Dallas Mavericks acquired Jerry Stackhouse for that antawn jamison trade and his value to the team highly depends on his ability to stay healthy for the duration of the season. Although not quite as explosive as he once was when he was younger, Stackhouse still is gifted enough to …

Jason Collins who is the starting Center of the New Jersey Nets and his twin brother who plays for the Utah Jazz Jaron Collins plays a very similar type of game much like their appearance. They are both seven footers who are slow footed and can play tough physical …

Since I am one of those football followers who love to see a bit a skill and flair, Lionel Messi would naturally be one of the players I admire the most and watching him in action and analysing his game is always a nice activity to get into. I …

We like to travel and whenever we travel we like to be able to get in a sporting event from the city that we are visiting. We were in Phoenix and got tickets to the Arizonia Diamondback game at Chase Stadium.
This was a stadium that I …

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 …

Reginald Delk is a 6-4, 175 pound Junior playing for the University of Louisville men’s college basketball team. He transferred from Mississippi State last year. His uncle is Tony Delk, who played at Kentucky under Coach Rick Pitino.
Pros: Delk was described as a great outside shooter …

Alex Rodriguez was born July 27, 1975, he plays for the New York Yankees as their third baseman. A-Rod, as he is known to his fans started his career with the Seattle Mariners and then went to the Texas rangers. I remember watching the All Star game, …

Chicago Bulls forward Mike Sweetney whome they got from the New York Knicks for that Eddie Curry deal has one of the biggest and most heaviest players in the league. Sweetney though isn’t slow for his size and weight. He is agile enough to move around the rim and …

Boys would love reading about this skateboard from RipStick. The name says it all; Rip. Indeed it is. It is a blast skateboarding with this 2-wheeled skater board.
My younger brother has this purplish looking RipStick, and it certainly looks funny at first, as it’s very different …

Professional’s Choice Ballistic Overreach Boots are bell boots that offer your equine superstar superior protection from overreaching. Overreaching occurs when the horse steps so far underneath himself that his back hooves hit the front hooves, causing injury and pain. I have a horse who overreaches, but I will use …

Who doesn’t know the San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovice? He has the second longest tenure in the NBA and has won multiple championships since he was named the head coach in 1996. Pop’s, as the players like to call him, is getting a little over eager in …

The newest generation of Head rackets are the Metallix model. I bought one of these models, the Head Metallix 2 and i have to admit that one of the reason i bought this is because of it’s cosmetics. It looks really nice with its red and silver/gray trimmings. And …

Kevin Garnett’s highly considered as the best player in the NBA today. Certainly in Fantasy leagues his often drafted ahead of James and Wade. What in my opinion sets him apart from these players is his enthusiasm and passion when playing this game. You can see the burning desire …

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 …

Joakim Noah came out of Florida as a two time collegiate champion. An impressive resume indeed to bring to the NBA. His calling card in florida has been his defense and his rebounding. The Bulls practically drafted him in anticipation of a slow decline in Ben Wallace’s game. At …

I was lucky enough to have a really great seat for the Car Quest Auto Parts 300 Nationwide NASCAR race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on May 24, 2008 in Concord, North Carolina. My best friend and I picked up two tickets to the race just a few weeks before …

Eddie Jones has always been a journeyman player. For thirteen years in this leage, Jones has been one of those borderline individuals who aren’t yet a super star, but are definitely not a wash-out. The six foot six guard out of Temple University has played for various teams including …

2004 saw an FA Cup Final that seemed to make most people other than Manchester United and Millwall fans turn of. It wasn’t that the game promised to be boring, it was more the fact that Manchester United went into this game as huge favourites because they were seen …

One of the member of the fab five from the University of Michigan where they dominated the collegiate ranks in the early 90’s. Howard entered the league as one of the most talented and highly touted rookies. He lived-up to those expectations early in his career where he was …

The consensus starter for the point guard position of the Los Angeles Clippers is star guard Sam Cassell. He is also one of the oldest players in the league but when healthy and in the mix of things he can still get the job done. Early in the season …

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 …

Titan Poker is by far my favorite of all online poker sites, for various reasons.
One thing they have which I will note is a great thing for both fish and sharks who just want to make small gains are excellent “double-up” tables where if you place 1st, 2nd, or …

Cleveland Cavaliers reached the Finals last year in the NBA due to it’s improved bench play. And, heading that bench was the exciting big man Anderson Varejao from Brazil. More popularly known as ” the Wild Thing” Varejao entered games last year with passion and electrifies the players and …

Andrea Bargnani the former first overall pick in the NBA draft has had a solid year so far if his not injured. He has missed several games though due to various ailments and injuries and have been limited to some games to lower minutes. But in games that he …

Sacramento Kings forward Kenny Thomas who they acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers from that Chris Webber deal is an important factor on the kings success if he just plays more consistently. Always a double-double threat in the games that he plays in. Thomas is a gifted midrange shooter who …

Michael Ruffin of the Milwaukee Bucks is one of the most hardest working players in the league. His like this generations Popeye Jones.. Hehe.. Anyway, in terms of activity around the rim, i really like Michael Ruffin. his been around the league as well playing for contenders and pretenders …

When the Packers decided to replace their all-time leading scorer with a kicker that had only attempted one field goal in the NFL and missed I admit I was skeptical.
However, Dave Rayner has done a lot to alleviate any concerns I had.
So far, through 5 games, Rayner is 8 …

When the Chargers started the 2007 season, it looked like they made a huge mistake firing Marty Schottenheimer last year. But, as the season progressed and the team got more comfortable with Norv Turner, I think they will once again be a dangerous team in the AFC playoffs. Granted, …

If there was a team on the rise in the East then i would have to say that it is the Charlotte Bobcats. Acquiring Jason Richardson on a draft day trade with the Golden State Warriors gave them that go to scorer who can create his own shots on …

Antoine Walker of the Minnesota Timberwolves was acquired through a late start of the season trade with the Miami Heat in exchange for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount. The Wolves also acquired Center Michael Doleac in that deal. Walker has had a great career in the league so far. …

This indoor climbing location is great. The routes change often, and there are always challenging things to try. There is a large bouldering cave as well as a practice wall.
For the beginner, there are training courses you can take. I took one, and it was an easy way to …

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 …

Rasheed Wallace one of the very reasons that detroit won that championship in the ‘04 season has transformed himself from the bad boy image he was percieved at portland to a team guy in detroit. He has bought into the system the coach has for the team and it …

OK, as glad as I was to see the Patriots lose in the Super Bowl, I was actually a bit disappointed for linebacker Junior Seau.
Seau is far from being the dominating player he was when he came into the league as a San Diego Charger. But, even after 18 …

The seattle Supersonics are the only NBA team with two players coming from France and the other one being Mickeal Gelabale who is a running mate for center Johan Petro in the French National Team. Gelabale is by any standards still quite raw. No matter for what team he …

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 …

Portland TrailBlazers which was probably the luckiest franchise there was 5 months ago has been the unluckiest so far this season. After seeing there prized possession Greg Oden injure his knee and undergoing the fearsome MicroFracture surgery. This surgery and the way Oden will come out of it will …

The Seattle SuperSonics really have fallen off the grid in these past few years. Losing their only two real super stars long, long ago has seemed to cost them some credibility with the fans and other teams alike. Head coach P.J. Carlesimo doesn’t seem to be bringing that back. …

The ninth overall pick in this year’s installment of the NBA draft is Los Angeles Clippers forward Al Thornton. And his drafting couldn’t have come at a better time for the Clippers with the loss of Elton Brand until Mid February and the injuries to Tim Thomas and Paul …

In my experience, Arsenal is more of the extravagant team in the English Premier League with the aim of preserving the purists’ approach to football and their focus is more on how they play instead of just playing for results.
As an onlooker, this makes for some great entertainment for …

Pro Player Stadium is one of the most prestigious stadiums in sports; it was the site of one of the best super bowls, and the legendary World Series title that the marlins won for the first time in many years along with many other memorable moments.
This is probably the …

The Green Bay Packers are currently at 7-1 and much of the reason for that is the improvement shown by second year pro Greg Jennings.
Last season, mostly because he was playing hurt, I wasn’t sure just how fast Jennings was. He didn’t seem like much more than a possession …

I now have a Ping G5 Driver in my golf bag after thinking about it for a while before buying. I finally decided to get my own after testing those belonging to my golf buddies who were forever telling me how good it was. I suppose having the opportunity …

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, …

I have to say, I don’t understand this whole NASCAR thing. Maybe it’s just me, but I can find a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than to spend it sitting in front of a TV watching a bunch of cars running around in a circle.
I mean, …

Even though I read a lot of columns relating to NFL football, I usually don’t take the writers 100 percent at their word because, after all, they are just writers; what do they really know?
Sports Illustrated columnist Michael Lombardi is an exception.
After working in the player personnel departments of …

To the older English football fan the most famous FA Cup Final ever is probably what became to be known as the Matthews Final, except possibly the one in 1923 at Wembley when a mounted policeman on a white horse ushered the overspill crowds off the pitch so that …

The Orlando Magic were once a super star franchise who had all the pieces in place to be the next NBA finals champions. I’m not exactly sure how they let their chance slip away with players like Shaquille O’Neal and Anfernee Hardaway on their roster, but they did nonetheless. …

I am slowly taking a liking to Bobby Lashley over the past few weeks after witnessing a match between him and Chris Benoit in which he proved that he could work the mat, and that he could work a great and solid technical match. Although, this was against Benoit, …

I am an athlete and i love to play sports, my favorite sport will have to be soccer, although i can play basically any sport, however i have notice some major issues with the soccer field at a park here in Miami, Brian Piccolo park in particular.
The problem that …