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Playmaker Round Up: Michael Vick, Tim Tebow, Kevin Durant, Dan Uggla's hitting streak and more

 

Michael Vick: In thee Eagles’ pre-season opener Vick, with 74 passing yards and a touchdown, helped Philadelphia to a 13-6 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Check out the results of other pre-season openers.

Dan Uggla: Uggla’s hitting streak makes him one of only thirty five players to have hit in 31 or more consecutive games. Uggla’s improvement from a .185 to a .224 batting average since July 5th may be the biggest turnaround in Atlanta sports history.

NFL: It now looks like the second largest market in the nation will finally receive a football team. See if your team may be in the running to head to Southern California.

Tim Tebow: In the pre-season opener, Tim Tebow completed six for seven passes for 91 yards. Although he didn’t score a touchdown nor was he outstanding, Tebow was statistically better than Denver’s other quarterback Kyle Orton. See why some believe he was able to silence the “Tebow haters”.

Real Madrid: Leonel Angel Coira was signed to one of the biggest soccer teams in the world, Real Madrid, as a preemptive move to prevent Barcelona from acquiring him. And he’s only 7 years old!

NBA: As more players begin to sign with international teams, such as Ron Artest, some notable NBA stars players such as Kevin Durant, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony are of thinking of playing overseas.

Carmelo Anthony Interview

Elie Seckbach interviews Carmelo Anthony on the red carpet at Cedar Sinai's 2010 Sports Spectacular event in Los Angeles.

- Dewey Hammond

Elie Seckbach on the red carpet with Carmelo Anthony

Earlier this week Playmaker Mobile tapped reporter Elie Seckbach to help out on the red carpet at a Cedar Sinai Hospital charity event. Some of the celebrities in attendance were Carmelo Anthony, Snoop Dogg, Buzz Aldrin (yes, the ancient NASA astronaut dude who was #2 on the moon) and of course the biggest celebrity, Elie himself.

- Dewey Hammond