Sports Talks: Kimbo Getting A Real Fight? Canseco Needs A Job

Wednesday - March 26, 2008
By: Mike Monson

MMA

EliteXC will premier Saturday Night Fights on CBS. The event will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on May 31. EliteXC middleweight champion, Robbie Lawler, will defend his title against Scott Smith. Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson will also be on the card, but his opponent hasn't been named. "I am very happy for the highly trained fighters, who will finally get the kind of exposure they deserve, and, of course, the viewers, who will get the opportunity to learn that MMA is truly a sport that requires an abundance of skills, both mentally and physically," said Shaw, via a press release last week. The few fighters that could be good test for Kimbo include Pedro Rizzo, Paul Buentello and Jeff Monson. These fighters are former title contenders, have been in wars and none are ranked in any top ten ranking, so this would be a good test for "Kimbo," who has yet to prove himself against any notable professional MMA fighters. Kimbo only has three pro fights under his belt. A competive fight against any of these fighters will give Kimbo legit MMA credit.

Also on the card for the premier is Frank Shamrock (23-8-1), who will be defending his middle weight strikeforce title against his former training partner, kickboxing champ turned MMA fighter CungLe (21-0) on March 29 in San Jose.

The complete card is as follows:

Frank Shamrock vs. Cung Le
Gilbert Melendez vs. Gabe Lemley
Jake Shields vs. Drew Fickett
Evangelista Santos vs. Joey Villasenor
Nick Diaz vs. Jae Suk Lim
Luke Stewart vs. Tiki Ghosn

NBA

Mavricks: Dirk Nowitzki met with reporters for about 10 minutes on Monday (March 24) to discuss the leg injury he sustained recently. He said he feels fortunate it's only a moderate high-ankle sprain and a mildly sprained knee. He says that he hopes to be back in a week or two. The Mavs will probably be out of the playoffs by that time. We'll see. Since the Kidd trade, the Mavs are 9-8 . If the playoffs started today, the Mavs would be the 7th seed by 1 game over Golden State. "I think this is a great challenge," Kidd said. "We feel that we still have a lot of the pieces to be successful. We know that it's not going to be easy." They have the pieces to be successful at getting bounced out in the first round of the playoffs -- if they make it.

Lakers: Pau Gasol is listed as day to day, and could return by as early as Friday (March 28). Andrew Bynum, however, should be back by early April, so the Lakers should be able to take the no. 1 seed in the West. Of the 11 games left, the Lakers have five are against playoff teams. Their last two games of the season are against the Spurs and Hornets.

Knicks: Indiana Pacers CEO Donnie Walsh will be running the Knicks next season, a league source confirmed. Isaiah Thomas will not be back with the Knicks, but the team are going to reward Isaiah for all the SUCKsess he had with a severance package.

NFL

Cowboys: Pacman "Make It Rain" Jones, the suspended cornerback of the Titans, was in Dallas on Tuesday (March 25) to do a radio show with Michael Irvin. Dallas is interested in making a trade for the shut down corner. Dallas would be a good fit for Pacman, and there are plenty of strip clubs and massage parlors for him to choose from in the city.

Michael Vick: The state trial in his dog fighting case will get a new court date. The original date was April 2, but is has been pushed back to June 27.

Seahawks: Former USC Trojan Lofa Tatupu reached BallerStatus when the linebacker agreed last week to a $42 million contract extension that could keep him as the leader of Seattle's defense through 2015. It also keeps Tatupu from becoming a free agent after the 2009 season. The deal guarantees $18 million and a lot of ASS for Tutpu.

Giants: The Superbowl champs are thanking their fans for there support this season by raising their ticket prices by about $7 a seat.

MLB

Jose Canseco says, in his new book, that he introduced Alex Rodriguez to a steroids distributor and that A-Rod pursued Canseco's wife, according to the Website of freelance writer Joe Lavin. Lavin says that he obtained the book, Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and The Battle to Save Baseball, on Monday (March 24) from a bookstore in Cambridge, Mass. The book is due to be released April 1st. Lavin writes that Canseco's book discusses A-Rod, Roger Clemens and Magglio Ordonez. The New York Times reported in January that Canseco offered to keep Ordonez "clear" in the book if the Detroit outfielder invested in a movie project promoted by Canseco. Lavin reports that Canseco wrote he denies those allegations. Jose needs to get a job coaching little league or teaching PE, because this fool has to much time on his hands.

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