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Sunday produced a sport fan's dream as there were so many options to watch over the course of the day. The early afternoon gave everyone the desire to have at least three different televisions. While the Sunday matinee of the Red Sox is always a treat in these eyes, especially when they comeback and win like they did in a 12-5 victory, there were so many other options this Memorial Day weekend.

While the IRL has become a sport that barely receives recognition from SportCenter for any other race the Indianapolis 500 will always be discussed. Even the mst casual fan of racing seems to put the race on, and tries to recognize famous drivers. One of those famous drivers managed to win, and give fans a somewhat feel good story.

Weeks ago Helio Castroneves was facing tax evasion charges and possible jail time. Helio was acquitted of charges and took advantage of his freedom by winning his 3rd Indy 500. In a society that has become guilty until proven innocent it was good to see an athlete not be guilty of a crime, and come back to their winning ways.

At the same time Game four of the Western Conference Finals in the NHL took place. This seemed to be the most promising of the two series left in the NHL. Most of that promise was taken away as the Red Wings just beat up the BlackHawks 6-1 in Chicago. It seems almost a guarentee now that it will be a rematch between Detroit and Pittsburgh.

The one break for my TV is that the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte was postponed due to rain. The longest race in NASCAR will take place tomorrow. More on that later.

The nightcap provided the shocking story to stay that way. After a monumental upset on Wednesday, and a really close possibility of the same thing Friday the Orlando Magic upset the Cavs 99-89 on Sunday to take a 2-1 series lead. The Cavs were crowned Eastern Conference champs back in March, and now are a last second shot from being down 3-0. Time to hit the panic button in Cleveland? Seems better then any other time.

Great day for sports fans, let's hope for a lot more of these days this summer.