Drew Brees Wins SI Sportsman Of The Year

Drew Brees was honored as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year for his championship on the field and his charity off it. I really can't come up with someone who deserves it more. He finally got the Saints a championship, he has worked nonstop to help that community ( his foundation has worked with nearly 50 New Orleans schools and organizations to aid in recovery), and overall is just a good guy. So, good for him, the city obviously needed this team to lift their spirits after Katrina, and though it solved very little it at the very least let them forget their troubles for a little while.

Drew Brees is an example of what a professional athlete should be.

Rondo On The Cover Of Sports Illustrated

The NBA has been introduced to Rajon Rondo these playoffs, and now the world will know him now that he is on the cover of SI. I know a lot of people are going to flip out about the "SI curse", but I don't believe in that shit. I know Rondo didn't have his best game last night, but I am still not buying it since Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce appeared on the cover of the SI NBA preview issue that season in 2007 and ended up winning the Championship. Calm down Celtics fans, you are a much better team then the Bruins, and you will not have to deal with the same fate. Plus, how can a team with guys like Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis actually win anything?

Side note - Rondo is not the only local athlete on the cover. Can you spot the other one?

Hines Ward needs a shower

"Hines Ward is the dirtiest player in the NFL, according to a Sports Illustrated poll of 296 players released this week.

The Steelers' wide receiver, long considered the league's best blocking wide receiver, received 11.6 percent of the vote. He was followed by Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth (6.0), Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter (6.0), Bengals safety Roy Williams (5.1) and Titans center Kevin Mawae (4.6). Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan (4.2), Rams guard Richie Incognito (3.7), Falcons guard Harvey Dahl (3.7), Steelers safety Troy Polamalu (3.7) and Vikings defensive end Jared Allen (3.2) rounded out the top 10.

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Ward, 33, has a long history of physical play. Last October, he was fined $15,000 for hits in back-to-back weeks that weren't penalized during the game. Later that month, Ward broke the jaw of Bengals rookie linebacker Keith Rivers with a surprise downfield block. The hit, which ended Rivers' season, did not draw a flag. "That's what he's known for," Bengals safety Chinedum Ndukwe said. "He's a blind-side guy."

Discussing his reputation with SI last year, Ward said, "It's hard to sit there and tell everybody it's a violent sport but tone it down a little. When I go across the middle, those guys aren't going to tackle me softly and lay me down to the ground. That's not football. I find it ironic that now you see a receiver delivering blows, and it's an issue. But I haven't changed. I've been doing it this way for 11 years."

The poll was conducted in September and included some well-known names in the top 20: Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis (3.2 percent), Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman (2.3 percent) and Jets linebacker Bart Scott (2.3 percent). Former Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, who retired last summer, received three votes.

The Broncos' Brandon Marshall, the only other receiver listed in the poll, received one vote. No running backs were selected, but one quarterback did get a vote: the Titans' Vince Young."

By Richard Deitsch, SI.com

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Sports Illustrated Is Fucking Stupid

Sports Illustrated is coming out with their 2009 MLB Preview. Blah, blah, blah...they end up picking the Mets to beat the Angels in the World Series. Sorry, that is fucking retarded. The Angels if anything have taken a step back after last year. They lost Tex, Santana is hurt, Lackey is hurt, Vlad is a year older, Hunter is a year older. Sorry they might not even make the playoffs.

Now the Mets...Yes they fixed their bullpen, but they don't have the starting pitching to do this. Santana is nasty, but you aren't going to win it all just on him. I like the Mets offense, but i just don't see them having enough to get past the Phillies to make it to the World Series.

Sorry, I know predictions are predictions, and here at DC we make a lot of bold ones, but that Angels pick really pissed me off. Maybe I could be wrong, but I just don't see it happening.