Is Relegation a possiblity on the MLS?

There have been several talks about the MLS instituting a relegation policy, such as several other leagues around the world enforce. The relegation policy is different in the leagues around the world. An example of it is in the EPL. The bottom three teams would be relegated to the championship league. This is the league below the EPL. The Top 3 teams of the Championship league would then be promoted to the EPL. This change happens every season.
After the MLS executive meet on April 20, 2011, they decided that Major League Soccer has no intention to institute promotion and relegation and will not eliminate conferences to match other leagues in the world.
MLS expanded to 18 teams this year with the addition of Portland and Vancouver, and Montreal will join in 2012. The President of the MLS, Mark Abbott said as the league gets bigger, it may not keep a balanced schedule. Because of its desire to promote regional rivalries, MLS is not interested in the so-called "single table" schedule used by other countries.
I feel that this is the best case for the MLS as of know. The first step in moving towards the single table would be to implement more teams.

Game 7 Sabres vs. Flyers

Tonight is the most important game of the year for both the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers. It’s the famous game 7, and both teams must have the "win or go home" mentality. Each team must come prepared tonight to play their best hockey, as it is going to be a tight defensive game.
Overall this series has been evenly matched with both teams losing at home, two out of three games. The games have either been exciting high scoring thrillers, such as Sundays (Easter) game when the Flyers won it in overtime 5-4. That game was heart breaking for me as I am a diehard Sabres fan. The sabres blew a 3-1 lead and ended up losing 5-4 in OT.
Hopefully tonight’s game will be spectacular show of hockey. Hopefully the Sabres can take this series and keep moving on the road to the cup. LET’S GO BUFFALO!

Penguins lead series 1-0

The Pittsburgh Penguins started of the playoffs in the right direction win a 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Fleury played and amazing game and made 32 saves for the shut out -- including a stop on Ryan Malone with his back to the play -- to stymie a Lightning team that finished second in the Eastern Conference with 247 goals. Alexei Kovalev and Arron Asham scored third-period goals 18 seconds apart to help the Penguins win the first playoff game in their new arena. Overall the game was hard hitting and seemed to be a close game until the third period. At first i thought it was going to be a long series but, if the penguins keep playing the way they did, it might only take 4 or 5 games.

Kobe fined $100,000 for gay slur

Kobe Bryant of the L.A. Lakers was fined $100,000 today for a homophobic slur that he made during Tuesday nights game against the San Antonio Spurs. It appeared that Kobe made the gesture when he made it to the bench after he didn’t like a questionable call that was made by the referee. You could tell Kobe was upset as he punched his chair and threw his towel, it was then he made the gay slur. After Kobe was suspended by the commissioner David Stern, he made an apologetic statement say that “What I said last night should not be taken literally"...My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period. The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were NOT meant to offend anyone"
I believe that Kobe is telling the truth. I know what it is like to be upset sometimes it is hard to hold in your actions and thoughts. Even though I know where he is coming from, I do agree with the fine that was offered because it sets and example to other players that that kind of behavior will not be tolerated.

Heat secure the #2 seed

The NBA playoffs are closely approaching and the Miami heat secured the number two seed in the eastern Conference last night with a win over the Atlanta Hawks. It was a tough game but the Heat held off to win 98-90, thanks to a pair of 3 points late in the game by James Jones and Lebron James 34 points.
Miami played its starters all the way, looking to clinch the second spot behind Chicago in the East. Shortly after beating the Hawks, the Heat got the news they wanted: third-place Boston lost at Washington in overtime. Once the playoffs start it’s a whole new season and I can't wait to see how far this "dream team", the Miami Heat can go in the Playoffs.

Sabres make the Playoffs!

      The Buffalo Sabre have done it, they are in the big dance. It was a great finish to a mediocre season, as they went 8-1-1 in their last ten games. They finished strong and took seventh place in the eastern conference with 96 points. This means they will be playing the Philadelphia Flyers who finished in second with 106 points.
       The sabres are playing the best hockey of the season and I hope they can take it into the playoffs. They have had a big turn around ever since they had a new owner, Terry Pegula. The sabres are projected to beat the Flyers in the first round, all they have to do is have good goaltending and play as a team, with heavy for checking. I really hope the sabres make it far in the playoffs; I maybe even have a chance at the Stanley Cup.

Tootenham advances to the quaterfinals

The Tottenham Hotspurs are having one of their best years since 1961, which was the last time that they were in the Champions League. This year they have reached the quarterfinals of the champion’s league which is something they have never done before.
Most of the play was in the spurs end as AC Milan was pressuring hard to get at least one goal to tie up the aggregate. Gallas made a magnificent goal line save in the 78th min to seal the victory for the spurs."It's a huge night for us," said Tottenham forward Peter Crouch, who scored in the first leg. "We defended magnificently. We had to dig in and defend from the front, and I think we deserved it over the two
legs."
The Hotspurs held on for a 0-0 draw with AC Milan to make it to the quarterfinals on aggregate. The previous match was play at home for AC Milan where tottenham took the game with a 1-0 victory. Peter Crouch scored the winning goal.
The spurs are scheduled to play Valencia in the quarterfinals.