Ladies and Gentlemen.

Hang in there ladies and gentlemen...one more day and it's the weekend.

Last night the Denver Nuggets pulled out a victory take make the series 3-2 in favor of the Jazz. Yes the Nuggets got the win but they still didn't give me a reason to believe that the Jazz won't win the series tomorrow night. Hope I'm wrong.

Yesterday I went back to the chiropractor in what was suppose to be my last visit. Nope. Still not allowed to do anything physical, can't even toss baseball or anything of that nature.

Reds won last night to make it three in a row. Currently they're leading the Astros 1-0 in the middle of the 7th inning. They're going up against Roy Oswalt is an impressive 23-1 career against the Reds in his career. Ridiculous.

Quote of the blog: "The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark."

It's almost the weekend..

That is the Truth.

Many Years.

The Denver Nuggets have fallen in a deep hole. They're down 3-1 in the best of seven series against the Utah Jazz..it's not looking good but don't give up on Carmelo and his Nuggets. Speaking of NBA playoffs, it doesn't get much better than this Oklahoma City Thunder/Los Angeles Lakers series. Great basketball going on here. It's a matchup of one of the most dominent NBA teams last decade (Lakers) vs what will be a fun team to watch in the next couple years (Thunder.) The Thunder have a lot of young talent and they'll be good for many years to come. The series is tied up 2-2, game five tonight at 1030 if you're interested.

Did something physical for the first time in a long time, well kind of. Played a little baseball tonight down at the football stadium. Nothing to physical/strenuous on my back but it's sore now. Hopefully my last therapy session with the chiropractor is tomorrow.

Quote of the blog: "Look me in the eye. It's ok if you're scared. So am I. But we're scared for different reasons. I'm scared of what I won't become, and you're scared of what I could become. Look at me. I won't let myself end where I started. I won't let myself finish where I began. Look me in the eyes. I have something more important more courage. I have patience. I will become what I know I am."

Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant..

That is the Truth.

Best of Luck.

The NBA playoffs have been pretty exciting so far. Several buzzer beaters and super stars playing like super stars. My Nuggets are struggling. We're down 2-1 in the best of seven series, we need a win tonight. Anything can happen in the playoffs, it's where amazing happens.

Therapy for my back has been going well! Hopefully this next wednesday will be my last visit to the chiropractor. Not being able to play basketball or hit the tennis courts has been rough..not to mention the struggles of my intramural team since I've been absent. Head coach/leading goal scorer/captain Tony Lipps had this to say about me, "Luckily we've only had one game while Bucky has been hurt, without him there is no stopper on the defensive side of the ball. His absence has been hard and hopefully we see him back on the field this week."

Last night I attended a wedding for the first time in awhile. The owner of Ramundo's, Tony got married to Nicole last night. Great wedding, great reception, great time. Best of luck to them in their marriage!

Quote of the blog: "Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again, but life goes on."

Tony and Nicole...

That is the Truth.

Hello Good News!

I've never really been a Lebron James fan, but I've always respected what he had done. What he did tonight to the Chicago Bulls was filthy. One of 23's weaknesses has been his outside shot, he proved that to be a strength tonight.

Nuggets game just got under way. Let's go Nuggets!

The off days for the Reds usually suck for me, nothing to watch at night. For the first time in awhile I'm glad the Reds didn't play today, they needed an off day, badly. Dodgers and Padres this week at home, let's make it a productive home stand please.

Went back to the chiropractor today..good news!! it's not a stress fracture. I still have a strained lower back and it's still shifting to the left but I'm just glad I don't have to get an MRI. Hopefully after a couple rounds of therapy I can get back to running the tennis and basketball courts..not to mention the soccer field.

Quote of the blog: The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

Carmelo Anthony..

That is the Truth.

Took Over.

Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets looked pretty impressive last night while defeating the Utah Jazz. It was good to see Kenyon back on the court after missing the end of the regular season due to an injury. Great game, Melo and JR Smith just simply took over in the fourth quarter, clutch. The next game is Monday night at 1030, go Nuggets!

What are everyone's thoughts on the Ryan Widmer case? Quick summary of it: Ryan Widmer's wife was found dead after she drowned in a bathtub. He called in the 911 report, seemed upset. Neighbors and company said they always seemed like a happy couple. He was found guilty of murder. There is now a retrial and an expert doctor says that she wasn't forced to drown and it happened on her own. I don't know what happened, I think honestly he is the only one who does. Should be interesting to see the verdict this time around. My guess/gut feeling is guilty.

I went to the chiropractor on Saturday, things aren't too pretty. After a series of questions, tests, and X-rays..it was determined that I have a strained lower back, and my entire back has slowly been shifting sideways/to the left...whatever that means. There is a possibility I have a stress fracture too, I find out tomorrow when I have to go back. No physical activities until everything is figured out and I'm done with therapy. Sigh.

I'm starting a new thing on here, I am going to start placing a 'quote of the blog' at the end. Today's: You can't go back and change what happened in the past, as much as you want to. But you can prevent it from happening in the future.

K-Mart throwing it down..

That is the Truth.

Promising?

Return the soccer field was a success, sort of. After a slow start to the game we found ourselves down 0-1 at halftime. With the proper game plan adjustments we managed to get two quick goals and settle for the 2-1 victory. Flawless? No. Promising? Yes. As many of you know I've had a back problem which is why I haven't played basketball in over a month. Everything was fine until after the soccer when I realized my back was extremely sore. Woke up the next day in severe pain. Couple days later it's still pretty sore. Going to the chiropractor for the first time in my life on Saturday, hopefully I'll be able to play in next weeks game.

Well the Reds lost tonight to bring their record to an even 5-5 on the young season. With three games up against the Pittsburgh Pirates, I expect my Redlegs to return home next week with a winning record.

Speaking of Pittsburgh. Big Ben is a jerk. Rothlisberger uses his celebrity status to take advantage of women. Clean up your act sir, it's getting old. How someone with that much money and fame doesn't have common sense boggles my mind. Smh.

NBA playoffs begin shortly. People don't respect the NBA as much as I do but I encourage ya'll to watch the playoffs, it's where amazing happens. My Nuggets are going into the playoffs limping, hopefully they can make some noise but it doesn't seem very likely. Quick prediction.Lakers over Cavs in 7 (epic series.)

Where amazing happens..

That is the Truth.

Who Knows.

I know it's only the second week of the baseball season but last night's victory for the Cincinnati Reds was big. Going for three in a row tonight! GO REDS!

Tonight will be remembered as my return to the soccer field. After retiring from the game after a 2nd place finish in the city finals 8th grade year, I have decided it's in my best interest to return to the game I love. Tonight the intramural soccer season begins as we have our first and only scrimmage. I'll never get over our 3-2 loss vs. St. Vincent Ferrer five years ago but I hope that this season creates new memories and we can bring home the championship. In all honesty, I'm excited to get back on the field. All of my teammates played D1 high school soccer, so you're probably wondering why I'm on this team?..I'm wondering the same thing. Tony Lipps, the captain of our team was quoted as saying "Bucky provides a spark unlike any other, his tenacious defense and his ability to score is the reason we went after him in the offseason. He is a great addition to this very talented team." I guess he talked to some people and digged up some film of me back in my glory days. Who knows.

Spoiler alert for 24: If you have not seen Monday's episode (4/13) then please skip this. Wow! I can't believe they killed off Renee Walker, Jack Bauer's love. I feel sorry for the guy that shot her, Jack Bauer doesn't show mercy. Only like seven hours left, this is going to be one intense ending. As many of you know they're discontinuing 24 after this season. I'm sad to see this happen after a great 8 years of following this show. They plan on setting up the last episode of this season for the movie that they plan to make. Should be interesting. Jack Bauer is the man.

I can hear them chanting my name already..

That is the Truth.

I Guess.

Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm back.

This is old news but I thought I'd give my opinion on Lance Stephenson deciding to enter the NBA draft. If you know anything about 'Born Ready' you know that he doesn't have all of the money in the world. He grew up in the projects and currently has a daughter to support. After debating with myself on how I felt about this I honestly can't blame him for leaving. With that being said I think he made the wrong choice. If he could have came back, he would have for sure gotten more exposure and would have had the opportunity to up his level of play. Maybe I still don't know how I feel about this. Thanks for the 1 year, I guess.

Tiger Woods finished tied for fourth in the Master's. While he looked sloppy at times, it looks like it's only a matter of time before Tiger returns as the best golfer ever. Not too shabby for being laid off from work for half a year.

The Cincinnati Redlegs won again today. 3-3 in their first six games. If the offense would have showed up anytime at all this week they'd be 5-1. If you take a look at the three loses though, they've come against some of the best pitchers in the league..Wainwright, Carpenter, and Zambrano. If you're going to lose, you might as well lose to the best. A very impressive debut for Mike Leake today..this kid is going to be something special. Florida Marlins are up next, hopefully we can continue to play well.

Patrick and I lost in tennis the other night. Won a couple other times too so now we're 5-1 on the year. We could have beaten the team we lost to, just weren't playing that well...we will win next time.

Finally Saw Law Abiding Citizen..great movie! Jamie Foxx and Gerald Butler are both awesome in this must see movie. Also in the same night I ate at BD's Mongolian Grill, some good food. It's a create your own stir fry place where they cook it right in front of you. Good stuff indeed.

BD's Mongolian Grill..

That is the Truth.

Votto.

24 took an interesting twist, by interesting I mean...what's going to happen next? No one knows! The suspense!

Opening day was a great time, minus the outcome. Perfect weather, great seats, got a nice tan and my usual lemon chill. The Reds will be okay guys stop freaking out, we're only one game out of first place. I hate the off day right after the first game of the year, so annoying. Just because we lost don't give up hope yet!

Joey Votto is going to hit .350 this year if he stays healthy...mark my words.

Played tennis today for the fifth consecutive day. Two of the days we just hit around but the other three days I teamed up with Patrick and we played some doubles. We're now 3-0 on the young season, anyone think they can beat us?

Congrats to the Uconn women's bask

etball team..wohoo.

Love this weather, hope it continues...gonna try and go to another Reds game this weekend.

Joey Votto..

That is the Truth.

R.I.P. Matt James.

Happy Easter everyone!

Outside of the first half of the Michigan State-Butler game, it was a boring night of final 4 action. Neither one of those teams could make a shot in the second half and Duke was just so dominant it wasn't a whole lot of fun to watch. For those of you that dislike Bob Huggins for whatever reason, did you see what happened when his star player got hurt? Yeah how many college basketball coaches have done that before? Like him or not, he cares about his players more than anything...yes more than winning.

Finally got out to play some tennis thursday. I also got out to play with some friends on friday too. It was good to get back out on the courts, I'm gonna miss high school tennis season.

The Master's is this week, my money's on Tiger...can you blame me? I was a Tiger Woods fan before the whole incident. I am still a Tiger Woods fan. I think he'll firm up his position on the greatest golfer ever by winning his first tournament back since his...scandal.

Opening day is tomorrow! It's suppose to be good weather which is a rare occasion for early April. Finally baseball season is here, I'm currently watching Yankee's-RedSox on ESPN. I dislike both teams but it's Sunday Night Baseball, gotta love it. Myself and three friends will be takin the Metro downtown in time to watch the prestigious parade. Opening day is a tradition unlike any other for the city of the Cincinnati and I don't think most of us understand the magnitude of it. Tomorrow the Cincinnati Reds take on the favorite to win the division, the Saint Louis Cardinals. LET'S GO REDS!

Friday I gave my first speech in my public speaking class. My topic: living every day like it's your last because you never know when it's your time. With that being said, my thoughts and prayers go out to the Matt James family and the Saint Xavier community. As many of you know, Matt James (17) died Friday after falling off a 5th floor balcony down in Florida while on his spring break. James was a 6'6 290 pound offensive linemen that was scheduled to play football for the University of Notre Dame next year. You would have to try and find someone nicer than this kid, he was always the politest of his group when they strolled down into Ramundo's. His life was taken away from him too early. As Kid Cudi rapped on Tuesday night...If I fall, if I die, know I lived it to the fullest.

Matt James..

Always Remember, Never Forget. R.I.P. Matt James.