James Stewart now joins Ricky Carmichael as the only two racers to have a perfect season on the summer motocross season.

As the 2008 AMA Toyota Motocross Championship Presented by FMF season came to a close, Monster Energy Kawasaki's James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., made history after earning his record-tying 12th victory of the season at the inaugural American Motocross Festival. Stewart went 24-0 in motos this season to become only the second rider in the history of the sport to accomplish the feat. Additionally, he joined Ricky Carmichael as a Monster Energy/Kawasaki Triple Crown of Motocross winner.

James "Bubba" Stewart was out of the running for the AMA Supercross series this past season due to an injury. Now back on the tracks and racing in the summer MX series, he is one weekend away from a perfect season, and showing that he is truly the best of all time. Or more importantly, he is better than Ricky Carmichael.

Carmichael is the only rider to have a perfect season in the MX series. A feat he actually completed twice in '02 and '05 in the MX series. The question mark on Stewarts career and place in history among the greats is going to be determined more by his ability to avoid injury rather than his ability to dominate on the track. He has shown when he is healthy there is no on that can keep up with him. The problem is 2 out of his 3 seasons in Supercross have been cut short by injury since moving to the pro class. The one year he did go injury free. He dominated the series and had the title wrapped up several weeks before the season was even over.

People speculate Carmichael's retirement from motorcycle racing was done after Stewart made his debut in the Supercross series and served notice to Ricky that he was not going to run all over Stewart like he did all the other riders. Carmichael mantains that is was due to his desire to move on to 4 wheel racing, but I firmly believe he did not want to see his self proclaimed title as greatest of all time wiped away when Stewart beat him time and time again.

Now the rivalry will fall into the hands of the speculators, just any 2 other greats from different eras. Stewart will decide his own place in history by avoiding the injury bug. He will just have to show his domination now by winning more races and titles, which he is fully capable of doing.

After a rough rookie season in NASCAR Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series, Dariohas decided to return to IRL racing. He will be taking over for Dan Wheldon who is going back to his old team, Panther, next season. I had hopes that the open wheel racers that had come over to NASCAR would help bring more fans, and that they would find success in driving in a different series.

It seems Montoya is still doing the best of any of the cross over drivers, but even that has been with limited success. Is this a sign that other drivers will be leaving NASCAR and returning to open wheel racing? Maybe the two series can workout some cross over program, I think it would be interesting to see drivers swapping from one series to the other for a season. They are two completely different styles of racing, but it could make for some interesting racing.

It only took one game for USC to reach to the top of the college polls. The new rankings after the opening weekend has moved USC to the top of the polls. Barring an unexpected slip up we should be able to look forward to USC staying there on top for the remainder of the season. Congratulations to Coach Carroll, the coaching staff and all the players.

First let me start out by saying, I hope he survives and comes out of this okay. I am not a person to wish anyone ill harm. That being said if you read the article he talks about counting his blessings and living his life in a way to stay out of trouble and not blow his opportunities. Being out at nearly 3 AM in the morning seems to be a contradiction to that statement. Unless you are out picking up a friend that had too much to drink, helping someone in need or doing something work related did he really have any business being out that late? Even working overnight shifts where the middle of the night is the middle of the day for me, I was still not out and about at that time of day unless I was grocery shopping or something like that. Otherwise there is just nothing good to be gained by being out at that time. I am no goody goody, and like to party with friends just as much as the next person. I do also understand planning ahead to either stay where I am partying or arrange trips home. If the current rumors on the news are accurate, they say Collier and Pettway were picking up some girls not dropping them off.

Collier has already had prior problems with drinking and driving, and after that incident had said he had learned a lesson. Clearly that was not the case, I do wish him well and really do hope he recovers. But how many times does this have to keep happening to people before they learn? When you become a professional athlete there are some inherent yet unspoken responsibilities that come along with it, I will not pretend to understand the immense pressures of the media and other scrutiny a professional athlete or celebrity deals with. I will say there are better ways to behave then being out at 3 AM. Like it or not when you become a professional athlete or even outstanding college athlete, you are a role model for others out there.

No matter how much people like Sir Charles proclaim they are not a role model, the fact is people are going to emulate what you do or try to. I agree with him that it should not make you a role model, but the facts are what they are. And I would say to the athletes that make those kind of statements, you are financially compensated for certain things that the rest of us are not. You make large salaries, and along with that comes certain responsibilities. If it is something you do not want, there are plenty of other jobs out there with no public spotlight to them. If the money and other perks do not feel worth it, again I say find a new career than. I know this all sounds harsh, but this is how the world works these days.

I do hope Collier recovers and is able to resume his life, but most importantly I hope him and many others learn a real lesson from what has happened here.

It is completely pathetic what he and all these other players keep pulling. You signed a deal, and when you signed it you knew how long it was for. If you and your agent are so poor at making good deals, then get a new agent or a new career. How much more money than $4 million a year do you need to live on? I know the majority of us get by our entire lives making less than that a year. Be a man and stick to your word.

Sure you can talk about the risk of injury and all that good stuff, but how about all the other professions that risk their lives on a daily basis for much less money. So do not give me that injury compensatin talk, you knew playing pro sports or any other sport comes with an inherent risk.

Maybe the answer is to stop offering contracts to any player that is more than one season, they would all then have a chance to renogotiate their pay. I say send Boldin on his way, and let him learn like Marion is learning in Miami the grass is not always greener on the other side. I would not want to offer him a contract or any other player that "demands" a renogotiation. They clearly are not people of their words and are more concerned about money than they are the value of their promise, which is what they are giving when they sign that contract.

I would like to see the owners in professional sports band together and send these guys packing. When they end up working some place making the same money as the rest of us, maybe then they will learn just how good they have it.

As far as arguments about how the owners are making too much money, if that is what you truly feel then stop watching and supporting the NFL and any other pro sport where you think they make too much money.

It would have ben nice to see them name the stadium after him, but I guess in the days of advertising it is a bit much to hope for. Will Walsh Field ever become as synonymous with San Francisco as Lambo Field is to Green Bay?

Could this be another episode of a player past their prime trying to compete at the top level again? Are you seeing another Dennis Rodman comeback? Or are we seeing a triumphant 40 year old George Foreman?

Reggie Miller, at 42, is well past what is considered a productive age for the majority of professional atheletes. There have been some exceptions in the pass, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, being one of those examples. More times than not, these things turn into a Scottie Pippen and the Rockets.

I can understand Reggie's desire to win a ring. It is the one thing missing from his stellar career, and also the missing insurance to the Hall of Fame. I'm sure the majority would agree with me that regardless of a ring or not. Reggie Miller belongs in the Hall of Fame.

I can also understand him seeing this as a great opportunity to go and play in Boston with perennial Celtic, Pierce, Rainman Ray Allen and nothing else needs to be said but KG. It sure does look like a solid core to try and win a title with. Boston being in the Eastern Conference jumps right to the top of the contenders list with this latest set of additions to their roster. They also picked up a few more veterans just to try and add some experience and leadership.

I for one think Reggie needs to just keep doing what he has been doing, and just gracefully join the list of other Hall of Famers that never won the big one. It is not a light against the player or his brilliant career. It is just an acknowledgement of nature and aging.

Now that Barry has gone even further and taken the homerun record to 757, I am going to give my final 2 cents on his breaking the record. Even if Bonds is eventually found guilty of using some type of performance enhancing drug, it does not change the fact he still had to hit the ball just the right way 757 times to get a homerun.

A few years back I spent an afternoon out at some batting cages, I am not a baseball player nor had I touched a bat for hitting a ball since junior high. Many hours and multiple blisters later, I had not managed to hit one ball for anything that would have been near a homerun. I had the extreme advantage of knowing what the speed of the pitching machine was. I also had the advantage of knowing I did not have to worry about curves, sliders or any other variety of pitch other than straight ahead. Yet, I could not manage even 1 single homerun or even close. I batted both left and right handed. It did not matter either way.

Let's now take a look at what Barry went through to hit a homerun. The ball everytime came at an unknown speed, unknown spins or such nor any of the other factors that affect where and when that ball will be in the ideal position for a homerun shot. Consider the homeruns he hit was not the exact same spot and pitch. This means he had to calculate all these factors in split moment. Make the necessary adjustments to his normal swing pattern in order to produce a homerun.

So say what you want about him and the record being tainted or not, but keep in mind those homeruns were not handed to him.

I have to issue a correction on Commissioner Selig's income. His actual salary is only earned $14 million and some change.

It doesn't change the fact the man needs to go. He killed the All-Star game and damaged the World Series, and now he is trashing what is considered one of the most sacred accomplishments in baseball.

I am putting out the immediate call for Selig's resignation or termination. How self-absorbed and self-righteous can one guy be? Well maybe that is a question Commissioner Selig can answer for us.

When Barry hit homerun 755, and Selig had to be proded to even stand up and acknowledge it. I think that is all the evidence necessary to show he should be out as commissioner. When the commissioner of sport tries top make himself bigger than the sport itself, it is time for the leader to be replaced.

Selig can have whatever personal feelings he has towards Bonds, and has the right to feel however he chooses. What he does not have is the right to ignore the accomplishments of a player in his league, regardless of whether or not he likes the person.

Bud makes millions a year to oversee the leagues operations. He also makes millions a year to act as an ambassador and a representative of the sport. Part of his job is to be there to acknowledge and CELEBRATE the accomplishments of individuals in the league.

As commissioner he is in a unique position to have little say or control over the majority of employees/players in the league. There are disciplinary rules and other things he can do to a certain extent, but for the most part the majority are people that he has no say on their hiring or firing. I am sure there is some frustration in that for him, but I think for $20 million a year I could learn to cope with that issue.

When the commissioner of a sport tries to make himself bigger than the game, I think it is time for a new commissioner. This is exactly what the recent actions of Selig seems to be indicating. The only mention of his name in this historic achnievement or any other should be the congratulatory speech he gave the person.

So Bud, do the honorable thing and just hand the job over to me. I'll take your paycheck, and I vow as the new commissioner of baseball to properly celebrate the major milestones and accomplishments of all its players regardless of whatever personal dislike or grudge I might have.

It is a sad day for Bay area sports fan as a legend passes after struggling with luekiemia. Bill Walsh passed away at the age of 75. Not only was Bill a genius on the football field with his "West Coast offense", he was also a genius off the field as a scout and as a psychiatrist. Steve Young commented on Walsh's ability to see the potential in an individual sometimes before the individual say it in themselves.

He was a very influetnial force on the NFL and the direction it moved over 3 decades. He was also an influencial force on many a life. Football was his life, and he enjoyed being involved with it on both the collegiate and NFL levels. He is an icon of the Bay area, an NFL Hall of Fame coach, a husband and a father that will be greatly missed.