Lots of stuff going on today in sports:

• Apparently Shaq is on his way to Phoenix for Shawn Marion. This could work very well for both teams considering Marion is a free-agent this summer and Shaq, well, lets just say that Lebatard puts its best: "Shaq's style doesn't work in Phoenix? Taking passes from Nash kind of works for anyone. And dunking and shooting 60 percent fits just about anywhere."
• Tonite the US Mens soccer team is playing a 'friendly' against Mexico at 7p on ESPN2. This is turning out to be a great rivavlry and this game will defintley be worth watching, even if you're not totally sold on soccer. look for Landon Donovan to have a big game, this is about the only team he plays well against.
• speaking of soccer, US rising star, Jozy Altidore was apparently almost tranferred to English Premier League bottom-dwellers Reading this past January. The deal fell through, which is both good and bad; Jozy is young and he's awesome and he brings a high-level talent to the MLS, but he would have been thrown into a starting role in England in arguably the best league in the world which would help him as a play instantly
• in NFL news....Patriots suck, and looks like they're in more trouble, no sympathy from me
• The Browns now have SIX pro-bowlers, and deservedly so, now that Brady and Moss have backed out. Derek Anderson, Kellen Winslow, Braylon Edwards, Joe Thomas, Ryan Pontbriand, and Josh Cribbs.
• In the best commentator news, still in soccer-mode, ESPN has dropped Eric Wynalda, who basically sucked as a soccer announcer and could be at fault for people not liking soccer.

Well that was fun

Nuggets Fans Beware

the Lakers just got a ton better. For a quick fix and showing that they're going for a championship this season, the Fakers just traded for Pau Gasol.

this is a pretty good upgrade to the lakers, i have always thought Gasol was good, and people don't know much about him because he's been stuck in Memphis since he was drafted.

did anyone catch the line about what the Grizzlies got in return?:
"The Grizzlies will get the Lakers' first-round draft choices in 2008 and 2010; guard Aaron McKie, signed earlier Friday for salary cap purposes; cash considerations, and the rights to Gasol's brother Marc, a 2007 second-round pick of Los Angeles."

thats wierd

anyway, if the Nuggets don't make a move for Ron Artest, i'd be surprised. The Nugz have a roster of people who are built to win right now, before their window closes. Camby, KMart and Iverson aren't getting any better, so get Artest and make a run!