Ozzie Guillen, the Miami Marlins volatile manager, was asked by the Miami Herald about last week's hoo-hah between Heat coach Erik Spoelstra and star guard Dwyane Wade.

Replied Guillen:  "If a player came out and said something (to me), it would guarantee a fight."

Chelsea had a very disappointing season in the English Premier League, finishing a subpar sixth place.

However, the Blues from southwest London advanced through the rounds of the European Champions League, scoring a massive upset over Barcelona in the semifinals and advancing to the final against heavily favored Bayern Munich.

The widely viewed match was played Saturday at the Bavarian capital city’s Allianz Arena.

Bayern dominated play throughout, finally breaking the scoreless tie late, only to see Chelsea equalize on a header by Didier Drogba, with two minutes remaining.

There was no scoring in the 30 minutes of extra time that followed.

Sunday, the 101st Bay to Breakers race will take place in San Francisco. The 7.4 mile run, from the San Francisco Bay across the city to the Pacific Ocean, will welcome an expected field of 40,000 entrants. 

But, times have changed. 

Residents have complained that revelers had vomited and urinated in their yards along the course, with 26 runners hospitalized for alcohol poisoning in 2010 alone. 

The run, which has been known for public drunkenness, bizarre costumes and even nudity, will look a little different this year.

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Thursday night, improving their record to 25-14, heading into Friday’s interleague matchup versus the Washington Nationals.

With the victory, Baltimore became the first team in the Major Leagues to win 25 games. 

The Birds are a stunning 13-5 on the road. 

Baltimore was the preseason choice to finish last in the AL East. Meanwhile, the traditional powers from New York and Boston are fourth and fifth respectively at the quarter pole and are fighting it out for last place. 

Do you think even Buck Showalter can believe this?

Last month, ESPN the Magazine published a lengthy exposé on the state of the University of Oregon football program. 

The Ducks are being investigated by the NCAA for illegal payments to a scouting service in Texas.

In addition, the ESPN article alleges the widespread use of marijuana on the football team and stated that former Duck players agreed with the statement that 40 to 60 percent of the team had smoked marijuana at some point. 

Former Oregon tailback Reuben Droughns, who later played for four NFL teams, understood what the problem was in Eugene and did not seem too shocked by the charges.

Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury is getting a career makeover in China. 

Marbury signed to play in the country back in 2010. This season, he led the lowly Beijing Ducks to their first Chinese championship in 30 years, defeating the Guangdong Southern Tigers, a seven-time league winner, in the finals. 

Now, a life-sized bronze statue of Marbury has been unveiled at the MasterCard Center (Ducks home court & 2008 Olympic basketball venue) in western Beijing.

The “work of art” was financed by the website hupu.com.  Hupu promised to build the statue if Marbury received one million votes in an online poll.

Last Tuesday evening, in case you missed it, a Padres fan saw a foul ball bounce into his cup of beer, while in the stands at Petco Park. He immediately did what any self-respecting San Diego fan would do---he chugged the baseball infested brew.

The inspired Padres went on to defeat the Colorado Rockies 3-1, improving their 2012 record to 11-20.

Unfortunately, the last place team has only won one game since.

Take a look at the crazy video.

Both NBA teams, who play their home games at Staples Center in Los Angeles, advanced to the Western Conference semifinals, when the Lakers held off the Denver Nuggets 96-87 at home Saturday and the Clippers, as an eight-point underdog, shocked the Grizzlies 82-72 in Memphis Sunday.

Both wins took place in game 7’s of the quarterfinal round. 

The Clippers won a game 7 for the first time ever, capturing only their third playoff series in franchise history. 

LAC’s win was even more stunning when considering that home teams have won 10 of the past 13 game 7’s, with 9 of them won by 10 or more points.

Despite the suddenly glamorous nature of the Clippers, oddsmakers in Las Vegas remain unimpressed.

Nebraska received a big verbal commitment from a 6-1, 215 pound linebacker out of Youngstown, Ohio recently. The Cardinal Mooney High School star, who had 137 tackles as a junior, chose the Cornhuskers over Ohio State.

His name is Courtney Love.   

It was a happy postgame press conference after the Clippers Game 3 victory over the Grizzlies, as Blake Griffin and Chris Paul were accompanied by Paul’s young son, who’s name is also Chris.

When asked to demonstrate the "Blake Face," which is usually reserved for when the athletic power forward wants the ball near the hoop, young Chris Paul came through like an NBA star. 

Check out video of the "Blake Face" below.  Little Chris Paul’s appearance takes place at the 1:05 mark.