A couple years ago, you could look at Chicago Bears’ coach Lovie Smith and say his job was secure. After all, he took the team to a Super Bowl.
Today, heading into the NFL training camps, I look at his job as being a bit more on shaky ground. This …

One of the most volatile NBA players of all time Rasheed Wallace came into the Detroit Pistons in mid-season and made them the championship team that they are. The Pistons were already a good team when they made that trade for Rasheed virtually for nothing. Instantly the Pistons where …

I have tried various action sports to maintain my desired weight. I always believe that the constant cardio exercise which can be boring can be substituted with active sports. In this way, you cannot tell that time flies and at the same time you are enjoying what you are …

It was a warm day at the Nashville SuperSpeedway in Tennessee on the day before Easter when Carl Edwards led the field to the green flag. Unlike most Nationwide races, this one was largely devoid of big name Sprint Cup drivers, and that’s because it’s an off-weekend for …

One of the key figures in that infamous November brawl at the palace of auburn hills that greatly shamed not just the league but the players involved as well, Stephen Jackson is a very temperamental player who plays with his heart on his sleeve. He constantly blames and ridicules …

The New England Patriots finished this regular season winning all sixteen of their games. This has a great deal to do with the entire organization as a whole, but more specifically, their off season acquisition in wide receiver Randy Moss. For his years with the Minnesote Vikings, Randy Moss …

Bostjan Nachbar of the New Jersey Nets has FINALLY found his mark in the NBA. And man it took him quite a while to get there. Playing for numerous teams in the league throughout his career, Nachbar has found his home with the Nets as their best offensive player …

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 …

Sean Williams was drafted by the New Jersey Nets despite having a bad record coming into the draft. He was hastily dismissed by his collegiate team when he did a conduct detrimental to the team. He was kicked off the team and had the remainder of his collegiate career …

With my interest in the game of football (soccer) having a deep rooted base in all forms of the sport, from free styling to the conventional eleven versus eleven, full field version, exploring the indoor version of it at the Supersport Park Indoor Football Centre, made for a very …

If the Bears repeat as NFC North Champs this year it’ll be because they play in a weak division, not because of anything they did over the offseason.
The Bears defense is going to scare teams and I expect it to rank in the top 5 this year. However, they …

Indiana Pacers General Manager and Former NBA MVP and a Legend Larry Bird has done an inspiring job with the Pacers. Although they are struggling to make the play-offs the last couple of years, the Indiana Pacers have stayed competitive and has given their opponents a run for their …

Before this summer, i have always perceived Andre Kirilinko of the Utah Jazz as a consummate team member. I have never seen him as a selfish type of a person but, after the trade demands and his childish threats of rather playing in Russia than to go back to …

Chucky Atkins, no relation to the famous Dr. Atkins who made the low-carb diet famous, is the five foot eleven inch guard for the Denver Nuggets. He is an eight year veteran of the NBA and hails from South Florida where he was a little known talent to most …

Brandon Bass of the Dallas Mavericks totally caught me off guard this year. I didn’t even know who this guy was and there he goes playing every game of the year and averaging a respectable seven points and five rebounds a game. This is quite impressive for someone not …

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 …

If you watched college basketball six years ago, you probably remember the Kentucky Wildcat’s tall and extremly thin player, Tayshaun Prince. If you don’t, just imagine a tree branch that can dribble, shoot and defend the basketball. I’m not kidding, Tayshaun is six foot nine and weighs like one …

Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony who belongs to one of the deepest and most talented draft class in recent history has slowly been showing signs of becoming a superstar if not already one in the NBA. In the ongoing World Championships he has anchored the US team in offense …

In my opinion, Kwame Brown is probably one of the most disappointing first over-all pick of all time. Probably second worst to Michael Olowokandi. Brown has the size, Athleticism and strength to be a marginal player at worst and an all star at best.
The problem with him is that …

Everyone that knows me knows that I am not a fan of Lebron James. He is a good ball player but there are better athletes in the NBA. I am not known to stick up for anything that Lebron does, but I do need to review on his actions …

Another piece for that blockbuster deal that the Timberwolves made in trading Kevin Garnett is in acquiring the rights to Ryan Gomes from the Boston Celtics. I heard that over the summer they like what they saw in him and was vital in their decision to make the move. …

Damon Jones declared himself as the Best three point shooter in the World three years ago. I don’t know if he was drunk or anything but sure seemed like it when he made that announcement.
In my mind, no doubt he can shoot and he has also proven that he …

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 …

Los Angeles lakers pivot Chris Mihm who came from Texas University can be considered an avergae big man in the NBA. He can post-up, he can has the ability to shoot those open midrange jumpers, he can rebound, block shots and intimidate the guard’s from penetrating the middle. After …

Steven Hunter of the Denver Nuggets started his career with the Orlando Magic when the team drafted him out of Depaul in the second round of the 2000 Rookie draft. In the start of his career in Orlando i really did like his play there. He came off the …

The Seattle SuperSonics, whose luck has been on the down side of bad lately, hit a super blessing last year with their two first round picks in the NBA draft. Selecting Texas Longhorns mega star, Kevin Durant, with their first pick, the Sonics then picked up the Georgetown Hoyas …

I always thought the six foot seven inch New York Knick forward out of Drexel College, Malik Rose, was kinned to Jalen Rose, formerly of the Indiana Pacers and the fab-five for the Micigan Wolverines. I’m still not sure if I was right or not, but it wasn’t just …

Jack Kailis is the best all-rounder player in the world at present. He is very powerful player with a strong body build up. Kalis is a very aggressive batsman and the best batsman in south African team at present. He scores at every important at every occasion …

Spencer Hawes of the Sacramento Kings whom they drafted at the eleventh overall pick in this year’s draft is slowly making progress this season. He was injured before the season even started and a lot of rumors about his chronic health problems in the past that might haunt his …

There’s been a lot of changes to NASCAR over the off season and now the boys of thunder are getting back onto the track for the first time in official racing. Today two practices were held for the Bud Shootout, a 75 lap race broken into two segments.
I …

Nike Mens Zoom Lanang ST Running Shoes are a great pair of spikes to use for distance races in Track & Field, and Cross Country. I’ve used them from events ranging from the 1200 to the 5K on the track, 8k, and 10K’s for cross country. As well as …

Will Scott is a 6-4 Senior guard for the University of Louisville’s men’s basketball team. He hails from New York City and transferred from Cornell University.
Pros: Will Scott is a really smart kid. His dad is a doctor, and Will Scott himself is going …

Kirk Snyder of the Houston Rockets started his career with the Utah Jazz. He is primarily a defensive stopper for them but is getting very few playing time for the Rockets right now due to the fact that they do have an influx of players who play at that …

I finally got a chance to see Packers back up quarterback Aaron Rodgers play yesterday after starter Brett Favre got hurt against the Patriots.
From what I saw, in roughly one half of play, I’m not sold on him as the team’s future starter.
Granted, taking over during a 21-0 blowout …

Greg Buckner i think started the whole three position player in the NBA. He is the first one i remember playing from the two guard position all the way to the power forward spot. This is a position being held today by younger players like Josh Boone of the …

Mike Bibby of the Sacramento Kings in my opinion was one of the best Point guards in the NBA the last decade. I know many people specially those sports Enthusiast will challenge that declaration but one thing that i would put a premium on when choosing a great player …

Bobby Jackson is probably my favorite name in the history of names. It was my bosses name at my former job and I called him “OG Bobby Jacson” as a name play on OG Bobby Johnson, the famous gantsa turned activist from the duece gang on the highly acclaimed …

The Portland Trail Blazers had a lot to look forward to this season. Coach Nate McMillan was poised to take the Ohio State sensation, Gren Oden, on a ride around the league to destroy any other big man who got in the way. Unfortunately, Oden was injured and the …

Clay court specialist Rafael Nadal from spain often wows the crowd with his personality and his vigor to return the ball. His style of play matches well in a clay surface as he has speed and that awkward heavy topspin that is designed to hook the ball back into …

Michael Doleac of the Minnesota Timberwolves is a solid back-up Center who started his career with the Orlando Magic as a high first round pick for them. And in that sense that he is a first round pick i think he will be considered a disappointment in the league.
After …

I didn’t know a whole lot about the Cincinnati Bengals this year until I got a chance to watch them first hand last night against the Green Bay Packers in pre-season.
After seeing them, I have to say I think Marvin Lewis needs to be afraid of losing his job …

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 …

Dan Dickau of the Los Angeles Clippers has benefited greatly by all the injuries that has happened to the Clippers so far this season. Dickau has played great as the primary back-up to Brevin Knight who has also started for the Clippers since Sam Cassel and Shaun Livingston are …

Red Bull Racing are, as I write this in the spring of 2010, a bit of an enigma when it comes to Formula One teams. By rights they ought to be streaking away with the world championship, since they have two extremely fast drivers in Mark Webber and Sebastian …

Nate Robinson became the shortest player to win the Slam Dunk competition since Spud Webb. He participated in the Competition and was average in my best estimation. For me he shouldn’t have won that competition. He had to do the final dunk 21 times before making it and watching …

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 …

Who can forget the Florida Gators’ back to back national championships in NCAA college basketball. A huge part of that team was Center/Forward, Al Horford. Horford was selected by the Atlanta Hawks. Though only standing six foot ten inches, Al Horford plays like a seven footer. It’s a new …

While we were in Arlington Texas, to catch an Oriole Game against the Texas Rangers we were walking along the promenade when we saw a notice that they had a baseball museum. We have a baseball museum in Baltimore and decided that we would check theirs out while …

Patrick O’bryant is the Golden State Warriors version of a pet project. He is a good seven foot Center who certainly has an upside in this league. He has good hands, speed and power to be a good contributor someday but as of now, coach Don Nelson and the …