There is a famous Dennis Green quote “They are Who We Thought They Were,” said while he was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals.
Halfway through their 2009 season, I feel this quote applies to the Detroit Lions who have only one win this season after being the first …

Another player that i didn’t expect to become a star in the NBA is Kevin Martin of the Sacramento Kings. He doesn’t have the persona, the size and the weight to be an unstoppable player in the league. But a superstar is exactly what he has become. He has …

Alan Hansen is not everyone’s cup of tea, but he remains one of the main pundits on BBC’s Match of The Day and he also writes for the BBC sport website. Some might think that he is not especially entertaining on the telly, so reading what he has to …

I bought my Candondale ST600 road bike used but the condition was like new. The ST600 is a road touring bike, meaning that it is built to carry heavy panniers for distances over 100 miles per day. I have not done any multi-day trips but I have …

Juan Dixon is a favorite son of the Maryland Terrapins basketball organization. He was partnered with Steve Blake the year that the Terps made their impressive national championship run. After being selected by the Washington Wizards in the later rounds of the draft, Dixon proved to be a worthy …

Newly acquired Magic Center Darko Milicic who came from Serbia and Montenegro and drafted by the pistons as the second overall pick in the ‘03 draft has slowly shown why he was drafted over the likes of Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. After two and a half …

I grew up in a family of baseball lovers. When the Phillies were home, the game was always on. There wasn’t a lot of money in my family at one point, but whenever we could, my dad would take us to watch the Phillies play at “the Vet.” We …

Deion Branch, when you hear that name you think of the days when he was a member of the New England Patriots, not the current days with the Seattle Seahawks. Why? Obviously because he is having some very rough years in Seattle. The quarterback just isn’t as good, and …

Let me say going in that I think the scoring for the Original Dance of the Ice Dancing event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics was pretty spot on. I can’t really complain at all about how the judging went down, except that I might question just a …

With the injury to Gilbert Arenas, Antonio Daniels should have gotten the bulk of minutes playing the point guard position for the Washington Wizards. Unfortunately for him and the Wizards he got injured and is again out of the line-up for the nest month. This is unfortunate in the …

For everything that the Philadelphia Eagles are, what they are not is a team without a quarterback. Regardless what you think about Donovan McNabb, he is a very gifted athlete and a tremendous quarterback in the national football league. His problem is, he loves football to a fault. He …

Tunica Hills has great hiking trails for all skill levels, and is second only to the Azalea Trails in terms of quality and length. Though it has no direct street address, it’s easy to find off of Hwy 67 in St. Francisville. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries …

The 2010 Boston Celtics stand out as one of the most surprising teams at the end of the season. While they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals, no one could have predicted that they would make it that far. Kevin Garnett’s return to their play-off …

If you watched college basketball six years ago, you probably remember the Kentucky Wildcat’s tall and extremly thin player, Tayshaun Prince. If you don’t, just imagine a tree branch that can dribble, shoot and defend the basketball. I’m not kidding, Tayshaun is six foot nine and weighs like one …

Two years ago, the NBA draft produced some big names. Among these included was not a six foot two guard from the Texas Longhorns by the name of Daniel Gibson. Daniel may have taken this a little personally as he exploded last season as a rookie to give the …

My family and I love to ride bikes and sometimes we get into a little bit of rough terrain. That is what led me to the decision of buying my Mongoose bike. It is a 26 inch Womens Estes. Like I said the riding gets pretty rough so I …

While I like his leadership, I do think teams that are serious about signing former Miami Dolphins Linebacker Zach Thomas as a free agent are going to have to look at him very closely.
The former 5th round pick has been two 7 Pro Bowls. That’s great. But, he’s also …

It’s interesting to see NFL Guard Mike Wahle continuing his career with the same coach he started his career with, Mike Holmgren. However, if the Seahawks think they are getting the same dominating lineman that left the Green Bay Packers a couple of years ago, they are mistaken.
Wahle is …

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 …

While I don’t like the Pittsburgh Steelers (it comes with being a Ravens fan) I did respect them as worthy adversaries. They had a formidable offense and a defense that rivaled even our great one. As such, I always knew that a game against them would be …

William Henderson is not a full back you’ll see in the pro bowl. And, playing for a Packers team that’s in transition, it’s likely you won’t see him in the playoffs before he eventually decides to retire.
However, in my opinion, he’s the best full back in the league. He’s …

Miami Heat Guard Gary Payton who recently captured hislong awaited quest for that special ring as an NBA champion has been in the league for a while now. He was instrumental in the Heat’s run towards the Championship last year where they dominated the Dallas Mavericks. Early in his …

One of the local golf clubs and course I like to play at is called Sherdons. It is located not far from Teddington, which is in between Tewkesbury and Cheltenham. It is about a ten minute drive from the race course at Cheltenham.
The Club has recently been …

I actually learnt about Big Daddy from my Dad. He told me about him in the past and his memorable battles with Giant Haystacks, but it wasn’t until we got The Wrestling Channel over here that I had the chance to actually witness some of these battles.
He was one …

Ricky Hatton v Manny Pacquiao. It was Ricky Hattons second shot at greatness and being labeled the worlds pound for pound best fighter. He had previously lost this chance to Floyd Mayweather.
In the build up to the fight it was clear that the two fighters appeared to get on …

The DeSean Jackson is a young star receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. DeSean Jackson was drafted by the Eagles out of the University of California in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. In my opinion, he had the talent to be at …

The starting two guard for the Portland Trail Blazers and the reigning NBA Rookie of the year awardee, Brandon Roy has developed his game further than that of last year. With a better feel for the pro game and bigger confidence after achieving what he did last year in …

As a boxing fan I was always quite a follower of Joe Calzaghe, so once he retired I was partly delighted because he would retire unbeaten, but also disappointed that I had never had the opportunity to see him fight live.
Once Calzaghe The Story was released on DVD I …

Afa Anoia, anyone who is a fan of wrestling has heard of this famous name as one of the most recognizable in our sport. Afa Anoia Jnr is of course the Son of Wild Samoan Afa.
This young man has been a professional for many years having only competed in …

A bold move by Arizona to draft and start two rookie wide receivers last season paid off not only in the emergence of NFL Rookie of the Year Anquan Boldin, but also in the development of Bryant Johnson, his running mate. Those two ended up first and third among …

One of the key figures in that infamous November brawl at the palace of auburn hills that greatly shamed not just the league but the players involved as well, Stephen Jackson is a very temperamental player who plays with his heart on his sleeve. He constantly blames and ridicules …

One of the most volatile NBA players of all time Rasheed Wallace came into the Detroit Pistons in mid-season and made them the championship team that they are. The Pistons were already a good team when they made that trade for Rasheed virtually for nothing. Instantly the Pistons where …

With Greg Oden out for the year with a microfracture surgery before his season even begun, Joel Przybilla has taken the starting Center position of the team and has played really well. He has led the team in rebounding and in shot blocking as well. He ranks at the …

Tony Parker from France is probably the best point guard in the NBA history at finishing in the painted line. His amazing i tell you. He uses this some sort of a nos speed booster that allows him to gain a little advantage and propels him into the painted …

LA lakers point guard Smush Parker who once was legendary in the playgrounds of NYC for his great leaping ability has now found a home with the Lakers. At the beginning of the season last year, the lakers where in search of their starting guard to pair up with …

Patrick O’bryant is the Golden State Warriors version of a pet project. He is a good seven foot Center who certainly has an upside in this league. He has good hands, speed and power to be a good contributor someday but as of now, coach Don Nelson and the …

Bally Arm Slimmers made by Bally is available online at Amazon. I bought it for $15 because the price is lower in Amazon than anywhere else. It arrived after 15 days, after which I wore it twice a day for 1 hour.
My arms were not that big, but …

Last year’s fifth overall pick Raymond Felton of the North Carolina Tar Heels took quite some time to develop and be a contributer with the Charlotte Bobcats but late in the season has finally shown some progress to becoming a legitimate starting point guard in the NBA. He was …

Between injuries, a transfer from the University of Virginia to Hofstra and some eligibility snafus, Arlen didn’t play too much college football. He did, however, geta big break by making it to a postseason all-star game, where he was the team MVP and impressed the Saint Louis Rams enough …

Whenever I catch a glimpse of Liverpool in action these days, I get a bit sad that one of our greatest rivals has succumbed to being reduced to an ordinary team, and as an Arsenal fan, contending with the likes of Manchester City, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur in addition …

Sacramento Kings forward Kenny Thomas who they acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers from that Chris Webber deal is an important factor on the kings success if he just plays more consistently. Always a double-double threat in the games that he plays in. Thomas is a gifted midrange shooter who …

Stromile Swift entered the NBA with high expectations. He was drafted third overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the hopes that he would someday become the next Kevin Garnett. So far though, Swift has done nothing but disappoint the Grizzlies. He has teased them with extraordinary leaping ability and …

If the Mannings are like the Bush’s of the National Football League, then the Barry’s are like the Kennedy’s of the National Basketball Association. Brent Barry, son of professional basketball player, Rick Barry, is alost one of four basketball playing brothers. Drew, Scooter and Jon. Brent is by far …

ZaZa Pachulia of the Atlanta Hawks started his career with the Orlando Magic. He was a valuable reserve for them but back then his skills are highly underdeveloped. He had a very raw game he often had very little to no playing time at all. On his last season …

If you come to Baltimore you have to try to at least visit the home of the orioles Camden Yards. When it was decided around 156years ago to move the Orioles from Memorial stadium to a downtown location there was a lot of hoopla that this concept …

Highly Explosive point guard Chucky Atkins of the Memphis grizzlies has come a long way from those days early in his career where he was struggling for playing time and his minutes usually was coming off the bench. Atkins has great speed with or without the ball, he uses …

Having the best season a quarter has ever had in the National Football League, New England Patriots quarterback, Tom Brady, was both explosive and humble about his record setting season with the undefeated team. I’ve never in my life seen a performance so deadly and terrific. He makes all …

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 …

John Fox is the head coach of the professional football team, the Caroline Panthers. He’s another coach whom I root for constantly simply because, like me, he’s also from Virginia.
He’s a tremendously talented coach who led the Carolina Panthers to a Super Bowl just a few short years …