All Sport Report

Yesterday was a day for Baseball milestones to be reached. If you have not heard that Barry “the Steroid User” Bonds hit homerun number 755 to tie with Hammerin’ Hank Aaron’s record for the most career homeruns, then you have been living under a rock. To those of us who respect Aaron’s record this was hardly news. Meanwhile, A-Rod hit number 500 in his career, an amazing feat for someone of his young age. This has made A-Rod the youngest player to hit 500 in a career, making his own little record in the process. To round things out, steadfast Atlanta pitcher, Tom Glavine, pitched his 299th winning game of his career.

Still, it is Steroid Bonds who is getting the most attention, and not all of it is positive. Sure, Bonds is doing something…somewhat remarkable…by getting 755 career homeruns, but does he really deserve all the credit? Personally, I think the record books should list him as Barry Bonds & Steroids, when he finally manages to hit 756 and beat Aaron’s record. After all, without them he might be batting homerun number 155 not 755! Since we haven’t seen what Bond can do without having taken the career enhancing drugs (and his silence was an omission of such) it is hard to say where Bonds would be in his career otherwise.

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August 4, 2007 marked the 8th day Brady Quinn didn’t attend training camp for the Cleveland Browns. He also missed the four day rookie orientation for new Browns players prior to Camp. The former Notre Dame star quarterback was a disappointing 22nd draft pick by the Browns after they traded their first pick with Dallas. While it was projected that Quinn, who was a contender for the Heisman trophy, would have been chosen in the top ten of the first round, his low placement was just the beginning of his NFL career disappointments.

While Quinn works out to keep in shape in Arizona, the Cleveland Browns are preparing for the upcoming post-season, which is fast approaching. Meanwhile, Quinn’s agent, Tom Condon, is busy trying to negotiate pay for his client. Quinn isn’t playing for the love of the game. He’s resisting playing until he gets the pay he wants. As a result, he’s alienating his prospective team and teammates, shaking up the possibility for an NFL career, and making himself look a spoiled, selfish brat.

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Ryan Tucker, the offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns, was suspended today for the first four games of the football season. Apparently Tucker was found violating the NFL’s steroid usage policy. Anyone that happens to be a Browns fan is probably aware that Tucker was out for part of last season with what was referred to as an undisclosed mental disorder.

Now that Tucker is healthy and ready to play he has been suspended. He will return to the Browns roster on October 1 after the Browns play the Baltimore Ravens in their fourth season game. Tucker is taking his suspension like a man though or as best as he can. He apologized to family and friends and stated that in an attempt to make a comeback he took a banned substance. He plans to go through with his suspension and put it behind him.

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There are some sports that dominate the summer Olympics. In my house one of those sports is swimming. Of course, in the 2004 Olympics it was hard not to watch the swimming competition. Michael Phelps had everyone sitting on the edge of their seats back then and it seems like he’s not letting up when it comes time for 2008.

As the USA Swimming National Championships wrap up, Michael Phelps is showing us what he is made of in comparison to the others that are out there. Phelps dominates these meets with grace, precision, and speed unlike any other. The funny thing is when he came out and took over this meet; he didn’t even have to try. It just came naturally to him.

On Thursday night, he placed third for the 400-meter freestyle. Of course, 32 minutes later he was back in the pool to win the 100-meter butterfly and he didn’t just win. He created a record. This win was his fourth in three days. Some have noted that Phelps seems boyishly surprised at his win, as if it were nothing special.

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New information has become available in the Rod Beck death case. While the toxicology reports are not yet back and the cause of death is still unknown, police are releasing information about what had been found at the scene. Rod Beck, a 38 year old relief pitcher who played for the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs was found dead on June 23 in his home, which is located in the northeastern part of Phoenix, Arizona.

In the master bedroom as well as the bathroom and various other places throughout his house, police found drug paraphernalia and cocaine on the date of his death. His bedroom floor had at least four tiny canisters containing a substance believed to be cocaine due to its white, powdery nature. Along with that was a large canister filled with paste. This paste is generally used together with the powder to make cocaine in a rock form. White powder (cocaine) was also found in the master bedroom’s roll top desk.

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