His Airness headed to Hall of Fame

In an announcement that suprised no one, NBA legend Michael Jordan has been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement was made in Detroit on April 9, site of the men's Final Four. Fellow players David Robinson, John Stockton, Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan and Rutgers women's coach C. Vivian Stringer are the other memebers of the class of 2009.

Induction is Sept. 10-12 in Springfield, Mass., home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Read the TSN story.

This is Hall of Fame weekend for the NHL as the hockey world prepares for the induction of Glenn Anderson and Igor Larionov into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Also to be inducted is former linesman Ray Scapinello and Ed Chynoweth in the builder category.

Watch Jim Hughson's video blog entry from CBC Sports, where he discusses Anderson and Larionov.

Cohen, Madonna Inducted into Rock Hall

The annual induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame happened last Sunday, March 9 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in NYC.

The class of 2008 were blues harmonica legend Little Walter (inducted by Ben Haprer); Leonard Cohen (inducted by Lou Reed); John Mellencamp (inducted by Billy Joel) ; the Dave Clark Five (inducted by Tom Hanks ??); Madonna (inducted by Justin Timberlake); Surf rock pioneers the Ventures (inducted by John Fogerty); and songwriting giants Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff (inducted by Jerry Butler).

Highlights included Iggy Pop and the Stooges performing Madonna's "Burning Up" and "Ray of Light" and Leonard Cohen's acceptance speech (video clip attached)

Read the Montreal Gazette story.