My uncle attended the University of Maryland, so I kind of grew up a fan by force. I always pronounced their team name “Terror Pins” when I was a kid. Only later did I realize that it was the Maryland Terrapins. And to this day, I still have absolutely …

When I think about Jim Bates, I think of a guy who had the potential to be a great defensive coordinator but basically blew his chances because he�s a big cry baby.
Bates ran dominating defenses on the Miami Dolphins and, in his one year with the Green Bay Packers, …

Robina Woods Golf Club in Robina, Queensland is half an hour from the city. We waited an hour to tee off, since we played on the 6,700-yard (championship tees) course on a Saturday, and up ahead were two flights of women that couldn’t get out fast from the …

Glen “little Shaq” Davis of the Boston Celtics had an amazing collegiate career with LSU. He was nationally known when LSU made a run that ended in the final four. Davis was a key contributor for that team and for that drive for the championship.
This last year’s Rookie …

After being introduced to live cricket action for the very first time back when I was in the sixth grade, the live action bug hit me for a six and I found myself yearning for more.
A Nashua Titan’s game in which my favorite player, Herschelle Gibbs was featured against …

Last year, the Arizona Cardinals surprised the league by winning the NFC Conference and advancing to the Super Bowl. They even came close to beating the Steelers to win it all.
Heading into this season, they obviously are going to be optimistic. But, they have several things working against them; …

While the tactical standard of African football is generally behind that of the Europeans, the technical ability and skill levels of the players, I think, is evidently superior.
I really got confirmation to this after I watched this year’s AFCON finals and I have to say that I really think …

Over these past few years, San Francisco 49er quarterback, Alex Smith hasn’t seemed to work out. Coming out of college this kid had some high hopes attached and weighing down on his shoulders, and he hasn’t seemed to handle it well if at all. His first year in the …

The Miami Heat waived long time guard/forward in the NBA Penny Hardaway to open a roster spot in signing Luke Jackson. Jackson played in the NBDL and was highly regarded when he first came into the NBA. He was a former first round selection by the Cleveland Cavaliers and …

Andre Igoudala was a terrific pick for the Philadelphia 76ers. Coming out of college, he was not really regarded that high outside from the fact that he can fly. He was primarily known as a high flier rather than a all around offensive player.
Since then though, Igoudala has …

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 …

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 …

I really don’t know how this team came to it’s downfall. Four years removed from being serious title contenders in the West when they had magnificent starting line-up of Webber, Divac, Bibby, Stojakovic and Christie. Mike Bibby is still running the show with old holdovers in Brad Miller backing …

Dwyane Wade is a explosive player who gets to the rim anytime he wants. He plays with a recklessness abandon so you know he’s giving full effort every minute on the court. He carried a bad Miami Heat team with a overweight Shaquille O’Neal and barely average teammates to …

Mike Mussina started his baseball career as a Baltimore Oriole. He had a command of the game that was rare in this day and age. He could throw a number of pitches from his two- and four-seam fastballs up to the plate in the 93-94 MPH …

One thing that the Chicago Bulls have done right this season with their current slump is the signing of former number one overall pick in Joe Smith. I know that a lot of great expectations are meted out to a number one overall pick in any draft. And in …

Injuries can change the scope of things in the NFL almost overnight. The Seattle Seahawks are the perfect example of this.
At one point, the Seahawks looked like legitimate Super Bowl contenders. They had weapons on both offense and defense and still had a future Hall of Fame coach in …

When Todd Bouman was playing as a back up quarterback for the Vikings, I never once thought I would ever see him as a Packer. However, when Green Bay signed him last week, I thought it was a great personnel move.
Bouman is never going to be a full-time starter …

Turkey’s Mehmet Okur who was drafted by the Detroit Pistons is a legitimate NBA Big guy. He is listed at seven feet tall and as typical in european basketball, he can shoot the ball from the deep. He is very versatile offensively, often receiving the ball from the top …

Akeem The African Dream as he was known, was a wrestler most famous in the 80’s and 90’s as both Akeem and One Man Gang. I was never a fan of his, and personally found him to be obnoxious and a waste of television time. However, he was well …

I am not exactly a fan of The Amazing Red at all, I’ve saw many of his matches, especially in Total Nonstop Action and I can’t deny that he is an amazing up and comer when it comes to high flying wrestling. However, over the years, how many highflying …

The Scotts Turf Builder 300 was everything that a race at the Bristol, Tennessee short track promises to be. There were wrecks, cautions, and disappointments galore.
The race was basically a three-way scramble between points leader Carl Edwards, the still rowdy Kyle Busch, and the veteran Kevin Harvick. …

I have been a wrestling fan for many years, but when the Rock stopped wrestling I no longer watched it anymore because I could see that the quality of the sport was not the same as it used to be in the days of Hart vs Bulldog in 1992. …

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 …

One of the things that I do in order to keep a good shape is going to the gym and engaging in various group exercises. One of the most enjoyable and fun activity is dancing. There are classes offered in the gym where I go to like combination of …

Hakim Warrick of the Memphis Grizzlies has one of the most freakish athleticism there is in the game right now. He is one hell of an athlete and can jump really high with some great extensions off of those long and rangy arms of his. For the Memphis Grizzlies …

Any team drafting Brigham Young quarterback John Beck this season should do so with the realization he’ll have to sit on the bench for a couple of seasons before he’s ready to start a game. However, once he has time to develop, he should be a decent starter.
BYU runs …

Manchester United were holders of the Carling Cup. They had actually retained it the year before for the first time in the clubs history and were now looking to do something that only Liverpool had done and tat was to win it three years on the trot. So when …

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 …

Over my many years of sports participation, I have tried a lot of different performance enhancing supplements with the aim of finding a few that actually work for me.
According to my knowledge, creatine monohydrate is supposed to give me more energy to execute more explosive power cycles, such as …

Another recent player turned coach is the New Orleans Hornets coach, Bryon Scott. With a heavy glare, he seems to look through officials to get calls to go his way. He is a very tough man who takes no garbage from anyone on his team. The Hornets themselves aren’t …

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 …

Sachin Tendulkkar is one of the best batsmen of all time. He represents India in Cricket. He started of his carrier at his early teens and made it to the Indian national team at a tender age. He took a long time to score his first One day …

With the New York Jets trying to figure out exactly what went wrong this past season, you can bet one of the future casualties will be former starting quarterback Chad Pennington.
In some ways, I feel Pennington is being turned into the scape goat for what was a horrible season …

After firing their head coach immediately after seasons end, the Baltimore Ravens began shopping for a coach who could offer some offensive production. In all his years there, Brian Billick, the so-called offensive genius, kept the Ravens near the bottom of the league in offensive yards gained, points scored …

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 Main Event Mafia as the name may suggest, is not only a collective collaboration of some of the greatest Main event Caliber professional wrestlers of all time, it is also a collective collaboration of some of the greatest world heavyweight champions in the history of professional wrestling. The …

Chris Richard out of the Florida Gators in the collegiate ranks has had a great career there and has just started his pro career with the Minnesota Timberwolves and has seen very little playing time for now. I think the Twolves though are just waiting for him to mature …

This guy is one lucky guy. Marko Jaric of the Minnesota Timberwolves who is currently dating Super Model Giselle Budchen and just signed a respectable 4 year $21 million deal with the team as well. Wow!! if that ain’t lucky then what is?
On the court though, i think he …

I bought an Anti-Hero skateboard deck about 3 months ago, and I have to say, it’s one of the most durable decks I have owned! Here’s the breakdown.
Looks: Excellent, I got the “Nothing’s Free” deck, costed the same as any other deck ($45). Very detailed eagle design, made me …

A short while ago, I wrote a piece about Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant and how I liked his potential and wished I could see him play more.
This past Monday, I got my wish and, after seeing some extensive playing time from him, I have a better …

Ski instruction for the people by the people. That’s what the Epicski Academy Ski Camp is about. It was created by a meeting of the minds on the ski forum, epicski.com. Throughout the year, you get to chat with some of the top pros in the country about ski …

Have you ever seen that weird aliend movie with Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr.? You know, the one where Gossett is wearing the alien costume? Well, if you have seen that movie, then you know that the alien in that movies bears a striking resembelece to the Los …

Sehwag is a aggressive right hand Indian batsman. He opens innings for India in ODIs. He is good player and he got a good strike rate. When he click he can win match his own. But the problem with his consistency of yet he has been absolutely out of …

Considering they won the AFC North title, you would think the Steelers would be a favorite to get past the first round of the playoffs and even surprise higher seeded teams.
I don�t think that�s the case. I think they were lucky to make it into the playoffs but …

I came across the Odyssey White Hot Tour Putter and I really do not see how this putter can stand out with regards to the other odyssey putter models.
It really is not anything special. It has the general odyssey golf ball centered insert. The putter seemed a little …

The Lone All-star for the Boston Celtics the last couple of years. Paul Pierce is known as a ?slasher? in the game of Basketball. He often penetrates to the lane with utmost disrespect to his defenders and evades big men in the paint with combinations of Strength, speed, girth …

After the death of their starting safety Sean Taylor, I would have written the Washington Redskins season off as a doomed year. This is especially true after they lost their starting quarterback Jason Campbell to an injury.
However, back up quarterback Todd Collins has really surprised me this season. What’s …

If you were to tell me five years ago that so many European players would be gracing our courts in the NBA, I would have thought you meant the olympics were returning here. Dream Team style. I wouldn’t have figured that you meant players like the Memphis Grizzlies seven …

I am literally shaking after watching the NASCAR race today, not out of excitement or happiness, but out of anger. I have been a NASCAR fan for years now, but I am very close to turning off my television and taking my money elsewhere. I am so tired of …