Kurt Busch had the honor of being a champion after most of the season had been dominated by his younger sibling, Kyle Busch.  Kyle Busch still remains the point leader, but not without trouble from the #42 car.  Juan Pablo Montoya and Kyle Busch got into it at Loudon which should make for an interesting Daytona on Saturday night, July 5.  You can catch the race on TNT at 5:30 pm.

On Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia, Andretti Green and the rest of the field were looking for valuable points.  Instead, what they found was crunched-up cars, only 13 of them at the finish, and  Kanaan standing alone as the race winner.  What we have here was a case of drivers not being patient early in the race, and wanting to go for the same piece of real estate.  The series now moves on to Watkins Glen on Sunday July 6.

Kyle Busch and 43 of his closest friends are in Loudon starting at 11:30 am on Sunday.  Meanwhile, while Kyle Busch and his friends are in Loudon, New Hampshire, the IRL series is in Richmond starting at 8:00 pm on Saturday.  As always, when the green flag flies JB SportsCorner will be there.  We will let you know the results on Monday.  Check back for more wheel-to-wheel coverage.

Thursday night, we once again turned our attention to the hard wood.  This time it wasn’t on embattled referees, but it was to see what the NBA franchises would have under their trees for Christmas.  Here’s how the presents were given away in the first round:

12.  Sacramento Jason Thompson – PF
13.  Portland (traded to Indiana) Brandon Rush – SG
14.  Golden State Anthony Randolph – PF
15.  Phoenix (from Atlanta) Robin Lopez – C
16.  Philadelphia Marreese Speights – C
17.  Toronto Roy Hibbert – C
18.  Washington JaVale McGee – PF
19.  Cleveland J.J. Hickson – PF
20.  Charlotte (from Denver) Alexis Ajinca – PF
21.  New Jersey (from Dallas) Ryan Anderson – PF
22.  Orlando Courtney Lee – SG
23.  Utah Kosta Koufos – C
24.  Seattle (from Phoenix) Serge Ibaka – PF
25.  Houston Nicolas Batum – SF
26.  San Antonio George Hill – PG
27.  New Orleans Darrell Arthur – PF
28.  Memphis (from L.A. Lakers) Donte Greene – SF
29.  Detroit D.J. White – PF
30.  Boston J. R. Giddens – SG

In my opinion there is no place for fighting in the third period when a team is down; if you instigate a fight in the last five minutes of the third, you should be gone not only for the rest of the current game, but the next game as well. There is NO place for fighting in Jr. A Hockey, such as the league the Bismarck Bobcats are in. I know the kids like to rough it up a little bit, but it should be a game of grace and skill; not of your fists. You should want to show the other team your better than them by putting the puck in the net, not by using your fists or hockey stick to blatantly injure your opponent. Jr. A hockey should be played with finesse, skill and heart; not your fists. They (fights) are a show of poor sportsmanship and thus should not be allowed at all in the rink. If a referee sees a fight, they can try and stop it, but the odds that they themselves will be injured is quite high. In conclusion I am believe that the fighting and violence being currently practised in hockey is not only taking away from the game itself, but also the ability to promote players and help them get scholarships to colleges.