In Sunday's editions of Ohio.com and the Beacon Journal, we will name our boys and girls scholastic all-stars. One of the requirements was lettering in two sports.

My question is in 20 years will anybody be playing more than 1 sport. With college so expensive, if any high school athlete is good enough to sniff a scholarship they owe it to themselves to go for it.

Twenty years ago, 3 sports was the norm.

Do you all see the trend continuing?

The NBA Draft didn't seem to increase the chances of any Eastern Conference team dethroning King James and the Cavaliers.

Now what should GM Danny Ferry do?

I think he needs to address the point guard problem. Chauncey Billups is a free agent but his cost is prohibitive. There are other options, and remember, this guy needs to be a defender first but someone who can hit the occassional jump shot. Steve Blake seems to me to be the best player for that role.

Also, don't be surprised to see Anderson Varejao on another team. The Cavs will pay Varejao the going rate for a sixth man, but if another team offers him a starter's contract, don't expect the Cavs to match it. Look for some type of sign-and-trade deal.

What to do about Larry Hughes? If Ferry can get something for him, good luck, but it seems to me Mike Brown is going to have to figure out a way to keep Hughes in the flow of the game but coming off the bench. At $12 million, that is a luxury the Cavaliers probably can't afford.

I remember when the joke was that ESPN was going to broadcast the entire NFL Draft.

Now the baseball draft is (awful) TV but nonetheless is on TV. The NHL Draft is prime time on a Friday night.

Then today I am sitting with my family for lunch at a national restaurant chain and what do I see 7 hours, let me repeat: 7 HOURS, before the draft … THE PREDRAFT SHOW.

Amazing!

It seems many of you think UA will face the same problems with a new stadium that it faces with the Rubber Bowl: student attendance and parking.

As a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Pitt faces similar problems at Heinz Field.

Which brings us back to winning as being the key.

Another facets that we haven't discussed though is getting good players.

Dave Wannstedt has got back to back top 12 classes to come to Pitt. (I can't wait for that to translate into wins.) And the facilities are pointed to many times by the players as one of the reasons they chose Pitt.

My new question is: Would more local kids stay close to home if UA gets a new stadium. It seems to me that they would. The practice field at the Field House seems to have helped J.D. Brookhart somewhat.

I have several questions for you all:

Do you follow University of Akron football?
Does the Rubber Bowl keep you from attending games?
Does the idea of a stadium downtown make you anticipate going to more games?
Is winning football the key?

A look back at the weekend and what is ahead:

The Indians can't seem to get their hitting machine rolling. It is now the end of June and Travis Hafner still is not hitting. That is the bad news. The good news is the Tigers are only 2 games ahead and the Indians lead the wild-card race.

Juan Pablo Montoya won the Nextel Cup race in Sonoma, Calif. It was his first win, but more important for NASCAR, it was a minority driver who won the race. With Lewis Hamilton, a black man, winning twice in Formula One, NASCAR has been getting more questions about its minority program. Montoya's win shows NASCAR is making progress.

Does anybody really care to hear about Kobe Bryant every day? Enough already ESPN.

All indications are that Brady Quinn is going to need a lot of work to be of any good to the Browns this season. Now we see why most didn't think he was a high first-round prospect.

The Cavaliers have a lot of value with veteran contracts that are going to expire after next season. In today's NBA, those can be more valuable than gaining a real player.

Ohio State football is being talked about as being the fourth best team in the Big Ten this season behind Wisconsin, Michigan and Penn State. I just don't see Penn State being better than the Buckeyes. The other two should be, but the Badgers will be like the Buckeyes, going with an inexperienced quarterback.

Greg Oden and Kevin Durant or should I say Kevin Durant and Greg Oden. I think Oden will go first, but the NBA, despite the players being on the West Coast, has to be happy that these two will be playing against each other in the same division for years to come.

As for the draft, I think the Cavs will pass on trading into the proceedings.

Paul Tracy, the Canadian driver, continues to race well in Cleveland. Kudos to Tracy.

Wimbledon gets started today …. wake me when it's over. Speaking of Wimbledon, when it was great in the 80s and 90s, we couldn't watch the early rounds because it was on HBO. Now that it is on ESPN, I see no reason to watch.

It doesn't register on most sports fans' radars, but it was good to see the United States win the Gold Cup this weekend, beating Mexico 2-1. It bodes well for Bob Bradley's plan for the National Team.

For those who read bylines in the paper: Michael Weinreb, a former Beacon Journal reporter, has an interesting story on ESPN.com today on Yankees pitcher Carl Pavano.

What should the Tribe do with Jason Stanford?

He has pitched very well since his recall and is left-handed.

With Jake Westbrook coming off the disabled list Sunday and Stanford unable to be sent to the minors without clearing waivers, it is decision time for GM Mark Shapiro.

Trade someone to clear a spot for Stanford, trade Stanford or move Stanford to bullpen and send someone else to the minors?

It is tough to give up on a young left-hander but I also don't think the Tribe can trade Lee or Westbrook or Byrd to make room for Stanford in the starting rotation. Also don't forget that C.C. Sabathia probably won't be with the team for 2009, so starting pitching will be a needed commodity (when isn't it?).

Casey Blake's hitting streak ended Monday at 26 games.

It is interesting to see that his average only went up about 20 points during that span. He had numerous one-hit games.

Now if you go back to the beginning of May, he has hit in 38 of 40 games and his average has gone up nearly 60 points.

This all coincided with his move to third base.

I have pointed out how inept the NBA is on TV and the lack of folks interested in it, even with LeBron James on center stage.

Well here is more proof from Peter King of SI:

There are approximately 113 million television households in the United States, and the average rating for the NBA Championship Series showed that 6.9 million households watched the series between Cleveland and San Antonio.

We all know football is king in this country, but if the best the NBA has to offer gets trounced by the worst the NFL has to offer … well, the NBA is in more than a little trouble.