Not in Hall of Fame News

The Basketball Hall of Fame has announced its finalists. As always, it encompasses a wide arrange of talent from NBA All Stars, Coaches and female candidates. As you know, we only rank players from the NBA/ABA, but we would like to take a look at the 12 candidates, of which the inductees will be revealed at this year's Final Four. The All American Red Heads Considered the first professional women's team, this barnstorming group began in 1936 and do hold a historical significance in women's baseketball. They are however not well known, though that has not stopped the Hall in…

Ron Simmons has been selected for the 2012 WWE Hall of Fame class, and we are very happy with this selection. Simmons wrestled mostly as "Faarooq" in the WWE, first leading the "Nation of Domination" faction in the late 90's and then spending the rest of his WWE tenure in a tag team with Bradshaw (who would later be known as JBL). Prior to that, Simmons was the first African American World Heavyweight Champion in WCW and was a college football standout at Florida State. Of note, this makes the third major post career accolade for Simmons as he is…

Okay, we know that Tim Wakefield is not a Hall of Famer, and will not escape the first year of eligibility on the ballot. With that said, we have a soft spot for good knuckleball pitchers, and Wakefield was certainly that. He retires with 200 wins, the bulk of which were with the Boston Red Sox. He was a one time All Star with a pair of World Series rings. It may not be Hall of Fame, but it is a solid career to us.

Today, we are saddened to learn of the passing of Hall of Fame Catcher, Gary Carter. The former Met and Expo was diagnosed with multiple brain tumors and sadly the man nicknamed the "Kid" was unable to conquer his greatest foe. Personally, Gary Carter was an early favorite of mine and the multi-time All Star will be mourned by many. He was only 57.

I wish I could say that this was a surprise but I don't that there is anyone who has watched the downfall of Whitney Houston over the last ten years that is shocked but the news of her passing. Whitney Houston seemed meant for stardom. With the look of a star, the voice of an angel and the poise of a seasoned celebrity, she dominated the Pop charts for years n the late 80's and early 90's. Everything she touched, turned to gold and as an artist who was not known for edgy material, there was really no reason to…