If you caught the western conference playoffs for the National Basketball Association last year, or the year before, then you’ve probably seen the Phoenix Suns come oh so close to visiting the finals. The Suns are a very talented basketball team. And a big part of that comes from …

For years he dominated the league in the block shots category. Theo Ratliff has great anticipation in going after those shots and blockin them, his defense though does not stop there. Although he has been slowed with his age and some injuries he suffered over the years, Ratliff was …

Ricky Ponting is present caption of Australian cricket team. He is an aggressive caption and useful right hands batsman. He has scored most number of centuries for Australia and his played some real important knocks, and won matches for Australia as a caption. His average is more than 40 …

So firsts things first when it comes to sports equipment and im particularly tennis rackets there seems to be alot of cheeky marketing going on with these so called new technologies. If you play to a high level you will know what I mean by this, alot of rackets …

Going to witness one of the greatest derbies of the game of football live, was one of if not the best birthday present I had ever received in my lifetime, considering the fact that watching Real Madrid up against Barcelona in person is something that was beyond my wildest …

Over these past few years, San Francisco 49er quarterback, Alex Smith hasn’t seemed to work out. Coming out of college this kid had some high hopes attached and weighing down on his shoulders, and he hasn’t seemed to handle it well if at all. His first year in the …

Philadelphia 76ers Center Samuel Dalembert who hails from Haiti is one of the most intimidating presence in the middle defensively in the NBA. he has those long arms that can reject a shot to the fifth row. He also has the instincts and the ability to detect when an …

The veteran Eric Snow of the Cleveland Cavaliers is one of the guys i respect in the league. I remember him when he was a rookie in the league and he was playing for the Seattle Supersonics. Back then he was young and very thin and he was strictly …

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 …

Brad Miller the hulking seven foot center for the Sacramento Kings who can shoot from the perimeter is your atypical NBA pivot. Miller went undrafted when entered the league and was signed by the Chicago Bulls as a back-up big-man. After given the chance to prove his worth, Miller …

If there is one under-rated player in the PBA today, it has to be the Purefoods TJ Giant’s Richard Yee. For all I care, Yee deserved a spot in the rotation of Coach Ryan Gregorio. He is tall and athletic and can definitely provide quality minutes off the bench. …

Atlanta Hawks Forward Josh Smith who a year ago won the NBA slam dunk competition has translated his game from his days in high school that was filled with so much talent and expectations that it was hard for him when he entered the league to match those predictions. …

Bushwhacker Butch was one half of the tag team known as the bushwhackers. They were generally Hillbillies who the fans absolutely adored, and back in the day when I didn’t know better, I was no exception. While they were very entertaining as a team, on his own, Butch was …

As much as I like Tony Dungy, I do think he’s getting to the point where it is time for him to retire.
Dungy is a player’s coach. He’s serious but not so serious where his players don’t like him. But, his good nature is something that makes the hardships …

DJ Mbenga of the Golden State Warriors was signed by Don Nelson as an insurance big man who can come into a game when the starters get into foul trouble or get injured as well. The Starter in general is Center Andris Biedrins but when Don Nelson decides to …

Marcin Gortat who is a seven feet tall center for the Orlando Magic came from Poland and is highly regarded as a project for the team. He was drafted mainly for his height and the fact that in games where in the Magic scouted him overseas he has played …

With the peak of my interest in football entering its nova phase in the late nineties, one my international footballing heroes would unsurprisingly be Ronaldo De Lima, given his popularity at the time and his epic rise to stardom.
At the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France is the …

The Babolat Aeropro Drive is definitely a nice tennis stick, and the preferred racquet of current number one in the world tennis player, Rafael Nadal.
I’ve been using this racquet for about a year now and have to say I am quite satisfied, although it does have its weaknesses. First …

I have always known Basiten Schweisteigger as a great player, from the first time I saw him play as a speedy winger for his German national football team in years gone by, but it was at the 2010 FIFA World Cup where his quality was confirmed with me.
I really …

Playing in the shadows of the “more popular” town rival the Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers are slowly rehabilitating there image and team concept in general. After being labeled as a team with a cheap owner who won’t spend big time money to acquire quality free agents, the clippers …

The Denver Nuggets of the NBA in my own estimation is probably the most talented team out there. I know some of you might argue and make a case for the Boston Celtics but i have to stick with the Nuggets in this category.
What they have is a team …

Yesterday Brasilia, Brazil was the arena of a football match between Brazil and Chile teams. The stadium, called “Mane Garrincha” - the name of an excellent and legendary brazilian football player, was completelly full, with about 45,000 expectators. The spectators were so educated and the city demonstrated a very …

Sasha Vujacic of the Los Angeles Lakers was one of their projected player in the 2003 NBA draft that might make it big in the NBA someday. Although he hasn’t necessarily been big so far, he has at least shown that he can contribute to the team on a …

It’s interesting to see NFL Guard Mike Wahle continuing his career with the same coach he started his career with, Mike Holmgren. However, if the Seahawks think they are getting the same dominating lineman that left the Green Bay Packers a couple of years ago, they are mistaken.
Wahle is …

The Great Catch (www.greatcatch.org) is an item that is used to improve your catching skills for a football. The goal of the product is to teach you to automatically catch a football correctly with your fingertips. This is accomplished by wearing the product and forcing you to catch with …

Since the start of the NBA long, long ago, the point guard has always been to basketball what the quarterback is to football. They control the ball and set up the plays. Pass to whoevers open and try to score points and give their team the best chance to …

I do play tennis once in a while. I am not really an expert but I think I love this game which to me is quite challenging. It tests my speed in movement and responding. Although playing tennis has been quite occasional to me, every time my …

As an alternate to reading NBA.com as the main provider of information for anything NBA i read and scroll through Foxsports.com/nba section. The difference between the 2 sites is that foxsports focuses and gives more emphasis on the articles by its contributing bloggers or writers. The capture their audience …

Somehow Jeff Foster of the Indiana Pacers have never developed into a better offensive player in the NBA than what he is now. I like him in the fact that he is a very good rebounder both offensively and defensively. He is really good at tipping in shots as …

The Atlanta Falcons have falled victim to some tremendously bad luck this past year. Their star quarter Michael Vick was arrested and ultimately jailed for his involvement with dog fighting. Their new coach high tailed it back to college where the atmosphere is more forgiving. And Bill Parcells turned …

Manchester United were the Champions of the Premier League and were starting the new season, at home to newly promoted Birmingham City. It was sure to be a tough game because Manchester United had sold their prized asset, Cristiano Ronaldo, to Real Madrid for a world record fee. It …

After watching the Oakland Raiders through 4 games this season, I think it’s time for the NFL to force Al Davis to give up his ownership rights to the team.
In an era of parity, Al Davis has put together a team that has a better chance at getting the …

Tim Duncan probably is the NBA’s best player when healthy right now. He impacts the game in so many ways that he often contributes in the smallest of ways often unknown to himself. He creates open lanes for his teammates especially Tony Parker that leads to uncontested baskets in …

Now that the 2010 World Cup is over, I suppose it is time to review the performance of the England side, which happens to be my home team. That’s not something I am particularly pleased about, given their disappointing (to use a very mild word) level of achievement in …

Los Angeles lakers pivot Chris Mihm who came from Texas University can be considered an avergae big man in the NBA. He can post-up, he can has the ability to shoot those open midrange jumpers, he can rebound, block shots and intimidate the guard’s from penetrating the middle. After …

Im not a huge fan of Carl Froch, but i was interested to see how he would come back from his first career defeat when he faced Arthur Abraham in the Super 6 boxing competition. I didn’t know too much about Abraham, but the press seemed to build him …

For all those avid tennis players out there; have you ever had that time when you wanted a new tennis racket, but just didn’t feel like paying $120 to $200 for a new one? Well a few months ago, I was in that very exact dilemma. I had been …

Tim’s wife Elisabeth has been a finalist on the reality televison show Survivor, and that’s a mode the quarterback has been during his short NFL career. After being cut by the Bills, Panthers, and Eagles, as well as toiling in NFL Europe, Hasselbeck began to crash in on his …

Rather as I had feared, the 2010 World Cup Final proved to be a pretty disappointing affair, which will probably end up being remembered more for the enormous number of niggling fouls and yellow cards (fourteen, including two - and therefore a red - to one player) than for …

After the tragic Hurricane Katrina that severely hit the New Orleans Area, the team was temporarily relocated to Oklahoma City and with the National effort made to renew and restore New Orleans, the team should be expected to get back playing in front of their home crowd next year. …

We bought the Bic 7ft3 mini mal surfboard to teach my friend to surf last year.
As there are very few places near us that hire out boards apart from one surf shop that rents out soft top boards from a van at the beach on weekends buying a cheap …

I am a big fan of baseball at any level.
For the last couple of years, I’ve subscribed to On Demand’s baseball coverage on cable. This service has let me watch baseball games when I’m sitting in front of my TV, but frankly it was expensive.
This year I subscribed to …

Think of a sport like football. The passes and the runnings all the same. Gause the game. Im talking of gatorball. This games full of throws and runs only thing it does not have is the kicks.
In gatorball theres a offence and a defence. The …

Trevor Ariza of the Orlando Magic was acquired on that trading deadline move that netted the magic a salary cap relief for trading Steve Francis to the Knicks for the expiring contract of Penny Hardaway and trevor ariza. That move eventually netted them Rashard Lewis and with Ariza coming …

Arn Anderson is one of my all time favorite wrestlers and one of the most respected men to ever step foot in a wrestling ring. Known as ‘The Enforcer’ he never took insults from anyone, and was one of the most intense and to the point wrestlers to ever …

Not only she is famous for her career in Tennis but also for her will power to play against budding youngsters.I love to watch her shots.Really it is a miracle to play at this age.Even today she is playing and hope she will sign off from …

The New Orleans Saints have been through more in the last two years than most NFL franchises will have to go through in their entire existence. And still, some how, some way, they found a way to go to the NFC championship game last year. A lot of this …

Miami Heat Guard Gary Payton who recently captured hislong awaited quest for that special ring as an NBA champion has been in the league for a while now. He was instrumental in the Heat’s run towards the Championship last year where they dominated the Dallas Mavericks. Early in his …

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 …

I have been a keen Mountain Biker since I was a youngster, so needless to say I have tried out many different styles and makes of bike. Upon purchasing my Specialized P2 I jumped straight on it to ride it home.
At first I was shocked by the blistering …