This really comes as no surprise as the Browns released Stallworth less than 24 hours after he was reinstated by the commissioner.  Stallworth missed all of the 2009 NFL season due to a league suspension after he ran over a pedestrian and killed him in Miami.  He last played in the NFL in 2008 with the Browns appearing in 11 games in which he caught 17 passes for 170 yards (10.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  He has now played in 95 games in his NFL career and he has caught 296 passes for 4,383 yards (14.8 avg) with 32 TD grabs.  Some team will give Stallworth another chance just like Michael Vick got with the Eagles in 2009.  Maybe one day one of the sports leagues will step up and ban anyone from the league for life for committing any felony.  That would help the image of sports instead of slapping someone like Stallworth on the wrist and then letting him keep making over $1 million bucks a year.

Kurt Warner decided yesterday to hang up his cleats and call it a career.  He played 12 years in the NFL appearing in 125 games in which he completed 2,666 of 4,070 passes (65.5%) for 32,344 yards with 208 TD passes and 128 INTs (93.7 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 173 times for 286 yards (1.7 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  I was talking to my brother yesterday and he asked me if I thought Warner was a Hall of Famer.  I said maybe.  A first glance at his stats shows that he is #26 all-time in both TD passes and passing yards.  But, he also is #2 all-time in completion % and he is #6 in career QB Rating.  The tiebreaker with me was Warner’s Super Bowl production which is out of this world.  He is the all-time leader in passing yards in Super Bowl history with 1,156 and he did that in only three games!  The amazing Kurt Warner has the three highest yardage totals in Super Bowl history (414, 377 and 365) and with that in mind I would say that yes he is a Hall of Fame QB.

The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints will be facing off in Super Bowl XLIV on February 7th in Miami, Florida.  This will be the Saints first appearance in the Super Bowl and the Colts fourth.  The Colts won Super Bowl XL, which was also held in Miami.  Both of these teams have very good quarterbacks and high-scoring offenses, so this should be a fun Super Bowl to watch.  For a recap of the Conference Championship games, just click on the team name.

NFC Championship

Minnesota Vikings 28, New Orleans Saints 31 OT

AFC Championship

New York Jets 17, Indianapolis Colts 30

It has been a pretty exciting postseason so far in the NFL and the Super Bowl is just around the corner.  Only four teams remain in the hunt and the matchups Sunday are looking like some good ones.  Here are our predictions for Sunday’s games and for a preview just click on the team name.

NFC Championship prediction

New Orleans Saints 31, Minnesota Vikings 28

AFC Championship prediction

Indianapolis Colts 21, New York Jets 17

Kobe Bryant know has scored 25,012 points which is good for #15 in NBA history at the age of 31 becoming the youngest player ever to score that many points.  He probably has his eyes set on Kareem Abdul-Jabaar who is the all-time leader in points scored in NBA history with 38,387.  I think Kobe can get there if he can just stay healthy and motivated as he gets older.  But, I think it’s the same situation that is playing out in the NFL.  If Kobe Bryant does wind up the #1 scorer of all-time he will have to keep playing ala Brett Favre to hold off LeBron James.  Kobe is still playing at a very high level this season despite playing most of it with a broken finger on his shooting hand.  He has played in 42 games (all starts) for the Lakers this season and he is averaging 38.4 minutes, 28.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game.  Bryant is more than just a scorer as he is starting to climb up the all-time NBA charts in other categories as well.  He is #188 all-time in rebounds (5,236), #61 in assists (4,590) and #32 in steals (1,515) in NBA history.  Kobe Bryant is one of the best players in NBA history and that is without a doubt.