NBA is Back

Here's a few videos to hold you over until Beauty, Heels and Sports returns in January.  NBA is BACK.

Amazing play by the Heatles. Bosh blocks the shot, Lebron saves the ball as its going out of bounds that leads to an amazing pass to Wade he's down court ready to finish.

After a miss shot by Joe Johnson, John Wall rebounds the ball and races down court only to be chased down and met with a big block from Josh Smith.

D.Wade drives pass the defenders to hit the game winning layup against the Charlotte Bobcats.  With Cam Newton, Carolina's star quarterback on the sidelines, Wade turned to Newton and did Cam's signature Superman touchdown pose after making the shot.

Who said Kobe still didn't have it? Even with the torn ligament in shooting wrist Kobe has been putting up 20+ points in every game.  Kobe crossed Raja Bell and went in for the slam in the Lakers game against the Jazz.

With Vince Carter left wide open hitting a 3 as time ran down putting the Mavericks up 102-101 it was sure that the Mavericks would be getting there first win of the season.  Problem is he left 1.4 seconds left on the clock and they were playing against Kevin Durant.  As the the Thunder inbounded the ball at half court to KD, Durant caught the ball turned and shot the ball from well behind the 3 point line with the ball going through the net just as the clock sounded.   Talking about a way to get a victory.

Want some more highlights from the first week of the NBA season. Check the NBA youtube page for these videos and more.

Happy Holidays

Hope everyone is enjoying their holidays.  Beauty, Heels, and Sports have been taking a break to spend time with family for the holidays.  Look for us come January back in full force and with bigger and better things with all the latest sports news and hottest heels.  Hope you all have a Happy New Year and be safe these holidays.

Smooches,
Beauty, Heels and Sports

Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Filing for Divorce?

Things were looking up for Kobe Bryant at the beginning of this month.  The lockout ended, the Lakers were looking to add Howard and Paul to their team which would have probably a sure fire road to another championship.  But then things just started going down hill.  The Chris Paul trade to the Lakers was overturned by David Stern, then Lamar Odom was traded to the Dallas Mavericks (we're all still trying to figure out for what), and now just 9 days before the Christmas and the Lakers' season opener it has been brought to the public's attention that Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife, has filed for divorce.  Vanessa and Kobe has been married for for 10 years and have 2 lovely daughters together.  Besides the rape chargers Kobe was facing years ago, the Bryants seemed like the perfect couple. Vanessa was at every home game cheering Kobe on, the girls always came on the floor to kiss and hug Kobe after every win, and in every photo opt they had they were always hugged up and seemed happy.  Well everything that glitters is obviously not gold.  Vanessa filed for divorce on December 1st and on December 7th Kobe signed the divorce papers.  Vanessa was not required to sign a prenup before the two got married so in the state of California Vanessa is entitled to half of EVERYTHING and is reported that Kobe is worth approximately $200 million.

"The Bryants have resolved all issues incident to their divorce privately with the assistance of counsel and a Judgement dissolving their marital status will be entered in 2012. We ask that in the interest of our young children and in light of the upcoming holiday season the public respect our privacy during this most difficult time." - The Bryants' Publicist

Don't know what happened between the two but I wish them both the best hope things get handled in a civilized manner for the sake of their children.  Stay tuned for information on what comes of the divorce.

Tebowing Gone Wrong

In case you've been hiding under a rock lately then you are fully aware of the "Tebow Mania" that is going on lately.  The word Tebowing has now been named a verb and is defined as to get down on one knee and start praying, even if everyone around you is doing something completely different.  Some examples of tebowing:

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Well although some are enjoying the Tebow Mania some students from a New York High School is learning the hard way to be careful where you tebow.  

Barry Bonds Sentenced

Barry Bonds was sentenced yesterday on his conviction of obstruction of justice from 8 years ago.  When Bonds was first approached in 2003 about use of steroids, Bonds lying to the grand jury stating that he never was never injected by anyone other than his doctor.  Earlier this year when Bonds was on trial, along with others from the MLB for use of steroids, Bonds gave detailed accounts of his use of steroids over the years.  Barry Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice off of this testimony during his perjury trial back in April of this year and his sentencing came yesterday from Judge Susan Illston.  The prosecutors asked for Bonds to do 15 months in prison but Judge Illson was a lot easier on Bonds.  Judge Illston was sentenced to 3o days house arrest, 2 years probation, 250 hours of community service with youth groups and a $4,000 fine.  Bonds plans to appeal his sentence and Judge Illston agreed to stay his sentence through the appeal.

Do you think that the sentence for Bonds was fair?

Hello Los Angeles

The NBA finally game LA Clippers and the New Orleans the thumbs up to
send CP3 to LA.

After many speculations that Chris Paul would end up with the Lakers before the season begins, CP3 is officially headed to LA, as a Clipper.  Trade talks for Paul originally began with CP3 heading to the Lakers last week but the trade was vetoed by the NBA.  All trades must be approved by the NBA and the trade for Paul to the Lakers was halted due to "basketball reasons". Whatever that means.  But after that trade fail the NBA opened trade talks for CP3 back up and although everyone assumed that the Lakers would eventually be graced with Paul's presence it was the Clippers, the JV of LA as they are called, who rose on top this time in Los Angeles.  After the Clippers first trade discussion for the star PG came to an end feeling that the asking price for Paul was too high, talks were reopened on Monday after the Clippers acquired veteran Chauncey Billups after he was waived by the New York Knicks under the new amnesity clause in the CBA.  After speculation all day the NBA finally approved the trade between the Clippers and the Hornets sending Paul to Los Angeles to join Blake Griffin and new addition Billups and the Hornets received Guard Eric Gordon, Center Chris Kaman, Forward Al-Faruoq Aminu and the 2012 first round pick from Minnesota.  Along with Paul the Clippers will also receive two future second round draft picks.  The trade for Paul had turned into a 'circus' as some called it, with it seeming like no deal was being approved by the league to send Paul away from the NBA owned Hornets.  It was stated that among the Clippers and the Lakers, the Celtics, the Warriors as well as the Knicks, in which CP3 best friend Carmelo Anthony currently plays, were all attempting to make a bid to bring Paul to their town.  In the end Paul ended up in his original destination just with a different team where with the big lights of Hollywood I'm sure Paul and Griffin will shine.  It would have been interesting though to see what happened to the Hornets if the trade did not go through though because before the trade the Hornets only had seven players and eight players are required to suit up in order for the team to play.  I for one am happy that the drama around Who is going to get Chris Paul has come to an end, although it seems that the drama is just getting started with Dwight Howard.  Wonder if he will remain a Magic.  Stay tuned to see what else is happening with trades and players.

Another One Bites the Dust

With the end of the regular season rapping up in the next few weeks a couple of teams are feeling the heat and with the Jaguars firing their head coach at the end of last month the Dolphins and Chiefs have now followed in there footsteps.

Todd Haley, head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, became the second coach of the NFL to be fired during this season.  Chiefs dropped to 5-8 after Sunday's loss against the Jets and the front office felt that it was time for a change in the head coaching position on Monday morning.  Romeo Crennel was name the interim head coach in place of Haley to finish the rest of the season.  Chiefs were plagued by injury throughout the entire season including quarterback Cassel who suffered a broken hand against the Broncos a couple of weeks ago.  Haley's record with the Chiefs was 19-27 up until he was let go on Monday.

"This was a difficult decision but one that we feel is best for the future of the Chiefs." - Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt

Coming shortly after the Chiefs announced their firing of Haley, the Dolphins announced that they would be firing their Head Coach Tony Sparano. The Dolphins got off to a very rough start going 0-7 but have a short turn around to follow.  After dropping to 4-9 after losing Sunday to Eagles the Dolphins front office decided it was best to part ways with Sparano who was 29-32 in his career as Dolphins head coach.  Todd Bowles, assistant head coach, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.  This season is the 3rd consecutive losing season for the Dolphins and the team has not won a playoff game since 2000.

"Sad and disappointing news on Coach Sparano's termination.  He's a great coach and an even better man.  He will be greatly missed." -Reggie Bush, Miami Dolphin Running Back

NFL Week 14 Recap

With 4 weeks left in the regular season teams are fighting to the end to make it into the playoffs.  Some teams have clinched their division title after this week and others have sunk to the bottom.  These last few weeks of the regular season is going to get very interesting.  One thing I'm looking forward to see is if the Packers will eventually lose a game or will they end up winning back to back championships going undefeated.

Week 14 Recap

• Houston clinched the AFC South title sending the Texans to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.  Rookie quarterback Yates had 26 of 44 completions for 300 passing yards 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.
• Saints were held to only scoring field goals throughout the first 3 quarters but still was able to fight back in the end and win.
• Eagles scored 24 points in the 2nd quarter alone.  Vick returned this week after being out due to broken ribs.  Vick had 208 passing yards 1 touchdown and 1 interception in his return.

Congratulations RG III

Tonight was a very memorable night for Robert Griffin III.  RGIII, as he is called, became the first player from Baylor to win the Heisman Trophy.  With Andrew Luck returning to Stanford for his senior year everyone believed that he would be the sure winner of the Heisman after coming in 2nd to Cam Newton last year.  Coming into the last week of the regular season it was up in the air on who believed would win the trophy between the 5 candidates, but RGIII made a run to the end proving why he should take the trophy at the end of tonight's ceremony.  Griffin ended this year at Baylor with the most passing yards and highest completion rate throughout his college career.  Griffin played 12 games as a true freshman, 3 games as a sophomore due to a tear to his ACL, and starting all the games during his 3rd and 4th year.  Griffin this season with 72.6% passing completion rate, 267/369 completed/attempted passes for 3,998 passing yards, 36 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions, he also rushed for 644 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns.  RGIII first 3 years his quarterback rating ranged between 142 to 144 and jumped to 192.3 this year.  Along with the Heisman Trophy Robert Griffin III also won the Davey O'Brien award this year as well.  Once again Congrats to RGIII and I'm sure this won't be the last we see of him.

UPDATE: On the Move

Now that the NBA is official on its way with training camps beginning today, some players are finding themselves in new homes.  Below are some of the major trades and free agency deals that have taken place thus far.

• Tyson Chandler has decided to move up north with the New York Knicks after winning a championship with the Dallas Mavericks last season.  Chandler and the Knicks reached a deal this morning just in time for the first day of training camp.
• Celtics have traded Glen "Big Baby" Davis to the Magic in exchange for Bass.  It was reported at the end of last week that the Celtics were willing to trade Rajon Rondo and Jeff Green for Chris Paul.
• Shane Battier has decided to take his talents to South Beach.  The former Rocket made a deal with
  Heat this morning along with Mario Chalmers who decided to remain with Miami.
• Caron Butler agreed to a deal with the Clippers after coming off of an injury he suffered during last season with the Dallas Mavericks.
• Atlanta Hawks agreed to a 1 year veteran minimum deal with Tracy McGrady who was a member of the Detroit Pistons last season.
• Vince Carter and Gilbert Arenas both are now searching for teams as Carter was waived by the Suns today and Arenas was waived by the Magic today as well.
• Shannon Brown signed a deal with the Phoenix Suns after deciding to leave the LA Lakers.
• J.J. Barea followed in Tyson Chandler's footsteps and decided not to return to the Mavericks and signing with the Timberwolves.
• Mike Bibby did not resign with the Miami Heats and took his talents to the Big Apple signing with the New York Knicks.
• The Clippers are making big moves signing Chauncey Billups, right before the trade went through for Chris Paul, after being waived by the Knicks.
• Vince Carter went to the 2011 NBA Champs, Dallas Mavericks, after being waived by the Suns.
• After breathing life back into the Atlanta Hawks, Jamal Crawford has decided to sign with the TrailBlazers.
• Richard "Rip" Hamilton has left the Pistons after all these years and has signed with the Chicago Bulls.
• Lamar Odom was traded to the Dallas Mavericks for a draft pick after the original trade sending Chris Paul to the Lakers, Odom to the Hornets and Gasol to the Rockers fell through.

Stay tuned for all of the moves that are yet to come.

Everyone Wants CP3

It seems like just earlier this year we were dealing with the same drama with Carmelo Anthony, but the drama around one of Melo's best friends Chris Paul, has taken trade drama to an entirely new level.  While Lakers fans were ecstatic because yesterday evening a trade has taken place involving the LA Lakers that would change their team in a major way.  On the other hand while the fans were super excited and preparing to welcome the superstar to LA, the owners had another say on the trade.  With the New Orleans Hornets being owned by the NBA all 29 owners have a say in what goes on with the team.  Almost a year ago Phil Jackson stated once the league acquired the Hornets when its time to trade Chris Paul is going to be a major problem. Well boy was Jackson right.  After the buzz of Paul going to LA begin to spread the owners who did not agree, which was pretty much all the owners except for those involved in the trade, emailing Commissioner David Stern asking him to put a stop to the trade.  Most owners stated that trading Paul to the Lakers went against the competitive balance that had been preached the entire lockout.  Shortly after 10 pm, only 3 hours after it had been announced that Paul would be going to the Lakers, it was announced that Stern had put a kill to the CP3 trade to LA.  If the trade would have been upheld Chris Paul would have been sent to the Lakers, Pau Gasol to the Houston Rockets, and Lamar Odom, along with 3 players from the Rockets, would have been sent to the Hornets.  Before the trade had taken place it was stated that the New York Knicks were also pursuing CP3, which is really where he wanted to be in order to play with best friend Carmelo Anthony. Only issue with that trade is that Melo is the reason CP3 could join the Knicks, due to the fact that the Knicks had traded its players that would be appealing to other teams in order to get Carmelo Anthony before the trade deadline last season.  It was also reported earlier this week that the Boston Celtics were willing to trade Rajon Rondo and Jeff Green for Paul.  Paul showed up for training camp with the Hornets but it will be interesting to see how things will turn out.  The 3 teams involved in the trade plans on appealing the decision by the league, Paul was planning on suing the league, and it has now been reported that the league has now reopened trade talks for all trades involving Paul.  It will be interesting to see if Paul do end up in LA, or if the Knicks will find away to bring him to NY or if the Boston Celtics will revisit the idea of trading Rondo and Green for Paul.  It was also reported that if Paul was not traded by Monday he would pursue a lawsuit against the league through the players association.  If Paul remains with the Hornets this year he will be a free agent at the end of this season so he can go to whichever team he feels is the best fit for him that offers him a deal.  Stay tuned to see how this turns out.

Heisman Trophy Finalist

The Heisman Trophy finalist were announced on Monday after ballots of the 926 voters, mostly media members and former winners, were due on Monday evening.  The Heisman Trophy winner will be announced at the Heisman Trophy ceremony on Saturday December 10th at 8 pm.

Robert Griffin III, Baylor Quarterback
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Andrew Luck, Stanford Quarterback

Trent Richardson, Alabama Running Back

Tyrann Mathieu, LSU Defensive Back
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Montee Ball, Wisconsin Running Back
(AP)

Who do you think is the front runner for the Heisman Trophy?

NFL Week 13 Recap

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It's getting down to the wire as teams put in their all of these last few weeks fighting their way into the playoffs.  Some teams that started out on top, such as the Detroit Lions, have fallen off, while other teams, such as the Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins, that started off on the bottom are now coming out on top.  But one thing that has been consistent up through this week is the winning nature of the Green Bay Packers and the losing nature of the Indianapolis Colts.

Week 13 Recap

• Cam Newton set yet another record this season during week 13 for the NFL most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in a single-season with 13 rushing touchdowns thus far.  Newton had 204 passing yards and 1 touchdown along with 54 rushing yards and 3 rushing touchdowns in Carolina's victory this past Sunday.
• News got out that Giants OT Andrews was hospitalized due to embolisms in both lungs.
• Washington Redskins' Fred Davis and Trent Williams have been suspended for 4 games, starting next week, due to positive testing of marijuana.  Both were able to play this Sunday because they had not yet received their written notification of suspension.  This was the 3rd offense for both players.
• Young has yet another game with 4 interceptions for the Eagles.  But the Eagles will get a change of pace next week when Michael Vick returns to the lineup.

LSU Runs Over UGA

LSU headed to the Georgia Dome this past weekend for the SEC Championship game against the Georgia
Bulldogs.  A lot of fans were hoping that UGA would upset LSU who were the favorites to win this game.  Georgia got off to great start scoring 10 points in the first quarter.  Only thing is that was the only points that the Bulldogs scored.  LSU played a really sloppy 1st half and if UGA could have held on to the momentum in the 1st half they might have been able to upset the Tigers.  LSU went 3 downs and out for all 7 possessions in the 1st half and the only points scored for the Tigers came from a 62 yard punt return by Mathieu in the 2nd quarter.  The Dawgs went into halftime up 10-7 but they were unable to hold on to the lead in the 2nd half as LSU ran away with the game.  Georgia's Murray had 16 of 40 pass completions for 163 passing yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.  LSU's Jefferson on the other hand had only 5 of 13 completions for 30 passing yards and 1 touchdown.  With the 42-10 victory of the Bulldogs the Tigers sealed their bid to the BCS title game.

Kentucky Quiets UNC fans

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Kentucky handed UNC their 2nd loss of the season on Saturday coming the same week that UNC rival Duke was handed their first loss.  Everything was looking hopefully for UNC's victory when the Tarheels went into halftime up 43-38 over the Wildcats.  Kentucky came back after the half holding UNC to only 29 points and bouncing back to beat the Tarheels 73-72.  Bullock made a 3-pointer with 48 seconds left in the game to bring the Tarheels within 1.  The game ended with Tarheels Henson's shot being block by Wildcats Davis and grabbing the rebound as the time ran out, securing the game for Kentucky.  Zeller and Barnes both led the Heels in scoring with 14 points, in which Barnes was 4-5 from 3-point range.  Kidd-Gilchrist led the Wildcats in both scoring and rebounds with 17 points and 11 rebounds.  After their loss to UNLV the Tarheels dropped from #1 to #5 as Kentucky took their place in the #1 spot.

Around the World of Sports

• After holding a conference call with Art Shell, who was appointed by the NFL and player's association to hear cases such as Ndamukong Suh, Suh's appeal was denied on Thursday and therefore will miss Detroit's next two games after being suspended for stomping a Green Bay player during the game on Thanksgiving.
• Adrian Peterson, after missing last Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons, will miss the Viking's game Sunday against the Denver Broncons.
• Two more games have been added to the NBA Christmas season opener with the OKC Thunder hosting the Orlando Magic and the LA Clippers traveling to the Golden State Warriors.
• Mike Miller of the Miami Heat, who missed the beginning of last season, is expected to miss 8 weeks to recover from recent surgery.
• This week has been the NHL, Randy Calyle, Bruce Boudreau and Paul Maurice were all let go from their respective teams.
• Legendary Canadian Football League Joe Kapp and archenemy Angelo Mosca got into a fist fight earlier this week at a CFL banquet.  Joe Kapp, 73-years of age former quarterback, and Angelo Mosca, 74-year old former defensive lineman and professional wrestler, got into a scuffle after being introduced at the banquets.  Canes and microphones were among some of the things that were swung besides fists. 

Eagles Are Done For

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After being called the Dream Team before the season began, the Philadelphia Eagles have been more than a disappointment and it is clear that their season is over with no hopes of the playoffs.  Vick, Eagles' $100 million dollar star, missed his third straight game yesterday with broken ribs as the Eagles fell to the Seahawks 31-14.  The Eagles struggled offensively throughout the game only scoring 2 touchdowns, 1 in the 2nd quarter and 1 in the 4th quarter.  Vince Young, who is playing in place of Michael Vick, threw 4 interceptions and only 1 touchdown in the loss.  McCoy scored both touchdowns, 1 rushing and 1 passing, for the Eagles and ended the game with 84 rushing yards and 49 receiving yards.  DeSean Jackson, after making the headlines the last for weeks for "sitting out" due to wanting more money, had a very quiet game with only 4 carries for 34 yards and with Maclin, who has had a pretty good season for the Eagles, was absent from Thursday's game due to a hamstring and shoulder injury.  Seahawks' Lynch gave the Eagles' defense a hard time with 22 carries for 148 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns.  Jackson ended the game with 13 of 16 completions for 190 yards and 1 touchdown.  With the Eagles now falling to 4-8 and last place in the NFC East it is safe to say that the Eagles just need to prepare for next season.  The Eagles will end this season playing the Dolphins 12/11, Jets 12/18, Cowboys 12/24, and the Redskins 1/1/2012.  It will be interesting to see how the Eagles will bounce back from this tough seasons, especially once Vick is completely healthy.  This season was obviously hard on them with the continuous pressure of being a great team that was placed on the team as well as the continuous injuries that star quarterback Vick suffered almost every week.  Maybe next year with a completely healthy Vick the Eagles will look like last season's Eagles or better, the Eagles team that most thought that Vick may or should have led to the Super Bowl.  It will also be interesting to see if DeSean Jackson will be with the Eagles next year.  Jackson has had a horrible season, in my eyes, thus far and has showed a horrible attitude towards his fans or the franchise of Philadelphia acting out trying to receive more money.  In due time I guess we will find out if Jackson will re-sign with the Eagles and if he will receive the money he is looking for.  But as of now all you can say is stick a fork in them, the eagles are done.

Just a Little Fun

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Before heading back to work friends Lebron James and Kevin Durant decided to put basketball on hold for a little while and hold a flag football game in Akron, Ohio.  Team Lebron took on Team KD after KD tweeted earlier this month about participating in a flag football game after a college fan asked him to play for their team.  After KD agreed James later tweeted KD stating that the flag football game sounded like fun and few weeks later the two hosted a flag football game against one another.  Lebron, who played football in high school, seem to be the star of the game on both offense and defense scoring over and over again for Team Lebron, including a few touchdowns after picking off Tony Durant, KD's brother who played quarterback for Team KD, a couple times.  Team Lebron ended up winning the game by one touchdown 70-63 after Lebron picked off Tony again with 2 seconds left in the game.  All fans of Lebron and KD had the ability to tune in and watch the game if they liked as the team was streamed live on Ustream.  Sounds like a lot of fun but now its time to get back to work as the teams opened up their facilities to the players to today and training camps will begin next Friday December 9th.

Blue Devils Get Buckeyed

After rival UNC went down by 10 against UNLV last week, Duke fans were extremely happy about the Tar Heels loss until they met Ohio State on Tuesday.  In a 22 point defeat I'm sure it was pretty had for any Duke fan to watch Tuesday's game.  Throughout the entire game Duke continued to struggle defensively and was unable to stop the many runs that Ohio State went on in both halves.  The Buckeyes got an early 11-0 lead on the Blue Devils as it was obvious that Ohio State was there to play and within the first 2 minutes of the game the Buckeyes played with intense motivation and you could tell it would be a long up hill battle for the Blue Devils.  Duke fought back after going down by 11-0  and were only down by 1 point with 9:50 left in the first half.  After the Blue Devils run to come with one they continued to struggle throughout the first half and was outscored by 19 points going into halftime down 28-47.  Duke did come back from halftime ready to fight and played a lot better than they did during the 1st half but defensively they were still unable to stop the Buckeyes and was unable to close the 20 point gap.  Boston Celtics' head coach Doc Rivers' son Austin River led the Blue Devils in scoring with 22 points and were giving the Buckeye's defense a difficult time but he was unable to win the game for Duke by himself. Last night was a learning experience for the young Blue Devils and I'm sure that Coach K they will definitely bounce back after the Buckeyes handed them their first loss of the season.  Lebron James and teammate Dwyane Wade was in attendance for Tuesday's game in his home state of Ohio although the state of Ohio did not show him much love as they boo'd him and Wade as they walked into the game.