending their cell phone contract early is illegal and violates state law.

The preliminary, tentative judgment orders Sprint Nextel to pay customers $18.2 million in reimbursements and, more importantly, orders Sprint to stop trying to collect another $54.7 million from California customers (some 2 million customers total) who have canceled their contracts but refused or failed to pay the termination fee.

While an appeal is inevitable, the ruling could have massive fallout throughout the industry. Without the threat of levying early termination fees, the cellular carriers lose the power that's enabled them to lock customers into contracts for multiple years at a time. And while those contracts can be heinously long, they also let the carriers offer cell phone hardware at reduced (subsidized) prices. AT&T's two-year contract is the only reason the iPhone 3G costs $199. If subsidies vanish, what happens to hardware lock-in? Could an era of expensive, but unlocked, hardware be just around the corner? It's highly probable.

Of course, the carriers aren't going to take this lying down. Early termination fees are seen as critical to business, so carriers are expected to look for ways to reclassify the fees (such as by calling them "rates," part of the arcane set of laws that covers the telecommunications industry). The industry is also pushing for the federal government to step in and claim oversight over the early termination fee issue, which would invalidate any state ruling. The FCC is generally more tolerant of such fees, though Chairman Kevin Martin has proposed a plan whereby the fees are decreased the closer you are to the end of your contract.

The FCC may also buy the argument that, since carriers are nationally based (and consumers can use their phones anywhere in the country), that a single policy should apply across the nation, rather than creating a patchwork of legislation that could lead to confusion and chaos caused by having 50 different policies.

Is the early termination fee dead? Not yet, but it's looking a little haggard.

WEED HEADS !!!! THE LAW IS ON OUR SIDE NOW

2008-07-29T06:26:00.001-04:00

Supreme Court Rules Marijuana Smell in Vehicle Not Enough to Arrest/Search

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The Washington Supreme Court ruled July 17 that police cannot arrest passengers simply for being in a car that smells of marijuana. The unanimous decision overturned a 29-year-old precedent allowing police to search or arrest passengers if they smelled pot near a car.

The case, State v. Grande, began with a 2006 traffic stop in Skagit County. Driver Lacee Hurley and passenger Jeremy Grande were arrested by a state trooper during a traffic stop after he smelled pot coming from their car. The trooper searched the pair, finding a pipe and a small amount of pot on Grande. Both were charged with drug offenses. At a pretrial hearing, Grande's judge ruled there was no specific probable cause for his arrest and suppressed the evidence. But the Skagit County Superior Court overturned that ruling, citing a 1979 appellate court ruling saying the smell of pot smoke coming from a car was probable cause to arrest all the occupants.

But the state Supreme Court said federal case law since 1979 has eroded the legal footing of that decision. Officers need additional evidence that each passenger broke the law, the court held.

"Our cases have strongly and rightfully protected our constitution's protection of individual privacy. The protections... do not fade away or disappear within the confines of an automobile," Justice Charles Johnson wrote for the court.

"We hold that the smell of marijuana in the general area where an individual is located is insufficient, without more, to support probable cause for arrest. Where no other evidence exists linking the passenger to any criminal activity, an arrest of the passenger on the suspicion of possession of illegal substances, and any subsequent searches, is invalid and an unconstitutional invasion of that individual's right to privacy," the opinion concluded.

The ruling won quick praise from drug reformers and civil libertarians. "As a general statement, it's a step back from the direction that our government has been going as we're veering into a sort of surveillance society," Alison Holcomb of the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington chapter told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. "It strikes me as refreshing that the court has reaffirmed the values that our constitution calls for."

Seattle Hempfest organizer Vivian McPeak told the newspaper it was not uncommon for people to be arrested, jailed, stigmatized, and have their property seized simply for being in a vehicle with someone carrying or smoking pot. "A lot of people have gone down because of these vehicle offenses," he said. "Being in a car used to be one of those wrong-place, wrong-time kind of situations."

Grande's attorney, David Zuckerman, cheered the ruling, but added it was "unfortunate" it took so long to overturn previous state case law on drug-smell arrests. "I think it's led to an awful lot of innocent people getting handcuffed by the side of the road just because they happened to be in a car that smells of marijuana," Zuckerman

Margarito stuns Cotto for welterweight crown

2008-07-27T07:26:00.002-04:00

LORD-ICEMAN's UNOFFICIAL SCORECARD
Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Total
Miguel Cotto	10	10	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	L
Antonio Margarito	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	TKO

ROUND 1
Crowd is resoundingly favoring the challenger, Antonio Margarito, as fight begins. Kenny Bayless is the referee. The judges are Glen Hamada, Jerry Roth and Dave Moretti, all veterans. Cotto opens with a bunch of jabs. Cotto misses a hook. Margarito is moving forward but not throwing. Double jab by Cotto connects. Good combination to the head by Cotto. Left hook by Margarito. Right hand by Cotto lands. Margarito needs to get busy. Halfway through the round and he’s only thrown a handful of shots. Another hard combination lands by Cotto. Right to the body by Cotto. Four-punch combination by Cotto. Margarito lands a hook that backs Cotto to the corner. Straight right by Margarito. Left hook by Cotto to chin. Chopping right by Margarito. Left hook by Cotto. Cotto is looking good. Cotto warned for a low blow. Double jab by Cotto lands.
Iole scores it 10-9, Cotto

ROUND 2
Right hand by Cotto connects. Cotto flicks a jab. Margarito bouncing on his toes. Jab and then a four-punch combination by Cotto. Margarito misses badly over the top. Right to the head and left to the body by Margarito. Jab-right hand by Cotto. Cotto lands hard off the rope sand then a big uppercut. Margarito smiles. Right by Margarito. Action is fast now. Margarito backs Cotto to a corner with a right. Jab-right by Margarito. Good right counter by Cotto. Cotto’s nose is bleeding. Combination to the body by Margarito. Bayless warns Margarito about low blows. Big right hand by Cotto. Good round. Left to the body by Margarito. Combination by Cotto. Big left hook from Cotto just before the bell. Close round.
Iole scores it 10-9, Cotto

ROUND 3
Cotto lands two shots to the head as the round starts. Margarito lands a right. Hook inside by Cotto. Four-punch combination to the head by Cotto. Left hook inside by Cotto as Margarito lands a right. Hook to the body by Margarito. Left to the ribs by Cotto. Uppercut by Cotto connects. Cotto is utilizing a lot of movement. Lead right by Cotto. Margarito warned for a low blow again. Counter left by Cotto. Margarito lands on the hip, warned for a third time. Cotto is angry. Left hook by Cotto. Good flurry in the corner.
Iole scores it 10-9, Cotto

ROUND 4
The crowd is really into it. It’s been a good action fight so far. They exchange in the center. Chopping right by Margarito lands. Hard right uppercut by Cotto. Counter left by Cotto. Left uppercut by Margarito. Right to the body by Margarito. Cotto’s nose is bleeding again. Hard jab by Cotto. Three-punch combination to the head by Cotto. Bayless urges them to watch the head butts. Right by Margarito. Left hook by Cotto. Hard left to the body by Margarito. Good counter to fight off the ropes by Cotto.
Iole scores it 10-9, Margarito

ROUND 5
They exchange jabs to open the round. Hard jab by Cotto. Left hook by Margarito and then a straight right hand. Good uppercut by Cotto. It’s a good punch for him in this fight. Double jab by Cotto. Right to the body by Margarito. Three-punch combination to the head by Cotto. Double jab by Cotto. Jab by Cotto. Left hook and hard right behind it by Cotto. Another left uppercut by Cotto. They trade rights. Good right by Cotto on the ropes.
Iole scores it 10-9, Cotto

ROUND 6
Jab by Cotto. Left hook by Cotto and a right by Margarito. Margarito has swelling around his left eye. Hard shots to the body by Margarito. Right inside by Margarito. Right hand by Cotto. Four-punch combination to the head by Cotto. They’re trading on the ropes. Right to the head and left to the body by Cotto. Right and then an uppercut by Cotto. Cotto lands another hard uppercut. Two lefts inside by Margarito. Left-right by Cotto. Double shot to the body and then a shot to the head. Margarito lands a right in the corner.
Iole scores it 10-9, Cotto

ROUND 7
Margarito lands a jab and then a right. Cotto lands a combination. Margarito throws a lot of punches on the ropes, but Cotto blocks most. Left uppercut by Margarito. Hard lead right by Cotto. Double uppercut by Margarito. Cotto holds on. He may be hurt. Cotto fires a left and Margarito lands three shots. Right inside by Margarito. Left and then a right by Margarito. Cotto is hanging on. Cotto moves to the center and Margarito lands a left. Right and then a jab by Cotto. Short left hook inside by Cotto. Margarito lands a good left in the corner. Cotto’s face is bloody, mostly from his nose. Left to the body and right to the head by Margarito. Jab-right hand by Cotto. Left and and then a right by Margarito. Big round for Margarito.
Iole scores it 10-9, Margarito

ROUND 8
Both fighters’ faces are showing the wear of a hard fight. Hard jab by Cotto, who is circling. Margarito doing a good job of cutting off his exit. They trade on the ropes. Uppercut by Cotto. Left hook by Cotto. They’re warned for using their heads. Jab by Cotto. Right hand by Cotto. Right by Margarito. Left hand by Cotto. Margarito keeps coming. Right and then a good left by Margarito. Cotto lands a left, but Margarito lands a combination that pushes Cotto into the ropes. Left inside by Margarito. Left and a right by Cotto and a right by Margarito.
Iole scores it 10-9, Margarito

ROUND 9
Left and a right by Cotto. Margarito slips. Jab by Cotto Good right by Cotto. Combination by Cotto. Left hook and right hand by Cotto. Sharp right by Margarito. Good body work by Margarito on the ropes. Two lefts and a right by Margarito. Cotto appears weary. Right hand by Cotto. Cotto is spitting blood. Combination by Margarito as Cotto backs to the ropes. Three-punch combination to the head by Cotto, but nothing seems to bother Margarito.
Iole scores it 10-9, Margarito

ROUND 10
Hard jab by Cotto to open the round. They trade ineffective punches in the corner. Jab and right hand by Cotto. Left-right by Cotto. Two rights and then a left by Cotto. Left hook inside by Cotto. Shots inside by Cotto. Margarito lands a right. Three-punch combination to the head by Cotto. Double hook to the body and then right to the head by Cotto. Left by Cotto. Two shots to the body by Margarito. Left and then a right by Margarito wobble Cotto. Margarito lands a left and Cotto comes back with a right. Margarito’s rally makes this a very difficult round to score.
Iole scores it 10-9, Cotto

ROUND 11
Left hook by Cotto. Margarito lets fly a combination. Margarito lands a right. Good counter right-left by Cotto. Left hook by Margarito. Margarito lands a left. Cotto seems to be hurt. Right uppercut and Cotto takes a knee. Cotto is cut by the left eye. Cotto is in big, big trouble. There’s a minute left. Cotto is down again from a combination. Cotto’s corner stops it at 2:05.
Margarito is the new WBA welterweight champion.

KiT:R Results - 7/12/2008

2008-07-14T13:11:00.000-04:00

1st thru 3rd - ATL Split $740 (Anakin was undefeated, Clint & Wing Zero both had 1 loss and were in the loser's finals)

4th - Devil Jim
t-5th - Ryry
t-5th - fightingGM
t-7th - frodo-san
t-7th - IEATBAMBOO
t-9th - MeRedATL
t-9th - jio
t-9th - spero
t-9th - theexalted
t-13th - gene (memphis)
t-13th - ares=tilt=
t-13th - lilmajin
t-13th - kodeevu
t-17th - trickyling
t-17th - arcade man (taz)
t-17th - trung
t-17th - trav (ATL)
t-17th - drew (bristol)
t-17th - deathstar931
t-17th - CodEZ
t-17th - Vandy / WoTmanX
t-25th - liljohn (manchester)
t-25th - LCD
t-25th - Ravenlord
t-25th - Corydunson
t-25th - Matt P
t-25th - KOR
t-25th - KDX
t-25th - Edward E (?)
t-33rd - Andrew (?)
t-33rd - Thrillerman
t-33rd - Big Majin
t-33rd - Deadman
t-33rd - BCD

** The Tekken 5: DR Team Tournament winner is -- ATL **

Tekken Tag (8)
1st - deviljim
2nd - jinogre
3rd - fistsoffury
(I'm pretty sure that was the results... I packed the bracket away last night, but I haven't found it yet)

GGXX: Accent Core (16)
1st - lilmajin
2nd - Shinblade
3rd - AzurePhoenix? General?
(full results pending)

Third Strike (13)
1st - frodo-san
2nd - ssj george bush
3rd - Gene
4th - DreamTR
t-5th - RyRy
t-5th - David M
t-7th - Eugene
t-7th - Ron
t-9th - Taufiq
t-9th - Juan
t-9th - Alphakami
13th - LCD

SSBB Doubles (16 teams)
1st - Nice1/Reflex
2nd - Iori/Chad
3rd - Peru/Rafael
4th - KO/Kevin
t-5th - Max/Evan
t-5th - Marcus/JIO
t-7th - Alex/Handorin
t-7th - Cordy/Trung
t-9th - JMOAN/Casey
t-9th - Milln/Seth
t-9th - Chris/Anthony
t-9th - Noah/Edward
t-13th - Taufiq/Imran
t-13th - Jon/Jason
t-13th - Vandy/CodEZ
t-13th - Beely/Trickyling

SSBB Singles (47)
1st - Reflex
2nd - DarkIori
3rd - Rafael
4th - Shinblade
t-5th - KOkingpin
t-5th - Nice1
t-7th - BigRice
t-7th - Captain N
t-9th - JMOAN
t-9th - Noah
t-9th - Handorin
t-9th - HolySnap
t-13th - Cordy
t-13th - Edward
t-13th - Trung
t-13th - Taco Man
t-17th - Peru
t-17th - Eugene
t-17th - Kevin Russ
t-17th - Taufiq
t-17th - Milln
t-17th - Andrew (Tullahoma)
t-17th - Beely
t-17th - Evan
t-25th - 6th Kazekage
t-25th - Sushi
t-25th - Glutin
t-25th - David
t-25th - Nick N.
t-25th - Imran
t-25th - Jon
t-25th - Rafael Hero
t-33rd - Chris P
t-33rd - Kevin
t-33rd - Jamal
t-33rd - Corey Max
t-33rd - Seth
t-33rd - Kodi
t-33rd - Ron
t-33rd - Taylor
t-33rd - TrickyLing
t-33rd - JIO
t-33rd - Vandy
t-33rd - Josh M.
t-33rd - Anthony S.
t-46th - CodEZ (lulz)
t-46th - Casey

MySpace Whore Exposed: Neni (Exposed On BangBus!!!) Story Included

2008-07-14T11:13:00.000-04:00

Here's the latest "MySpace Whore" to be exposed, and this is probably one of th best, and craziest occasions of a myspace whore getting exposed.

here's the story

"The chick had a fiancee' ...he broke off with her right before the marriage because she was fucking some other dude ...she started dating the other guy that guy dumped her ass ...then she tried to reconcile with the fiancee ...during the reconciliation she got on BangBus ....the fiancee's boy saw the video and alerted his friend ...by sending him the video .... they the fiancee splt up with her again and has shown her whole family the vids ..and posted it on her myspace page..."

now here's the good part click MySpace.com - www.myspace.com/41835935 to see her Myspace, read her headline it says.

"Some stupid looser hacked in my Page!!! For those who saw that crazy mess.So sorry.I did a mistake ...Dont we all??? But fuck it life goes on!!! Someone is just trying to ruin my life.But that wont happen!!! Nothing will bring me down! "
and if that was good enough, look at her URL "MySpace.com - www.myspace.com/41835935", i guess Fafi was her fiance and she "luvs" him so much that she got fucked on bangbus.

So of course, here's her bangbus Episode to dowload, along with the official description from the Bang Bros site (she used a fake name for BangBros)
Hello everybody and welcome back to our community. I always ask myself what do I have to do so every girl on the street would come up and talk to me. Thats what I always ask myself. But never respond this question cause usually I don't hear what I ask myself. What a dilemma. Anyway since the percentage of the the chicks who is willing to talk to us on the street is not even close to a hundred I figured what if I do a little test to see how people react. I simply started offering to everyone a hundred dollars for just a few seconds of theirs time. And what do you think? I still had bunch of a brads refusing to even stop so I can hand them a bill. What the hell? That shit was driving me crazy. Fortunately not all of them were that stupid so we got some action going lately. In about an hour we saw this hottie walking down the street and offered her to come join us. For a hundred dollars of course. Then she realized that she can make some money if she would let herself go a bit farther. This time for a few hundred dollars. So I had to find a guy which I did right after she agreed to fuck. This dude was meant to be a porn star. Out hundred people on the street I picked the right guy for this mission. Damn. When this guy was nailing that pussy the bus was jumping like a scared kangaroo. Check this shit out and you'll understand what I'm talking about.

http://www.zshare.net/video/9308888ba4f119/

East Point DoJo Marvel:

2008-07-12T15:41:00.001-04:00

Impact Clash Marval Tournament

2008-07-12T15:38:00.001-04:00

※ Kobe Bryant Commercials: Genius, Aston Martin, Snakes ※

2008-07-05T05:09:00.001-04:00

These commercials are so freegin funny, genious even, congrads to Kobe, great marketing, check out some fo the youtube postings ladies and gentlemen

Batman: Gotham Knight Trailer

2008-07-04T07:41:00.007-04:00

The new trailer for the upcoming Batman: Gotham Knight DVD is out and is presented below.
Batman is my one favorite hero (I'am a heel so I like villans more), I also liked the original Green Lantern but that was only because he whooped SUPERMAN's ass, then buried the rings to prove to the punk boy scout he was nothing... but that's a story for a later date lol !!!

Title	Batman: Gotham Knight
Year	2008
Length	75 minutes
Language	Thai
Country	USA, Japan
Genres	Animation, Action
Plot	Anime-inspired direct-to-DVD anthology film. Comprised of six short stories, from diverse creators,...
Director	Yasuhiro Aoki
	Futoshi Higashide
Producer	Toshi Hiruma
	Mitsuhisa Ishikawa
Cast	Kevin Conroy as Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
	Gary Dourdan as Crispus Allen (voice)
	David McCallum as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
	Jason Marsden as Thomas Wayne / Doctor / Cop / Youth 2 (voice)
	Alanna Ubach as Dander (voice)

The caped crusader is getting the royal treatment these days. First with the upcoming Dark Knight film and now with this straight-to-video anthology of six anime shorts. The anthology will be entitled Batman: Gotham Knight and will directed by Bruce Timm, producer and co-creator of television’s long running Batman: the Animated Series and will take place between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Twitch is reporting that Satishi Kon of Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress may be directing one of the segments. The anthology is being written by David Goyer (writer of Blade and Batman Begins), Josh Olson, Brian Azzarello, Greg Rucka, Jordan Goldberg and Alan Burnett.

This is very cool but the great part about this is who will be responsible for the animation. Madhouse, Studio 4°C and Production I.G. of Japanese Manga and anime fame are partnering with DC Comics to bring their unique visions of Batman to life. I have been waiting to see Batman brought to life through anime for a long time. From the above video, this looks very good. I can’t wait to see that Deadshot segment. If you don’t know your anime, check back later this week for our Anime Starter-Kit. There will be a movie on that list beginning and ending with the letter A. Take a guess as to which film that is in the Comments section below.

Impact Clash Tekken DR Tournament

2008-07-02T08:05:00.002-04:00

Soul Calibur IV

2008-06-24T07:49:00.002-04:00

Oh, so that's why we got a new trailer today. Namco Bandai have announced that Soul Calibur IV will be released in North America on July 29, in both vanilla and metal-box-collectors edition varieties. Those throwing down the $80 for the premium edition will get the standard, afore-mentioned metal box, a comic book, a "tournament kit" (no idea what that actually is) and access to "extra customization content".

Out of the complete Soul Calibur 4 cast, 33 characters have been revealed like Ivy and Tira, but we thought it was time to list the Soul Calibur 4 characters below that have been confirmed for the upcoming July 29th, 2008, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 fighting game.

Darth Vader and Yoda, characters from the Star Wars universe, are confirmed to be playable guest characters but exclusive to different platforms. Vader will be on the PS3 and Yoda will be on the Xbox 360, however it was stated in issue 179 of GameInformer magazine that “Namco was nice enough to concede that the second characters may be available for download on the respective consoles at a later date.”

When you click on each Soul Calibur 4 character’s name below, a window will pop up with a picture of him / her.

Returning characters:
1. Amy
2. Astaroth
3. Cassandra Alexandra
4. Cervantes de Leon
5. Ivy (Isabella Valentine)
6. Kilik
7. Lizardman (Aeon Calcos)
8. Maxi
9. Mitsurugi (Heishiro)
10. Nightmare
11. Raphael Sorel
12. Rock (Nathaniel Adams)
13. Seong Mi-na
14. Setsuka
15. Siegfried Schtauffen
16. Sophitia Alexandra
17. Taki
18. Talim
19. Tira
20. Voldo
21. Xianghua Chai
22. Yoshimitsu
23. Yun-seong
24. Zasalamel

New characters:
25. Angol Fear (bonus character designed by guest artist Mine Yoshizaki)
26. Ashlotte (bonus character designed by guest artist Oh! great)
27. Darth Vader (Star Wars guest character on the PlayStation 3 version)
28. Darth Vader’s Secret Apprentice (from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed)
29. Hilde(gard) von Krone
30. New Mystery Character (aliases might be Mars, Hades or Soul Edge reborn)
31. Scheherazade (bonus character designed by guest artist Yutaka Izubuchi)
32. Shura (bonus character designed by guest artist Hiroya Oku)
33. Yoda (Star Wars guest character on the Xbox 360 version)

On top of all these characters, Namco Bandai’s game director Katsutoshi Sasaki has said that Create-a-Character will return from Soul Calibur 3, and will allow customized and created characters to be playable in multiplayer mode (in Special VS online as well).

Missing characters (from previous games):
Abyss
Abelia
Arthur
Assassin
Aurelia
Berserker
Charade
Chester
Demuth
Edge Master
Girardot
Greed
Han-myeong
Hualin
Hwang
Inferno / SoulEdge
Li Long
Lizardman (Generic)
Luna
Lynette
Miser
Necrid
Night Terror
Olcadan
Revenant
Strife
Valeria

PS: I’ll keep this list updated as new characters are announced

Click this link below, the new site is pretty hot, and the Intro is pretty solid.Soul Cal
http://www.soulcalibur.com/

Feel Free Blog

2008-06-24T07:02:00.002-04:00

If you really feel you got beef, shit talk, whatever concerning your city, state, or maybe even a particular person, feel free to post here, I don't give damn anymore, but we REALLy need to keep this shit off SRK man seriously, this shit is getting old and tired

Madden NFL 2009 Team Rankings

2008-06-24T04:36:00.001-04:00

Well, I'm still here and a lot has happened since the last time I checked in. I won the Madden Community Tournament on 09 and that makes the first ever sweep as I won yesterday's NCAA 09 tournament. Madden Wars is back up so all the rest of my impressions will be over there along with a new video of a full game once I get it encoded. It's been a long day so stay tuned for stuff tomorrow night. Also check out the other sites for their impressions. Good night.

So, I know this is an early build but we have to look at some stats just to see where things are. I'm confident that this will adjust before release but it's never too early to talk about team ratings. So here we go:

Team Overall

Bears 80

Bengals 80

Bills 82

Broncos 84

Browns 88

Bucs 91

Cardinals 78

Chargers 95

Chiefs 71

Colts 95

Cowboys 96

Dolphins 67

Eagles 91

Falcons 67

49ers 72

Giants 94

Jaguars 93

Jets 76

Lions 78

Packers 91

Panthers 86

Patriots 97

Oakland 71

Rams 77

Ravens 81

Redskins 88

Saints 87

Seahawks 87

Steelers 94

Texans 78

Titans 89

Madden NFL 2009

2008-06-24T04:27:00.000-04:00

I have been writing this article for the last week or so but every time I get ready to publish it I receive more details about online play, online features, online leagues, and where EASW fits into all of this. As most of you know a couple of weeks ago I was able to attend EA’s Football Community Day where a handful of guys were able to play the new football titles (Madden, NCAA and Head Coach) for this fall. Although we did not get access to the game online we were able to talk to Ryan Ferwerda (EA’s Madden Online Guy) about online and what’s in store for us when Madden is released.

Not there ……at least not yet.

I’ve always been one of those guys who likes to get the bad news out of the way so I can end the conversation with good stuff. Before I start, please know that I’m an online guy and that I play online a lot so other than the gameplay; online features, online functions, and online stability, are right at the top of my list. So let’s get right to the disappointing stuff or lack of about online play. One of the most asked about online features that people asked me about when I told them I was going to play the game early was the ability to save depth charts online. Unfortunately this will not be available online this year. I talked to Ryan Ferwerda and Phil Frazier and they assured me that it would be in the game for 2010 (actually said they would take me to dinner if it wasn’t). I’m still disappointed about that feature not being in the game because depending on what team I play with, it takes a minute or two for me to make my adjustments and substitutions. The good thing about the game this year; that may help alleviate that, is that now you can make substitutions on the fly. Maybe that won’t be that bad, but still a bear that it’s not in this year.

Here are some other things that are not available online:

Ø Snapshots (Available in NCAA 09)

Ø Alternate Uniforms (Available in NCAA 09)

Ø No Fair Play

Ø No Selectable Weather

Ø No Selectable Stadiums

Ø No defensive assignments online (not offline either)

Ø No text chatting

Ø No weapon icons

No web component for Online Madden Leagues including NCAA Dynasty Leagues …… ouch!

I wasn’t going to include this piece of bad new but I felt it was necessary and if anything else to show how disappointed I am with this. This news just came out a couple of days ago but is a big blow to the online community. I still don’t understand why EA continues to put online features on the back burner. Once again the EA Haters are all over the place with “NFL 2K5 had online leagues with a web presence, this is what you get when you have a monopoly of the NFL License”. I can’t even argue with that because I truly feel that if 2K was in the mix that EA would have been had leagues, but it just seems that EA is more concerned with putting resources into “EA Rewind” and other things that cater to casual gamers. If you are reading this EA, “Stop trying to cater to people who haven't picked up your game in 20 years and give back to the guys who have been loyal throughout the years.”

I know that online only makes up about 10% of all Madden buyers but I’m just frustrated. This is a big blow to Madden leagues to say the least … sigh …. I mean what good is it to have leagues if you have to log in to your console every time you want to check the standings, schedule, or leading rushing stats. This is probably even worse for Online Dynasty which was supposed to track Heisman candidates and although you can probably sign on to your console and check, many won’t and many leagues will fold for lack of interest.

Ok, now on to the good stuff.

Online Leagues – YESSSSS!

Finally! Yesssss! About time!!! Those were the 3 things I said (not in that order) when I heard that EA was going to have online leagues this year. Now other than spectator mode this is probably one of the oldest wishlist items on every site. One of the problems with EA’s online leagues back in 2005 (I know you forgot about those) is that the commissioner didn’t have any kind of power. Well EA is giving the commish a lot of power.

Here are some online league features:

Ø Commish can set up a 2-32 team league

Ø Ability to have a flex schedule

Ø Commish can turn unique teams off or on. Meaning that you can have a league with all Dolphins if you choose or all AFC teams

Ø Commish can boot people

Ø Commish can award a trophy to Champion

Ø Commish can set the skill level of the league – all league members would have to play at that skill level

Ø Injuries do not carry over

Ø 1 for 1 trades

Ø Full player stats

Online League Q&A with Ryan Ferwerda (EA)

Q. Are the trophies customizable or just one generic trophy?

A. The trophies are actually the same ones from the front end. The commish sets the trophy from one of the 15 available. You can also have your own logo for the leaguee that is selected from a large set of logos.

Q. Does your online profile show how many trophies you won?

A. As of now, no, but we are still trying to get it in. Like I said, can’t commit to it now though.

Q. How much power does the commish have? Sim games? Reject trades?

A. Commish can Sim playoff games only, but they can kick someone who isn’t playing their regular season games. They can’t reject trades.

Q. As far stats, what exactly does that include? Defensive stats?

A. We basically use the full franchise stat db, so any stat you see in franchise, you’ll see in Online Leagues.

Q. Does the commish have to be a team in the league?

A. Yes.

Marvel live-action movies

2008-06-24T04:07:00.002-04:00

Below is a list of films based on Marvel Comics characters and properties. Note that this does not include television movies that are related to a television series; for those, see List of television series based on Marvel Comics.

The Incredible Hulk

2008

Marvel Studios

Punisher: War Zone

December 5, 2008

Lionsgate / Marvel Studios

Post-Production

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

May 1, 2009

20th Century Fox / Marvel Studios

In Production

Thor

June 4 2010

Marvel Studios

In development

Spider-Man 4

May 20 2011

Columbia Pictures / Marvel Studios

In development

The First Avenger: Captain America

May 6, 2011

Marvel Studios

In development

The Avengers

July 2, 2011

Marvel Studios

In development

NOTE: The Marvel subsidiary Marvel Studios has two films planned for every year, starting in 2008 with Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. They will all be distributed by Paramount Pictures with the exception of The Incredible Hulk, which, according to a prior arrangement due to Hulk, was distributed by Universal Studios.

Option films mentioned with no set release date.

Ant-Man - In development
Black Panther - In development
Daredevil 2 - Announced
Deathlok - Announced
Doctor Strange - In development
Ghost Rider 2 - Announced
The Hands of Shang-Chi - Announced
Luke Cage - In development
Magneto - In development
Nick Fury - In development
Runaways - Announced
Namor: The Sub-Mariner - Announced
Silver Surfer - Announced
Venom - In development

All animated films that have been released since 2005 or have been announced are produced by Lions Gate Entertainment and are released direct-to-video.

Film	Year
Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned	1980 (Japanese TV movie)
Ultimate Avengers	2005
Ultimate Avengers 2	2006
The Invincible Iron Man	2007
Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme	2007
Forthcoming
Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow	September 2, 2008
Hulk Vs.	January 2009
Thor: Son of Asgard	September 2010
Planet Hulk	February 2010

Tekken DR #2

2008-06-11T22:31:00.002-04:00

FRXI: wingzero (NIN) vs Spero Gin (EDD) MM 2of2

FRXI: wingzero (NIN) vs Spero Gin (EDD) MM 1of2

FRXI: Sim (EDDY) vs Spero Gin (TIGER) MM Part 1of2

FRXI: Sim (EDDY) vs Spero Gin (TIGER) MM Part 2of2

FRXI: ME_RED_ATL (KIN) vs Spero Gin (EDDY) MM Part 1of2

FRXI: ME_RED_ATL (KIN) vs Spero Gin (EDDY) MM Part 2of2

FRXI ME-RED_ATL(king)VsJustin Wong(Feng)

Tekken DR Final Round XI

2008-06-11T22:27:00.002-04:00

IceColdEdge (KIN) vs CyusStrike (LIN)

FRXI: SIM (EDD) vs The Realyst (JUL)

FRXI: Jackie Tran (J-5 / GAN) vs SirSmoov (BRU)

FRXI: Trung (STV) vs wing_zero (NIN)

FRXI: wing_zero (NIN) vs Grimy Grizzly (BEAR!!!)

Match Videos (Final Round XI):

2008-06-11T21:42:00.002-04:00

Launchpad aka Duantee vs Murdoc

Justin wong vs ATLCPU

50Morecentz vs AMIR aka SnakeShotPeople

MARVAL MIX TAPES:

2008-06-11T20:56:00.001-04:00

Everyone likes to jam to there own favorite hits, and Im pretty sure you all know how to make your own marval mixes, but just in case your to damn lazy too do so, you can feel free too post here what you would like on your own Marval Mix and have someone from the GA scene gracious enough to creat a mix for you.
Week by week there will be a mix posted in this blog, included will be information about this mix.

EXAMPLE:

Marval Mix Vol.1 Pastor Troy's FACE OFF (GANGSTA RAP)
- The Pirate Ship Stage /Frame Me/
- Desert /My N****z's Is the Grind/
- Inside the factory /This The City/
- Carnival Stage /Move too Mars/
- Bridge stage /Throw Yo Flags up/
- Blue Underground Cave /No Mo' Play in GA/
- Clock Tower /I'm Made/
- Ice Boat Stage /Rhonda/
- Abyss 1 /The Prayer/
- Abyss 2 /Oh Father/
- Abyss 3 /Vica/Versa/
- Training /Eternal yard Dash/
- Here comes a new challenger /Come take me/
-/Oh Father/
Intro music to the Characters (Music that shows all the characters when you start the game)

So if you didn't understand, the Marval Mixes will always have a title, the Genre of music, the album name (If the songs are from an album), Song titles and what stages they are placed upon, all this posted for each and every mix created from this site.

EVO Championship Series 2008

2008-06-11T20:54:00.000-04:00

I have posted below Flight information for this years EVOLUTION Tourny. There will be multiple dates posted below so PLEASE READ... THEN respond. I will attempt to make this as SIMPLE as possible.

(Site used:www.priceline.com)
Flight to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)

All flights below are NONSTOP Departing: Tue, Aug 5 - Returning: Mon, Aug 11 | 1 Adult

$353
Round-Trip Per Person
US Airways Flight 1763

Departing ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 9:50pm
Arriving ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 11:02pm
Trip Duration ···4h 12m

US Airways Flight 1764
Departing ···Sunday, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:59pm
Arriving ···Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:03am
Trip Duration ···4h 4m (Overnight Flight)
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$364
Round-Trip Per Person
United Airlines
Flight 2473 & Flight 1705

1 Stop Connects in Philadelphia, PA (PHL)

Departing ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 6:30am
Arriving ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 1:32pm
Trip Duration ···10h 2m

US Airways Flight 1764
Departing ···Sunday, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:59pm
Arriving ···Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:03am
Trip Duration ···4h 4m (Overnight Flight)
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$364
Round-Trip Per Person
Frontier Airlines
Flight 797 & Flight 789

1 Stop Connects in Denver, CO (DEN)

Departing ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 7:29pm
Arriving ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 10:29pm
Trip Duration ···6h 0m

US Airways Flight 1764
Departing ···Sunday, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:59pm
Arriving ···Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:03am
Trip Duration ···4h 4m (Overnight Flight)
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$367
Round-Trip Per Person
Flight 3218 & Flight 787
1 Stop Connects in Charlotte, NC (CLT)

Departing ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 5:45am
Arriving ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 9:55am
Trip Duration ···7h 10m

US Airways Flight 1764
Departing ···Sunday, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:59pm
Arriving ···Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:03am
Trip Duration ···4h 4m (Overnight Flight)
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$369
Round-Trip Per Person
US Airways
Flight 195 & Flight 137
1 Stop Connects in Phoenix, AZ (PHX)

Departing ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 8:15am
Arriving ···Wednesday, Aug 06, 2008 at 11:15am
Trip Duration ···6h 0m

US Airways Flight 1764
Departing ···Sunday, Aug 10, 2008 at 11:59pm
Arriving ···Monday, Aug 11, 2008 at 7:03am
Trip Duration ···4h 4m (Overnight Flight)

Team	Overall

Bears	80
Bengals	80
Bills	82
Broncos	84
Browns	88
Bucs	91
Cardinals	78
Chargers	95
Chiefs	71
Colts	95
Cowboys	96
Dolphins	67
Eagles	91
Falcons	67
49ers	72
Giants	94
Jaguars	93
Jets	76
Lions	78
Packers	91
Panthers	86
Patriots	97
Oakland	71
Rams	77
Ravens	81
Redskins	88
Saints	87
Seahawks	87
Steelers	94
Texans	78
Titans	89