The die-hard fanaticism of the tens of thousands of Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club’s supporters, who have no problem filling any stadium anywhere in the country, is an ideal I strongly feel should be adopted by the entire South African football fraternity if South African football is to break new …

The Boston Celtics used to be known as the greatest Boston sports team ever. With the Red Sox, their beloved baseball team under the spell of a curse from 1918 till 2004 and their Patriots dead in the water until 2001, it was the Celtics championship banners from years …

When David Haye entered the heavyweight division, many wondered if he really had the punching power and size to live with other heavyweights already around. People were forgetting though that this division had not really been alive and well for several years though, so Haye was making it his …

Carlito is a brilliant talent in both the terms of Wrestling Ability and Microphone skills. Essentially he is a total package and is obviously destined for the main event in due time. He is the son of Carlos Colon, so what would you expect other than pure greatness in …

The Utah Jazz of the NBA is a team i consider as the most disciplined team there is in the past 20 years. Exactly the tenure of head coach Jerry Sloan. I love Sloan and his game plan for the Jazz. He constructs the Jazz offense on a heavy …

Of all the teams which are competing at the 2010 Fifa World Cup, the one which I am most intrigued by is North Korea - or “Korea DPR” as their management team insists everybody should refer to them. Of course, at least part of their attraction is in the …

The NASCAR races at Infineon are typically fairly boring at least in my opinion. I have a hard time staying focused on the races that take place at the road courses because you don’t see a lot of racing going on. The drivers tend to play it safe and …

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 …

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 …

George Steinbrenner Field on Tampa Bay is one of the nicest and biggest ballparks I’ve ever been too for a minor league game. I enjoyed the atmosphere of the people that worked there and the people at the game more than usual. The employees were very curtious, even with …

The Atlanta Falcons have falled victim to some tremendously bad luck this past year. Their star quarter Michael Vick was arrested and ultimately jailed for his involvement with dog fighting. Their new coach high tailed it back to college where the atmosphere is more forgiving. And Bill Parcells turned …

The Rollerblade Lightning inline skates are awesome! I have been inline skating for 18 years now, and have found that Rollerblade is the best brand. They have the best technology, excellent quality, and most durable inline skates. I have owned other Rollerblade inline skates along with a few other …

The NFL Draft is an event that occurs once a year in the offseason. At the NFL Draft in New York City, all 32 NFL teams meet to select the newest eliblle football players to play in the league. This a highly anticipated, televised event. I think the 2009 …

Foxsports.com has allocated a part of their website in the NBA section for Dime Smack. It is a page that is run by its magazine version editors and in this part, it voices their opinion of the going-ons in the NBA and around the players that are NBA potential. …

My local basketball hero is non-other than Alvin Patrimonio, the current manager of the Purefoods franchise, the only ballclub he played during his 16 illustrious career in basketball. Sixteen. That is also the jersey number he and I played. Only, his was retired.
Being a fan to him meant …

Another one of those so called “journeyman” in the NBA. I remember him having played for at least three separate teams in his career so far. Now playing for the Charlotte Bobcats as more of a bench player to fill some open spots in the bench to meet the …

I am an incredibly HUGE fan of the entire Guerrero family. Gory, Hector, Mando, Eddie, Chavo Sr, and the most recent being Chavo Guerrero Jr. There is only three years difference in age between Chavo and the late Eddie Guerrero, but it is not evident and respectfully is a …

I love my Beval Butet Close Contact saddle. It is, by far, the most comfortable saddle I’ve ever ridden in. Beval makes several outstanding saddles, but the Butet is my favorite. It’s no lie that the Butet’s leather is as soft as butter. Even brand new, this saddle came …

When I first looked at these paintballs, I figured that since they’re labeled “Great American” paintballs, that they’d either be really good, or a really good “American Value”. I was pretty much wrong on both. It was also really weird that the paintballs are scented, although they’re not nearly …

It’s hard enough to play proffesional sports in the Big Apple, but playing quarterback in New York is something entirely different. Pennington has handled the job with aplomb, taking over the starting duties in 2002 and setting club records for completion percentage and Quarterback rating. Pennington is very capable …

former US open Champ Svetlana Kuznetsova from Russia has slowly descended from the upper echelon of the woman’s game of tennis to the lower part of the rankings. After winning her first and only grandslam at the 2004 US open, Kuznetsova looked like she was well on her way …

The Rawlings ROML Baseball is a high quality game ball that is the closest you can get to the Official Major League Baseball with the Commissioner’s signature. We have been using this baseball in our wood bat league for the past five seasons and the results have been great. …

With Randy Moss on the roster, it wasn’t as if Minnesota needed another potentially explosive receiver, but they drafted one in Burleson. Last season, the ‘02 NCAA receptions leader started nine games and piled up the fifth-most receiving yards ever by a Vikings rookie. “Nate just gets better,” the …

Hilton Armstrong of the New Orleans Hornets is a type of player that does everything possible in him to be in the NBA. He has very limited offensive skills solely depending on passes from Chris Paul and from tipping in missed shots off the offensive rebound.
But the fact that …

Jacque Jones is an outfielder for the Chicago Cubs. At the end of last year he was belting home runs like they were singles. Too bad he has not done that this year. So far he has only 1 HR and 17 RBI’s but he continues to start for …

Today I watched the qualifying for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Women’s Halfpipe competition, and it was very interesting.
One of the things that amazes me about this halfpipe competition is that the competitors are different from other athletes. They have a different preparation and the camaraderie and feel of …

The Miami Dolphins today named Joey Harrington their starter over former starter Dante Culpepper. I agree with this decision.
Harrington really hasn’t done much throughout his career to earn a starting spot. However, Culpepper has looked downright awful during the first part of the season.
First, he doesn’t seem to have …

To summarize my experience at Bally Total Fitness in West Covina requires only one word: Disappointing.
Having sampled several different gyms in several different areas throughout my life, this particular Bally location was probably the poorest facility that required a monthly membership.
As a member there, I found the service very …

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 …

Quincy Douby, the one year guard out of Rutgers University, will no doubt make a name for himself in this league. I’ve seen the kid play. There have only been a few guards I’ve seen in the past decade that can do what he does. He can run the …

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 …

Chuck Hayes who currently starts at the power forward position for the Houston Rockets is a rugged type of a player that bruises up his opponents. He is really good at roughing it up in the shaded lane which is a contrast to what starting Center Yao Ming does …

I was searching on ebay for a 3 wheel golf cart when this company came up.
The Linksman Golf X9 is the poor man’s version of Sun Mountain’s Micro Cart. The only reason I say this is both use a semi-trolley design but the linksman only has 3 wheels.
This is …

America finally struck through the Nordic Combined barrier for the Olympic games. For decades upon decades, the USA has been shut out of these events, never scoring any medals. Finally, during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, we’ve made some headway.
The Men’s Large Hill event is in two …

While the Seattle Seahawks enter the NFC playoffs as the 3rd seed, I have to think they are entering as one of the weaker teams in the post season.
The Seahawks were able to dominate their division but there aren�t many teams in their division with more than a few …

Mike Wilks is a very well traveled point guard in the NBA and his current stop is with the Washington Wizards. I vividly remember him having stops at Toronto, Boston and the Sixers to name a few.
Don’t get me wrong or anything, Mike Wilks is a talented player to …

Men’s Super G, a part of the alpine skiing competition for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, was truly exciting to watch. As an American, I was thrilled to see Andrew Weibrecht do so well. He made a mistake up top, but recovered nicely and ended up …

A good helmet for skiing and snowboarding is for me not that easy to find. I want a helmet that looks good, feels comfortable, does not get too warm or cold and without costing too much.
I decided on the Bern Watts helmet. Bern designs really cool helmets …

As a die hard Oakland Raider fan, I remember the battle cries of nine years ago, ‘There’s a new kid in town” was the chant that welcomed coach Jon Gruden to the Oakland Raider ogranization. With his mean scowl and hot tempered ways, he was colorfully coined “Chucky” after …

Newly acquired Center for the Philadelphia 76ers is journeyman Calvin Booth whom they pried away from the Dallas Mavericks. I really don’t like his game that much. Or to say it in a more clearer phrase, he has no game. Booth benefits from the fact that he is a …

The Milwaukee Bucks are another team who have a long history of losing basketball games. They have never really had enough talent to do anything other than lose and that is the sole fault of ownership. If you want to have a winning team, you must pay the price. …

Ray Allen will be playing with better compliment of players this year than what his had throughout his career. In fact, It is so good that he might be the one complimenting this time around. With Kevin Garnett on the fold and with Paul Pierce already on board 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 …

After getting this barrel, I was kind of frustrated that I didn’t get the quick line thread. I constantly am changing between barrels, and every once in a while I’ll need to take the flatline barrel off, which is a complete pain because sometimes it requires completely disassembling my …

By creating a clear path to the passer with a series of spins, shakes, and shoves, Boulware has become a familiar presence in the opposing backfield. He had 8.5 sacks and caused three fumbles in 2003. Boulware, out of Florida State University was drafted in the first round of …

I’m a lover of good fights, I do not care if it is boxing, karate, mixed martial arts or other sport fighting, I only want exciting fights that will amuse me. A few months ago a boxing match between Manny Pacquiao which known as Pacman and Joshua Clottey caught …

I can’t say I’m a huge fan of the Nordic Combined sport. I do watch it, every four years at the Olympics, but something about it doesn’t usually excite me. However, the ending alone of this grueling event, the Nordic Combined Individual Normal Hill - 10kh of …

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 …

Until recently, I only knew of two players who came out of France. One of them is the super lucky super star for the San Antonio Spurs, Tony Parker. This France phenom is the Seattle SuperSonics seven footer playing center, Johan Petro. Petro has only been in the league …