Left Coast Sports Babe

Stanford’s seven-foot twins, Brook and Robin Lopez, have announced that they will leave school after their sophomore year and declare for the NBA draft.

Guess they figure if they get drafted by the Heat or Knicks they will at least be with a team that might be talented to make the NCAA Final Four.

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In football news, the NFL has approved radio communication for defenses in the 2008-2009 season.  Any truth to the rumor that Bill Belichick was seen shopping for a police scanner?

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And it was announced that A-Rod makes a few million dollars more by himself than the entire Marlins roster.  Though in both cases those salaries don’t really cover playing in October.

Spring is a great time for fans in cities where hockey
teams have not been doing well.   New York Islanders
fans can start thinking about the Mets and Yankees,
Toronto Maple Leaf fans can be hopeful about the Blue
Jays, and Tampa Bay Lightning fans can be glad the
writers strike is over.

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This year the American League had their Opening Day a
week early in Japan to market the league overseas, and
the National League had Opening Day at night in
Washington DC to show off the new stadium.

But baseball still doesn’t use instant replay. Guess Commissioner Bud Selig really hates messing with tradition.