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 …

Point guard for the Chicago Bulls and one of the deep shooters for team USA for the ongoing World Championships in Japan. Kirk Hinrich came from Kansas University and has slowly earned respect around the league not just as a shooter but a stable court general for the Bulls …

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 …

Everyone was excited to watch the free skate portion of the figure skating event for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games. The top three are very close together. Any one of them began the evening knowing they could win gold.
Before the big action, though, the skaters below …

Having grown up in Virginia and Maryland I supported the Redskins. At first, it was only because they were the home team and I really didn’t have an interest in football. As I got older, I got more into the sport and supported the team more diligently. …

Brent Barry of the San Antonio Spurs is a very good three point shooter. Earlier in his career, Barry was considered a high flyer who won the NBA slam dunk competition. It was an unconceivable dunk that he converted that year on the competitions. He jumped almost from the …

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 …

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 …

I admit that I am not a boxing fan. Whenever my father and brother watch a boxing match, I never watch it with them. I haven’t seen any boxing match until last May 2, 2009 when professional boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao fought Ricky”The Hitman” Hatton. The fight was called …

The Shallot is the largest of Kershaw’s “Onion themed” line of folding knives, one step larger than the Leek. It weighs 4.2 oz., has a 3 1/2″ blade, and measures 4 3/8″ when closed. The handles are 410 stainless steel, and the blade is Sandvik 14C28N stainless. …

Stephon Marbury is a very talented player for the New York Knicks. playing point guard at 6 feet tall, he has an unbelievable body that can get to the lane finish. What i like about his drives to the basket is his ability to cradle the ball much like …

Utah Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan has been the longest tenured coach in pro basketball today. He has been the coach of the Utah Jazz for over 21 years now and has just recently signed a contract extension that would guarantee him reaching his twenty fifth of the team …

The New Jersey Nets once seemed to have it all in the eastern conference of the NBA. They had the speed, the big shot ability, Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin… what more could a team ask for? Kenyon, the six foot nine forward out of Cincinnati, was an incredibly …

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 …

The Chicago Bulls had a great team last year. They swept the defending champion Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs and gave the Detroit Pistons, their bitter rivals, all they could handle in six games. Led by head coach Scott Skiles, the Bulls started off poorly …

The paca chunk is a soft plastic chunk designed for use as a trailer for bass jigs. It comes in a variety of colors and many of the specifically match the paca jig. When the paca chunk originally came out it redefined the possibilities of the plastic …

With a career average of 8.9 yards per catch, Bubba has become a safety blanket for the QB Brett Favre and a lock to get a first down. The sure-handed tight end caught four touchdown passes in 2003, bringing his career total to a huge 21, putting him third …

Head coach of the legendary Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson was popularized with the Bulls dynasty rather than anything else. Many people think that Jackson is blessed of being able to choose his team and select a team with an already impressive cast of players but we also forget …

Jarett Jack of the Portland Trailblazers started the year as the team’s official starter at the point guard spot. He has since then lost that starting position to Steve Blake as he now comes off the bench but his play has dramatically improved since the switch.
He has played inspired …

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 …

Ronaldinho is one of the best soccer players I ever saw in my life. He does everything very nicely: freekicks, dribles, shoot, velocity, stamina and the list goes on. Ronaldinho has a vision of the game that not many others players does. For example, even when he�s behind the …

In my personal opinion, setting aside the element of bias that may creep in given the fact that I am a South African, the South African Cricket team affectionately known as the Proteas is the best the world of cricket has to offer. Sadly though, this is only limited …

When I think of the Duke University Blue Devils I think of one name, J.J. Redick. And when I think of J.J. Redick, I think of four words, “Buckets and more buckets.” Okay, I think of three more too, “Nothing but net.” Redick is one of the most fantastically …

The Green Bay Packers finally returned to their winning ways this year. It’s been a long time for wiley veteren Brett Favre. Since Mike Holmgren left the team, most Packer players and fans alike all thought the glory days were said and done. With Mike McCarthy only coaching his …

The Detroit Pistons lost a valuable cog to its championship roster. Ben Wallace’s decision to move to Chicago broke the teams chemistry, But by all means this does not constitute a Broken team. With it’s other starters retained, the Pistons are still in contention for that annual O’Brien Cup. …

Of all the things that can make one’s life considerably easier in the sporting world, perspiration wrist bands are certain cogs that may seem to be objects of accessorizing. From a distance that may be, but whenever I am strutting my stuff on the tennis court, my Nike Wrist …

Of all the teams entering the AFC Playoffs this coming weekend, the Tennessee Titans are the one I think has the least chance of advancing past the first round.
While the Titans have managed to win three in a row to clinch the final wild card spot, their last game …

After losing to the Orlando Magic in the semifinals of the NBA Eastern Conference last season, the Boston Celtics will try to comeback and make another run for the NBA championship. What are the reasons? Well, Kevin Garnett is back! After the Big Ticket was sidelined by …

I’m truly not much of a sports fanatic. I mean some women I know like all of it. They’re right on the sofa next to the husband hooting and hollering over every first down, basket, goal and home run of every game whether it’s Football, Basketball, Hockey or …

I also play golf during occasional times. One of my best friends introduced me to the sport and in the spirit of amity, I decided to try his sport. My first love has always been soccer and surfing. I find the sport too unproductive. During our lessons, I bought …

The Los Angeles Clippers through persistence has risen from the ruins of being the league’s doormat team to team filled with players capable of taking this team to another level and to respectability at last. Corey Maggette is one of those players they’ve got. He is offensively gifted when …

Well, the New England Patriots finally lost a Super Bowl a couple seasons ago and, as a result, felt the so-called curse that happens to Super Bowl losers. The funny thing is the team is so well built, they almost beat it.
OK, show of hands here, when Tom Brady …

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 …

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 …

Another in a long line of great Duke University Blue Devils players to make the splash in the NBA is the Utah Jazz power forward standing six feet nine inches tall, Carlos Boozer. Boozer, who has been playing for five years, is the Jazz’s primary threat down low. Though …

Darrel Armstrong is one of the very few players in the NBA that i have tremendous respect for. He is a class act off the court. He often contributes in charity events and fund raising benefits that would help the less fortunate people out there.
It was rumored that Armstrong …

Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets is one of those NBA pure point guards that i really admire. He has these pass first mentality and an eye for the open lanes. What i like about his game is the fact that he’s never scared to turn the ball …

I was able to follow Mike Miller’s career when he was still in the University of the Florida Gators. Back then, it was pretty clear that he was destined to be a great three point shooter at any level. After playing just one year with the Gators, he decided …

Snowboarders should beware! Burton’s new 2007 Snowboard is fabulous! My brother-in-law is all about snowboarding in the Poconos each winter season. His other snowboard needed replacing, and so I went with him to investigate Burton’s new 2007 edition Snowboard. In comparison to far more costly …

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 …

I bought the Real Skateboard Kit for my son who has always wanted a skateboard. Buying this kit was a great choice. He loved it because not only has he always wanted his own skateboard, he loves to put things together and paint and make things. So this …

Smush Parker of the Miami Heat who signed a contract with the team last summer after a successful stint with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Heat where hoping to get a combo guard with Parker much in the mold of Keyoon Dooling who previously played for the Heat as …

Rasheed Wallace one of the very reasons that detroit won that championship in the ‘04 season has transformed himself from the bad boy image he was percieved at portland to a team guy in detroit. He has bought into the system the coach has for the team and it …

The Arizona Cardinals were on the brink this year. Almost making the playoffs seems but yet another disappointing season now that it’s all over with. But at the time, I’m sure every player and fan alike were absolutely estatic. One thing they can take from this is a learning …

Shawne Williams of the Indiana Pacers started out his career on the wrong end of the spectrum as he got involved in some trouble with the law thereby the suspensions from both the team and the league itself. He was involved in a bar fight with teammate Marquis Daniels …

Larry Hughes is the crafty veteren that played college ball at St. Louis and went to be a finals conentder for the Philadelphia 76ers. After the Los Angeles Lakers beat them in five games, the 76ers quickly fell off the grid and it wasn’t long until star Larry Hughes …

When the Oakland Raiders hired coach Lane Kiffin, I had a lot of doubts about him. And, while I’ve gained a little more respect for him following this past season, I do still think he’s way over his head.
Kiffin did a decent job producing on offense this season; despite …

When the Packers decided to replace their all-time leading scorer with a kicker that had only attempted one field goal in the NFL and missed I admit I was skeptical.
However, Dave Rayner has done a lot to alleviate any concerns I had.
So far, through 5 games, Rayner is 8 …

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 …

Although Grant is nearing the end of his career, he was and could still be a great tough player. Grant on his haydays playing for the Portland Trailblazers was a very tough player both offensively and defensively. He was a very solid inside and was like a rock to …