This past weekend, many youngsters took a break from the outdoors and the perfect summer weather to sit in front of their TVs to watch their favorite skateboarder, BMX rider, or motocross athletes tear it up in X-games 16 broadcasted on ESPN this past weekend.

By now we all know the outcome of Lebron James' decision, which has in turn changed him from hometown hero to villain of the NBA. If you were able to catch the hour-long nauseating ESPN special, “The Decision,” and didn’t fall asleep or walk way last week, Lebron announced to the world that he was taking his talent to the South Beach of Miami. It might sound like a great deal for James -- to pack up from cold Cleveland and head south to the vacation destination, where there is publicity, stars, and more ways to get in trouble. At the same time he is leaving the franchise he started his NBA career with seven years ago, disappointing legions of fans that stuck by his side hoping to bare “witness” to the greatest player to take the court since Michael.

I’m not sure if many of you have been keeping up with local sports because of the major hype on the NBA playoffs, but for those that have, you know exactly what’s going on and that’s UH softball and baseball.

All Hawaii prep sports have finally come to a close for the 2009-2010 school year this past weekend. The New City Nissan State Volleyball tournament crowned Punahou champions this past Saturday sweeping Kamehameha-Kapalama, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20. In the David vs. Goliath type match, there was no exciting story or big upset; Goliath seemed too powerful and too in rhythm to be affected by David's (Kamehameha) heart and the scrappy play.