Former Maryland star Juan Dixon who now dons the Portland Trailblazers uniform is an explosive scorer who is quite capable of scoring in bunches even in NBA standards. He posses all the tools to be a dominant scorer in the league with his speed and quickness, his ability to …

Last year, I thought the St. Louis Rams were a team that was ready to make that next step and actually surprise people. I didn’t think they would be a playoff team. But, I also didn’t think they would end up near the bottom of the league once again.
Boy, …

2008 Topps Kickoff was a great low end football product released by Topps at the beginning of the 2008 NFL season. I really appreciate this product because it is affordable, at only $1.00 a pack.
This set is based off of the 2008 Topps set, the difference is that …

Shaquille O’neal, probably the most popular basketball icon since michael Jordan was and continues to be a dominant force for the Miami Heat. Although a lot of critics has been up and about with regards to his slowly declining game, Shag continues to dominate on sporadic basis. For a …

Another of the young talents that i really expected to blossom this year for the Philadelphia 76ers is young guard Thadeus Young whom they drafted in the first round of last years draft. He has the physical attributes to be a good scorer in this league. His lean, his …

This is what i call an embarrassment on the basketball court. New York Knicks coach Isiah Thomas just fired Larry Brown, the pure basketball genius who turns everyone into a winner, two years ago to take over as head coach. Since then, all Thomas has done is lost seventy …

Will Scott is a 6-4 Senior guard for the University of Louisville’s men’s basketball team. He hails from New York City and transferred from Cornell University.
Pros: Will Scott is a really smart kid. His dad is a doctor, and Will Scott himself is going …

Paintball is a rather expensive sport, which causes even the most recent players to stop playing eventually, because they really just can’t afford to play all the time. In fact, your average paintball player only plays actively for about a year.
This is why most players tend to get …

Andrea Bargnani the former first overall pick in the NBA draft has had a solid year so far if his not injured. He has missed several games though due to various ailments and injuries and have been limited to some games to lower minutes. But in games that he …

Terrence Williams is 6-6, 215 senior forward playing for the University of Louisville basketball team. He plays “point forward,” typically leading the team in assists. His nickname is “T-Will.”
Pros: Williams is probably one of the most gifted athletes in college basketball. He can jump, defend, drive and …

Troy Murphy of the Golden State Warriors is a versatile big guy who can step into the three point range and shoot it with some consistency and accuracy as well. He also posses the midrange jumper and can make successive post up moves that dazzles the crowd and the …

Keyoon Dooling of the Orlando Magic was a former high lottery pick who has bounced around the league for quite some time. Mainly due to his inconsistent play and injury issues. but, when healthy Dooling is a serviceable guard reserve who can get at hot at any given moment …

We bought our Bell Helmets 9 years ago. They fit very well and make my head feel very protected. It’s comfortable except for when it’s hot outside, then it gets very hot and stuffy!
Bell recommends that you allow the helmet to air dry after each use before you store …

Not too long ago, I took a post-draft look at each of the NFL teams, including the Green Bay Packers and discussed what I liked and disliked about each. Now that the teams have each played two games, I have a better feel for what they have to offer …

Taurean Green of the Portland Trailblazers was drafted this year in the NBA draft. He came out after a very successful collegiate career with the University of Florida Gators where they won back to back National Championship.
Taurean was a great part for that team as he was the …

Even when Micheal Jordan roamed the NBA courts i have always adored Penny Hardaway. Coming out of Memphis, Hardaway was selected 3rd overall by the Golden State Warriors, on draft day he was traded to the Orlando Magic for the rights of the first overall selection of Chris Webber …

So far, the Houston Texans are looking like they will once again miss the playoffs, even with the addition of new head coach Gary Kubiak. However, I do see potential for this team in the future.
Starting quarterback David Carr has looked very impressive this season and is definitely benefitting …

As a Jeff Gordon fan, I must admit to not being thrilled with the outcome of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season since Jeff came in third. I was really rooting for him to get that elusive fifth Cup. I especially didn’t want him to lose out …

Allen Iverson, from way of the Georgetown Hoyas, has been given a lot of colorful names over his eleven year career. The Answer, The Truth, The Problem, The Pill, The Poison. And now with his trip out to the west coast in signing with the Denver Nuggets, he seems …

Sorry, Cam. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve never been so disappointed as watching the Miami Dolphins struggle to win a game this year. I really didn’t think they’d win even one. And personally, I was rooting for them to lose them all! But the guy I …

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 Arca Series is considered a lead-in to getting into the big leagues of NASCAR racing. Many drivers jump from Arca to Nationwide or trucks and then to the Sprint Car series. This year, there is a lot of focus on this very first Arca race, primarily …

The Vector Arms AK74u Airsoft gun is an amazing gun. It is a CPM(Compact Machine Gun). It is an awesome airsoft gun.
The gun has a very nice look to it. It looks exactly like the real gun. I wish the magazine was metal but the plastic still looks …

I have been to Wolverhampton Races at Dunstall Park many times. It is an excellent day or night out. We love going to the races here at night especially when it is under the floodlights. We normally go with Steve parents as his dad is really …

All these European players with their offense, offense, offense. Did anyone ever teach these guys that the ball bounces both ways? Apparently not. I was watching the playoffs last year where I witnessed the Russian born player, Andrei Kirilenko get dunked on by Baron Davis. Sure, Baron dunks on …

Ultimate Frisbee is a glorious sport. I have played it for two years on my college’s club team. I was a total beginner when I started but it is easy to pick up the basics, though it takes years of dedication to master every skill and aspect …

Big John Studd was just fading away from wrestling when I first took attention to him, and unfortunately passed away shortly after. He was a big man, and a great wrestler for his size and I feel if he had been alive today, he would have been classed as …

The NASCAR 2009 Sprint Cup Race - Fontana didn’t end up quite the way I’d hoped, but it a was a good race. Matt Kenseth won his second race in a row, with Jeff Gordon coming in second. Kenseth’s pit crew got him out ahead of Gordon …

So, the Oakland Raiders have elected to stay in-house and go with Tom Cable as their new head coach rather than just on an interim basis. Interesting decision but why do I feel like I’ve heard this all before?
I mean, let’s face it. The only reason the Raiders even …

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 …

The Denver Nuggets of the NBA in my own estimation is probably the most talented team out there. I know some of you might argue and make a case for the Boston Celtics but i have to stick with the Nuggets in this category.
What they have is a team …

Tracy McGrady, or T-Mac, is the outstandingly talented guard who plays for the Houston Rockets. You can say this guy has basketball in his blood. His first cousin is the New Jersey Nets forward, Vince Carter, and the two were once teammates in Toronto with the Raptors. During McGrady’s …

There is a bit of bad news for the Thorpedo i.e Ian thorpe and Van Hoogenband because a certain Micheal Phelps seems to be getting his act together–yes he is back for the good ,After a poor show at Montreal last summer in the world championships where he …

Last season, following the Packers’ 8-8 finish, many fans were calling for the firing of secondary coach Kurt Schottenheimer. After this season, you don’t hear too many of those calls any more.
The reason for this is the fact the secondary actually showed significant signs of improvement, in particular the …

We like going to watch the horse racing and our local racecourse is at Worcester down by the river Severn. The course is a very nice course but it does have limited facilities. The course is very picturesque and it is lovely to go racing there in …

The squirrel head is a brand new shakey head jig offering from Jewel bait company. The squirrel head was designed by Jeff Kriet, a B.A.S.S. pro and member of the Jewel pro staff. This shakey head jig is designed after the sought after molds of Jeff Kriet’s …

Portland TrailBlazers which was probably the luckiest franchise there was 5 months ago has been the unluckiest so far this season. After seeing there prized possession Greg Oden injure his knee and undergoing the fearsome MicroFracture surgery. This surgery and the way Oden will come out of it will …

I HATE this guy. Flat out hate ISIAH THOMAS. He is one of the most stupid General Managers i have ever known EVER! Don’t get me wrong, he was a great basketball player himself when he led the Detroit Pistons to back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990 along …

One of the Spanish Imports in the NBA is Portland Trail Blazers point guard Sergio Rodriguez. The Blazers drafted him in the second round of the 2003 NBA draft but was unable to sign him until the following year when his Spanish club decided to keep him for the …

RJ as often called in the league, Jefferson has slowly evolved from a mediocre player to a perennial all-star in the league. Acrobatic in his natural way, he often opens up the lane with his drive to the basket shots and his commendable shot from 15foot and beyond. Highly …

A few months ago, I took the time to look at the Chicago Bears and said I felt they weren’t as good as they looked on paper. I think, looking at them roughly half way through the season, I was right about that.
During the off season, the Bears took …

When one talks of the world’s greatest players, certainly someone like Ricardo Isacsson Leite Santos comes to my mind, better known as Kaka.
During his rise to stardom though, when he was at the very top of his game with A.C Milan, I was quite surprised to learn that he …

I always thought the six foot seven inch New York Knick forward out of Drexel College, Malik Rose, was kinned to Jalen Rose, formerly of the Indiana Pacers and the fab-five for the Micigan Wolverines. I’m still not sure if I was right or not, but it wasn’t just …

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 …

Tom Coughlin has got to be one of the meanest guys I’ve ever seen in my life. I’d hate to run into him in a dark alley somewhere. But, who knows, maybe the guy is really a big teddy bear. I know… I doubt it. But he has had …

For anyone that loves boxing, the Super Six event appeared to be a great invention to wake up the Super-Middleweight division. Rather that have lots o pointless fights between boxers throughout the year that meant very little, 6 of the best fighters from the division agreed to take part …

The San Antonio Spurs is the ultimate NBA team this decade. Coached by Greg Popovich who teaches team play and team oriented defense, the Spurs have mastered the art of winning ugly in my humble estimation. I saw a poll in ESPN one time and it ranked the Spurs …

This was the fight that got me into boxing. I had always admired the sport, I was only young and boxing was still on terrestrial t.v, so knowing that Nigel Benn was the cousin of Paul Ince, who was then playing for my beloved Manchester United. I tuned in.
I …