Simply Gorgeous

Beauty needs to be recognized and appreciated, and Hannah Simone fits this category.

She's an actress, director and a former VJ for a Canadian music channel. Simone plays CeCe in the Fox sitcom New Girl. The show was renewed for a second season, and I'll get to see more of her on my tv screen.

Bold Predictions for the 2010-11 NFL Season

Here’s what you can expect in the upcoming season. Green Bay and Baltimore will slug it out in Super Bowl XLIV. In the NFC, Green Bay (North), Atlanta (South), San Francisco (West) and Washington (East) will win their respective divisions. Baltimore (North), Indianapolis (South), San Diego (West) and New York (East) will snag the division crowns in the AFC. Each playoff team will have at least four losses, and the gap between the top seeds and wild cards will be slim.

Let the BCS Madness Begin

Another college football season is upon us, so it’s time for Ghetto Testimonial to make some predictions. Florida will beat Alabama in the SEC Championship Game. Alabama has lost a number of starters from last year’s team, and Florida is hungry after last year’s butt whooping in the SEC title game.

Celebrate America

It’s time to celebrate because America is 234 years young today.  With 50 states and more than 300 million citizens, no one could have imagined this outcome when 13 colonies declared independence from Great Britain in 1776. My words pale in comparison to Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner, and I can’t sing America the Beautiful with any more enthusiasm than Ray Charles. All I can do is provide these clips for others to enjoy.

Sexting and the NBA

There’s a growing trend among teens and young adults—Sexting—and even the NBA was sweep up in this phenomenon during its regular season. Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones. San Antonio Spurs’ guard George Hill and Portland Trailblazers’ center Greg Oden both had their sexts made public during the season.

Auburn Football Recruit Battling Cancer

While many incoming freshmen are preparing for the upcoming college football season, one Auburn recruit is battling cancer.  Shon Coleman, a 6'7" 285 pound offensive tackle, was recently diagnosed with blood cancer which is the most common form of leukemia in children.  Doctors suspected the disease after moving several lumps from his body three weeks ago.

NCAA to Vote on Mandatory Genetic Testing

The N.C.A.A. will vote on a prosposal for mandatory genetic testing of all Divsion I athletes this week.  The move was sparked by recent surge  in deaths of college football players.  According to the New York Times, Twenty-one college football players have collapsed and died as a result of training over the past decade. At least eight were carriers of the sickle-cell trait, a genetic disorder that can unpredictably turn deadly during rigorous exercise.

WebMd explains the science behind the sickle-cell trait. Sickle cell disease is inherited, which means it is passed from parent to child. To get sickle cell disease, a child has to inherit two sickle cell genes-one from each parent. When a child inherits the gene from just one parent, that child has the sickle cell trait. Having this trait means that you do not have the disease but you are a carrier and could pass the gene on to your children.