NBA
The NBA players that make up the USA Men's Olympic basketball team showed immense support as they watched fellow American Michael Phelps capture gold last night. Phelps went on to capture gold in a team event later on which brings his total medal count to 21 over his career. If you ask Phelps what's 9+10 and he says 21 he's not stupid he's a genius draped in gold. Back stateside there are a few notable free agents still unsigned such as Lance Stephenson whom many believe will soon sign with the New York Knicks. Ray Allen has also expressed interest in playing for teams such as the Milaulkee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, or possibly the New York Knicks. Each of these three teams are poised to make deep playoff runs next season with many seeing the Knicks and the Celtics as the biggest threats to keeping LeBron James out of a seventh straight NBA finals appearance. Training camp for the NBA will begin soon and before we know it preseason basketball will be on the way. Look out for the critically acclaimed NBA 2K series next installment coming soon to Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Xbox One, and Playstation 4.
NFL
The Chargers remain at a stalemate with their first round draft pick quarterback that is not open to a deal that could cost him more money than he anticipated. Former Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is looking to go from the Gridiron to the big leagues reviving his baseball career that ended with him being dominant nearly 10 years ago in high school. Many believe that within a year or two the Christian slugger can play for a major league team and be a factor. Ray Rice and Michael Vick both remain without contracts as Josh Gordon has continued to make strides towards an NFL return. Preseason action begins officially for teams on Thursday August 11th following the cancelation of the Hall of Fame game just last week. The Washington Redskins will travel to Atlanta for a showdown with the Falcons, the Buccaneers will face the Eagles in Philadelphia, and the Panthers will travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens. Rounding out the night we will see the Saints travel to New England for a game, the Jaguars will go to NY to face the Jets, and the defending Superbowl champion Broncos will face off against the Bears in the Windy City.
Boxing
Although most fans already knew due to Bob Arum's announcement, Manny Pacquiao officially announced that he will fight Jesse Vargas on November 5th with a location to still be chosen. Many fans have begged for the Filipino star to fight in his homeland, however the fight does not look to be profitable there and many believe it will take place in Vegas at the MGM Grand. Andre Berto and Andre Ward got a good laugh watching interviews of themselves from their beginning years in disbelief. "I was still just trying to get my life together, sheesh I don't even sound like that no more" chuckled Ward. "I wish my body still looked and felt like that" said a snickering Berto when looking at his incredible physique. Adrien Broner is still looking to fight sometime before the year ends as is Danny Garcia. Deontay Wilder has stated that he would like to fight despite currently nursing a hand injury and truly running out of worthy opponents. Some are saying that Wilder is starting to look a lot like Roy Jones Jr. during the time when he would do things like play in professional basketball games before a fight and still dominate.
Hip-Hop/R&B
Frank Ocean officially punked everyone and had people like myself waiting up till 12 for an album that never dropped. Several media sources are projecting the album to drop sometime in November but I'm not believing the hype until I see it iTunes. DJ Khaled's Major Key album has caught the internet by storm with many raving about the features and the different dynamics. Songs such as Jermaine's Interlude, Nas Album Done, and I Got the Keys have exhibited the many layers to the album while showing just how much Khaled has grown in the rap game. Many people have overlooked the fact that Khaled has been in the industry for 20 plus years and have foolishly called him an "overnight success". This success has been built over decades, literally and Khaled has not forgotten to mention that in the numerous interviews and television appearances that he's had over the past few weeks. 2Chainz released a mixtape that has fans anxious for the album set to drop before 2016 ends. Kanye West recently passed Michael Jackson scoring his 40th top 40 hit with Schoolboy Q's "That Part". Lil Dicky is set to begin touring possibly internationally early next year as is Dave East. Desiigner's "Timmy Turner" continues to set the internet on fire as "Panda" remained #3 on Billboard following a slump for the last 3 consecutive weeks. R.Kelly has caught some heat for dating a 19 year old, however as long as she's legal "I don't see nothing wrong with a little bump and grind".That's all for this week. BTW soon I will start having Vlog's posted for people to easily consume on the go and I have not forgot about my podcast. I'm extremely busy and I appreciate those that have been patient and supported the vision from the beginning and continue to read both my blog and my article posts.
