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      ‘Melo on fitness

      July 10, 2008 /

      As Carmelo Anthony and the rest of Team USA get ready to try and bring home the gold in Beijing, Men’s Fitness.com recently sat down with the NBA star. Among other topics, MF asked ‘Melo about his nutrition and fitness habits.

      Do you have any favorite exercises?
      When you’re working out, I don’t think any exercise is your favorite [Laughs.] I pretty much do it all. I started incorporating boxing a couple of years ago. That’s intense. I have the utmost respect for any and all boxers.

      What’s your diet and nutrition like?
      I have a personal chef. He can bake chicken and make it look like it’s fried or make a low-carb spaghetti. The goal is to keep me at 8% body fat. I stay away from the red meat. I eat a lot of seafood and chicken. Sometimes I lose too much weight, and then I need to start eating red meat, carbs, rice, and pasta.

      How important is fitness when it comes to either winning or losing a basketball game?
      It all comes down to being fit. At the end of the game, it’s what helps you beat the other team. Fitness is the key when it comes to anything in life.

      I always find it interesting to hear how athletes stay in shape. I could only imagine how huge it would be having a personal chef cook all your meals. And I’m with Anthony – boxers don’t get enough credit for how hard they train. Talk about an intense workout.

      NBA

      Waste of roster space Matt Jones arrested

      July 10, 2008 /

      According to the Washington County, Arkansas Sheriff’s Office, Jaguars’ wide receiver and ultimate bust Matt Jones was arrested early Thursday for possession of a controlled substance.

      Matthew Paul Jones, 25, was booked into jail at 4:11 a.m. He was being held without bond until a hearing scheduled in Washington County Circuit Court on Friday.

      Jones, who played quarterback during his college career in Arkansas, has not been an asset for the Jaguars in the receiver position. Jones had just 24 catches for 317 yards and four touchdowns in 2007.

      Nice picture, sport.

      These athletes clearly shouldn’t go back home, because they can’t stay out of trouble. All of Cedric Benson’s off field issues were in Texas, his hometown. Now Jones is busted in his hometown of Arkansas. Well, any question as to if Jones will make it out of Jags’ camp has been answered. Looks like he might not even make it to camp.

      NFL

      Thursday Morning Headliners: Cubs, Sox rolling again

      July 10, 2008 /

      – With their 5-1 victory over the Reds, the Cubs appear to be back on track. Ace Carlos Zambrano gave up just one run on one hit over eight innings of work, striking out five in the process. Chicago has now won three in a row.

      – The Cubs’ cross town rivals the White Sox are also steamrolling along. The Chi Sox picked up their fourth straight victory on Wednesday, topping the Royals 7-6. Carlos Quentin homered twice while driving in four RBI and scoring three runs. Chicago now has a 3.5 game lead over the Twins in the AL Central.

      – Speaking of the Twins, the Red Sox gave them the beating of a lifetime at Fenway. Boston finished with 23 hits in an 18-5 romp as Josh Beckett won his ninth game of the year. You know things are going your way when your backup catcher (Kevin Cash), who’s hitting .241 on the season by the way, hits his first two dingers of the year in the same game.

      – The Indians continue to freefall, dropping their 10th straight in an 8-6 loss to Detroit. The Tribe jumped out to a 6-0 lead over six innings, but the Tigers chipped away and in the bottom of the ninth, Miguel Cabrera hit a walk off home run off reliever Jensen Lewis.

      – The Mets shutout the Giants for the second straight night, as Johan Santana finally picked up another win in New York’s 5-0 victory. Before Wednesday’s victory, Santana had gone six straight starts without a win. He lasted five innings, yielding just three hits against San Francisco.

      MLB

      Carolla thinks “Rocky III” fights might have been staged

      July 9, 2008 /

      Bullz-Eye.com recently chatted with entertainer Adam Carolla on a variety of topics, including his new boxing-themed comedy, “The Hammer.” In the interview, Carolla notes in a roundabout way that he doesn’t think the boxing scenes in “Rocky III” were very realistic.

      Bullz-Eye.com: Well, given your boxing experience, I guess you didn’t actually have a fight choreographer on the film, per se.

      Adam Carolla: We did some work on it in advance, but not too much. And it ended up just kind of going out the window, anyway. We ended up kind of working it out. I mean, I knew how to do it, and we weren’t making “Rocky III” here. I mean, we knew the fight scenes were going to be…we tried to make them as effective as possible, but we knew with our budget…and the budget is really just about time constraints…you have to keep moving. We knew that stuff would be, like, hopefully realistic and effective, but not on a grand scale. Plus, I wanted to make something that was a little less theatrical in the boxing department because boxing matches don’t go…it’s, like, Mr. T doesn’t punch Sylvester Stallone in the face 10 times in a row and then Stallone yells, “Come on!” You hit the ground. You get hit that many times, and it makes you angry. Plus, it was amateur boxing. I was trying to make it a little…there is a little difference between the amateur and the pro ring. I was trying to kind of focus on that.

      What’s Carolla talking about? Looks like a realistic fight to me:

      General Sports, Video

      Vick files for bankruptcy

      July 9, 2008 /

      To say suspended Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is having financial problems is like saying Major League Baseball has a small issue with steroids. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Vick has filed for bankruptcy.

      In the court documents, Vick lists seven creditors, including the Falcons, that are owed a total of $12.8 million. The debt to the Falcons is for $3.75 million, listed as a pro rated signing bonus. The documents indicate the claim is disputed.

      The largest of Vick’s creditors is Joel Enterprises with a claim of $4.5 million. Andrew Joel, a Richmond sports agent, filed a lawsuit against Vick in 2006 claiming he reneged on an endorsement deal agreed upon after leaving Virginia Tech early for the NFL.

      Another creditor listed is Radtke Sports, of Woodstock, for $550,000. According to the attorney for Radtke, Vick had an exclusive autograph deal with the company and that he can no longer fulfill his obligation due to his imprisonment.

      Court documents also lists three banks as creditors. Two of the banks, Wachovia and Royal Bank of Canada, recently received judgments against Vick.

      According to court documents, Vick’s “goal was to avoid bankruptcy and work out consensual resolutions with each of his creditors who, other than Joel [Enterprises], have been quite cooperative.”

      In 2004, Vick signed a ten-year, $130 million contract with the Falcons, with $37 million in guarantees. His rookie contract in 2001 was for $62 million. Granted, he hasn’t seen all of that money because of his, ahem, legal issues, but he only owes $12.8 million in debt. That amount of money should be pocket change for him, right? But he’s filing for bankruptcy? Man, the dog fighting business must be an expensive one.

      General Sports, NFL

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