Most of us can pretty much guess that if you’re the kid of a star athlete, you’ve got it pretty darn good. Now, we get a bit of a look at just how good it can get, thanks to Tracy McGrady’s baby mama, Pearl Vega, and her aim to get the same lifestyle for their daughter that McGrady’s other kids enjoy.
The SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE informs us that the Houston Rockets star will be paying just over $54K a year to Vega. Not surprisingly, Vega wanted much more per year (in the $200,000+ range) than the amount the judge awarded.
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Yao Ming has decided to spurn Western Hemisphere’s stubborn adherence to modern medicine to heal his fractured foot. REUTERS is reporting the Rockets’ center is turning to the cryptic-sounding answer of “traditional Chinese medicine.”
“There is no reason to dismiss (traditional Chinese medicine),” Yao said. “It’s been used in our country for thousands of years. I don’t think it’s short on science.”
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Wonder how Richard Williams feels about the latest VOGUE cover?
• Reggie Bush gets caught in a Hornet’s nest of trouble between Kim Kardashian and an ex-flame at last night’s game in New Orleans.
• Introducing pretty Philly sportscaster Meredith Markovits.
• New Air Jordans are coming out in honor of Michael’s … baseball career?
• The Cubs’ conditioning coach can’t believe the pitching staff would prank him by pummeling his car.
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The Houston Rockets can now say 22 and toodle-oo to their almost-record winning streak, as the Boston Celtics walked out of the Toyota Center Tuesday night with a 94-74 victory.
Tracy McGrady, who was held to 8 points in the loss, kept a positive outlook despite the defeat, saying, “It was a great run …. We’re in the history books. But we don’t want to look back on it. We want to start another streak.”
But there is one silver lining along the cloud of a closed streak - Jim Foley can finally have some surgery done. Read more…
Sunday was a great day for streaking. (No, not that kind of streaking. Well, actually, she’s not half-bad.)
Um, anyway, both Tiger Woods and the Houston Rockets saw their winning streaks stay alive over the weekend.
The golf-artist-formerly-known-as-Eldrick notched his fifth-straight PGA Tour victory with a dramatic one-stroke win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando. Woods has yet to lose a PGA tournament in 2008, and the talk of a possible perfect season is turning a little more serious. Read more…
The Houston Rockets won their 21st consecutive game last night, and even if it was against the Bobcats, this streak the team has put together is out of control.
But it could all end tomorrow. Read more…
The Houston Rockets continue to reach new heights, as they beat the Atlanta Hawks 83-75 Wednesday night for their 20th victory in a row, tying the mark set by the ‘70-’71 Bucks for the 2nd-longest streak in NBA history.
(Cheer up, Shane Battier - your team’s won 20 in a row!)
What a weekend it’s going to be in Houston. The Rockets can reach 21 in a row with a win over Charlotte on Friday, while the Hanson Brothers skate into town on Saturday. If only the local NBA team could have their popular big man back on the court.
While that’s not happening with Yao Ming & the Rockets anytime soon, the Portland Blazers did enjoy a quick glimpse of their own tower of power stepping out on the floor. Read more…
