Testing Positive For Steroids – 6 Athletes that Would Shock the World

It's all natural... I swear!

In an era of sports were steroids have taken center stage – I wondered, who would be the 6 Athletes that would shock you, their sports and the world if he/she tested positive for performance enhancing drugs/steroids.

Just in case you were wondering what taking performance enhancing drugs/steroids meant, here are a few ideas of what it does to your body:

• Athletes use steroids because they enhance muscle strength by encouraging new muscle growth.
• Build mass and power of muscles and bones.
• Increase delivery of oxygen to exercising tissues.
• Mask pain.
• Helps athletes lose weight.
• Hides use of other drugs.

Without further ado, The Sports Bra Reports list of 6 athletes that would shock us & I believe the world if they were on the “juice.”

1:  Lebron James – NBA

Lebron  James career averages are 27.3 points, 6.6 assists and 6.9 rebounds – Lebron can run like Iverson, handle the rock like Chris Paul, dunk like Kobe and shoot like Allen.  Lebron is the “Chosen One,” an icon around the world and the future of basketball.  If he used performance enhancing drugs Lebron’s averages could look something like 70 points per game, 25 rebounds, 15 assists, 15 steals – He would just demolish the competition.

2:  Tiger Woods – PGA

Tiger Woods is the most successful golfer in the world.  Throughout his career he’s won 65 PGA Tour Events and 14 majors.   He’s already the most unstoppable force in Golf.. and with if he used steroids nothing would stop him for sure. He’s also the world’s marketable athlete.  If Tiger was on performance enhancing drugs every single tourney would be won by him… there wouldn’t be a PGA, it would be called the Tiger Tour.

3:  Derek Jeter – MLB

The captain of the New York Yankees, 4-time World Series Champion and the one of the guy’s who play’s the game the “right way.”

4 & 5:  Peyton & Eli Manning – NFL

These two brothers are Super Bowl winning quarterbacks, and the faces of their respective teams and the NFL.  They’re the All-American boys of the league and if either was tainted…  boy oh boy, they’re be some fall out for sure.

6:  Mia Hamm – US Soccer

The most iconic female athlete in US. History.  Mia has been an inspiration to millions of female athletes in the world. A dominant force at home and in international soccer.  Mia currently holds the  record for international goals scored by any other player, male or female (158).  Imagine if she was on the juice? Her records would probably something like 350 international goals.

The Cripples… err I mean Clippers Curse Strikes Again! Blake Griffin Out 6 Weeks

The Clippers injury curse strikes again... #1 Draft Pick Blake Griffin is out 6 weeks with fractured knee cap.

The Cripples… err I mean Clippers Curse strikes again!

The number 1 overall draft pick & Clipper Blake Griffin has gone down with a fractured patella (knee cap) and will be out of the lineup for six weeks.  He injured his knee during Friday’s preseason game.  It’s unfortunate that most Clipper and NBA fans won’t get to see Griffin until some time in late December.

Griffin means a lot of things to a franchise that hasn’t had much to cheer for in a very, very long time.  It finally seemed like the Clippers were going to have a decent team heading into the 2009-2010 NBA season opener.

Blake Griffin is definitely a beast, as you can see from the highlights he’s accumulated during the preseason.  He’s a throw back player who isn’t afraid to mix it up in the inside and outside.  I believe that he’s something of a mix between a young Karl Malone (the strength, inside presence and body type) with a lot of Kevin Garnett (great defense and a lot of heart).  Once he recovers he’s definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with.  A once pre-season favorite for rookie of the year will now have to work 2-3 times harder to earn that award because of his injury and the late start to the season.  Good news is – Griffin isn’t afraid of hard work.  I definitely still have him as my favorite to win that award.  Let’s hope that once we see him on the court it will be an early Christmas present to us all.

Adrian Peterson to William Gay… “Get out of my way!”

The NFL season has definitely lived up to its hype in 2009.  We have the usual suspects Colts 6-0, Saints 6-0, Patriots 5-2 and there have even been a few surprises thrown in, Denver Broncos (6-0)… Did anyone see that coming!? I don’t think so.

Another team that almost everyone knew would be a team to reckon with was the Minnesota Vikings.  They have however exceeded expectation with a 6-1 start.  Thanks to the play of grizzled QB Brett Favre and of super human RB Adrian Peterson.

In a game that was much closer than the score reveals 27-17, Steelers victory.  RB Adrian Peterson added another play to his already huge highlight reel.  The victim this time, Steeler William Gay.

Adrian’s Peterson 65 Yard TD Run – There’s a reason he went #1 in your draft!

Adrian Peterson - Liz's Toons

There’s a reason RB Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings was the number 1 pick of 99.9% of all Fantasy Drafts across the world – Please see below!

During the 4th quarter of the Vikings – Browns game, Peterson broke off for a 65 Yard Touchdown run in which he made the Browns defenders look absolutely ridiculous.  He broke their tackles with such ease they might as well not have been standing there.

Peterson finished the game with 180 Rushing Yards, 18 Receiving Yards and 3 Touchdowns.  Like I said there’s a reason he went # 1 in your Fantasy Draft, the man is simply unstoppable!

The Madden Curse Strikes Again! Troy Polamalu Injured In Season Debut vs. Titans

Madden claims another victim - Troy Polamalu!... (Toons by Liz!)

The Madden Curse strikes again!  If you are unaware of the Madden Curse – please read here.  A quick recap of the curse is that any player who appears on the cover of the famous video game will suffer some type of injury throughout the course of the season.

Long behold Troy Polamalu – Safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers this year’s cover boy suffered a sprained MCL knee injury in last night’s  season opener vs. the Tennessee Titans.

It is unsure how long Polamalu will be out, but it’s rumored to be 3-6 weeks.  It’s a shame that Polamalu was injured during the second quarter of the game because prior to that he was all over the field causing havoc for the Tennessee offense.

Troy had 6 tackles  and one amazing interception on Kerry Collins (see video below).  By far one of the most amazing and athletic interceptions I have ever seen.

Along with Troy, wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals also appeared on the cover of Madden 10.  Let’s hope that the curse only claims one victim this year!

Weekly NFL Picks with a lil’ help from Madden 10 – Week 1

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!?

Well ladies and gents this concept is not new at all – but I figured I’d give it my own spin. Every week I will be simulating the games scheduled via Madden 10.  Hopefully this will help you with your weekly NFL picks and if it doesn’t I still think it’s going to be fun to see if the Madden rankings and roster updates can stay true to form throughout the season and pick the winners each week accurately.

So without further ado – Week 1 picks presented you by The Sports Bra Reports!

Thursday – Sept 10, 2009

Tennessee Titans at Pittsburgh Steelers

Final Score: Tenn 14 – Pitt 21

Victory for the Superbowl Champs!

Sunday – Sept 13, 2009

Miami Dolphins at Atlanta Falcons

Final Score:  Miami 14 - Atl 28

Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals

Final Score:  Denver 17 – Bengals 24

Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns

Final Score:  Minn 13 – Cleveland 27

Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts

Final Score:  Jags 23 – Colts 24

Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints

Final Score:  Lions 3 – Saints 37

Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Bucs

Final Score:  Cowboys 24 - Bucs 21 (OT)

Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers

Final Score:  Eagles 15 – Panthers 30

Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens

Final Score:  Chiefs 10 – Ravens 34

New York Jets at Houston Texans

The Mark Sanchez era with the New York Jets will start off with a VICTORY! (I hope!)

Final Score:  Jets 17 – Texans 10

Washington Redskins at New York Giants

Final Score:  ‘Skins 7 – Giants 17

San Fransisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals

Final Score:  49ers 19 – Cards 25

St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks

Final Score:  Rams 19 – Seahawks 28

Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

Final Score:  Bears 21 – Packers 13

Monday – September 14, 2009

Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

Final Score:  Patriots 24 – Bills 14

San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders

Final Score:  Chargers 16 – Bills 9

NOTES:

OK, so there we go… The first week results as simulated via Madden.    A few notes you might want to take into account before making your picks, Browns winning over the Vikings is a huge upset, specially now that they have Favre.  Yet that might be the reason for the upset, Farve throwing a few picks and the Browns scoring a few TD’s off of those turnovers.

Another one that caught my eye was the Chargers vs. Raiders results.  Does Madden really think the Chargers will only score 16 on the Raiders?? I would be skeptical about that pick if I were you, not because of the Chargers winning but because it only has then scoring 16 points! On the Raiders! The Chargers will at least go for 35 points in that game – but we’ll just have to wait and see.

So there we go – Our Week 1 simulated results for the NFL Season.  Check back Tuesday morning to see if how we stacked up against the real scores and results.  All I have to ask before signing off is… Are you ready for some football!?!?

As an added Bonus! The Sports Bra Reports – Weekly Picks!

Hmmmm... Winners Will Be...

Tennessee Titans @ Pittsburgh Steelers – Our Pick Steelers

Miami Dolphins @ Atlanta Falcons – Our pick Dolphins

Denver Broncos @ Cinncinnati Bengals – Our pick Bengals

Minnesota Vikings @ Cleveland Browns – Our pick Vikings

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts – Our pick Colts

Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints – Our pick Saints

Dallas Cowboys @ Tampa Bay Bucs – Our pick Dallas

Philadelphia Eagles @ Carolina Panthers – Our pick Panthers

Kansas City Chiefs @ Baltimore Ravens – Our pick Ravens

New York Jets @ Houston Texans – Our pick J-e-t-s… JETS! JETS!! JETS!!!

Washington Redskins @ New York Giants – Our pick Giants

San Fransisco 49′ers @ Arizona Cardinals – Our pick Cardinals

St. Louis Rams @ Seatle Seahawks – Our pick Seahawks

Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers – Our pick Packers

New England Patriots @ Buffallo Bills – Our pick Patriots

San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders – Our pick Chargers

On Tuesday – we’ll compare our simulated Madden picks and the Sports Bra Reports picks to the actual scores to see how we fared.

Top 15 Basketball Posters… So Far

As an athlete you know you’ve made it the big show when you’ve been put on a poster.  It means that thousands of your fans will be able to put you up on their walls and pledge their love and allegiance to you (for how long? well, that depends on the person and athlete).

In basketball, they have a saying “You’ve been posterized!” usually that means after a great dunk or a great play the defender has become the victim of what might hang on someone’s wall one day.  The following basketball posters are some of people who have been posterized, some are just funny, others are just classics.  Without further ado… The Top 15  Basketball Posters ever printed… so far!

1: Micheal Jordan – Wings

"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings" - Jordan

2:  Michael Jordan – I’ve failed…

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed." - Jordan

3:  Mount Dunkmore – Nike

Jordan, Sir Charles, "The Admiral" David Robinson & Scottie Pippen... The faces of the NBA during the 90's.

4:  Lebron James – We Are All  Witnesses

Lebron... NBA MVP @ 24 Years of age... We are definitely all witnesses.

5:  Michael Jordan – Free Throw Line Dunk

1988... Jordan vs. Dominque Slam Dunk Championship... Jordan jumps from behind the free throw line.. The rest as they say "is history!"

6:  Charles Barkley – Battle of The Century

The year was 1992, Sir Charles’ MVP season, but it was also the year of Barkely vs. Godzilla.. For those wondering… Barkley came out on top.

7:  Penny Hardaway & Lil’ Penny – Nike

Penny & his half brother Lil' Penny.

8:  Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen & Dennis Rodman “Titlewave”

These 3 were the anchors of the Bulls 3 championship teams during the late 90's.

9:  Shawn Kemp – Reignman

The Reignman

10:  Kevin Garnett – “Teen Wolf”

Garnett was definitely "Teen Wolf" on the court - once he stepped on it, like a madman he would do all he could to achieve victory.

11:  WNBA – Inaugural Season

This poster provided inspiration to thousands of female basketball players in the United States. It said, finally a league of our own.

12:  Jason Kidd – KIDD can PLAY

As a Kidd fan growing up - this by far was my favorite poster of him - annd as an added bonus he's doing "Blue Steel" from Zoolander.

13:  Tim Duncan & David Robinson – Twin Towers

Tim Duncan & "The Admiral" David Robinson.. The most dominate PF & C combo ever in the NBA.

14:  Michael Jordan & Mar – The Best on Earth, the best on Mars.

MJ & Mars aka Spike Lee

15:  Damon Stoudamire – Mighty Mouse

Damon Stoudamire's Might Mouse Tattoo and at 5'5" and a starting point gaurd in the NBA, he definitely was mighty.

This is just  a small sampling of my favorite basketball posters… trust me, the list could go on and on.  But I wanted to keep it short and sweet.

What do you think of this list (have I missed one or a few?)?  What’s your favorite basketball poster?

Jordan Crawford’s dunk on Lebron – NOW, we are all witnesses!

Two weeks ago rumors began about Lebron James getting dunked on by 22-year Jordan Crawford, a junior at Xavier University.

For anyone who plays basketball at a very high level it’s only a matter of time before you get dunked on (By the way it’s not the first time Lebron has been dunked on either).  So what made the news about this dunk so special?  The fact that after the pick up game at Lebron James Skill Academy in Ohio,  he and Nike officials confiscated all of the media member’s tape recordings of the game.

So for weeks the legend of Jordan Crawford’s dunk grew larger and larger.  To the point that it is rumored that Lebron didn’t show up to the ESPY’s because he didn’t want to take questions about the “dunk.”

All of us in the modern day world  knew it was only a matter of time before the video appeared on the web – and long behold TMZ.com put up the first video of the infamous “dunk”  – the quality wasn’t the best.  Then the web buzzed as the video  from eBaumNation.com appeared, this by far is WAY, WAY better quality.  You can actually see Lebron and Jordan Crawford.

Click on the image or go to eBaumNation.com to see the "dunk" by Crawford on King James

To be honest – the “dunk” is ok.  It’s not one of the top 10 dunks I’ve seen in my lifetime or anything like that .  If Lebron and his reps hadn’t made such a big deal about it and confistcated media members tapes, I think the tape would have been viewed and forgotten within 24 hours.  Yet by denying the public a chance to view the tapes that only sparked our curiosity over the “dunk” even more.

So what’s the lesson to be learned here?  Not too sure, perhaps don’t play with any amateur athletes??

If you’re a major athlete superstar – just laugh it off as Phillip Rivers did, let the video make it’s rounds and in this ADD world that we live in all, that “dunk”,  loss at  “horse“  or “skills competition” will be forgotten within 24 hours.

Conan O’Brien pokes fun at Kobe’s “game face”

The whole world has been talking about Kobe Bryant’s “game face,” even I wrote a post about it a few day’s ago.

Luckily for us, fresh off of winning the 2009 NBA Championship Kobe made an appearance on Conan O’Brien’s show and explains to us why the game face while Conan pokes a bit of fun at it.

The NBA – Where Kobe Bryant Debuting His “Game Face” Happens!

During the 2009 NBA Playoffs Kobe Bryant has decided to debut his new “game face.” It’s somewhere between a snarl and growl with his bottom teeth showing.  In the 13 years that Kobe has been playing in the NBA, I’ve never seen him make this face.  So why unveil it in 2009?

"I'm so focused Man!"

Not too sure, but commentator’s keep saying that this is the face of hunger, the face that shows that he’s going for keeps this year.  Personally, I believe that it looks like he’s trying a bit too hard, I think Kobe should go home, stand in front of the mirror and come up with a new “game face,” because Kobe this one isn’t working for you pal.

What do you think of Kobe’s “game face?”  Better than Jordan’s tongue wagging or Magic’s smile?

The NBA – Where Kobe Bryant Debuting His “Game Face” Happens!