Step Brothers With Steve Nash And Baron Davis??

Another Player Headed Overseas

Nenad Krstic has signed a two year contract worth $9 million a year to play for the Triumph Moscow. He now joins Bostjan Nachbar, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jorge Garbajosa, Carlos Delfino, Primoz Brezec, Brandon Jennings and Josh Childress. These are the players I know about. Can you feel the competitive level drop?

Ron Artest Coming To Texas, Just Not As A Mav

The Sacramento Kings have decided to trade Ron Artest to the Houston Rockets for ex-King Bobby Jackson, the rights to Donte Green and a 1st round pick in the 2009 draft.

Looks like Josh Howard will remain a Maverick. I think it was a mistake not to trade him. Again. We've now kept Mr. Howard despite having a chance to attain Pau Gasol and now Ron Artest. Both of whom are far more talented than Josh Howard. Even when he was playing well. Hopefully, he'll prove me wrong.

The Rockets, IF they stay healthy, will contend for the championship next year. Yao Ming, McGrady, Rafer Alston and Artest with one of the best defenses in the league. They're going to be tough to beat.

Injury Report: Cowboys Training Camp

Terence Newman missed Monday's practice due to a pulled groin midway through as a teammate accidentally kneed him in the thigh. Details about the severity of the injury are unavailable at this time, although he was seen walking without a limp. Mike Jenkins, the first round corner, spent some time with the first team in his place.

Other injuries involve cornerback Quincy Carter. Just kidding. It's cornerback Quincy Butler (leg), linebacker Justin Rogers (stomach virus) and linebacker Tearrius George (knee).

Mavericks Summer League

The summer league is finished. A few names impressed, some expected and some were a surprise. Gerald Green was our best summer league player and has raised a few eyebrows. Maybe he has figured some things out? But he wasn't the only one with a strong summer.

Reyshawn Terry and Shan Foster are expected to be in camp, but that was expected considering the expectations that this team had when they were drafted.

Charles Rhodes leads the "out of nowhere" camp. A 6-8, 248 lb. rookie power forward who averaged nearly 10 pts and 5 rebounds a game while shooting over 60 percent. However, Brandon Bass has been the anointed backup for Dirk so making the Mavericks squad would probably require Brandon or Dirk to be traded off the squad. I don't see either of those scenarios happening. Especially with the Ron Artest trade at a standoff.

The other notable was James Singleton. A spare off of the Clipper squad played solidly in the Vegas league but wasn't played often in Utah.

Overall, it was a good summer or promising summer as our squad might be a little more athletic next year.

My Favorite Notre Dame Player

The Chicago Cubs, after placing Kerry Woods on the DL, have called up ex-Notre Dame football star Jeff Samardzija. Samardzija has gone 4-1 with a 3.13 ERA in his last six minor league starts.

Lou Piniella has said that he will use him in the bullpen as a middle reliever.

Update to Warning Shot To NBA

Sasha Vujacic, from the LA Lakers, is prepared to accept an offer from a European team if the Lakers don't re up a better offer in the next few days.