The “big Z” Zydraunas Ilguaskus of the Cleveland Cavaliers came into the league from lithuania and had really high expectations surrounding him. He is a seven foot three inch center who is very versatile and has a lot of moves in the pivot for chances of scoring. Although slightly …

With the Case of Luke Ridnour who was formerly the starter for the Seattle Supersonics, it is a change of fortunes for him. After being invited in the training camp for the Senior Men’s US national team, Ridnour has been in a downhill ever since.
With a new coach at …

A player that came with that deal for the Orlando Magic and the Los Angeles Lakers is swingman Maurice Evans who came with Brian Cook for Trevor Ariza. Evans was supposedly a player thrown in that deal to make it work financially for both teams but so far he …

Ike Diogu is the former Arizona State University foward. He’s only been in the leage for two years, but already he’s made it his permanent home. The way he explodes when he plays, it’s a lock that he’s not going back to the minors, so the speak. The six …

The Bulls youth movement continues with Thabo Sefolosha. Highly drafted with little to no experience at all. He was an unknown player when he entered the draft in the year ‘04. But i was surprised when the Bulls drafted him early in the second round. He was a virtual …

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 …

Ever since his days with the Miami Heat i have already liked the game of Rasual Butler. He is a very versatile six feet nine inch player who has many arsenal on his disposal that he uses to score in and around the basket. Most impressive of all for …

While I don’t like the Pittsburgh Steelers (it comes with being a Ravens fan) I did respect them as worthy adversaries. They had a formidable offense and a defense that rivaled even our great one. As such, I always knew that a game against them would be …

Jason Hart who is the back-up point guard to Deron Williams for the Utah Jazz is one solid point guard. He has had great play-off success as a back up point guard in the league as he is never a starter material anyway. He has played in San Antonio …

Tai Chi is an ancient martial art, one that is practiced in China for centuries as the exercise is martial arts, a way to improve the internal flow of energy in the body. The emphasis of the correct form and feeling with every movement and that is always taught …

Tyson Chandler is following in the footsteps of quite a few famous Tyson’s. You have the infamous, will bite your ear off with the quickness, Mike Tyson. The good for you tummy and oh so yummy, Tyson farms Chicken. And this Tyson, Chandler out of Dominguez high school in …

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 …

The Indiana Pacers whom through the years has been suffering with public relations disaster with the arrests and being indicted the pacers has gone into this season with a minimal expectation from their fans and the experts alike, they have performed tremendously well for their standards.
What i like …

Detroit Pistons Head coach Flip Sunders has done an admirable job with the Pistons so far. Given the fact that the team does have a nice collection of superstar players. It is still pretty tough to coach this ultra ego guys and have them perform at a high level …

Billy Gunn, now competing in TNA under the name Kip James, is one of the most recognizable professional wrestlers from the WWF’s attitude era of wrestling for his gimmick ‘Mr. Ass.’ I was never a big fan of him myself as during the Monday night war era, I supported …

Reggie Bush is runningback of the New Orleans Saints, who was drafted with the second overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. I was really impressed in his rookie year where he managed to meet the expectations of him coming out of USC, but I really though he had …

The DeSean Jackson is a young star receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. DeSean Jackson was drafted by the Eagles out of the University of California in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. In my opinion, he had the talent to be at …

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes whome they signed last year from the Washington Wizards with the hopes of complimenting Lebron James game suffered through and injury plagued season that hindered the success of both his team and himself. His injury on the right index finger which required a couple …

Well Saturday April 21st is the big day for my grandaughter Shelly, as this is the first year she has joined Little Leauge! She’s eight years old. I’m so proud of her for wanting to join a sport. I’m even more proud, because she wanted to buy her glove …

Portable pop up soccer nets are a must have for all soccer coaches. This is a great tool for players to own as well since they are easily transportable when a group of friends just want to play small sided pick up games in the park.
Usually sold in …

Ray Allen the sharp shooting Guard from Seattle Supersonics who has just signed a new six year deal with the team last year. He is expected to be the franchise player for this team for years to come and should be able to handle the team responsibilities quite well. …

This is Sun Mountain’s new 3 wheel golf push cart. It is aimed for those who want a little more stability than what a 2 wheel golf cart can offer.
It is made with very solid metal rods. I think this might be one of the sturdiest carts on the …

Adam Gilchrist recently declared his retirement from International cricket, this came as a surprise to many who thought he is still in very good form and almost at the peak of his career. Gilchrist enjoys an exceptional record both as wicket keeper and as a batsman, he has …

Eli Manning is the soft-spoken quarterback of the Super Bowl bound New York Giants. The only time you ever heard him speak up in his entire career is on draft day a few years back when he refused to go and play for the San Diego Chargers. He has …

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 be honest, Formula 1 racing just isn’t my thing. I watch it from time to time when there’s nothing else on, or if I’m particularly curious about something. It’s just that compared to NASCAR, F1 bores me.
The opening race of 2009 was in Melbourne, Australia. …

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 …

The point guard of the future for the Atlanta Hawks. After a couple of years drafting dismally in the NBA drafts, the Hawks finally made the right decisions in this years draft. With the third overall pick they chose Al Horford who has been contributing steadily for them and …

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 …

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova who’s popular not only in tennis but also with her looks and her modeling career is not in the path of another Anna Kournikova. She has already won the Wimbledon and is currently one of the topn players in the world. She uses her length …

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 …

The consensus among most NFL observers is JaMarcus Russell will be the #1 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft. And, while I think he has the physical tools to be a pro quarterback, I have to question whether he’s mentally ready.
My biggest concern over the junior out of …

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 …

Ricky Ponting is present caption of Australian cricket team. He is an aggressive caption and useful right hands batsman. He has scored most number of centuries for Australia and his played some real important knocks, and won matches for Australia as a caption. His average is more than 40 …

I recently bought the Little Tikes Shoot and Slam Basketball Trainer for my nephew’s birthday. The basketball trainer is basically a miniature basketball hoop that can be played with by kids ages three and up. The basketball hoop has five different heights that it can adjust to, ranging from …

These paintballs are pretty good, and are definitely up to my standards. They’re good enough for tournaments, however I prefer different paintballs which cost about the same. RPS tends to make better paintballs, so I prefer RPS All Star and Marballizer paintballs as far as tournament play goes.
Evil paintballs …

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 …

Atlanta Motor Speedway was the host to the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 200. Owning his own team this year, it was Kyle Busch on the pole. Of note was the debut of Steven Wallace. While he drives regularly in the Nationwide Series, he’s never …

As of this writing, Game 2 of the 2009 Western Semi-Finals has just concluded with the Lakers winning against the Rockets. It still was an exciting game and the Lakers bounced back from their first loss against the Rockets this season with a 40-point performance from Kobe.
I’m not …

Now that Mike McCarthy’s second season with the Packers is officially done and he’s set to sign a 5-year contract extension, it’s time to take a few minutes and grade his performance.
What he did well: To start, I think McCarthy did a heck of a job adjusting when the …

Cam Newton is a quarterback that played in college for the Auburn Tigers. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers. I believe that he’s a wonderful quarterback. He is very versatile and he can almost do anything that’s expected of a quarterback. He …

The 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Sam’s Town 300 race just didn’t hold my interest today while it was on. The event was rain delayed for about 90 minutes, and it was a dreary day here as well, so maybe that had some subliminal effect on my reaction.
It could be …

When it comes to the San Antonio Spurs prized backup shooting guard, Manu Ginobili, I’ve found myself with egg on my face a few times. The first time, I confused his last name, Ginobili, with an Italian name and assumed that’s where he hailed from. The second time, was …

Ronnie Brewer of the Utah Jazz is the leading most improved player in my opinion in the whole league so far this year. With the Jazz needing badly to have a shooting two guard which is the weakest spot they have in their roster, comes the emergence of Ronnie …

Rasho Nesterovic is a 7 footer out of Slovenia. He is a serviceable big man at best and can contribute on the defensive end. He plays for the Toronto Raptors and starts at times in place of Andrea Bargnani. On the offensive end, Nesterovic has little range on his …

Bobby The Brain Heenan is one of the greatest managers to ever set foot in professional wrestling, the only man capable of getting an audience booing and chanting ‘Weasel’ just by stepping through the curtain and showing his face. That was the effect Bobby the Brain Heenan always had. …

The Washington Wizards has been a constant figure in the Eastern Conference play-offs picture since the day they signed Gilbert Arenas. With the trio of themselves in Arenas, Jamison and Caron Buttler, The Wizards will remain a play-off team for the East in the next five years. Their …

Michael Redd is the seven year man out of the Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA division 1 mens basketball program. he is currently playing for the Milwaukee Bucks and their downtrodden franchise. THe six foot six inch guard is a scoring machine and an absolute key to the Bucks success, …

The Green Bay Packers recently signed tight end Donald Lee to a contract extension. After seeing him play this year, I have to say it was a great move.
The Packers had entered the season appearing to be thin at that position; especially after David Martin signed with the Miami …

The newly acquired Heat Forward Mark Blount has had better stints with other teams than what he has done for the Miami Heat. He has averaged double figure points with the Boston Celtics and the Minnesota Timberwolves and even started for those teams.
With the Miami Heat though, his …