Shaquille “the Diesel” O’neal is widely accepted as probably the most physically dominant player in NBA history. It’s not just that his big but how he uses his heft is how he becomes so dominant. Playing almost exclusively with his back to the basket, O’neal punishes his defenders with …

Both Lynds and I used to bowl in a Sunday morning league at the Bowlplex in Dudley in fact this is where we first met. The Bowlplex is on the new retail park just down from Dudley Zoo and Castle, the Bowlplex is located next down to the …

The Lone All-star for the Boston Celtics the last couple of years. Paul Pierce is known as a ?slasher? in the game of Basketball. He often penetrates to the lane with utmost disrespect to his defenders and evades big men in the paint with combinations of Strength, speed, girth …

Attending the annual Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National is the dream of golfers from all over the world, a dream I was able to realize thanks to a friend of a friend! Masters badges for the tournament are like gold dust and people consistently pay high dollar for …

My team-by-team NFL review now has me in Pittsburgh taking a look at the Steelers. This is a team that is coming off a fantastic Super Bowl win last season and is looking to defend their title.
When the team decided to hire head coach Mike Tomlin, I thought it …

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 …

In the bout dubbed The Challenge, a bout between two counter-punchers in their mid thirties, one fought his age and the other lived to his name. It was Marquez’s first fight as a lightweight and he was a little shaky at the get-go. Being in the lightweight division for …

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 …

Every year, the Minnesota Vikings are expected to be the next Super Bowl winner. And, each year, they disappoint.
This year, I think they might be able to compete for the division title but they are a long shot.
They’ve been making efforts to improve their defense through free agency, but …

The Target Fitness Exercise Ball is a very useful exercise tool. I have found it to be a good product and would love to share my experience with you.
Let me start this review by saying that I like the way this exercise ball is designed. It comes in a …

Kevin Garnett is a superstar NBA player known as the “Big Ticket” as in meal ticket.He was traded this off season in a blockbuster deal from the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Boston Celtics.The timberwolves got Ryan Gomes,Sebstian Telfair,Al Jefferson,Gerald Green,Theo ratliff,cash considerations,and a first round draft pick. This being …

This is a very unique golf push cart. It is Linksman Golf’s X6 golf cart which is probably their most popular model.
The reason I say this is unique is the X6 is the easiest to collapse golf cart on the market. No doubt about this. The cart it self …

The Nationwide Series of NASCAR ran their Father’s Day weekend race in Milwaukee. The Northerntool.com 250 race featured mostly Nationwide regulars since the Sprint Cup race on Sunday is in California. Only points championship contenders Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch flew in for the race. With …

Bristol, Tennessee is a short track that always provides plenty of action, and today was no exception. Veteran Mark Martin led the field to the green flag.
Some news, notes, and perceptions:
–Darrell Waltrip commented on Kyle Busch’s actions at the end of the Nationwide race yesterday. The younger …

Johan Petro of the Seattle Supersonics who originally hails from France is another of the teams slew of Centers originating from around the world. Petro plays very similar game to Sene but is a bit bigger and is better at getting scoring opportunities for himself by being active in …

After the death of their starting safety Sean Taylor, I would have written the Washington Redskins season off as a doomed year. This is especially true after they lost their starting quarterback Jason Campbell to an injury.
However, back up quarterback Todd Collins has really surprised me this season. What’s …

Christian Cage; Once known as the other half of the high flying duo tag-team, Edge and Christian, now known throughout the world as THE INSTANT CLASSIC, CAPTAIN CHARISMA, CHRISTIAN CAGE! Since November 2005, Christian Cage has proved himself on numereous occasions that he can survive in the real world, …

Now that he’s been fired by the Detroit Lions, former head coach and Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz should be a hot commodity for teams looking to boost their offenses.
Even though Martz had some success as a head coach, I do believe his strength is as an offensive coordinator. …

The Dallas Mavericks will forever be known as donkeys in my book. They had the greatest point guard in National Basketball League history and let him go. Not only did they let him go. But they let him go to a divisional rival in the Phoenix Suns. Since joining …

Pat garrity is one of those players that are labeled soft just coz his white. But, soft or not. One thing nobody in the NBA can deny is the fact that he can shoot the ball from deep with the best of them. at 6′11″ and coming from Notre …

I bought this cleats late last year. I have been using this whenever I play soccer. This costs around 90 USD. I checked the website it is exactly 90 USD but the retail shop where I got this gave me a more expensive price.
The thing that I …

Following the end of the 2006 season, the Atlanta Falcons parted ways with their coach Jim Mora. I thought it was a mistake then and still believe that now.
Mora, now an assistant with the Seattle Seahawks, was a decent coach who managed some success in Atlanta despite the fact …

Rasheed Wallace has been T’d up three times since I started writing this. If anyone knows who this guy is, they know he is the undisputed reigning bad boy of basketball. The twelve year veteran out of the great North Carolina Tarheel program in the NCAA divison 1 mens …

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 …

The Nationwide race at Dover International Speedway was one that people will be talking about for years to come. For some people the main reason they tuned in was to see racing phenom Joey Lagono in his first major stock car debut. Mark Martin first spotted his talent a …

Quinton Ross of the Los Angeles Clippers who is entering his fourth season in the league with the team that drafted him has shown very little progress in the four years that he has been in the league. Two seasons ago and even last year, Ross was a key …

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 …

Woman’s tennis Amalie Mauresmo from france who just recently won her second grandslam of the year and in her career after winning the best tournament of the year at Wimbledon over Justin Henin-hardeine has just deleted her tag as the best woman player who has never won a grandslam …

Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem is their team’s version of a hustle guy. Haslem is one of the league’s hardest working players and often helps his team win with his ability to defend and go after loose-balls. His specialty is in rebounding the ball both offensively and defensively and defending …

I just got my membership at the Country Club, so I needed a set of golf clubs that had style. The Distance Master Red 17 Piece Men’s Complete Set of clubs are just as gorgeous as they are functional. A lot of golf is a mind game, and having …

After receiving multiple concussions in his career, it’s uncertain whethere the Miami Dolphins quarterback, Trent Green, will be back or not. He has been a journyman all his career, playing for multiple teams under harsh circumstances. His last success story was with the Kansas City Chiefs where he was …

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 …

After using a pair of ordinary Nike The Nike Air Max Breathe Cage is a good shoe with decent support and stability. When I looked at these shoes, after looking at the exterior design and its price.
I have to say that after receiving the shoe, it looked just as …

Akeem The African Dream as he was known, was a wrestler most famous in the 80’s and 90’s as both Akeem and One Man Gang. I was never a fan of his, and personally found him to be obnoxious and a waste of television time. However, he was well …

If you enjoy the wonderful game of Golf and have a club head speed of less than 100 mph, you now have a ball that will give you the same performance as the Pros because you can compress it like they compress their golf balls!
Enter the Wilson Staff Fifty. …

Sorav Ganguly is one of the opening batsman of Indian team. He is a left handed batsmen, and has scored over 10,000 runs in one days cricket, with an average of over 40 which is considered very good for one days international cricket. He is also useful …

Al Harringto of the Golden State Warriors for me is one of the most agile big man there is in the league today. At six feet and ten inches tall, Harrington can bury the three point shot with no difficulty at all. He also has great versatility in driving …

Graeme Swann has gone in the space of a few years from being considered almost a has-been as far as the England cricket team are concerned to being thought of as one of the premier spin bowlers in the world, and a real “go to” man for the England …

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 …

I remember Ahmed Johnson specifically for his short run in World Championship Wrestling in the year 2000 just after the original Harlem Heat had split up and he began teaming with Stevie Ray Huffman forming the new Harlem Heat while Booker T was on the run for a main …

The Los Angeles Lakers have always been enamored with the glamurous life. After they traded Shaquille O’neal to the Miami Heat though, the Lakers has struggled to regain that competitive and championship caliber type team that they were.
With Kobe Bryant in their team, they will always be a play-off …

This year’s European Championship cup competition bore a lot of surprises for me as for the first time I really found out just how skillful the Dutch are.
I did have my predictions as to who would perform well and I had my chosen favorites who I thought would ultimately …

There’s something special about the Houston Rockets. I’m not sure if I’m just feeling nostalgiac about Rudy Tomjanovich’s famous comment where he stated “never underestimate the heart of a champion” or if I’m just a huge Yao Ming fan. Regardless of why I think the Rockets are special, I …

Miami Dolphins Head Coach Cam Cameron becomes the latest coach to find himself unemployed.
After finishing 1-15 this season, I highly doubt he’ll land another head coaching job any time soon. But, as an offensive coordinator, he’ll be valuable.
Assuming Marty Schottenheimer returns to coaching this year, don’t be surprised to …

Andy Reid is a well known coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. His tenure is one of the longest currently in the National Football League. His teams have appeared in four consecutive NFC championship games and hit team with Terrell Owens went to the Super Bowl and lost to the …

The Detroit Lions had a good chance of going to the playoffs this year. They started out the season six and two behind their quarterback, Jon Kitna. Kitna is a product of bench warmer blues. The talented quarterback has been forced to sit behind less talented started for most …

Alison Danger is a new discovery for myself personally. Over here in the United Kingdom we have a channel called ‘TWC Fight!’ which showcases Professional Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts. On a British Wrestling show she fought a local British Wrestler and won, it was then announced that she …

Turkey’s Mehmet Okur who was drafted by the Detroit Pistons is a legitimate NBA Big guy. He is listed at seven feet tall and as typical in european basketball, he can shoot the ball from the deep. He is very versatile offensively, often receiving the ball from the top …

I follow NASCAR pretty closely these days and have been the last few years. I watched it as a child, too, but left the sport behind into becoming hooked again circa 2005. The one thing that has bugged me, probably more than anything else, since that time …

The New York Knicks certainly were not considered an elite franchise for the past 9 years. The NBA always criticizing the moves the franchise made up until two years ago when Donnie Walsh took over as team president. From the day he started working he had two goals; one …