Olympic Recap; DHoward to Lakers, Video of the Week, T.O to Seattle?, Reds Recap

What up Peoples!!  SportsEffectLive back to give you the updates on the hottest sports issues of the week / weekend...Heres the SELive HOT 5 ISSUES of the WEEK:



1) Olympic Talk                                                                                  SELive VIDEO OF THE WEEK

 Heading into end of Olympics, we have seen the Women step up in some crucial areas (gymnastics, water polo, volleyball, soccer, basketball) to help the USA surge to a 10 medal lead (90-80 over China) into the weekend...Usain Bolt wins the double 100 & 200 to do what NOBODY has ever done; win both events in back to back Olympics....And the mens USA hoops squad looks to bring home the gold this weekend....Has been a great Olympics, and should be a great closeout weekend for the USA squad.



                                                                                    
2) Dwight Howard gets traded to Lakers
    
       Finally the Dwightmare is over!! Howard was traded to the Lakers in a four team trade in which Bynum will head to Philly, Andre Iguadola to the Nuggets and Aaron Affalo and Al Harrington to the Magic; Id have to say the Magic gave up the MOST in this trade and got the LEAST...They did get some 1st round picks, but they should have gotten more than they did. And on top of that,the Lakers was able to keep Pau Gasol, in which Kobe is still doing backflips about.


3) NFL PreSeason Action, Signings
    Pre-Season action has kicked off this week with the Hall of Fame game, and now with the first week of games heading into this weekend...RG3, Peyton, and Mike Vick all got some action thursday...The Bengals will take on the Jets, who have been the Super Bowl champs of MEDIA COVERAGE....After months of pleading, Terrell Owens signs a 1-yr deal with the Seahawks...Word is that Plaxico Burress could be headed to Cowboys..hmmm
  

4) Norris Cole , Daequan Cook headline Charity Event

    Norris Cole and Daequan Cook will be headlining a Charity Hoops Event  Saturday at Stivers High School. The Charity event is Cook's, and will feature some pros on exhibition as Cook raises money for his foundation to get kids into college. Doors open at 6 and will start at 7.


5) Reds Recap
   After winning 10 straight and accumulating the best record in baseball, the Reds have lost 3 in a row; They still lead the division, but mounting up losing streaks during this time won't help the cause...Votto is a few weeks away, but I think that the Reds got a little bit of luck by running all those W's without missing Votto. Its starting to seep in, but Reds must continue to have a killer instinct in order to hold off pesky Pirates or late charging Cardinals.


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