StreetHop.com - Sports http://www.streethop.com/forum Sport coverage and discussion en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:34:56 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.streethop.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg StreetHop.com - Sports http://www.streethop.com/forum RIP Robert Enke http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/226248-rip-robert-enke.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:48:45 GMT Just heard that he has died. he was only 32. damn RIP For those that dont know, he was the Hannover 96 goalkeeper He was a promising keeper... Just heard that he has died. he was only 32.

damn RIP

For those that dont know, he was the Hannover 96 goalkeeper

He was a promising keeper when he was younger and was with Barcelona for a season. He was capped 8 times for Germany and won best Bundeliga goalkeeper last year.

Apparantly it was suicide.

Was there a chance he could have been Germany's number one for the next WC Seb? ]]> Sports Bobby Sands http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/226248-rip-robert-enke.html ESPN Cavs Knicks http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/225780-espn-cavs-knicks.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:10:40 GMT litaery every second b4 during and after was about lebron nbas spiralling litaery every second b4 during and after was about lebron

nbas spiralling ]]> Sports EDouble http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/225780-espn-cavs-knicks.html Goodbye Henrik Larsson http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/225143-goodbye-henrik-larsson.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:49:16 GMT Today he played his last official match. Great football player. A whole list of prizes and awards, tons of goals, many great memories. My father... Today he played his last official match. Great football player. A whole list of prizes and awards, tons of goals, many great memories.

My father and I lovingly called him "Rastaman" during his time at Feyenoord. :)








Thanks, Henke! ]]> Sports Duke http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/225143-goodbye-henrik-larsson.html <![CDATA[Ex-NBA player David Vaughn's fall after NBA riches]]> http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/224836-ex-nba-player-david-vaughns-fall-after-nba-riches.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:43:32 GMT ---Quote--- NASHVILLE, Tenn. — David Vaughn knows the adulation of NBA crowds. He also knows the humbling task of maneuvering his 6-foot-9 frame...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — David Vaughn knows the adulation of NBA crowds. He also knows the humbling task of maneuvering his 6-foot-9 frame into his Chevy Impala to sleep.

Less than a decade after the end of a four-season NBA career, the former power forward spent six months on the streets of Orlando, Fla., having run through the $2.2 million he earned in the league. These days, the 36-year-old Vaughn is looking for a job in Orlando, where he spent two seasons playing for the Magic.

His story, he says, is one of a young man with sudden riches, manic spending habits and little advice from those who should have given him direction. It's also one of a man whose friends are coming to his aid this weekend.

Drafted by the Magic in 1995 as the 25th pick out of Memphis, he bought a Yukon, a Corvette, a Mercedes Benz, a Range Rover, a Lexus and another Yukon.

The Corvette, especially, was ridiculed by his teammates.

"They said, "Hey rook(ie), get rid of it, it's too small," Vaughn recalled in an interview, calling toll-free from Orlando.

"I should've just bought a Buick."

He purchased a $250,000 house in Orlando, which he had two loans on; paid a note on his grandfather's house near Nashville; bought a $212,000 home in Nashville; and invested in a construction deal that went sour.

"The money just exhausted itself," Vaughn said.

His financial advisers, he said, "never stepped in and never made anything last a lifetime; I was left to make my own decisions."

These days, there's a mandatory NBA rookie transition program designed to head off such problems.

His NBA pension, he said, won't kick in until he's 48. He also played for the New Jersey Nets, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls, averaging just under 10 minutes and 2.9 points a game.

"I wouldn't trade my NBA experience for anything in the world," Vaughn said.

After his release from the NBA in 1999, he played briefly in Europe, then ended up back in Orlando with little money and working a series of blue-collar jobs: a FedEx package handler, and warehouse work at a supermarket and then a furniture store.

Before long, his marriage deteriorated and last year he was living out of his 2000 Impala on the streets of Orlando. He took showers at the Salvation Army where he got free meals. He'd go to a fitness center to get a shower and do stretching exercises so he wouldn't feel so cramped in his car.

"It was a very lonely situation," he recalled.

Vaughn recently reconciled with his wife and rejoined her and their two sons, aged 11 and 8.

"Basically I knelt down and said a long prayer," he recalled. "Later I read all of the New Testament, and it gave me strength."

Said wife Brandie: "Even though we may not have material things, we have the love of God which is more priceless than that."

But he's still "looking for work," just like millions of Americans. He was laid off over the summer by a furniture store that employed him as a warehouse worker and delivery man.

Friends and family in Nashville, where he grew up, will have a fundraiser for Vaughn on Saturday.

"He's made mistakes that we all do as human beings," said Earl Jordan, a community activist who arranged the event after being touched by Vaughn's plight. Jordan is president of Partners in the Struggle, a nonprofit that advocates against gun violence and helps families of murder victims.

Vaughn's life has revived memories of another Nashville pro athlete, Joe Gilliam Jr., who won two Super Bowl rings as quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers but ended up drug addicted and living in a cardboard box under a bridge for two years. He died in 2000.

Vaughn, grateful for the help, blames most of his woes on himself.

"I bought houses that were too big and too many luxurious cars," he said. "I wish I'd have lived more simply because I'd be better off. I lived like there was no tomorrow.

"I appreciate people stepping forward. It'll help me put some of my life back together."

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
Life is a fucked up road with all kinds of turns, that's for sure. ]]> Sports Flipmo http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/224836-ex-nba-player-david-vaughns-fall-after-nba-riches.html Anyone watching Baseball? http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/223984-anyone-watching-baseball.html Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:18:43 GMT It's getting serious in the ALCS with the Yankees not being able to close out MY ANGELS! :)
Hope this is a repeat of 04. lol!

Anyways, is anyone else watching but me? ]]> Sports Killuminatii 71 http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/223984-anyone-watching-baseball.html L.A. Stadium Environmental Bill Signed http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/223754-l-stadium-environmental-bill-signed.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:49:38 GMT ---Quote--- Image: http://newzar.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/arnold.jpg INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill...
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INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill allowing the construction of a 75,000-seat stadium that developers hope will lure an NFL team to the Los Angeles area.

Schwarzenegger announced the signing of the environmental exemption bill Thursday in Industry, where the stadium would be built about 15 miles east of Los Angeles.

Officials say the stadium would generate more than 18,000 jobs and more than $762 million in economic output.

Senators last week approved the bill, which would nullify a lawsuit filed by nearby residents over the project's environmental impact.

Developer Majestic Realty Co. has said the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers are on its list of seven teams it will approach about a move to the Los Angeles area.
California governor approves waiver allowing construction of 75,000-seat stadium to lure NFL team to Los Angeles - ESPN ]]> Sports MR_HIP_HOP_HEAD http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/223754-l-stadium-environmental-bill-signed.html <![CDATA[Hulk Hogan Talks About His Suicide Attempt & Family Turmoil]]> http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/223634-hulk-hogan-talks-about-his-suicide-attempt-family-turmoil.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:10:46 GMT ---Quote--- Image: http://celebrity.lovetoknow.com/images/Celebrity/f/f5/Hulk_Hogan311.jpg WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan says he had his finger...
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WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan says he had his finger on the trigger of a gun and was about to kill himself when he received a phone call from a concerned celebrity friend.

The New York Daily News has published quotes from Hulk's new book "My Life Outside the Ring," where he describes hit rock bottom after the nasty breakup with his wife of 23 years and coping with Nick's car accident that put Nick in jail and left family friend John Graziano brain-damaged.

Hulk says he did everything he could to keep his family together. "I practically begged her, 'Please, don't file. Our son's just had this accident -- if we do this now, it'll make us look like the Britney Spears family. Please, don't file for divorce.'" Hogan calls Linda an abusive alcoholic who once threatened to beat Nick with a wine bottle. Hulk says the extend of Linda's crazy side was never really seen on their "Hogan Knows Best" VH1 reality show because "There were plenty of times when Linda would lose it, but no one wanted to see that kind of ugliness on TV."

Hogan then describes a darker chapter in his life, where he almost committed suicide. Hulk said one day while filming NBC's "American Gladiators," he downed a heavy cocktail of rum and the anti-anxiety medication Xanax. Later in the day, he received a phone call from co-host Laila Ali, daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali, who was concerned for him after noticing he seemed distracted at work. Hogan said in the book that he had reached for a gun and put his finger on the trigger when Ali called.
-- Rajah.com -- WWE News, Rumors, Results & InformationHulk Hogan Talks About His Suicide Attempt & Family Turmoil

Damn...he almost killed himself. Good thing Laila called him on time before he even pulled the trigger. ]]> Sports MR_HIP_HOP_HEAD http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/223634-hulk-hogan-talks-about-his-suicide-attempt-family-turmoil.html Kimbo Slice vs Roy Nelson (Watch The Full Fight) http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/220568-kimbo-slice-vs-roy-nelson-watch-full-fight.html Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:56:27 GMT Did you miss the Kimbo Fight last night? Kimbo Slice vs Roy Nelson (Watch The Full Fight)... Did you miss the Kimbo Fight last night? Kimbo Slice vs Roy Nelson (Watch The Full Fight) ]]> Sports InertiaMPP http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/220568-kimbo-slice-vs-roy-nelson-watch-full-fight.html Marbury http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/219497-marbury.html Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:14:26 GMT What the fuck? eating vasoline...anybody follow his youtube antics? What the fuck?


eating vasoline...anybody follow his youtube antics? ]]> Sports S O F I http://www.streethop.com/forum/sports/219497-marbury.html