The half Korean, half African American wide receiver Hines Ward is no stranger to adversity. Born in Korea and eventually coming to the states to play college football for the University of Georgia, Hines Ward has had to deal with a lot of stuff. But, it’s not what you …

Andy Reid is a well known coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. His tenure is one of the longest currently in the National Football League. His teams have appeared in four consecutive NFC championship games and hit team with Terrell Owens went to the Super Bowl and lost to the …

The seattle Supersonics are the only NBA team with two players coming from France and the other one being Mickeal Gelabale who is a running mate for center Johan Petro in the French National Team. Gelabale is by any standards still quite raw. No matter for what team he …

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 have been an avid wrestling fan for almost fifteen years. So I really feel kind of guilty that I am going to be writing this negative review. I have been tuning in for the past year every Monday just like I have for many years. I am so …

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, …

I have always known Basiten Schweisteigger as a great player, from the first time I saw him play as a speedy winger for his German national football team in years gone by, but it was at the 2010 FIFA World Cup where his quality was confirmed with me.
I really …

Now here’s a coach that you better obey! If not, you may end up sleeping with the fishes. It’s no wonder why the people of New York loves their new head coach, Eric Mangini. Not only did he take the Jets to the playoffs in his first year there, …

The first over all selection of that legendary ‘03 draft was Lebron James from Akron OH. Even at a young age James was already gifted with excellent physical attributes that would make him a prodigy in basketball. And since he came to the NBA his been nothing but greatness.
Lebron’s …

The First Overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft, Andrew Bogut from Australia has slowly find his niche in the NBA as a solid big man who can score inside and rebound well. For a big man, Bogut has a good touch from the mid range and can score …

I don’t see any other point guard in the NBA having more of an upside than Deron Williams has for the Utah Jazz. I really like his game. He scores effortlessly from both beyond the arc and inside it. His leadership skills are already polished as well at a …

The fifth overall pick off of that legendary ‘03 draft. Dwayne Wade is one of the most promising players of the NBA. Possessed with the ability to bend his body and defy gravity during hang time, he virtually escapes defenses with spectacular drives to the basket for an explosive …

Dorrel Wright a two guard for the Miami Heat has shown some brilliance in some of his games that he has played in this season. I have to admit that coming into this season i wasn’t expecting him to be getting much burn off the bench but he has …

From what I saw of the Bears during their first pre-season game, I think you’re going to see another season where their defense will win them the division but their offense will keep them from going far in the playoffs.
Starter Rex Grossman and the first team offense did absolutely …

He was named as the team captain for the Atlanta Hawks and to me that stated the type of player Joe Johnson is. His a deadly three point shooter and at 6 feet 7 inches tall playing the two guard position, he has the size and the strength to …

The orlando Magic, the team that i have been following for the last fifteen years of my life. And probably for the first time since the Shaq and Penny era i’ve great optimism for them this year. With rashard lewis acquisition and The dominance of Dwight Howard, I’m expecting …

You don’t need to be an NBA basketball fan to know Shaquille O’Neal. Shaq is recognizeabale the world over and has done everything from reality TV to movies. He’s been a successful rapper and a predominant figure in communities, and now he’s even an honorary member of the police …

Head Liquidmetal Radical which was highly popularized by Tennis legend Andre Agassi received a lot of positive comments upon its inception on the summer of 2004. It came as the new model of a series of productive racket line Head made. From the Original Head Radical to the Intelligence …

Luther Head who was drafted by the Houston Rockets started the season in a slump early. I remember drafting him on some of my deeper fantasy league teams and was really pissed at myself for doing so when he produced something like three points in his first five games. …

I used this before after I wanted to shift from the use of supporter when you are playing basketball or when you are playing soccer. Sometimes I always feel of trying whatever I see in a store when I shop for sporting apparel. I tried this because it has …

The AFC West division isn’t the strongest division in the league and it’s reasonable to think just about every team in it has a shot at winning it. However, I think the Kansas City Chiefs are the likely exception to that.
I remember, way back when, the Chiefs were a …

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 …

Charlotte Bobcats swingman Gerald Wallace who leads the team in steals is one of the most talented and gifted players athletically in the NBA. He is long and at six feet eight inches tall, Wallace has the length to defend the best players around the league. His anticipation for …

When Cullen Jenkins first joined the Green Bay Packers, I didn’t think he was all that special. He made some plays as a defensive tackle but I figured he would wind up getting replaced at some point early in his career.
That’s before the Packers moved him to defensive end.
I …

Los Angeles Lakers Forward/Guard Lamar Odom is one of the more unique players in the league. Odom is listed at 6 feet 10 inches long and has arms that has so much length that it probably belonged to a 7 footer. But, what makes him a unique NBA player …

I was asking the salesman at my local golf shop for game improving irons and he led me towards the Callaway X18 Iron Set.
This is an older set of Callaway irons. After this, they have created the X20 and X22’s. The X18 was their revolutionary model which was a …

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 …

Two years ago, on a whim, I purchased the Topeak Alien II Multi-Tool because it was on a sale (every sale looks good once you’ve been bitten by the bike stuff bug) and it arrived a few days later.
After a couple minutes of consternation figuring out how to actually …

This is one event I always look forward to, to kick start the new year in terms of the sports calendar and this time around the local summer MTN One Day International Series featured the Indian cricket team as opponents for South Africa’s Proteas.
After having sat through the drawn …

I am in the market for a new golf pull cart. I wanted something that was compact, folds easily, could be carried rather effortlessly, and works great.
I think I found it with the new 2010 Sun Mountain Micro Cart. This is the first push cart I have seen with …

I bought these Etnies skate shoes around 6 months ago in a board shop sale having owned several pairs of Etnies shoes in the past and also some Etnies clothing it has always been a brand that in my opinion produces excellent quality clothes and shoes.
Out of the box …

Channing Frye whom the Portland Trail Blazers traded for this summer in that blockbuster deal that sent Zach Randolph to the New York Knicks for Frye and Stever Francis was specially selected by the team because of his unique talent.
Channing really surprised everyone when he first played as a …

My son and niece used to work at Camden Yards, Oriole Park and I would go with them to the games to assure that they arrived home safely. I had the opportunity to meet many baseball players during this period because I was always at the games.
I …

The team from the Bay, the Golden State Warriors have taken in a new portfolio in the NBA. After being another one of those doormat teams in the league the last decade, the Warriors have finally assembled a significant group of players that for me will guarantee them a …

Former Denver Nuggets All-star Antonio Mcdyess who now dons the Detroit Pistons Jersey was one of those annointed as the next line of superstars that would carry the league for years to come. Unfortunately for Mcdyess, he injured his knee and was relegated to a lot of rehabilitation and …

The decision is a program that aired on ESPN about a year ago that Lebron James showed up on to announce which team he was going to play for. He was currently a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers and there were several other teams that …

Coming out of the NBA draft four years ago were some impressive young players who really had the basketball world buzzing. Among these players was Syracuse star, Carmelo Anthony and high school prodigy, LeBron James. With these two tremendous talents grabbing up all the hype, it’s not wonder a …

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 …

There is a saying in football “Defense wins Championships.” I’m not sure if that’s true. But, in the case of the Denver Broncos, it certainly is helping them win games.
When the Broncos traded a 2nd round draft pick to the Packers for Javon Walker, he was supposed to help …

My team-by-team review of the NFL continues with a look at the final AFC East Team, the Buffalo Bills.
This is a team that really doesn’t do a whole lot that gains media attention normally. But, in an effort to catch up with the rest of the division, they did …

This was the race that I’ve been waiting all season long to see. It had excitement and crashes along with an ending that you had to see to believe. When the race started, I was just excited to see how the drivers would handle themselves on the track in …

Former San Francisco 49er, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Jeff Garcia, has had a tough and long storied and bumpy road in his NFL career. PLaying with the outspoken Terrell Owens in San Fran and then almost starving to death from lack of talent in Cleveland, no one …

Jose Calderon of the Toronto Raptors who backs up TJ Ford for them has slowly evolved into a starting point guard type of a player. At times, late in some of the Raptors games. Coach Sam Mitchell prefers to have Calderon in the game rather than Ford and in …

Another player that Coach and General Manager of the New York Knicks signed to a stupid and bloated contract is forward Jared Jeffries. Mind you i think he is a very good player if he was given enough training and discipline by the Knicks organization. While playing for the …

I am now 32. For the last 12 years I have been muntering up and down golf courses the length and breadth of the land and frankly things didn’t really get much better.
Oh don’t get me wrong, on occasions I managed to play quite well (got …

I go through golf gloves at an extremely fast rate, usually about 2 every year. I find they wear out in the palm very quickly, and I also rarely find one that is also comfortable for an entire 19 holes. The last time I golfed with a friend of …

The first time I came across Al Greene was in the earlier years of World Championship Wrestling, but I never saw enough of him to become a fan. Then however, he made a return in the later years of the company when he was being managed by Fit Finlay …

The Suunto t3c is the first sports specific heart rate monitor/watch I have ever invested in, so I can only give my opinion on this product without comparing it to any other brands.
I would like to start by saying I have recommended this watch to all of my …

People might remember Afa Anoia as one half of the legendary savage team from the 80’s from both the WCW and the WWF known as The Wild Samoans. Afa is an amazing performer and always has been, and the Wild Samoans themselves were a prominent and legendary tag-team in …

Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets was designated as the point guard of the future for the NBA. He was selected as the fourth overall pick and he won the rookie of the year award that year. What i like about his game is the vision that his …