It pains me every time I look in the sports section of the newspaper and look at the NL West standings. There are the Dodgers alone in first place (currently 34-15). Being from San Diego, I am a die-hard Padre fan, and am excited to see them in 2nd place. But in the NL West, 2nd place is great, but it currently means you are 9 games out of first place. 9 games! To put this in perspective, the Houston Astros are currently in last place (18-27) in their division in the NL Central, and they are 9 games out of first place! The Padres are playing decent baseball at 24-23, but currently that only warrants a 9 game gap between first and second place. Simply put, the Dodgers are just on fire now.

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The Toronto Blue Jays are a pleasant surprise this year in major league baseball. Picked by most most people to finish fourth or fifth in their division, the Jays are off to a hot start with a 27-15 record, good for first place in the competitive AL East. The AL East boasts of three of the best teams in baseball. The Yankees, Redsox, and Rays are easily 3 of the top 10 teams in baseball, so the fact that the Jays are leading their division is extremely impressive. In their past 10 games the Jays are 7-3, which included a recent 4 game sweep of the Chicago Whitesox. This hot start has many people wondering if the Toronto Blue Jays are the real deal or not.

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The Black Keys. Image courtesy musicremedy.com

Rarely is a band comprised of only two members. Besides the White Stripes, can you name any band that has only two members in it? (No googling bands here!) Traditionally, bands will have a guitarist, bassist, drummer, and singer. That’s four people right there. If the guitarist is the singer, then that is only three. Plus, you can also add additional people playing instruments such as horns, flutes, trombones, trumpets, and others. But the Black Keys are no traditional band. The band is comprised of two members, Dan Auerbach, guitarist, singer, and Patrick Carney, drummer. The band blends rock n’ roll with blues, creating a rich sound suitable for any rock enthusiast.

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Breet Favre has "retired" twice, but keeps on coming back. Photo cortesy of zimbio.com

If you’re into sports, you certainly know the Brett Favre saga that has unfolded over the course of last year. Favre, who had played 16 seasons as the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, “officially” retired from football at the conclude of the 2007 NFL season. Favre said he was tired of playing and that it was time to “move on from football.” A couple of months after he announced his retirement, Favre claimed he still had the passion for playing the game and that he wanted back in with the Packers.

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President Barack Obama runs down the East Colonnade with family dog "Bo." Photo by Pete Souza

We all know how great of a guy President Barack Obama is, but wouldn’t we all like to know what he is doing with every minute he is in office.  White House photographer Peter Souza lives day to day documenting the life of the commander and chief with heart-warming American patriotism.

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“I’m a rolling thunder, pouring rain. I’m comin’ on like a hurricane. My lightning’s flashing across the sky. You’re only young but you’re gonna die.”

These are the opening lyrics to ACDC’s “Hells Bells”, the theme song that is blasted out of stadium speakers for closer Trevor Hoffman whenever he enters in a save situation in a baseball game.  Hoffman, 41, has been closing games since 1993 when he started his career with the Florida Marlins. Hoffman only pitched in 28 games with the Marlins that year, upon which he was then traded to the San Diego Padres. From 1993 to 2008 Hoffman was an iconic figure for the Padres. During his 16 year stay with the Friars Hoffman accumulated 552 saves, putting him into first place on the all time saves list. Combined with the two saves he got with the Marlins, Hoffman has a whopping total of 554 saves in his career.

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Beyonce Knowles and Idris Elba’s “Obsessed” debuted as the top weekend movie with $28.5 million in ticket sales. Obsessed is about a woman (Knowles) and her husband (Elba) as they deal with a crazy temp worker at Elba’s office. Played by Ali Larter (Final Destination, Resident Evil) the psychotic temp instantly takes interest in Elba and begins her insanity by looking through his personal belongings and listening to him and his wife on the phone. From this escalates to unwanted sexual encounters, unwanted emails, and ultimately a rather well put together and hilarious fight between Ali Larter and Beyonce that is sure to win Best Female fight at the MTV movie awards.

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