Chocolate Rave

Erik Ainge, the New York Jets quarterback and nephew of the Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge, has entered a New York drug rehab facility after a relapse. Erik’s family released a statement in response to all the reports of his alleged stints at drug rehab centers . His parents wanted Erik to know just how proud they are of their son for getting the help he needs in order to stay off drugs. They will stand by their son and love him unconditionally. In return, Erik made a statement via Twitter thanking his folks for all their love, thoughts and concerns. Plus, he will be taking some personal time to address a non-football related illness.

Ainge was a former Glencoe High School multisport star, and then graduated from Tennessee where he had a roller-coaster career as the Tennessee Volunteers quarterback. The New York Jet selected him by the 5th round in 2008.

If Erik Ainge makes the Jets’ roster; he’ll likely be subjected to an 8-game suspension because of his 1st offense for anabolic steroid use in 2008; he was originally suspended for 4 games after he was caught using the performance-enhancing drugs. He has been playing for the New York Jets for 4 years, but this year he’ll be placed on the reserve/non-football illness list before training camp begins.

As the US Open Tennis 2010 approaches, uncertainty rules in the women’s singles. Several top seeds are sidelined with injuries, such as Serena Williams’ recovery from foot surgery that led to speculation about the younger Williams sister may not be fit enough to compete in the US Open tennis championship.

In addition, the right elbow injury suffered by Justin Henin when she fell at Wimbledon has caused her absence at the US Open. The pain and suffering most likely will extend to Venus Williams who pulled out of both Cincinnati and Montreal due to issue with her left knee, which has also prevented her from practicing. Russia’s Maria Sharapova who competed with Kim Clijsters in the finals in Cincinnati pulled out of the Rogers Cup after twisting her ankle during the match.

Injury plagued top women tennis stars has caused a clear favorite for this year’s US Open tennis champion to be shrouded in doubt, even though the odds still seem to favor the younger Williams sister. However, it’s still very questionable if she can notch another New York win. Many are skeptical about Venus’s knee injury, they speculate that she’ll easily knock down the lower ranking competitors without a twinge of pain, but when the competition begins to heat up and Venus is challenged by tougher tennis players, her knee pain will become prevalent as to why she’s having a rough time beating them.