Green, Neal help Spurs Thrash Heat

Spurs throttle Heat, up 2-1
- Before the Heat are anointed NBA champions, they actually have to beat the San Antonio Spurs in 4 games, and after last night's thrashing, some are wondering if that will happen. The Spurs won by 36 points, 113-77, hit an NBA Finals record 16 3 pointers, had yet another monster game from Danny Green, aided by backup point guard Gary Neal, and outplayed the Heat in literally every fact of the game.
- Perhaps even more encouraging than their offensive play has been their defense of the thought-to-be unstoppable Lebron James who has scored 18, 17, and 15 points in the three games so far and did not attempt a single free throw last night (the first time that had happened in ANY game since December 2, 2009 against the Suns).
- The NBA Finals format is 2-3-2, meaning that Games 4 and 5 will be in San Antonio before the Heat get to play at home again. Unless they improve drastically in the next two games though, Lebron might not be able to take his talents to South Beach again until next season.

US Beats Panama to Lead Group

- Jozy Altidore scored his third goal in three straight games, and Eddie Johnson added a goal, while the US defense kept the “sheet clean” by holding Panama scoreless for the 90 minutes. This moves the US to 9-1-2 all-time against Panama. The US team will host Honduras next Tuesday in Salt Lake City.

- The win moves the US to the head of their Hexagonal tournament. The win puts the US in a position that should all but guarantee the US a spot in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Tebow on the Move

- The Tim Tebow saga will likely be continuing in the 2013-14 NFL season. Tebow was signed by the New England Patriots, which will combine two of the most annoying story lines in the NFL for at least the next season. Tebow will start the season as the third string quarterback, behind superstar Tom Brady and second year quarterback Ryan Mallet.

- New England has said that Tebow will be playing quarterback, which is a question because other football pundits have suggested Tebow will have to move to another position to continue a career in the NFL. This move reunites Tebow with the coach who drafted him, Josh McDaniels. McDaniels, at the time the head coach of the Denver Broncos, traded up in the 2010 draft to take Tebow.

- It is still unclear how McDaniels and headcoach Bill Belichick will use Tebow, butits highly doubtful that Tom Brady will have to look over his shoulder.