The Cup itself was donated to Lord Stanley of Preston, Canada, in 1892.  The cup has been won 94 times and is a prestigious honor to hoist it above your head as a sign of great triumph.  The players on the winning team that have played 41 regular season games get to have their name encrypted onto the trophy.

The most memorable moments are not “arguabily” the fights. The NHL is known for fighting and has frowned upon, but can’t get rid of it and most the fans agree that it sure does make for an exciting game.  When there is a fight the players that are involved in the fight go to the penalty box for 5 minutes.  It’s not very uncommon to see a few teeth go missing after a good hockey fight.

The playoffs consist of 4 rounds of grueling hockey games.  These are Conference Quarter-finals, Conference Semi-finals, Conference Finals, and Stanley Cup Finals.  Most teams were in the Semi-finals with the exception of the LA Kings, who were blown out by the St. Louis Blues.  My prediction is that it will be the Washington Capitals vs. the LA Kings in the Finals.

Even if your team doesn’t make it to the Finals, it’s still fun to watch.  So sit back in your chairs and get ready for a great series!!

With the mask on Kobe has been on a hot streak scoring wise.  Kobe has been wearing the mask for the past five games Kobe has scored 30 plus points in four of the five games.  Kobe has told reporters that he does not plan to keep the mask even when he is cleared to play without the mask. LA Times reports that Kobe went to the same people who made Richard Hamilton mask back in 2004.  Even though Kobe has been outstanding with the mask he says ” The mask makes me taste my own sweat, it just drips down into his mouth”.  He said this during an interview at halftime on a televised game. Kobe Bryant does not like the idea of wearing the mask even if it means protecting his “fractued nose”.

Kobe has been being doing farely well but the mask is just not working out.  When it comes down to it and he doesn’t have to wear it i can gurantee he won’t have it on.  Kobe Bryant doesn’t need the mask to do good it has been a weird two weeks for him scoring 30 plus in 4 out of 5 games. With or without the mask Kobe will always be one of the best players in the history of this game I LOVE !

Since the 08-09 season the two have been playing for the same organazation for. Russell being the point guard has the ball in his hands more than often.  But, Kevin is a small forward but one of the best scores in the leauge.  Knowing that Russell has the ball more than usually Kevin will have to control his angry if he doesnt get the ball on certain plays.  I think the Thunder got lucky with the duo.  Durant being drafted in 07  and Westbrook in 08 this was a match made in heaven.  Both players avergae well over 20 points with Durant scroing 27.9 pts a game and Westbrook who averages 23.5 pts a game. Both can score at anytime thats what so amazing about the both of them.

Since the duo have been together the Thunder have been to the playoffs in back to back years.  Losing to the Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals to.  In the previous year before that they lost in the second round of the playoffs.  The Thunder have been on mission to win a title and have been coming up short and frustration and determination will be a factor in the playoffs this year.  As of know the Thunder share the best record in the leauge with the Miami Heat who are in a difference conference, so they won’t have to worry about them until the Finals (that’s if they make it) !

Kevin and Russell are some of the rising stars in this wonderful leauge.  Being on the same team you think they woulfd they would’ve beat the Mavs in the playoffs like people thought Wade and Lebron would be the Mavs but that didnt happen ethier.  The duo are looking to top the leauge and win it all this year. Beating all the elite teams in the NBA you would think the Thunder are on the right track of winning the title.  The Thunder have one thing on their mind this year and that is a ring for every player on the roster, bringing one to the city of Oklohoma would be fantastic !

Ryan Villipoto is last years supercross champion and he rides for factory pro circuit kawasaki. Ryan Villipoto was born on August 13 1988 in Fortuna, California. He rides for Monster Energy Kwasaki. Mr.Villipoto has a reputaition for dominating races and taking the trophy home he currently rides a Kawasaki KX450F 4 stroke. He has 3 250  lite supercross championchips.

Ryan Dungy has a supercross series championchip 2 years ago. Ryan was born on December 4, 1989 in Waconia,
Minnesota. He rides for Red Bull KTM. Mr.dungey has had a great riding career he is curantly on a 450 sx-f and has started on this bike in the begining of this supercross season and has already made history by taking the first supercross win on a KTM.

Chad Reed has 2 supercorss championchips. Chad was born on March 15, 1982 in Newcastle, Australia. He has his own team called twotwo motorsports. Mr.reed kills the compitishion on his Honda CRF450R. Reed started this racing team called two two motorsports and has made his team name known around the world.

The lockout couldn’t end at a better time, with Christmas just right around the corner.  While I am talking about Christmas let me tell you, there are going to be some outstanding games on Christmas day, including some of the best players in the league.  Some match ups will include the Miami Heat vs the Dallas Mavericks in a NBA finals rematch. Then you have Derrick Rose and the young Bulls vs Kobe and the wise old Lakers. For our hometown Magic and Dwight Howard takes on Kevin the “Durantula” Durant with his young and electrifying OKC Thunder.

With the lockout being done and over, the free agency has opened up and trade talks have already begun.  Some players have been traded already, like, Lamar Odom- the Lakers 6th man.  He was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, the champions of the 2011 season. There have been rumors of Dwight Howard our hometown hero being traded to either the New Jersey Nets, the LA Lakers, or the 2011 champs Dallas Mavericks. Speaking of the Mavericks, their center who was a big part of their defense, Tyson Chandler, was a free agent and signed with he New York Knicks to join Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire.

David West, who was a New Orleans Hornet last season was recently signed to a 2 year deal worth 20 million dollars  with the Indiana Pacers.  The Hornets franchise player Chris Paul is on the move to LA, but to the Lakers. He’s going to play with the Clippers and young breakout star Blake Griffin.

The NBA has been on blast since the lockout was unlocked. People getting traded from left to right. Free agents getting signed like nothing. It’s crazy. I would assume our generation is new to a lockout.  Not our parents or grandparents since there have been lockouts before, but this one is full of drama. Just think of Dwight leaving us… Well, let’s just hope there won’t be another lockout for a long while.

The story of the Nineball starts in La Jolla, California in a backyard in 1993. At the time the house consisted of a bunch of good friends, a half pipe, pool table, ping pong table and shaping room all just across the street from some nice smooth hills down to the reefs. Being that the house had all these fine features, it became quite the hangout spot.

One of their friends from Hawaii who used to call people “nineballs” all the time in a friendly razzing sort of way, called up on the phone one day to see what was going on at the house. Of course they were all “studying” so he got the answering machine and said “Whats going on over there at Sector 9?” which to him and us meant a house full of nineballs. At the same time one of the house favorite hill cruisers, a snowboard-turned-skateboard, was stolen from North bird in La Jolla and a couple replacement boards were almost finished and just needed the finishing touches of a logo. The message on the machine was heard and the name not only had a nice ring to it but seemed fitting as well so it stuck.

There are competitions everywhere in Hawaii and in places with sloping hills. Many people that ride long boards take good care of them and that means you have to clean the bearings  and tires as well as keeping up with board care. To all the riders out in the world make sure you keep riding and relaxing and maybe you’ll make a world wide company selling boards all over the world.

During the both of their careers Michael and Kobe have had overwhelming seasons.  When Michael was in the league around when Kobe just got drafted, Michael dominated the the young buck Kobe.  Matter of fact, when Kobe was coming in the league, Michael’s career was at the end.

The average of points of their careers of course Michael Jordan dominates once again with a whopping average of 30.1 and Kobe with 25.3. Michael Jordan.Both of them have outstanding averages but Michael is just an unordinary kind of player.  Kobe Bryant has been called player of this decade other than Lebron James….

  Michael Jordan’s career started in 1984  when he was drafted by the Chicago Bulls the 3rd overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft.  As we all should know Michael has had a outstanding career with numerous awards and titles. Michael as had exactly 6 Championships,5 Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards.  Michael’s career took off when he was a freshmen at North Carolina when he made a buzzer beating shot in 1982 against the Georgetown Hoyas he status as a basketball star rose incredible.  He entered the draft after his junior season at North Carolina which was 1984.  He was selected third in the draft behind Hakeem Olajuwon and Sam Bowie.  Michael’s career was unbelievable like literally unbelievable.  You wouldn’t understand how rare a player wins 6 championships and  5 MVP awards all with the same team.

Kobe Bryant is well known as this “decades” best player in my opinion.  He has won 5 championships this decade which is awkward for one player to win this many championships in the matter of a decade.  Weirdly  he has only won 1 NBA MVP award. In he his outstanding career he has been a NBA All-Star 13 times. Out of those 13 times he has won 4 All-Star MVP’s.  He has also went through some assault allegations in 2003 but his wife and hiself stayed strong at the charges where eventually dropped later on in 2004.  Kobe is still in the leauge going on 15 years on the leauge and is still doing his best.

Michael and Kobe is the most controversial agrument in the leauge as of now.  Kobe is always compared to Michael.  Kobe Bryant just might win one more championship though still with the Lakers. Also Micahel still can as a manger for the Charllete Bobcats.  Kobe is also one of the best but he will never be the best and the best will always be Michael Jordan.

Whenever you go to a Florida State game, you have to get at least something to eat. You can’t go to a game and not have something there. You won’t get the whole experience. Most of the people get some peanuts!

So when we are on the very long drive to Florida State, we are all very tired. We wake up early to go. We wake up maybe around seven or eight O’ clock in the morning. We take a shower and bring out the bags to put our clothes in. We had six people in one car. We also had another car filled with four people. So on our trip, we had ten people, we had my papa, mom, dad, brother, three cousins, an aunt and an uncle, and of course myself.

Every single year we have a blast! We do all kinds of things. We go to the FSU bookstore, that has any kind of FSU thing in there. Like clothes, mugs, jewelry, shoes, footballs, make-up, and more. We spend like an hour and a half in that store. We also go to the campus and watch the students on campus doing work or hanging out with their friends. Sometimes, we just walk around the place until we think of something to do. We just have a blast and hope for the good. We don’t know what is expected for us. We just hope that there will be no fighting on this trip or the next one. We do our best to get along. We just can’t wait for the football game, cause that’s when we bring on out the spirit. we pack up our tailgating, and walk to the game. We just hope for a victory! This is a family tradition. We go every year. On my moms side, almost everyone went to Florida State University.

My first defensive lineman, would be, Josh Freeman, Quarterback, for the Tampa Bay Buccanneers(NFL). My next Defensive lineman, would be Ladanian Tomlinson, for the New York Jets(NFL). My next defensive lineman, would be Lamar Woodley , for Pittsburgh Steelers(NFL). My last defensive lineman would be Jeremy Shockey, for the Carolina Panthers(NFL).

My linebackers would be , Brian Urlacher for the Chicago Bears(NFL). My next lineman, would be Lebron James, for the Miami Heat(NBA).My third lineman, would be Clay Matthews, for the Green Bay packers(NFL). My final linebacker, is Dwayne Wayde, for Miami Heat(NBA).

My cornerbacks, would be, Kobe Bryant, for the LA. Lakers(NBA).My next cornerback, would be Ike Taylor for the Pittsburgh Steelers(NFL).

My final four safeties, would be , Troy Polamalu, For the Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL). My next safety would be Bob Sanders, for the SanDiego Chargers(NFL). My third safety would be Chris Finnegan, for the Tennessee Titans (NFL). My final safety would be Chris Bosch, for the Miami Heat(NBA).

So you may wonder what the purpose, of my recent stories was. Well, I decided to make a mixture of a “Dream Team”, and NBA players playing football. And there ya’ have it! 

Hey do you like cheer leading? Well I do, a lot. I have had experience with being a cheerleader. You have a lot of practicing, and have a lot of games to go to. And the best part is to go to cheer leading competitions.

I love the uniforms in cheer leading. All the different colors and teams initials on their uniforms. I had a uniform it was about the Falcons and it teams colors were Red,White,and Black. I had lots of fun supporting my teams colors in my uniform.

 There is a variety of cheers cheerleaders do. Some of the cheers cheerleaders do are peppy, sad, and many more. The coaches really put a lot of work in the cheerleaders cheers. Some are used for supporting a foot ball team, maybe a soccer team, and some are used for a basket ball team.

Some of the competitions are in different areas like, Jacksonville, Georgia, and Deltona.There are different levels of cheerleaders like  seniors, mightys, and little mightys.There are a lot of cool things you win when you get first place in competition.

The cheer practices are held in different areas like middle schools, high schools ,and some in the football feilds.Cheerleaders do alot of practicing for football games, basketball games, and competitions.I certantily loved to go to my cheerleading practices.I hope you love cheerleading as much as me.Cheer practicing is fun for a lot of people hope you have fun too!

Foot ball games in cheerleaders eyes are tiring for them. Foot ball games are fun and can be competetive.Cheerleaders practice really hard to be supportive for there team. Some cheering can be lots of fun for some cheerleaders and tiring for others. Hope you have fun!

In conclusion, these are stuff and fun things cheerleaders do!

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