Dallas Forward Nowitzki May Opt Out of Current Deal

There are rumors circulating that Dallas all-star forward Dirk Nowitzki may opt out of his current deal and become a free agent. I can't really blame Nowitzki for wanting to do this. He's just trying to explore his options. Nowitzki has been with this team for many years and has accomplished a lot. As a member of the Mavericks, he led this team to a winning record and the playoffs as well. I believe that when it is all said and done, he will remain a member of the Dallas Mavericks.

Bulls Fire Their Head Coach

The Bulls decided to fire their head coach Vinny Del Negro. Despite the fact that he took this team to the playoffs, the Bulls organization thought it was best to go in another direction. Personally, I don't think he should have been fired. He took a team that looks like it is in the rebuilding process to the playoffs. This team, under the leadership of Del Negro, competed very hard in the playoffs even though even they were over matched against their opponents the Cavaliers. The referees also screwed the Bulls with some questionable foul calls. Even though the Bulls had some bad calls go against them, they still played their hearts out during this season. The Bulls organization may live to regret this decision.

NFL Owners Approve of a New OT Format

By a vote of 28-4, the NFL owners today agreed to a new format for overtime during the playoffs. The new rules for overtime could be considered the "Brett Favre Rules" since many feel it was the loss he had against the Saints during the playoffs that brought forth this change.

The playoff overtime rule changes are as follows:

1.The first team to score a touchdown wins.
2.If a team kicks a field goal and the other team scores a touchdown, then the team that scored the touchdown wins.
3. If both teams score a field goal, then the next team that scores wins.
4.If the defense scores a touchdown or safety, their team wins.

I like the proposed new overtime changes for the playoffs. It would be a great idea for these rules to apply to regular season games as well.