Athletes Support Gay Marriage!

  On March 7^th 2013 two hall of fame athletes signed a letter supporting gay marriage which is now on it’s way to the Illinois house. Former Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks and former Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent along with former Bears Hunter Hillenmeyer and Brendon Aynbadejo, stated that they believe that gay marriage rights should be legalized and that same-sex couples should be able to marry. “In sports any time a player is not treated with fairness and respect the game is diminished” the letter reads. “Similarly, treating any group of people as second class citizens it hurts us all because discrimination is wrong no matter the target.” It also states. This is a bill that would make Illinois the 10^th state to legalize gay marriage was approved by the Senate and has the support of governer Pat Quinn. It is now moving to the house where it promises to be more continuous. Ayanbadejo, who now plays for the Baltimore Ravens, has always been an advocate for legalization of gay rights. Along with Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, Ayanbadejo wrote and filed a brief support of gay marriage in California about a month ago. Many state that they believe it is no longer about gay rights but about equal rights and fairness of the people and supporting gay rights is getting us one step closer to a better and fairer society.

 

New York Knicks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Game Review!

  During the game between the New York Knicks and the Cleveland Cavaliers the Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott stated that he thought his boys played extremely well  during the first half, however when the second half came around it seemed as if the boys suddenly lost energy. The boys brought their guard down on the defensive end. During the second half many of the boys on the Cavaliers side seemed almost like they were giving up. In the third quarter they came out with less intensity and perseverance to actually win the game and regain their lead, however many stated that they were playing against a mostly veteran team of whom which knew exactly what they needed to do to win the game. They had 20 assists at half time. At the beginning the ball was moving and the energy was great however at the second half that energy declined a large amount, also leaving them with only five assists in the second half of the game. On the New York Knicks end they are a very strong team and they have many outside shooters who are excellent at making their three point shots. This often makes it difficult for the other team to defend them because with so many outside shooters they have to spread out to try and maintain a tough defense leaving the center and some outside areas open for shots. Overall the Cleveland Cavaliers played a tough game and worked hard, they just let their guard down when they needed to have energy the most.