This week(end) in sports!

Well, we have a big sports weekend ahead of us. I for one am looking forward to it! Let's start with the Belmont.
*While we are not looking at a triple crown possibility, this is a compelling race because Mine That Bird won the Derby, finished 2nd in the Preakness, and now is the favorite for this race. Jockey Calvin Borel has guaranteed a win in this race. He rode MTB to the KY Derby victory, rode Rachel Alexandra to victory in Maryland, and now is back on MTB at Belmont. MTB should win this race, but you never know. That's what makes the Belmont worth watching this year. Borel goes for his own personal triple crown, and MTB tries to take 2 out of the 3 jewels, while finishing second in the other one. MTB could go from a horse who some think shouldn't have even been in the Derby (before the actual race) to a legendary horse who took 2 of the 3 crowned jewels. I think this horse is for real and will win on Saturday. If only the Belmont would have just been a little longer of a race, we could be looking at a triple crown winner, but that's why it is racing. It's tough to win. That's why no horse has won the triple crown in over 30 years. It's racing and anything can and will happen. Watch and see if Mine That Bird can win the Belmont on ABC 5/4 est on Saturday afternoon.
*Now on to the Memphis scandal. Apparently Derrick Rose, and now Robert Dozier both had stand-ins to take their SAT for them. The question I have is will this come back on Coach Cal at Kentucky. The Wildcats are looking at a very promising season, but this could throw things for a loop.
*How about the French Open. This is history people. Roger Federer is trying to tie Pete Sampras with 14 career Grand Slam titles. He won today in dramatic fashion, and now he has to face the man who took Nadal down, Soderling. Will he finally be able to win at the French, or will this Nadal killer take him down? I say go Roger, I hope you do it!
*The NBA Finals got underway last night, and the Lakers blew the Magic out. Is there any hope for the Magic in this series? I think there is. They figure to lose the first two in L.A. and then they have to get down to business in Orlando for games 3 and 4. I think L.A. will win, but I think Orlando will bounce back and make it a 6 or 7 game series.
*The Stanley Cup Final got a little more interesting last night when Pittsburgh tied the series at 2. I would love to see the Pens get the Cup, but I still think it will be Detroit in 6. I hope I am wrong.
*Now, on to NASCAR. Double-file restarts begin this weekend in Pocono. I think this should help with the boring races we have been having lately. Sure, Dover last week was great with Johnson and Stewart battling it out in the end, but the majority of the races have a boredom factor to them. This 2-file restart will help with that. No more of the lap down cars starting on the inside. The lapers will be where they belong, behind the leaders. This will be interesting. Just look at the All-Star race a few weeks ago. That double-file last 10 laps was great. The rest of the race was a bore. That's why this 2-file restart is so important. It will make the races less boring! We will see what happens Sunday at Pocono. Pocono is generally a very boring race so this is a great place to implement the double file restarts, and should help improve the race!

Great weekend in sports! I hope you tune in!