5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE WEEK SPORTS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN

If you saw Lauren Legette on Hampton’s campus you would probably say she is just another girl. The truth is, she is exact the opposite. Lauren is a junior at Hampton University, majoring in Broadcast journalism but she does so much more.

She’s a co-facilitator of the Student leadership program and works with the sports marketing team at events on campus. And lets not forget her side job, which is voice overs for commercials. Basically Lauren’s got more jobs than a single mom with five kids.

If you want to know where to find her, head to the next Hampton basketball game. She’ll be the pleasant voice on the loud-speaker. If you’re lucky you might win a prize.

Take a close look a the teams left in the playoffs. See anything similar? Well minus the Cinderella New York Jets, every team left in the playoffs has a high scoring offense. The Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings and the New Orléans Saints all finished the season ranked in the top ten in points per game and yards per game.

This is an interesting trend that goes against all conventional sports knowledge. Defense is supposed to be the cornerstone of a great team. Defense is supposed to step up in big moments and win it for the  home team. They don’t hold up O’s and fences in the stands. But somehow three high-powered offensive teams are only two wins away from hoisting the Lombardi trophy.

Now with all due respect going to the Jets, nobody expected them to be in this situation. Although they have a great defense, which is ranked number one in the league, they have a tough time scoring points consistently. The trend now seen in the league is score, score, score until time runs out. It is possible that the Jets could win the Superbowl, but very unlikely. Chances are we will see two offensive giants battle it out for the championship.

NBA superstar. 100 million dollar man. Convicted felon? One of these words doesn’t fit but unfortunately it is a reality for the man known to sports fans as Agent Zero. Gilbert Arenas will most likely be going to prison for a while on weapons possession charges, which carries a 5 year maximum sentence.

Although there have been many versions of what happened between Arenas and his teamate, Javaris Crittenton, Arenas stated in court reports that the fued started with money owed in a card game. It escalated when Arenas said he would burn Crittenton’s car or shoot him in the face. Then Crittenton said he would shoot Arenas in his knee. Two days later Arenas brought four guns to the locker room, laid them out and placed a not beside them the said: “Pick One”. That led Crittenton to get his own gun and threaten Arenas.

When NBA commisioner David Stern heard about it, he gave Arenas the benefit of the doubt and allowed him to play while it was being sorted out. Unfortunately Arenas did not see the severity of the situation and made joking remarks about the commissioners attitude. That coupled with a pre-meditated routine that had Arenas in the middle of the pre-game huddle pretending to shoot guns caused him to be suspended from the league indefinately.

Now Arenas has much more to worry about. His sponsor, Addidas, has dropped him because of his current situation and the Wizards are seeking to void his contract. On top of his money issues, it is not clear whether David Stern will be willing to let Arenas back in the league so quickly. His carrer and life are pretty much at a standstill until his sentencing date, which is March 26. Until then he’ll have to sit and think about how he went from the hero know as Agent Zero to an outcast.

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