Lamar Odom Angry
Basketball star Lamar Odom was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence early Friday after a California Highway Patrol officer saw his white Mercedes-Benz traveling erratically on a San Fernando Valley Freeway.
The husband of reality TV star Khloe Kardashian was stopped shortly before 4 a.m. and was arrested after a field sobriety test.

The CHP said Odom's car was observed traveling in a ''serpentine manner'' before he pulled off the freeway.

''Mr. Odom showed objective signs of intoxication and was unable to perform field sobriety tests,'' the CHP said in a report. Authorities said he later
declined to take a chemical test.

Odom, 33, was booked for investigation of driving under the influence of
alcohol or drugs and jailed on $15,000 bail.

He was released Friday morning after posting bail.

A message for his agent, Jeff Schwartz, wasn't immediately returned.

The 6-foot-10-inch forward has played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers,
the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks.

Odom broke into the NBA with the Clippers in 1999, playing for them for four
seasons before spending the 2003-04 season with the Heat.

He had his best years during his six seasons with the Lakers, beginning in 2004-05.
The team won NBA championships in 2010 and 2011 and Odom won the NBA's
sixth man award in 2011.

After spending the 2012 season with the Dallas Mavericks, he returned to the
Clippers last year. He became a free agent at the end of the season.

 

It is certainly wacky for a pro athlete in one sport to try to play another professional sport. But it has happened a few rare times in history (Michael Jordan, Bo Jackson, etc.)

PictureSteve Nash can handle a ball with his hands or feet.
The Los Angeles Lakers guard had a ‘try out’ with elite Italian soccer team Inter Milan Tuesday in New Jersey as the team prepared for the first ever Guinness International Champions Cup. The  nine-day bracket-format tournament starts Wednesday in several U.S. cities and also features other top international teams including AC Milan, Chelsea FC, Everton, Juventus, LA Galaxy, Real Madrid and Valencia.

This story brings back all of the other great Athletes who tries to play more than one Sport. Michael Jordan playing Baseball or who can forget Bo Jackson playing 3 Sports?



“[The tryout] was kind of tongue-in-cheek,” Nash told For The Win. “The coach
was kind enough to let me get out there for a bit. They’re preparing for the season
and the Guinness Cup. It’s not ideal preparation to have a stranger walk on the
Sfield. They were really gracious and gave me the time of my life.”

Fortunately for Lakers fans, Steve Nash didn’t make the cut.

Nash, a part-owner of the MLS’ Vancouver Whitecaps, also sponsors an
annual charity soccer game in June to raise money for underprivileged children
.
Between those experiences and his practice with Inter Milan, he seems to be in
awe of the elite players he’s scrimmaged with.

“Their level of skill, athleticism, understanding of the game and speed of
thought and ability is incredibly honed and phenomenal to experience,” Nash
said.

The same could be said about the two-time NBA MVP on a basketball court,
although he hasn’t had much time on one this summer, spending most of his off
months rehabbing from an array of hamstring, hip and back injuries that plagued
him at the end of last season.

“I’m not 100 percent but I’m getting really close and getting better all the
time,” Nash said.  ”I’ve done a lot of work and feeling positive and
optimistic.”



He’ll return to a Lakers team that no longer has Dwight Howard and faces
injury questions with fellow aging stars Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. The
39-year-old Nash, who has two seasons remaining on his contract with the team,
seems to realize his window to win his first NBA title is closing.

“I definitely want to win a championship but it’s not going to define my
career,” Nash said. “If I get the opportunity that’ll be fantastic and it’s part
of the motivation to keep playing, but I also feel like there’s a lot of other
reward in playing.  I still enjoy being a teammate and competing against
the best players in the world.”

 

These are the Top 10 Sport Franchises / Teams ranked by popularity on Social Networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. FC Barcelona came in first with 43,257,104 Facebook Likes and 9,392,068 Twitter Followers. Want to know who else rounded out the rest of the Top 10 list? Check out the slideshow below.

 

The Los Angeles Lakers have a title that no other US team has - They are the most popular US sports team on social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Does that make them America's team?

PictureKobe Bryant of LA Lakers
Americans love sports. We love going to sporting events and rooting on our team. This love is shared by young and old, men and women, and Americans of every race. Yahoo Sports is asking 'Who is America's team?'.

The teams mentioned in their video are as follows: Dallas Cowboys for NFL, New York Yankees for MLB, Detroit Redwings for NHL, Los Angeles Lakers for NBA, and Notre Dame for College Football.

The Los Angeles Lakers have a title that no other US team on the list has. They are the most popular US sport's team on Social Networks like Facebook, Twitter. The LA Lakers currently have 16,426,657 likes on their Facebook page. They also have 3,196,541 Twitter followers. Does that make the Lakers America's team?

Prime Wagers would also like to honor our men and women in uniform this 4th of July as our America's team pick. Have a happy and safe Independence Day!