Wii is Whipping People in Shape

While some people are struggling just to stay out of the hospital when getting too amped up playing their Wii. But one man named,Mickey DeLorenzo a 25-year-old living in Philadelphia, decided to use the sports games on Wii as an exercise. It was named research study of the year.The Wii sports experiment in December 2006 and ran for 6 weeks. He devoted 30 minutes a day playing the numerous amount of sports games available. Mickey started out at 182 pounds, and after a month and a half of Wii workouts his weight dropped to 172. Which he found quite amazing considering that this was the first substantial loss he had attained in over two years. He didn't even cut back on fast foods. This video game console is one of a kind. There are no other systems with exercises. This keeps your kids active and at the same time letting them be able to do numerous exercises in the house.

A Loyal Fan Dies at a Football Game

A fan attending the Minnesota Vikings-San Francisco 49ers game at Monster Park died. Authorities say that the man fell 20 feet from the upper concourse to the mezzanine level. The fan, who was 31 years of age, went to a concession area near halftime. When coming back the man decided to try and sit on a ledge. This wall was 4 feet high and 6 inches and the fan misjudged the leap to get onto the ledge. This caused him to fall to his death. According to 49ers vice president Lisa Lang, paramedics were working on the man for a good half hour to keep him alive but it was not enough. At the scene, he was pronounced dead. The fan's identity is being withheld. They are waiting for notification of his family and investigation by a medical examiner. I feel that this is a terrible tragedy and that league officials should do something about the safety of the stadium. If this can happen so easily to a grown man, picture what can happen to young children.

Mayweather's convincing win against Hatton

One of the most anticipated fights in years, was sure a thriller. Floyd ''Money'' Mayweather gave UK's own Ricky ''Hitman'' Hatton a chance at the welterweight title. Mayweather was dominating every aspect of the fight. He was faster, more skilled and far more accurate with his punches. Mayweather proved that he was pound for pound the best fighter out there. Hatton who was the crowd favorite took a beating and got beat in his own type of boxing. Hatton is more of the body fighter but meanwhile Mayweather dominated the body throughout the fight. In the 10th round Mayweather gave Hatton a quick hook sending him head first into the turn buckle and Knocking him out. With this win Mayweather keeps his title as welterweight champion.

Wes Walz Retires from the NHL

In the NHL, Wes Walz was the one the most hard working player hockey ever seen. He was on five different teams spanning over 17 years. The gritty player retired after only 11 games into the season. His reason for retiring was because he felt that he was not playing up to his top ability anymore. Walz was Drafted by Boston Bruins in 1989 in the third round. He soon played for the Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings but in 1996 he went to Switzerland and four very successful seasons. When the Minnesota Wild first inaugurated into the NHL, the general manager Doug Risebrough targeted tough center. He soon became one of the Wild's most elite player and also the team leader. He would prepare for games and demanded self-improvement fanatically. He wasn't a prolific scorer but in the 2002-2003 playoffs he led his team to the Western Conference Finals and led the team in points. He will always be the ideal hardworker for a hockey player

Allen Iverson's All Grown Up

The once controversial Allen Iverson is finally growing up. Iverson who had trouble wit the law since he was a teenager finally is trying to stay out of trouble. When Iverson was a teen he was in a bowling alley brawl and he ended up in jail. Usually that would be a wake up call for most teens. In 1997 he was charged for 14 counts of gun and drug possession. In 2002 he also had a domestic dispute with his wife. He was not able to separate himself from the people who were in his past. Even when he became a basketball star he was still hanging out with the wrong crowd he hung out with when he was a teenager. But now he has been much mature and understands he is lucky and said he could have ruined his career just like Michael Vick. Not only is he maturing as a men he is also changing as a basketball player. He is averaging 23 points per game which is the lowest of his career, but he is also averaging 8 assists a game which is the highest of his career and among the highest in basketball. Eventhough he is 32 he expects to play to at least he is 40. He finally woke up and realized that you have to grow up. Better late than never.

Justice is Served ... Somewhat

Four young men charged with unpremeditated murder in the shooting death of All Star Safety Sean Taylor. These four are not strangers to law inforcement but nothing came close to what they faced Saturday.
The four men are Eric Rivera, 17; Charles Wardlow, 18; Jason Mitchell, 19; and Venjah Hunte, 20, were charged with home invasion with a firearm or another deadly weapon and armed burglary. Police said the suspects were expecting an empty house, but it turned bloody when they were startled to find Taylor home.
Police said some of the young men confessed. They were all found and arrested Friday in southwest Florida, and all they had their first court appearance Saturday. They were denied bond.

U.S. defeats Russia in the Davis Cup

For the first time since 1995, the U.S.A. tennis team won the Davis Cup. The once powerful United States team finally won this competition, taking 12 years to regain championship. Pete Sampras was last one who led U.S. to victory on clay at Russia. This time the U.S. was led by Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan. The doubles pair crushed the Russian doubles team of Nicolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev in 3 sets. On friday, the U.S. team got off to a fast start with Andy Roddick and James Blake by winning to the 2 single matches. The Russian pair of Andreev and Davydenko had only been partners once before as a doubles team in Davis Cup play. Davydenko, who came to the Davis Cup in the middle of an investigation into unusual betting patterns during a match in August, had played a doubles match only twice before this year.