As an avid Cardinals fan that is excited about the upcoming 2012 season, I would first like to look back at the previous season. It had so many ups and downs and ultimately ended in grand fashion. In mid-August it looked like they would be competing for third place …

IT is no longer the time of the big man in the NBA. Sure, they used to reign supreme over the smaller guards and forwards, but those days seem to be long gone. And in New York, where the Knicks seem to go out and embarrass themselves nightly, it …

The second oldest rookie in the NBA this year, Luis Scola who was drafted originally by the San Antonio Spurs and is now playing for the Houston Rockets after a summer trade that sent him there is probably a hidden gem. My prediction will be that the Spurs will …

From my personal point of view, as someone who is head deep into the beautiful game of football, there is quite a disturbing trend I have noticed in world football, something I am quilty of myself too, and that is how players that score the goals get all the …

Spanish Superstar Pau Gasol who now plays for the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA has become a legitimate superstar in the NBA. At seven foot tall and someone who has legitimate size, Gasol also has speed and this allows him to out maneuver his defenders and get to the …

With the peak of my interest in football entering its nova phase in the late nineties, one my international footballing heroes would unsurprisingly be Ronaldo De Lima, given his popularity at the time and his epic rise to stardom.
At the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France is the …

Can you imagine doing anything for sixteen years. The same job, day after day, month after month, year after year. It might drive some people crazy. It doesn’t have that effect on the Houston Rockets back up center, Dikembe Mutombo. He is an ageless wonder from the Georgetown Hoyas …

Watching the Packers offseason moves this year, I’m thinking they are either going to be a playoff team or another 4-12 team. They have more raw talent than they’ve had in years but the players are young and are going to need time to develop.
Brett Favre’s return does help …

Coach George Karl of the Denver Nuggets is one of the most discipline oriented coaches in the NBA. He has great defensive philosophy that he incorporates to each and every team that he has coached for. With the Nuggets though Karl has a team filled with superstars and really …

One of the Spanish Imports in the NBA is Portland Trail Blazers point guard Sergio Rodriguez. The Blazers drafted him in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft but was unable to sign him until the following year when his Spanish club decided to keep him for the …

The Head Liquidmetal 2 Tennis rackets is one of my favorite mid plus sized tennis rackets out in the market today. It has a very cool design as well with a yellow trimmed with silver/gray in the sides and a black handle. With a head size of 106 square …

“Get Strong—¦Get Ripped—¦Quick!” that’s what the on-box ad copy for the Iron Gym from Pro Fit purports it’s going to do for your body. But, does it live up to the claim? Let’s take a closer look.
Iron Gym isn’t so much a “gym” per se’ as it is a …

Rojon Rondo the starting Point Guard of the Boston Celtics inherited a job that should be an envy to many. Task to quarterback the sparkling trio of Garnett, Pierce and Allen. The success of the Celtics will largely depend on the Contribution Rondo will be able to provide them.
Entering …

Newly signed free agent forward Peja Stojakovic of the New Orleans Hornets has been saying the right things in the media about his new home. He skipped the world championships for Serbia and Montenegro to go into training early for the coming season and hopes to relive the season …

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 …

NCAA mens basketball has always had some big named schools, this is especially true of the Georgetown Hoyas who have given the league greats like Patric Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Allen Iverson. There was a little known player in Georgetown during the days of A I, his name was …

The Los Angeles Lakers seem to love those high school players. A lot never live up to their full potential, and on average you will probably only find one playing per every four teams in the league. But that’s not even close to the case in LA. The Lakers …

Now this is a face only a mother can love. Mike Dunleavy Sr. reminds me of Kevin Spacey if he let himself go, got hit my a train, and started going bald. No, all kidding aside, Mike Dunleavy Sr. is an incredible coach in my opinion. Not that he …

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 …

Manchester United were the Champions of the Premier League and were starting the new season, at home to newly promoted Birmingham City. It was sure to be a tough game because Manchester United had sold their prized asset, Cristiano Ronaldo, to Real Madrid for a world record fee. It …

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 …

This was a unique tournament played in India in April-May 2008 where some of the world’s best cricket players were seen in action. This was a multi million dollar tournament watched by millions of cricket lovers all over the world. I watched a number of matches on the TV. …

Going into their game against the Detroit Lions, I had doubts about whether or not the Green Bay Packers deserved to be the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs. But, after they destroyed the Lions, despite not starting a half dozen of their starters and pulling the rest before …

I’m really happy to see that Stan Van Gundy got himself another coaching job after Pat Riley gave him the boot from on high three years ago. The Van Gundy family has two very talented, basketball minded coaches with Stan and older brother, Jeff. I was thinking that Stan …

A couple of years ago, Javon Walker wanted to be paid like one of the best wide receivers in the league. The Green Bay Packers said no and, a year later, he forced them to trade him.
The Denver Broncos bit and paid him the money he was seeking only …

The New Orleans Saints are constantly scratching and clawing to keep their heads above water and stay on top of their game. With Drew Brees and Reggie Bush getting most of the face time, it’s lost on a lot of fans that they have a tremendous talent in wide …

When it comes to physical skill, Culpepper has everything you want at quarterback. He’s got a strong arm, he’s the size of a linebacker and he’s able to scramble for yards.
However, throughout the years, he hasn’t seemed to grasp the mental side of the position.
I blame the fact he …

The starting two guard for the Washington Wizards, Deshawn Stevenson has slowly built up a reputation as a hard nosed defender in the league. Much like in the mold of a Bruce Bowen, although he has better offensive skills than that of Bowen. Stevenson is a lethal three point …

One of the best defensive point guards in the league today is Seattle Supersonics point Earl Watson. After a tumultuous stay with the Denver Nuggets, he was finally traded to the Supersonics for Reggie Evans and as produced for the team.
Although his offensive skills are in some manner a …

Another of the young talents that i really expected to blossom this year for the Philadelphia 76ers is young guard Thadeus Young whom they drafted in the first round of last years draft. He has the physical attributes to be a good scorer in this league. His lean, his …

The Packers have finished their 8th game of the season and have reached the mid-way point with a respectable 5-3 record. However, is it safe to say this team is living up to its expectations or are the Packers a team that simply is not what people thought they …

Tom Brady is the current starting quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. I believe Tom Brady is one of the most accomplished quarterback of his generation. He has been able to do just about everything a quarterback could wish to do in professional football. …

Outside of Greg Oden in the Portland Trailblazer line-up, nobody has more of an upside than LaMarcus Aldridge. Although playing in just his second season in the league, Aldridge has already shown what future lies ahead of him. He is a very athletic guy who can get to the …

This is the year.
This team is poised to win it all this season after a heartbreaking loss to a New York Giants team who caught fire JUST at the right time. The pass rush that NY presented on top of key dropped passes by Crayton lead to a …

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 …

The Echo-1 airsoft gun is great. It is the first airsoft I used and it was amazIng. I bored it from my friend for a few months and absolutely loved it. I actually went out and bought one.
The design is great. I love the fold able stock. It locks …

Tony Battie of the Orlando Magic who is currently off the shelves for the season with a torn rotator calf injury would have helped the Magic further this season if he was healthy. Battie is a very good on the ball defender for the Center spot or the Power …

The frenchman, Boris Diaw. A versatile 6 feet 10 inch import from the land of wine is a very good find for the Phoenix Suns. He has a respectable shot from the outside that in the valley of the suns is a must. In the team though i consider …

James Jones started his career in the NBA with the Indiana Pacers as some sort of a Reggie Miller clone. Since he entered the league with a deadly three point shot, they trained him with reggie and taught him every tricks that Miller use to do in the game. …

Women’s Snowboard Cross at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics was quite fun. The qualifying was boring, but the heats were much more exciting.
France’s Claire Chapotot stalled out at the beginning of her quarter final heat that included Norway’s Helene Olafsen and Faye Gulini of America. Gulini didn’t …

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 …

Ricky Davis of the Miami Heat has often been maligned for being a selfish player in the league. I remember once about five years ago. I was watching a cleveland cavaliers game and Ricky Davis was with cleveland that year. With about 14 seconds left in the game it …

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 …

I’m really not sure how or when these paintballs came out, but I do know that they’re about the best paintballs I’ve ever used. It confuses me that now Diablo is producing All Star paintballs, which have been an RPS trademark for years. They are much cheaper than RPS …

Looking at their performance in this game, I still believe the Lions have the potential to surprise the division. Each of their 4 quarterbacks put points on the board and the defense did a decent job controlling a Broncos team that was in the playoffs last year and favored …

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 …

Darius Songaila of the Washington Wizards was a free agent of the year 2003 when he signed with the team after a successful start of his career with the Sacramento Kings. He elevated his game from a bench player that played very little minutes to a starter with that …

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 …

Brazil’s main man, Leandro Barbosa who plays for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA has unparalleled speed that favors his game with the suns. Phoenix often plays in a fast tempo game that suites Barbosa’s game. With the ball and streaking to the lane he is very tough to …

The NFL Draft is an event that occurs once a year in the offseason. At the NFL Draft in New York City, all 32 NFL teams meet to select the newest eliblle football players to play in the league. This a highly anticipated, televised event. I think the 2009 …