As a die hard supporter of Orlando Pirates FC, one of the most exciting and tense games for me is the SOWETO derby match against our bitter rivals, Kaizer Chiefs.
The latest derby which was to take place on the 15th of November was an eagerly anticipated match for …

In my opinion, Corey Maggette is one of the most gifted scorers in the game. Saddled with injuries though for a majority of his career. Still talent can’t be deceived. Maggette has one of the most flawless jump shots i’ve ever seen. His stroke is effortless and this translates …

In the NCAA mens division 1 basketball tournament last year, many had the Ohio State Buckeyes winning the national championship in a route. And with players like Greg Oden and Mike Conley, it’s easy to see why. The Buckeyes made it to the national championship game but lost to …

The team from the Bay, the Golden State Warriors have taken in a new portfolio in the NBA. After being another one of those doormat teams in the league the last decade, the Warriors have finally assembled a significant group of players that for me will guarantee them a …

It’s really hard to come up with the words to describe New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick. On one hand, he’s a heck of a coach. He’s 3-1 in the Super Bowl, has turned the Patriots into an annual contender for the NFL title and, quite simply put, could …

Snowboarders should beware! Burton’s new 2007 Snowboard is fabulous! My brother-in-law is all about snowboarding in the Poconos each winter season. His other snowboard needed replacing, and so I went with him to investigate Burton’s new 2007 edition Snowboard. In comparison to far more costly …

The back to back NCAA mens division 1 National Champion Florida Gators gave the NBA a few of their key contributing players last year in the draft. Joakim Noah went to the Bulls where he lays in wait, undecided if he’ll be around for years to come. And they …

Ranked in the top ten best leagues in the world, I think much of the basis for this ranking lies firmly on the amount of money flowing through the Absa Premiership, the sponsorships as well as the organization, but not the quality of football itself.
As a South African, soccer …

Not too long ago, I took a post-draft look at each of the NFL teams, including the Green Bay Packers and discussed what I liked and disliked about each. Now that the teams have each played two games, I have a better feel for what they have to offer …

This coming weekend, Vikings Quarterback Brooks Bollinger may get yet another chance to start in the NFL. But, like his previous times starting, it is more because of injuries than him actually earning a job.
Bollinger was a great quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers. But, his game is better suited …

Stromile Swift entered the NBA with high expectations. He was drafted third overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the hopes that he would someday become the next Kevin Garnett. So far though, Swift has done nothing but disappoint the Grizzlies. He has teased them with extraordinary leaping ability and …

Kyle Lowry of the Memphis Grizzlies is one of the better athletic point guards out there in the league today. Although he has seen less and less of a playing time with the Grizzlies primarily due to the fact that back-up point guard Juan Carlos Navarro has been playing …

Andre Miller came off of the Allen Iverson trade from the Denver Nuggets. He was one of the reasons the Sixers agreed to that trade. In getting Miller the Sixers receive a player who is very tough defensively and also is one of the league’s best assist man. His …

Eli Manning is the soft-spoken quarterback of the Super Bowl bound New York Giants. The only time you ever heard him speak up in his entire career is on draft day a few years back when he refused to go and play for the San Diego Chargers. He has …

Dunn is a shifty runner who possesses surprising ability to run beteen the tackles despite his small stature, at 5′9″ and 180 pounds. In 2003 the Falcons’ talented halfback tallied two 100-yard games. Dunn came over from Tampa Bay in 2002, and has had a great career so far …

Wrestler Ring Name: Awesome Kong, Amazing Kong, Margaret.
Wrestler Debut: October 20, 2002.
Wrestler Birth Name: Kia Stevens.
Wrestler Height: 6 feet 1 inches.
Wrestler Weight: 300 Pounds.
Wrestle Date Of Birth: September 4, 1977.
Wrestler Age: 30.
Wrestler Finishing Move: Awesome Bomb, Triple powerbomb, Diving splash,
Wrestler Signatures: The only Monster in female wrestling.
Personal Opinion: Awesome …

Desert Springs is much more than a golf course. It has a sports club ‘El Club Deportivo la Sierra’, situated next to the Crocodile Club. You can enjoy games of tenis and paddle, work out in the gym, compete with your friends at volley ball and play …

Last season, following the Packers’ 8-8 finish, many fans were calling for the firing of secondary coach Kurt Schottenheimer. After this season, you don’t hear too many of those calls any more.
The reason for this is the fact the secondary actually showed significant signs of improvement, in particular the …

The Portland Trailblazer’s started the offseason with a BIG BANG during the ‘06 NBA draft. Made 6 trades during the night that netted them the 2nd overall pick Lamarcus Aldridge from the Chicago Bulls. They also acquired the rights for the 6th overall pick Brandon Roy and Raef Lafrentz …

The DeSean Jackson is a young star receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. DeSean Jackson was drafted by the Eagles out of the University of California in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. In my opinion, he had the talent to be at …

Tracy McGrady, or T-Mac, is the outstandingly talented guard who plays for the Houston Rockets. You can say this guy has basketball in his blood. His first cousin is the New Jersey Nets forward, Vince Carter, and the two were once teammates in Toronto with the Raptors. During McGrady’s …

I bought these Asics about a year ago to prepare to run for the Boston Marathon. (I had already qualified for it earlier that year.) My old shoes looked the almost 1,000 miles that it had suffered through, and I saw that my wallet was almost depleted. I headed …

Orlando Magic Forward/Center Dwight Howard is currently the youngest member of the new age Dream Team representing the US in the World Championships which will be held in Japan starting Aug. 19 to 30. Howard will play the pivot position along with Chris Bosh and Brad Miller of the …

Chuck Hayes who currently starts at the power forward position for the Houston Rockets is a rugged type of a player that bruises up his opponents. He is really good at roughing it up in the shaded lane which is a contrast to what starting Center Yao Ming does …

Steelers and Bengals put up a primetime worthy finish on Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium.
The Bengals came into the game as a 1-1 team just coming off a upset against the Packers, looking to knock off the defending Super Bowl champs. Coming into this game, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of …

The decision is a program that aired on ESPN about a year ago that Lebron James showed up on to announce which team he was going to play for. He was currently a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers and there were several other teams that …

Brian is taking on the look of an impact player in Philadelphia, not only as a versatile back and exciting kick returner, but as one of the city’s most popular players. In 2003, he actually received write-in votes for the Mayor of Philadelphia, Supreme Court Justice, Superior Court Judge, …

Asya was one of the female wrestlers in WCW that actually scared me. I first saw her as a member of Shane Douglas’ Faction known as The Revolution alongside fellow members Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn and of course the leader, Shane Douglas. The faction was short lived …

I have been a wrestling fan for many years, but when the Rock stopped wrestling I no longer watched it anymore because I could see that the quality of the sport was not the same as it used to be in the days of Hart vs Bulldog in 1992. …

Highly Explosive point guard Chucky Atkins of the Memphis grizzlies has come a long way from those days early in his career where he was struggling for playing time and his minutes usually was coming off the bench. Atkins has great speed with or without the ball, he uses …

The Rookie point guard of the LA Lakers whom they drafted this year is Javaris Crittenton. Although Javaris has seen little playing time this year behind in the rotation to Derek Fisher who signed back with the Lakers after a buy-out with the Jazz and Jordan Farmar who was …

Troy Meyers is one of the best high-school running backs in the entire USA. Just last night 8/25/06 he probably ran for about 250 yards against the Pendleton Heights Arabians in their upsetting 27-21 defeat for Greenfield. Meyers will probably easily make a college squad, and then from their …

Foxsports.com/NBA to me as an avid NBA basketball supporter is the ultimate site/source for any NBA related news. I just live foxsports. They give you these account (for free i must add) that enables you to choose your favorite team and players so that every time you load foxsports …

After a couple years of playing disc golf, I decided that I really wanted to develop my overhand and sidearm game. Luckily, there is one disc by Innova that fits both of those niches quite nicely. The disc I’m talking about is the Firebird.
This disc …

The women’s downhill of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics was full of excitement. I was actually surprised, though, how many very nasty falls and crashes that there were. It was frightening, in fact.
One of the Switzerland skiers had such a nasty fall. She slid down …

Troy Hudson of the Golden State Warriors has just ended his career as he was forced to retire early with a chronic hip injury that needs to be replaced soon and with little to no chance of recovery at least in the NBA level of play. And for me …

There is one thing I love more than to see naturally gifted players showing off their technical skill and flair, and that is underdogs coming to the fore and showing the world that they are no pushovers. With a player like Diego Forlan it was a case of a …

The other day, I was watching a Packers game and one of the announcers mentioned Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and how he reminds them of Brett Favre.
Out of curiosity, I decided to watch a Cowboys game to see just how accurate this description was. And, I was impressed.
When Romo …

2008 Topps Kickoff was a great low end football product released by Topps at the beginning of the 2008 NFL season. I really appreciate this product because it is affordable, at only $1.00 a pack.
This set is based off of the 2008 Topps set, the difference is that …

Yukon Seated Calf Machine is a piece of exercising equipment designed specifically to shape your calves. Calves are considered among the hardest muscles to exercise, so a machine like this specifically targeting them is a nice idea. However, the same can be considered a drawback: this piece of equipment …

As I write these words, Spain has just lifted the World Cup for the first time in the nation’s history. That being so, it is perhaps a bit unfair to be too critical of them, and I do accept that they have been the best footballing side in the …

Shopping for golf clubs can be an intimidating experience. Golf clubs are an extremely personal and important purchase-after all, they need to make your game better, or why buy them? As there are new technologies coming out all the time, staying up to date on the latest choices is …

Before David Stern, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, changed the rule last year that prohibited players from making the leap from high school directly into the NBA, one player got in just before the shop closed. Louis Williams, the six foot two inch poing guard from South …

I have to admit, the Baltimore Ravens hiring of Eagles defensive back coach John Harbaugh was definitely an unexpected move. I’m not sure if it was a great move though.
The problem with the Harbaugh hiring is the fact I really don’t’ know all that much about him and I’m …

When it comes to accuracy in paintball, you’re going to have to realize that the longer the ball has a chance to travel on a straight, assisted path (a barrel), the longer the ball will stay stable during flight, and thus is more accurate. Therefore, the longer a barrel, …

In my personal opinion, the strength of the Uefa Champions League is fuelled by the advantage of big European clubs pioneering in buying all the best players from all over the world, which has built up into a history of such clubs making their marks early as powerhouses of …

An original pick for the Detroit Pistons, Jason Maxiel has turned into a reliable big man off the bench for Flip Saunders and Pistons. He comes into the game and immediately affects the game. He can score on a number of ways in and around the basket area. He …

Mardy Collins of the New York Knicks is a less heralded player whom the Knicks drafted. There was this speculation that he was asked by coach Isiah Thomas to deliberately foul hard Carmelo Anthony in that game where the Nuggets blew out the New York Knicks in New York …

Going into the 2007 season, it looked like the Arizona Cardinals had finally turned a corner and were going to be a playoff team. Now that we’re half-way through the season, I think its obvious that they still are the same team they were last year; loaded with talent …