The commitment of the Detroit Pistons to finally have a bench play this year continues with Ronald Dupree. He has been around the Pistons for quite some time now and was never given any playing time before this season where he was surprised to have gotten the ticks early …

My family and I like to go to outdoor stadium events such as sporting events or shows and the races. The problem I have is that because I have a bad back, it is painful for my to spend a lot of time sitting on bleachers with no …

This is one event I always look forward to, to kick start the new year in terms of the sports calendar and this time around the local summer MTN One Day International Series featured the Indian cricket team as opponents for South Africa’s Proteas.
After having sat through the drawn …

Rudy Gay of the Memphis Grizzlies, an intriguing talent indeed. I must admit i don’t know this guy that much. I’ve seen the Grizzlies play a couple of times this year and i’m impressed with what i’m seeing from these guy.
He has great strength, size and speed for his …

Plummer clogged up the Bears’ passing lanes in week 1 of 2003, when the ultra-gifted cornerback tallied two passes defensed and two picks, including a staggeing 68-yard interception return for a touchdown. He finished his remarkable compaign with 16 passes defensed. Ahmed certainly does know how to defend his …

Being a sports fan is never easy, even if you follow a successful team, as I encountered when Manchester United faced Barcelona in the 2009 European Cup Final.
The year before, my club Manchester United had won the Premier League and European Cup double and they were 90 minutes from …

Two years ago, the Wildcats of Arizona had an incredible run in the NCAA division 1 mens basketball tournament. Among the players that helped them to succedd that year was the six foot eleven inch, all American center, Channing Frye. Channing is one of the more exciting big men …

Ever since the teams of the 90’s, the Buffalo Bills have struggled to have a winning season. With their mystique in question, they added a new quarterback to the fold. J.P. Losman, a 6 foot 2 quarterback out of Tulane university. He’s no Jim Kelly and the fans know …

CNNSI’s NBA basketball coverage is exemplary. I watch and follow the NBA a lot. And everyday i log in to Sportsillustrated.com/basketball to check their live updated scores, they also have articles from their acclaimed writers about the different teams in the NBA and their players. What i love to …

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 …

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 bought the Coleman Red Fox Polarguard Sleeping Bag when I wanted to upgrade from the WalMart 0* Bag I had bought eight months prior. I wanted a warmer and more durable sleeping bag. This coleman bag wasn’t it.
What I liked most about the Red Fox sleeping …

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 …

Doc Rivers is the former all star basketball player turned coach for the NBA’s Boston Celtics. This year they’re leading the league in wins. As I type this they have won 25 games and lost only 3. That’s impressive and reminds me of the great Chicago Bulls teams with …

My local basketball hero is non-other than Alvin Patrimonio, the current manager of the Purefoods franchise, the only ballclub he played during his 16 illustrious career in basketball. Sixteen. That is also the jersey number he and I played. Only, his was retired.
Being a fan to him meant …

After a physical battle for the starting Center spot for the Washington Wizards, Brendon Haywood has won the spot over Etan Thomas due to several factors. First of all is the fact that Haywood is much bigger than Ethan Thomas as he is at seven feet tall. Secondly, the …

After starting out his career as a bench warmer for the championship team in Detroit Pistons, Mehmet has since signed a good amount contract to play for the Utah Jazz. And from being an off the bench type of player for the Pistons, Okur appeared in his first all …

The Troy Golf and Country Club in Troy, Alabama is a golf club I have visited every year for the past 9 years. I return every year because I enjoyed my experience so much the first time around. Troy is an 18-hole course with a great selection of short …

One of the greatest footballing exports to come out of the South African footballing world, Lucas Radebe is one of those genuine role models I have always looked up to, since my very early days of falling in love with the game of football, back around 1996, when he …

Never in the history of the NFL have I seen a more sporadic quarterback than the Chicago Bears quarterback, Rex Grossman. Sexy Rexy as he is so colorfully coined by his fans, tends to lean on the side of football sociopath, no feelings or empathy for what he does …

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 …

For the first few years of his career, Tony Romo was forced to sit on the Dallas Cowboys sidelines and watch other quarterbacks like Drew Bledsoe play the position. Last year, Romo got his chance to shine midway through the season when Drew wasn’t playing up to par. Since …

Over the years in the NBA, there have been plenty of guys with the potential for greatness. Though most have just been all hype, no talent, there have been a few previously who have had the hype and the careers to back it up. Damon Stoudamire is one of …

Renaldo Balkman of the New York Knicks is one of the very few players in the Knicks line-up that the critical Knicks fans are proud about. He was drafted by Isiah Thomas when nobody else wanted to draft him. And i must admit that it is one of the …

Here we go. A man after my own heart. The Oakland Raiders new head coach, Lane Kiffin, really breathes some hope back into a franchise that, once was committed to excellence, now seem to be adapted at losing.
The youngest head coach in the history of the NFL, Kiffin …

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 …

I remember the third Christmas after starting to play tennis. I woke up that morning to find a fairly large rectangular box in under the Christmas tree in the living room. Guessing that it probably was I tennis racket from my tennis addict father, I anticipated and hoped that …

20-20 cricket - It is a short version of 50 over cricket. Every team gets to play 20 over, and hence making it quicker version of cricket. The first 20-20 world cup took place in south Africa, and India surprised teams like south Africa, Australia and Pakistan and won …

Maria Sharopova is a unique example of beauty with Brains and lot of hard work earlier she was known for her beautiful look it on the court, but soon she made her presence felt as a tennis player as well, l when she won Wimbledon championship. She is a …

Court General for the Orlando Magic, Jameer Nelson should be a valuable piece in the magic’s quest for the title in the years to come. With its young core of Dwight Howard and Darko Milicic in place, they should become the rising team in the East. Every marquee team …

former US open Champ Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia has slowly descended from the upper echelon of the woman’s game of tennis to the lower part of the rankings. After winning her first and only grandslam at the 2004 US open, Kuznetsova looked like she was well on her way …

I am in a privileged position as I am able to compare the old stadium with the newly built ground which is what all modern stadium should be built like.
Having watched my first England game in 1996 just before the Euro 96 Championships in a friendly against Hungary …

I have been a personal fan of Chuck Palumbo since I saw his debut in the old and now defunct World Championship Wrestling. Chuck was apart of an ‘evolution’ and ‘new school’ based Faction called the Natural Born Thrillers along with Shawn Stasiak, Sean O’Haire and Mark Jindrak, all …

Playing for my beloved Oakland Raiders for quite a few years now, Jerry Porter finally seems ready to take over as the go-to number one receiver on the team. He was a welcomed addition in the early 2000’s where he played third receiver to Jerry Rice and Tim Brown …

It�s now week 11 of the NFL season and the Carolina Panthers are trying to decide who to start at quarterback. The fact they have to think about it really makes me doubt David Carr will be in the league much longer.
When he was quarterbacking for the Houston Texans, …

The EPL sports all the great teams in the English division, from the ever popular and now unbeatable Chelsea who are now at number 1 with 22 played games, racking up 61 points to keep their place a Cup leaders. Their only competition at this stage in the game …

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 …

Before this year, I doubt that anyone in the world had ever heard of the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback, David Garrard. He was a surprise for everyone except his teammates and coach. Only throwing a handful of interceptions this year, Garrard led his team to a playoff birth where they …

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 …

I remember Aaron Williams now with the Los Angeles Clippers the most when he was still playing for the New Jersey Nets where i believe was the high point of his career in the NBA as well. Back then he was an active contributor to a team that had …

If you were to look around the National Basketball Association today at all the different teams and players, you would notice a trend. A lot of the best teams have a shorter player playing down in the paint. The Utah Jazz are up on this trend and have a …

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 …

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 …

A sleeping bag that is really big enough to feel comfortable for large or small people is an important sport’s item! The Issaquah, 25 degree farenheit sleeping bag is just this, and is really warm and cozy.
This sleeping bag has a diamond ripstop cover, and a 100% cotton flannel …

The NBA Finals tip of June 3rd 2010. This year’s matchup features the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. These two teams have much history in the NBA Finals as they have combined to win 32 out of the possible 62 NBA Finals. The Lakers have been to …

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 …

When I think about running backs, I think of the elite guys and, a couple steps below them is Clinton Portis.
While he had a decent couple of years in Denver, Portis is not a running back teams can rely on to be a game changer. He’s had a couple …

Often times when playing paintball, players realize that they’re on a budget and are going to have to buy cheaper paintballs to make up for their loss. Cheaper paintballs obviously aren’t going to have the same qualities of more expensive paintballs, but they’re still good enough to “get the …

Antonio McDyess once belonged to the best of the league’s big man. He was a versatile power forward who has crazy athletic abilities and who’s offensive game was as limitless as the sky. He can post-up, shoot the midrange jumper, use his speed to get to the rim and …

New Jersey Nets forward/center Nenad Kristic who was drafted out of Yugoslavia compliments well with the rest of the superstars the team has. With the trio of the best athletic players in the league and perhaps the history of the game(Carter, Jefferson and kidd)Kristic comes in and be the …