First Team Player

Forward Kevin Garnett, Bos
Forward LeBron James, Cle
Centre Dwight Howard, Orl
Guard Kobe Bryant, LAL
Guard Chris Paul, NO

Second Team Player

Forward Dirk Nowitzki, Dal
Forward Tim Duncan, SA
Centre Amaré Stoudemire, Phx
Guard Steve Nash, Phx
Guard Deron Williams, Utah

Third Team Player

Forward Carlos Boozer, Utah
Forward Paul Pierce, Bos
Centre Yao Ming, Hou
Guard Tracy McGrady, Hou
Guard Manu Ginobili, SA

And they aren’t just benchwarmers - these guys are the team stars.

Dallas Stars (10 of 23) – Stu Barnes, Philippe Boucher, Trevor Daly, Mark Fistric, Brendan Morrow, Steve Ott, Mike Ribeiro, Brad Richards, Stephane Robidas, Marty Turco.

Detroit Red Wings (8 of 24) – Daniel Cleary, Dallas Drake, Kris Draper, Mark Hartigan, Darren Helm, Darren McCarty, Chris Osgood, Brad Stuart.

Philadelphia Flyers (14 of 24) – Martin Biron, Daniel Briere, Jeff Carter, Braydon Coburn, Riley Cote, Steve Downie, Scott Hartnell, Randy Jones, Mike Knuble, Joffrey Lupul, Ryan Parent, Mike Richards, Jason Smith, Scottie Upshall.

Pittsburgh Penguins (9 of 21) – Sidney Crosby, Pascal Dupuis, Marc-Andre Fleury, Tyler Kennedy, Georges Laraque, Kristopher Letang, Gary Roberts, Jordan Staal, Maxime Talbot.

20. Warren Moon
49,325 passing yards, 291 passing TDs, 80.9 passer rating
1,736 rushing yards, 22 rushing TDs
19. Greg Landry
16,052 passing yards, 98 passing TDs, 72.9 passer rating
2,655 rushing yards, 21 rushing TDs
18. Jeff Blake
21,711 passing yards, 134 passing TDs, 78.0 passer rating
2,027 rushing yards, 14 rushing TDs
17. Jeff Garcia
22,825 passing yards, 149 passing TDs, 87.2 passer rating
1,994 rushing yards, 25 rushing TDs
16. Archie Manning
23,911 passing yards, 125 passing TDs, 67.1 passer rating
2,197 rushing yards, 18 rushing TDs
15. Joe Montana
40,551 passing yards, 273 passing TDs, 92.3 passer rating
1,676 rushing yards, 20 rushing TDs
14. Doug Flutie
14,715 passing yards, 86 passing TDs, 76.3 passer rating
1,634 rushing yards, 10 rushing TDs
13. Rich Gannon
28,743 passing yards, 180 passing TDs, 84.7 passer rating
2,449 rushing yards, 21 rushing TDs
12. Daunte Culpepper
22,422 passing yards, 142 passing TDs, 89.9 passer rating
2,536 rushing yards, 33 rushing TDs
11. Mark Brunell
31,826 passing yards, 182 passing TDs, 84.2 passer rating
2,433 rushing yards, 15 rushing TDs
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Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Vanderbilt
The Vanderbilt third baseman was the SEC Tournament MVP hit .386, slugged .684 and had a .463 OBP during his stellar 2007 season.

Jack Armstrong, RHP, Jupiter Community HS, Fla.
A 6-foot-6 righty who throws in the low 90s. An all-around great athlete.

Jordan Danks, OF, University of Texas
Younger brother of White Sox pitcher John Danks. He hit .332 in his sophomore year with 19 steals and a .440 OBP.

Ike Davis, OF, Arizona State
Another good draft prospect out of high school, Davis honored his commitment to ASU. Davis hit .354 as a sophomore and slugged .547.

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Kobe Bryant has been selected the NBA’s most valuable player for the first time in his 12-year career, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.

Bryant has won three championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and is considered the league’s best talent. But he had never come close to winning an MVP before this season.
Kobe averaged 28.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists in the regular season. Also, he led the Lakers to a 57-25 record and the top seed in the Western Conference.

Bryant, second in the NBA in scoring behind LeBron James, will be the first Lakers player to win the MVP award since Shaquille O’Neal in 2000. Other previous Lakers to win the award were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, who each won it three times.

The Dallas Stars will open the NHL Western Conference final in Detroit against the Red Wings this Thursday.

A power play goal at 9:03 of the fourth overtime period brought the Dallas Stars a well fought 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of their NHL Western Conference semifinal. The Red Wings, who posted an NHL-best 115 points in the regular season, swept the Colorado Avalanche in four games in the other conference semifinal.

In the Eastern final, the Flyers will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins, which begins on Friday in Pittsburgh. Marian Hossa scored the winning goal at 7:10 of overtime Sunday as the Penguins as they squeaked out a 3-2 win, eliminating the New York Rangers in five games in the semifinal.
Pittsburgh led 2-0 after two periods but the Rangers fought back as Lauri Korpikoski and Nigel Dawes scored 82 seconds apart early in the third, forcing an overtime period.

Jason Kidd plays dirty against Jannero Pargo in this game. Check out the video.

Big Brown made history to win the 134th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, but the race finished under a dark cloud as runner-up Eight Belles broke down on the track. Eight Belles, trained by Larry Jones and ridden by 20-year-old Gabriel Saez, was trying to become just the fourth filly to win the Derby. Minutes after the race the filly fell to the ground and Saez jumped off. She was found to have broken both front ankles and was humanely destroyed on the track. With the memory of Barbaro still fresh, Eight Belles’ devastating breakdown Saturday put increasing focus on a sport already suffering a decline in popularity.
Her death has raised major issues about the industry, including whether fillies should be allowed to run with males.
In 2006, Derby winner Barbaro shattered his fight rear leg at the start of the Preakness, as thousands of people watched in horror. Barbaro was euthanized eight months later.

The decision is the first but probably not the last of what’s likely to a major shakeup for the franchise in the off season. The league’s highest payroll produced a second straight first-round knockout from the playoffs. Avery Johnson leaves Wednesday with an decent resume after three-plus seasons, but Mavericks owner Mark Cuban could only see the bottom line of being 3-12 in the playoffs since blowing a 2-0 lead in the 2006 NBA finals.

Lou Holtz, Billy Cannon and Troy Aikman were among 15 former players and coaches elected Thursday to the College Football Hall of Fame.
As coach, Holtz led six schools to 249 victories in a 35 year career. He won a national title with Notre Dame in 1988. Cannon played tailback and defensive back for LSU from 1957-59, winning the Heisman Trophy his senior year.
The other 11 players chosen by the NFF’s selection committee included Virginia offensive tackle Jim Dombrowski; Northwestern linebacker Pat Fitzgerald; Florida linebacker Wilber Marshall; Washington State running back Ruben Mayes; Arizona State guard Randall McDaniel; Syracuse quarterback Don McPherson; Wyoming tight end Jay Novacek; Texas Tech split end Dave Parks; Florida State nose guard Ron Simmons; Oklahoma State running back Thurman Thomas, and Army quarterback Arnold Tucker.