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 …

Derek Anderson is a six foot five guard that comes to the NBA via the Kentucky Wildcats. Anderson was a bright shining star in his few short years with the NCAA mens division 1 power house. And he wasn’t very shy about quickly making an impression on the fans …

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 …

When I was a kid, I tried to like hockey, I really did. My uncle was into sports big time, and he liked hockey a lot. He took me to a game once, and I really wanted to enjoy it. The problem was, I just couldn’t follow …

Last season, the Seattle Seahawks were supposed to send retiring head coach Mike Holmgren out on a high note. As it turns out, the team ended up struggling in his final year and he ended up leaving after a losing season with the franchise.
This year is about change. Jim …

In my humble opinion, what sets REALGM.COM apart from the other basketball related sites there are is the fact that they offer to latest news earlier than even foxsports and espn.com. Somehow they do this and they report accurate results that other sites will post at a much later …

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 …

Anon is the goggle brand from Burton. They create a big selection of goggles, among these the Realm which I bought. The Realm is a high end goggle with a great fit and an awesome design. It comes in many colors and with a wide variety of lenses.
I …

This coming weekend, Vikings Quarterback Brooks Bollinger may get yet another chance to start in the NFL. But, like his previous times starting, it is more because of injuries than him actually earning a job.
Bollinger was a great quarterback for the Wisconsin Badgers. But, his game is better suited …

New Jersey Nets point guard Jason Kidd was the NBA?s epitome of versatility. He probably still is, the only gathering concern is his health issues that has been hounding him the last couple of years. After an ACL surgery a couple of years back and an aging age of …

The squirrel tail worm is a straight finesse-style plastic worm. It comes in two sizes and about a dozen colors. The color selection of this particular bait should accommodate most water conditions. The bait was designed by shakey head fishing guru Jeff Kriet.
The bait has a normal …

Chicago Bulls starting point guard Kirk Hinrich from the University of Kansas has come a long way from the days when he started in the league. He has become a leader in a very young team that has unlimited potential in the future.
The Bulls have a number of …

For a fast player like me, the dynamics of a soccer boot used should fall within a specific range of design, with special focus on comfort, fit, style and even durability.
After spending hours and hours in within the confines of a specialist shoe factory, trying on all sorts of …

If you have someone in your family who is a Billiard fan, buy them a Newcastle 72� Billiard Table this Christmas. This is an absolutely fabulous pool table, and we bought it at our local Zellers department store for just $219.97CDN.
What attracted me to the Newcastle Billiard Table is …

LA lakers point guard Smush Parker who once was legendary in the playgrounds of NYC for his great leaping ability has now found a home with the Lakers. At the beginning of the season last year, the lakers where in search of their starting guard to pair up with …

I love Kyle Busch, but I never joined his fan club before. I couldn’t get myself to pay any money that would possibly go to Hendrick Motorsports. When he switched to Joe Gibbs Racing I thought about joining the fan club and kept putting it off. Then I somehow …

Linas Kleiza of the Denver Nuggets is a candidate for early season Most Improved player of the year so far. He has started a few games for the team and has played really well. Off the bench most of the time, he provides the team with much needed three …

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 …

Watching this footballing genius mesmerize the world over the past two years at club level, I really expected him to set the world stage alight when he was to do his thing at the FIFA World Cup 2010, in South Africa.
Although Messi has proven his class time and again …

Another chapter in the storied Jets-Patriots rivalry was written last Sunday as the Jets, led by the New York’s USC rookie signal calley Mark Sanchez and defensive mastermind Rex Ryan at the head coaching position.
New England started the game off by raising havoc in the Jets backfield as …

Fomer Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Norv Turner was always a considered a coach that couldn’t win if he were in the top spot. He’s had top coaching jobs and the Washington Redskins and also at the Oakland Raiders. He has failed miserably to put together a winning team anywhere …

Burnley were in the top flight of English football for the first time in 33 years. Turf Moor was their home ground and the venue for what was billed as a titanic encounter which Premier League Champions, Manchester United. Turf Moor was not a big stadium, but the fans …

I actually learnt about Big Daddy from my Dad. He told me about him in the past and his memorable battles with Giant Haystacks, but it wasn’t until we got The Wrestling Channel over here that I had the chance to actually witness some of these battles.
He was one …

With Gordon Ramsay becoming such a big name in the world of food and becoming just as famous for his use of the F word, it was perhaps no surprise when he was chosen to front a football bloopers DVD as he never hides his passion for the game.
If …

After a physical battle for the starting Center spot for the Washington Wizards, Brendon Haywood has won the spot over Etan Thomas due to several factors. First of all is the fact that Haywood is much bigger than Ethan Thomas as he is at seven feet tall. Secondly, the …

Sebastian Telfair was a great high school basketball player. He was a legendary playground baller that resulted in his high pick in the 2004 NBA draft. He has the size, the speed and the power to be a force in the middle and from the perimeter as well. The …

Ronnie Price of the Utah Jazz who is the team’s third string point guard was originally drafted by the Sacramento Kings. Now with the Jazz, Price will be a player who will come off the bench only on situations where the game has already been decided.
He is still young …

Good looking, complete tecniques, humble, and unmatched. These are the my first impressions when I saw Roger Federer, the most winning player of grandslam championships in the history of tennis. Collecting 15 grandslam titles in the just 6 years, made him the most tremendous  tennis player in the history …

It’s interesting to see NFL Guard Mike Wahle continuing his career with the same coach he started his career with, Mike Holmgren. However, if the Seahawks think they are getting the same dominating lineman that left the Green Bay Packers a couple of years ago, they are mistaken.
Wahle is …

For Joakim Noah, escaping his father’s shadow was almost an impossible task. For those of you who don’t know, Joakim’s father is tennis legeng and french idol pop star, Yannic Noah. Though Joakim never aspired to have fame greater than that of his father’s, he did want to step …

The Atlanta Hawks who has been the eastern conference’s doormat team the last ten years or so now has the chance to be a key factor in the play-offs this year. With a group of young talents who can flat out soar and play, the Hawks are very interesting …

Richard Jefferson came into the league with a reputation as a high flyer and so far he has kept that reputation alive. RJ of the New Jersey Nets has taken the role of a leader this year for the Nets. He has so far soared this season averaging over …

Ronny Turiaf of the Los Angeles Lakers who is their main power forward behind Lamar Odom made it through after tough times early in his career. He was diagnosed with a heart condition and undergone a surgery to have it repaired. There was even some rumors that he might …

If I were a Cowboys fan, I would have some concerns about my team. After beating the Green Bay Packers to essentially clinch home field advantage in the playoffs, the Cowboys have lost two of their last three games. Granted, they rested a lot of their starters in the …

Tracy McGrady or more popularly known as t-mac for me is one of a handful of players that can take over a game and end it right there at that moment. T-mac scores in bunches and once he starts feeling it, it is game over. His such a dominant …

Highly Explosive point guard Chucky Atkins of the Memphis grizzlies has come a long way from those days early in his career where he was struggling for playing time and his minutes usually was coming off the bench. Atkins has great speed with or without the ball, he uses …

I’m old enough to remember the controversy created when the Browns left Cleveland and became the Baltimore Ravens and the decision by the NFL to bring an expansion team to that city as a way to compromise.
Today, I wonder why they even bothered.
The Browns haven’t been in the playoffs …

The Atlanta Hawks drafting of small forward Marvin Williams as the second overall pick in the 04 draft was the single move that really irked the Hawks nation over their current GM. The fact being that the position the Hawks truly needed to fill was the point guard spot …

Squash
First and foremost, this game is for everyone, you don’t have to be young and fit, you can be any age, male or female. You don’t have to be rich to play, all you need is a pair of non-marking shoes and a racket, there are courts at …

A few years ago I thought the Houston Rockets were the best team in the west. I guess I’m not the basketball expert I thought because they never made it past the first round of the playoffs. In those years I was picking them to win, my favorite player …

I have always thought that Miami Heat General Manager/Head Coach Pat RIley is an old fraud. He took over the team after he initiated deals that netted him a rather healthy O’neal away from the Los Angeles Lakers. When he noticed that his team had the chance to get …

While soccer is my first love in terms of sporting codes, there is a very special place in my heart for cricket.
I really love cricket and as a South African I am relatively happy because my nation has a very good cricket squad.
With the exception of Australia, I think …

When the Green Bay Packers drafted Korey Hall this past April, I didn’t think too much of the move. Hall had played linebacker in college and they said they were going to convert him to fullback; a position he never played before. I figured, at best, he was going …

UNLV, the University of Las Vegas, used to be known for good NCAA mens division 1 basketball teams way back when Larry Johnson played in the early 90’s. Since then, they haven’t really had great teams to speak of, but have had some great players. A great example of …

My wife decided to buy a Marcy Exercise Bike a few years ago, as a way of getting into shape. Like most pieces of gym equipment she has purchased, it ended up in a corner of our house and was used more as a coat rack than anything else.
Well, …

Women’s Moguls is an exciting skiing competition that begins with a trick, proceeds to traversing the moguls, and ends with a final trick right before crossing the finish line. The judges award points based on air, speed, and turns. Canadian Jenn Heil was a favorite going in …

Okay, so I got it wrong that Manu Ginobili was from Italy, I’m a profiler. But I know for a fact that the seven foot center from the Toronto Raptors, Andrea Bargnani is from Italy. The Italiano was drafed by Toronto in the draft two years ago. Since joining …

Baltimore’s ravenous linbacker was crowned as the NFL’s top defensive player in 2003, winning Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second time in his distinguished eight-year career. He has the speed to easily play from sideline to sideline, and is a sure tackler. Ray Lewis can be …

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 …

Mardy Collins of the New York Knicks is a less heralded player whom the Knicks drafted. There was this speculation that he was asked by coach Isiah Thomas to deliberately foul hard Carmelo Anthony in that game where the Nuggets blew out the New York Knicks in New York …