The runner-up of last years NBA Finals made roster changes this season. they acquired Anthony Johnson who was instrumental in indiana’s play-off push last year when he averaged 20 points and eight assist per game in the series against Jason Kidd and the New Jersey nets. They sent veteran …

Balls Mahoney is another of my personal favorite Wrestlers from the 90’s. Not only was he one of my favorites though, he was one of the most over and memorable figures in the Wrestling company Extreme Championship Wrestling. His character was unique so much with so many generic and …

Wally Szczerbiak may be the only person in the world (outside of his family who share the name) whom contains a name with two Z’s in it. I had to google this just now to spell “Szczerbiak” I had it “Sczerbiac” Close, but no cigar. With the name you …

Fresh off their win from the 2010 Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers are the early favorites to come of on top of the Western Conference. With their core roster intact and a few key additions, the Lakers are among the few contenders that can match up well with almost …

There are so many European players in the National Basketball Association that I’m not even sure we’ll have enough American Born players to compile an Olympic team here in a few years. I don’t mean to sound like I want to keep European players out, because I’m a firm …

The Denver Nuggets volatile guard JR Smith entered the league with a huge potential. And even I myself joined that bandwagon that proclaimed him as probably the next coming of the great one. He came to the New Orleans Hornets as a highly touted player out of high school. …

Phoenix Suns Forward/Center Amare Stoudemire who as of now has been recovering from an ACL surgery should be one of the best players in the NBA when Healthy. The fact in professional sports is that health is always an issue. You can easily get injured playing and depending on …

Sacramento Kings Center Brad Miller was not a well known prospect coming out of college. He was widely considered as a slow footed center who can only shoot the ball from the outside as his main offensive arsenal. And at first, when he came into the league it seemed …

I mentioned at one point that I was surprised when Dick Jauron kept his job following yet another 7-9 season with the Buffalo Bills. But, I wasn’t as surprised by that as I was when Marvin Lewis kept his job with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Going into this season, I could …

Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors was selected fifth overall in the ‘03 NBA draft and immediately he showed his wares as a future all star in the league. At 6 feet and 11 inches tall, Bosh can play the post with great success. He can also step out …

Former New York Jets and current Kansas City Chiefs head coach Herman Edwards is probably best known for saying the line, “You play to win the game!” in a press conference a few years back regarding his teams (The Jets) performance. But let’s not have that one comment, however …

I love my Beval Butet Close Contact saddle. It is, by far, the most comfortable saddle I’ve ever ridden in. Beval makes several outstanding saddles, but the Butet is my favorite. It’s no lie that the Butet’s leather is as soft as butter. Even brand new, this saddle came …

Aaron Gray of the Chicago Bulls has been a pleasant surprise for them in a season full of embarrassment and disappointments. He has shown the inclination and the talent to someday be a good player in the league. I see him as a Brad Miller type of a player …

I have a friend named Quentin Richardson. Of course, growing up with him, we didn’t know that there would one day be a professional basketball player that shared the same name. But once there was, we used to incessantly tease him. I don’t think he minded at the time, …

When Bill Cowher retired from the NFL, Pittsburgh Steeler fans everywhere thought it was the end of the world. Who could do the job Cowher did? Who would do it? Well, the answer came from a guy who is just like coach Bill Cowher… Mike Tomlin. Mike Tomlin is …

The NASCAR - 2009 Sam’s Town 300 Nationwide race was a comedy of errors and bad plays by veteran drivers. The Las Vegas race was full of yellow flags, many of which were spin outs done by Cup drivers participating in the race.
Since its repaving, the Las Vegas …

I was looking forward to the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Chicagoland Speedway. Not only do I like the track, but I was also excited to see the first race under the lights. During the off season the track installed lights and moved their race from the day …

Whether it was with the Hornets or now the Golden State Warriors, the six foot three point guard from UCLA in his eighth year, Baron Davis, has always been a legitimate super star player. Around five years ago, when Davis was first leaving his mark on the league, he …

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 …

Son of NBA legend Bill Walton, Luke Walton has slowly made a name for himself in the league as one of the best one on one defenders in the league. He currently plays the small forward position for the Los Angeles Lakers but he can also defend the opposing …

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 …

A couple seasons ago, the New York Giants shocked everyone by making it to the Super Bowl and beating the undefeated New England Patriots for the championship. The success resulted in coach Tom Coughlin getting a contract extension.
But, I think it resulted in something else too, people overrating this …

Since day one of enrolling in the Capoeira class, I have become hooked into this African-Brazilian fighting and survival tactic that mixes fighting, dance, and aerobics in one blood-pumping session. At first, I was a bit scared and insecure because from the what I saw on the floor, the …

When safety Sean Taylor was murdered and quarterback Jason Campbell was injured a short time later, I figured the Redskins season was pretty much over with. However, something happened. They started playing like a team determined to do something great and overcoming a lot of obstacles.
The Redskins enter the …

The Philadelphia Eagles are looking to be back in championship form after their pre-season win over the Browns last night.
McNaab didn’t look like he missed Terrel Owens as he lead the team to their first score of the game (a field goal) and back up Jeff Garcia showed why …

I go through golf gloves at an extremely fast rate, usually about 2 every year. I find they wear out in the palm very quickly, and I also rarely find one that is also comfortable for an entire 19 holes. The last time I golfed with a friend of …

With Gordon Ramsay becoming such a big name in the world of food and becoming just as famous for his use of the F word, it was perhaps no surprise when he was chosen to front a football bloopers DVD as he never hides his passion for the game.
If …

Chucky Atkins, no relation to the famous Dr. Atkins who made the low-carb diet famous, is the five foot eleven inch guard for the Denver Nuggets. He is an eight year veteran of the NBA and hails from South Florida where he was a little known talent to most …

Since I only started really understanding what the World Cup means in magnitude, back in France 1998, my anticipation for each subsequent FIFA World has grown in leaps and bounds and South Africa 2010 was the most highly anticipated one for me.
Alhtough I was dissappointed that South Africa didn’t …

The Beijing summer Olympics, have been a world class Olympics and one to remember, i really enjoyed watching the Olympics this year. My favorite sport to watch was of course the soccer games since i am a big soccer game.
There were some very good games but the level of …

Jarett Jack of the Portland Trailblazers started the year as the team’s official starter at the point guard spot. He has since then lost that starting position to Steve Blake as he now comes off the bench but his play has dramatically improved since the switch.
He has played inspired …

My mom had some free passes worth two $15 tee cards at the Chelsea Piers golf driving range. I went there with my boyfriend and we had the best time. The driving range is in the Golf Club House at Chelsea Piers, next to the Brewery and it over …

In my opinion, Kwame Brown is probably one of the most disappointing first over-all pick of all time. Probably second worst to Michael Olowokandi. Brown has the size, Athleticism and strength to be a marginal player at worst and an all star at best.
The problem with him is that …

A few years ago, the San Francisco 49ers fired their head coach Steve Mariucci after he went 1-1 in the playoffs. They decided, at that time, he would never get them to the Super Bowl and, because of that, it was time to make a change in the right …

First practice for NASCAR’s 2009 race at the Martinsville short track took place Friday morning on March 27th. Rain was threatening and would eventually rain out qualifying for that afternoon, but the Sprint Cup drivers were able to get in their entire morning practice.
My favorite, Jeff Gordon, ended …

Antonio Thomas is probably best known for his short stint in the WWE with his partner Romeo Roselli as the overly effeminate ladies men ‘The Heartthrobs.’ They never actually got passed Jobber status before being released however.
Personally, I thought they had potential. They were bought up too soon from …

I was listening to Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN radio as I do every day on my commute into work when Peter King was brought on as a guest earlier this week. The topic of discussion was the NFL’s overtime rule. As it stands …

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 …

Viktor Khryapa came into the Bulls together with Tyrus Thomas in that Draft day deal with the Portland Trailblazers for the right to the second overall pick which later they used to draft Lamarcus Aldridge. Khryapa will eventually become a good player for the Bulls. The only problem is …

America’s Bode Miller finally won his gold medal at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. It was in the Super-Combined Alpine Skiing event, a sport that combines one downhill run with one slalom run. Miller is known for being a downhill king of the slopes, but not being …

Nazr Mohammed of the Detroit Pistons has been in four different teams in his career in the NBA before settling in with the Pistons. He is a seven foot specimen who has a great shot blocking ability. He can also rebound well and will give you some games where …

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 …

My kids wanted to learn swimming. My husband arranged a swimming teacher for them. We arranged one lesson per week as she was not available for other days. Some times I took them for swimming without a teacher. I my self do not know swimming. I found my self …

The new professional football league, the All American Football League, hasn’t played its first game yet. But, based on the concept of the league, who they have on their rosters and when they are playing their games, my opinions are mixed about whether it will be successful or not.
First, …

Novotna is one of the most powerful tennis player in the history of women tennis . She had very powerful serve and valley game. But she lack discipline, some loose guts as well, and was shot temper and so she was not able to do very well …

Wasim Akram is one of the best all rounders of Pakistani. He was the left arm fast bowler and he along with yunus used a reveres swing factor to the maximum. He had an very strong body build up and was exceptionally quick. The surprising thing was that …

Matt Barnes is the tattooed bad boy from the Golden State Warriors. The six foot seven small forward from the UCLA Bruins is in his forth year in the leage. A lot has changed in the NBA over the last few years, and players like Matt Barnes are leading …

By far the best footballer I have ever seen in my time, although I was not privileged enough to catch all of the best games Zidane played in.
My first real encounter with the magical touch of Zinedine Zidane was during the 1998 FIFA World Cup, when he almost single …

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 …