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Orlando Magic Has New Coach, Jacque Vaughn

Jacque Vaughn has been hired as the new head coach of the Orlando Magic NBA bsketball team. The last head coach was fired two months ago. Most recently Vaughn has been an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs. As a player he won a NBA season championship with the Spurs. Vaughn played his college career with the Kansas Jayhawks. His NBA playing career lasted 12 years.

Coach Vaughn is 37 years old and has never been a head coach in the NBA before. He is the tenth head coach of this team. The new general manager of the Orlando Magic is 30 years old and stated that Vaughns spirit and leadership made him stand out in the list of finalist when the coach was being selected. The Magic hope the fact their new head coach ws on a championship team will help the organization move in the direction of a championship themselves with Vaughn as the head coach. They feel Vaughn has strong communication skills and will guide the team in the right direction for success.

Vaughn has played under some famous NBA players in his athletic career. Some head coaches he played udner include Doc Rivers, Byron Scott, and Jerry Sloan. Shaquille O’Neal, a former Magic star, posted a tweet online expressing a less than happpy about the selection of Vaughn as coach. Part of his tweet said are u kidding me, wow, good luck winning wit dat team Dwite Howard.

Fans are waiting to see if the hiring of the new head coach will keep the current Magic center Dwight Howard from leaving the team. Howard has shown interest in leaving Orlando. Howard has wanted a trade to the Brooklyn Nets. Will the new coach change that goal for the center? Time will show us all if the Magic move forward with Howard or without him.

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Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is embraced for the new season

In an interview, Tony Romo said he is happy with what the Cowboys and Rob Ryan were doing.  He also spoke of how he is proud to be part of the team, and at times people could tell that he knew he was a player the team couldn’t miss in the line up. The cowboys so dependent to Tony Romo and you can tell that from the past tournaments. What gives people hope in him is how he led the team through the previous seasons. Everybody is delighted and happy with how he plays, especially now that he is speaking of the new season’s resolutions.

Tony Romo said that he is more than determined to see his team win the NFL cup in the coming season, and what drives him even more is the morale the team has. They have been working hard each day to ensure that they are physically fit to embrace the tough season ahead of them. As compared to other seasons, Tony Romo seems to be more composed. He is now entering his tenth season in the NFL and he is determined to face all the challenges. This season, he is more that willing to change everything about him and more importantly, avoid things that may interfere with his performance. During last season, he played different games that brought him a lot of criticism. This is what Tony Romo wants to avoid at all cost when the new season begins.

In the interview on ESPN Dallas, he spoke of things that are going on with his team. He made an expression of how he is important to the team and how he is determined to collaborate with his team member to see the team win.

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Juwan Howard unsure about his future

After Miami Heat won the championship Juwan Howard was back in training. He said on Friday that he was still undecided on whether to return for the 19th NBA season of his career or call it quits. But his wanting can be judged by him being the first player of the Miami Heat squad back in the gym which obviously means he still feels he has some energy in him to keep on playing.

Juwan Howard is really passionate about the game although he is still undecided. The main reason he is hitting the gym is for him to be ready for whatever he decides. If he decides to go on with his career then he has to be fully fit for it.

Howard will be turning 40 come February 7th. He has been a Heat player for two seasons now making an appearance of 85 in the regular season and 20 in the playoffs but all as a bit part player. Being currently a free agent after is contract had expired he would take an option of staying with the Heat if at all they had interests of signing him once again.

This was the fist pro title for him. He has 16,138 points in his career, which puts him 16th among all the active NBA players and overall 91st in the league history; in reference to STATS LLC.

Howard is taken to be a prized asset among the Heat players. Dwyane Wade once told his teammates later in the game during the NBA finals game which they were playing against Oklahoma City that they needed to keep a good lead so as to ensure Howard got a few minutes to play. They also consider him as a mentor.

Howard said that this was a special moment for the team and he still smiles day in day out. As he walks around people keep on congratulating him and the team for the just ended season accomplishments but this would be the time that they look back at the just ended season and be proud of all the efforts they put in it. No matter what Juwan Howard decides we hope to see him one more season doing his thing.

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Pittsburgh Steelers Star Admits He ‘Hid Concussions’

Troy Polamalu, Five time All-Pro of the Pittsburgh Steelers, says he never told a “major lie,” but that he did conceal concussions to remain in games. Polamalu told Dan Patrick Show listeners on Wednesday that concussions have been present in his career and that officially he has suffered “eight or nine” over that span. He also eluded he and host Dan Patrick would “have another conversation” when Polamalu’s playing career was over.

Polamalu went on to explain that he didn’t consider getting his “bell rung” to be a true concussion, but according to NFL guidelines it counts as one. Polamalu went on to say that players would have “50 to 100 concussions” in a single season, if you used that standard.

Polamalu, who was the Steelers 2003 first round draft pick and is known for his aggressive no-holds-barred style of play, made the remarks while the NFL is being sued by more than 2,400 former players. The retired players contend that the NFL knew and concealed data on the seriousness and extent of concussions. In 2009 NFL wide receiver Chris Henry had symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is a degenerate brain disease whose symptoms mimic Alzheimer. Henry was only 26.

Other former NFL players diagnosed with CTE have committed suicide, including Ray Easterling, who was the lead plaintiff in a concussion lawsuit against the NFL. Other notable players are Mike Webster (ironically, himself a former Steeler), Andre Waters, and most recently the suicide of linebacker Junior Seau has raised suspicion. Seau’s family has even donated his brain for CTE research.

Polamalu is isn’t the only player to admit hiding a concussion, in February of this year Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears admitted to doing the same. In 2009 Washington Redskins fullback Mike Sellers put it more bluntly “You get a concussion, they… take you out. If you can hide it and conceal it as much as possible, you pay for it the next day, but you’ll be able to… stay in the game.”

It may well be that these types of player admissions are the NFL’s best defense as it moves forward with its legal defense strategy. For the Pittsburgh Steelers training staff it looks like they have one more player to over scrutinize the next time he gets up slow.

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NBA’s Dennis Rodman Met Father after 42 Years

Former NBA star and Hall of Famer, Dennis Rodman, finally decided to meet his father after 42 years. The father and son met this Wednesday in Philippines. The father was surprised when he heard that the son was also present at the same arena and wanted to meet him. Philander Rodman Jr., admits of fathering as many as 29 children by 16 wives.

The father once also tried to contact him in 2006 in Manila, but the son refused saying he was not interested in meeting him. Talking to the media about the new amazing advancement, the father said that he had been trying to contact him for years, and had finally got his son. It was the first time since 1969 when he got a chance to hold hands of his son.

Although the father spent just three minutes with his son, yet he looked quite happy and contented after the meeting. They could not share many words with each other, because the son had been surrounded by his fans who wanted him to sign their shirts and faces. Rodman Jr., has given his personal contact number to his son, and the son has assured him that he would call him.

Earlier, the son was angry on the father, as he said that the father did not return back to his mother after fathering him. The father is of the point of view that he did not want to abandon his family in USA, but just he could not spend much time with them for some reasons.

The father was invited to the game by former players of Pistons and Bulls. Just minutes before the game, Dennis grabbed a microphone and said that he knew his father was present in the arena. Upon hearing that Rodman stood up on his seat showing his baseball cap that read “Yes, Dennis Rodman is my son”.

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