Over a decade ago there was a player coming out of the the Connecticut Huskies NCAA mens basketball program who had all the buzz. Six foot five guard Ray Allen would prove that he had chops for both basketball and the silver screen. After being drafted in the first …

The return fixture in Bursaspor promised to be quite different to the first game at Old Trafford. It was away from home for a start which meant United were bound to be a little more cautious with who they selected to start. Their form had been improving back home …

Last year, I went out on a limb and predicted the Miami Dolphins would end up surprising people and be one of the most improved teams in the league after going 1-15 the year before. I was surprised when they did better than even I predicted.
This year, I’m going …

After playing with the Prince Synthetic Gut 16 gauge (with Duraflex), I have found that the string is not durable enough for advanced players who like to hit with spin and power. The string broke after only 8-10 hours of playing and thus, did not satisfy my needs. …

Every team skates to the same dance, doing two rotations on the rink. It’s a contest of technique. It’s much more of the classical ice dancing that I grew up watching versus the free style post-Bolero entry that changed the sport forever. It’s really a head …

The Head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, Avery Johnson has slowly ascended in the field of good coaches in the NBA. Johnson started out as an undrafted point guard for the San Antonio Spurs. He went on to lead that team to it’s first ever championship when he partnered …

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 …

ZaZa Pachulia of the Atlanta Hawks started his career with the Orlando Magic. He was a valuable reserve for them but back then his skills are highly underdeveloped. He had a very raw game he often had very little to no playing time at all. On his last season …

The Bulls youth movement continues with Thabo Sefolosha. Highly drafted with little to no experience at all. He was an unknown player when he entered the draft in the year ‘04. But i was surprised when the Bulls drafted him early in the second round. He was a virtual …

Donnie Nietes was able to defend his WBO minimum weight championship title against Marlon Rodriguez last weekend. Although the fight was held in his opponent’s hometown of Mexico, he still scored a unanimous decision victory. This proved the ability of Nietes to fight well even in hostile territory. Not …

Big names and Big games is what comes to mind if people mention the Phoenix Suns to me. With a fearsome trio of Steve Nash, Shawn Marion and Amare Stoudemire the suns have the most dynamic team in the league. And the scary part is the fact that you …

Hilton Armstrong of the New Orleans Hornets is a type of player that does everything possible in him to be in the NBA. He has very limited offensive skills solely depending on passes from Chris Paul and from tipping in missed shots off the offensive rebound.
But the fact that …

The Bengals haven’t had much success drafting quarterbacks in the past but I think they finally found their future in quarterback Carson Palmer.
Barring injury, Palmer may be the key to the Bengals returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1980s. Even though he’s only been …

In May 1999 Manchester United were chasing an unprecedented treble of winning the English Premier League, the FA Cup and the European Cup. They had an awesome squad, but there were some of the greatest players that had ever lived who had not won the European Cup, let alone …

When I was growing up, I used to love pro wrestling and, even as an adult, I would watch on occassion.
Now that the WWF has become the WWE, I can’t stand watching it.
The appeal of pro wrestling during its height in the 80s was it was a clean, family-oriented …

The Luverne Country Club about 40 miles south of Montgomery, Alabama is not the most prestigious golf club you will ever visit, but it is definitely one of the friendliest. I have played at Luverne every summer for the past 9 years and feel as though I am one …

Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts is probably one of my most favorite quarterbacks of all time. I have three in that category in Bret Favre and Tom Brady. Manning though in my own opinion is one of the best offensive quarterbacks. He has great vision that enables him …

We had waited 20 years for this to happen. Prior to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, such a draw had been mooted by the press, but now it was a reality. England had not started the World Cup well, they were not performing and had finished only …

With Randy Moss on the roster, it wasn’t as if Minnesota needed another potentially explosive receiver, but they drafted one in Burleson. Last season, the ‘02 NCAA receptions leader started nine games and piled up the fifth-most receiving yards ever by a Vikings rookie. “Nate just gets better,” the …

Jonty Rhodes is the best fielder world every produced. He is from south Africa. He was a useful middle order bats man from south Africa and contributed often an important occasion for the country. But he was always known for his brilliant fielding. He was quick as a tiger …

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 …

The Milwaukee Bucks are another team who have a long history of losing basketball games. They have never really had enough talent to do anything other than lose and that is the sole fault of ownership. If you want to have a winning team, you must pay the price. …

Weather I hate to admit it or not, being a rival team fan in the English Premier League, if one speaks of the best teams in the world, Manchester United under the guidance of Sir Alex Furgason, is one of the first teams that come to mind.
I may not …

Anthony Parker of the Toronto Raptors who’s the brother of his more popular sister Candace Parker has been trotting the globe just for a chance to play in the NBA. He was finally given that chance when the Raptors decided to give him a chance and a shot at …

The Arizona Cardinals finished eight and eight season with newly acquired head coach Ken Whisenhunt. Firing Dennis Green last year, the Cardinals needed a coach with both a mind for the game and a flare for offensive production. Though it’s usually the defense of a team that wins ball …

America’s Louie Vito isn’t normally the type of guy I’d say is cute, but after watching him on Dancing with the Stars, he is kinda cute. After seeing this different dancing side of him, how can I not root for him at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics? …

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 …

Jordan Farmar whom the Los Angeles Lakers drafted last year in the first round of the play-offs is the wave of the future for the point guard spot of the Los Angeles Lakers. After seeing very little playing time last year in his rookie campaign, Farmar made great strides …

Damon Jones declared himself as the Best three point shooter in the World three years ago. I don’t know if he was drunk or anything but sure seemed like it when he made that announcement.
In my mind, no doubt he can shoot and he has also proven that he …

When I began to play badminton I was confused that which one Racket should I buy. I had lots of options, my coach suggested me to buy a Racket of yonex. Then I bought yonex armortec 70MG. At the time of buying Racket I was not satisfied with my …

If there was ever an overrated player, Tom Brady fits the description.
As quarterback for the New England Patriots, Brady has won 3 Super Bowl Rings. But, let’s face the facts; could he have done that with any other team? I don’t think he could.
The reality is, Brady is a …

I’m a pretty big football fan. I’m not hardcore like some people are and I really only follow my two teams (Ravens and Redskins) but I enjoy watching it and I get excited when Football season starts to ramp up and get going.
Before the season starts, however, there …

Victor Chandler Poker, a member of the iPoker network, is by far my favorite poker site to play on. It has a sleek design, competitive but not great players, fast payouts, and excellent staff.
The interface looks nearly identical to all of the other iPoker network sites, so it should …

For me Richard Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons is the best mid range jumper in the game today. He has great accuracy on those jumpers which he launches in a variety of ways. He often comes off of screen and rolls to get the open shots. Or cuts to …

Look around the NBA today and there’s probably one stand out player on every team. These players range in size and personal strengths but they all most likely share one thing is common…popularity. Now, popular doesn’t necessarily mean good and of course good doesn’t necessarily mean the player will …

Looking at the names of the top receivers in the league, I always notice Donald Driver’s name is ommitted. He has to be one of the most underrated receivers in the NFL.
Coming to the Packers as a late round draft choice, Driver worked his way up the depth chart …

Drafter Third overall by the Atlanta Hawks on the ‘04 draft, Smith has become slowly evolved into the star that the Hawks management envisioned him to become. Gifted with phenomenal athleticism and amazing bounce in his game, i could see smith becoming an all star in the immediate future.
I …

I’ve been taking the time to look at NFL teams around the league and give my opinion on each of them, based both on what I’ve seen and what I can expect from them next year. In my search, the team that just came up next is the Kansas …

Sachin Tendulkkar is one of the best batsmen of all time. He represents India in Cricket. He started of his carrier at his early teens and made it to the Indian national team at a tender age. He took a long time to score his first One day …

Anil Kumble is the most successful Indian team bowler in the history of Indian cricket. Recently he cross 500 wicket mark. Which is record for Indian cricket bowler Kumble is a tall man and he got a built of fast bowler and he is a fastest spinner in the …

Drafted first over-all draft pick by the Washington Wizards in the ‘02 class, Brown has never made up to the reputatation and the expectations that was bestowed on him. At seven feet tall and with the necessary tools and talents to be a great player in the league. Every …

Brian Cook of the Los Angeles Lakers has taken a long time to develop into a formidable player in the league. Slowly as it may seem though, he has in my opinion created a name for himself as a legit NBA player that can shoot the ball as a …

I played a little out of the way golf course while visiting friends in Alabama. The country club in Opp, Alabama is a pretty basic little golf course that I happened to play one weekend because they had organized a scramble tournament. I do not envisage ever going back …

For as long as I have been a keen follower of the game of football, Real Madrid always posed as the benchmark in terms of success at club level, having won the most sought after club prize in the world of football a record nine times.
Admittedly though, I only …

Lebron James is a superstar basketball player for the Cleaveland Cavaliers.Lebron is a 6′8″ 245lbs manchild who has the skills of a man 8 inches smaller,but the power of a seven footer. He has set many records in the NBA in his first 4 years in the league including …

Erik Piatkowski started his career in a high note with the Los Angeles Clippers where he was a valuable player off the bench and even started some of the games mainly to the fact that he is a six feet and ten inch player who can stretch the defense …

The sports world seemed shocked nine years ago when the Sacramento Kings used their seventh overall pick in the draft to select Jason Williams from the Florida Gators. That shock turned to joy when the young point guard quickly grew to become one of the more exciting players in …

I’m not a big fan of the track in New Hampshire, mainly because it tends to look fairly empty whenever they race there. NASCAR keeps saying that they need to expand to reach all the markets and all the areas where they have fans. That’s true, but I think …

I know his injured right now and is out for the next 4 weeks, Still i cannot see the development that this kid has showed since the start of the season. Before he got injured, Diogu was an integral part of the great start that the Pacers had …

In Arizona where losing is the norm, the Cardinals surprisingly had a chance to go to the playoffs this year. After their initial starter, Matt Leinart, was hurt, Kurt Warner took over at the helm and looked like he did when he played with St. Louis. While with the …