Forrest's Perspective

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Thursday, May 27, 2010 - Lakers almost let tonight's game slip away. This one could've gone to the Suns. You can count on this series going to the 7th game... Dodgers never seemed to wake up for the early matinee in Chicago today... US men's World Cup soccer team didn't make much of a showing this week vs Czech Republic in pre-tournament exhibition, but then again they didn't have their seven best players there either... Some insiders at this week's NFL meetings reveal that there have been closed-door discussions about the possible future home for the St. Louis Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Pasadena City Council and Rose Bowl Committee are reportedly exploring the use of temporary clauses enabling them to allow an NFL team use that facility for one to three years.  

Tuesday, May 25, 2010- The NFL owners are meeting this week to discuss future Super Bowl locations, rule changes, and the recent Supreme Court ruling that they are not one entity but rather 32 seperate businesses. But will they discuss moving a team (nee Jacksonville) to the City of the Angels?...

Speaking of that English translation of the city's name, there is talk of a new college bowl, called the City of the Angels Bowl, that might start up after the 2011 NCAA season. The game will be a non-BCS contest pitting the #7 Pac-10 team (provided that team has at least 6 wins) against another team from the west. If the Pac-10 can't supply a team, then the bowl organizer will invite other teams from the west. The game will be played at the Home Depot Center, which seats 28,000 for college football, and will be played on December 23 or 24...

For the Stanley Cup Final, between the #2 Chicago Blackhwaks vs the #7 Philadelphia Flyers, I pick the Hawks to end their 49-year drought in 5 games against the Flyers.