This was like one of the most biggest highlights of all in my country for the year of 2008. I didn’t get tickets whatsoever but I caught the race on near the key building areas that allowed visible viewing. Everything was so awesome and I was so enjoying …

Considered by many as an old timer, Lorenzen Wright has lasted in the league for so long now. He has bounced from team to team which i must admit surprised my a bit since i have always found him to be a very effective player for any team …

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 …

Chucky Atkins of the Denver Nuggets has unfortunately hasn’t played for the team this year so far after he suffered a serious injury even before the season started a couple of months ago. It is really sad what has happened to the Nuggets organization. Year after year they always …

The 2010 NASCAR Pole Qualifying for the Gatorade Duels occurred on Saturday, February 6th, and the wind was supposed to be a big factor. With wind gusts up to 25mph, the feeling was that the winds would really impede the speed of the cars on Turn 4 and …

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 …

I received the Dale Earnhardt boxed set as a present from someone who knew I was a NASCAR fan. Unfortunately they didn’t realize that I didn’t start watching the sport until after he died and even then I couldn’t understand why so many people loved him. I ended up …

Tyson Chandler is following in the footsteps of quite a few famous Tyson’s. You have the infamous, will bite your ear off with the quickness, Mike Tyson. The good for you tummy and oh so yummy, Tyson farms Chicken. And this Tyson, Chandler out of Dominguez high school in …

In my humble opinion, what sets REALGM.COM apart from the other basketball related sites there are is the fact that they offer to latest news earlier than even foxsports and espn.com. Somehow they do this and they report accurate results that other sites will post at a much later …

Cleveland Cavaliers Forward Drew Gooden who has recently just received a new US$23 million for three years deal with the Cavs has finally found a home with Cleveland. He has been on the trade rumors for the majority of his career after starting out with Memphis Grizzlies after he …

Morris Peterson of the New Orleans Hornets has a dead eye shot from the three point range. He also has the ability to get into the middle of the lane and shot the open midrange jumper or go straight all the way to the basket for a lay-up or …

For as long as I have been a keen follower of the game of football, Real Madrid always posed as the benchmark in terms of success at club level, having won the most sought after club prize in the world of football a record nine times.
Admittedly though, I only …

The Big Boss man during the 80’s and early 90’s was one of the most over characters in the World Wrestling Federation playing the character of a police officer, complete with the uniform and the night stick. The fans loved him, he would always come to the aid of …

The Dallas Mavericks is another team in that Southwest Division that will be a key player in the play-offs this year. Boasting a line-up that includes reigning NBA MVP Dirk Nowitzki. They also have the very versatile Josh Howard, Lightning quick guard in Devin Harris, two guard Jason Terry …

Atlanta Motor Speedway was the host to the 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 200. Owning his own team this year, it was Kyle Busch on the pole. Of note was the debut of Steven Wallace. While he drives regularly in the Nationwide Series, he’s never …

While soccer is my first love in terms of sporting codes, there is a very special place in my heart for cricket.
I really love cricket and as a South African I am relatively happy because my nation has a very good cricket squad.
With the exception of Australia, I think …

The Nationwide Series of NASCAR ran their Father’s Day weekend race in Milwaukee. The Northerntool.com 250 race featured mostly Nationwide regulars since the Sprint Cup race on Sunday is in California. Only points championship contenders Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch flew in for the race. With …

I have watched Alex Shelley for a few years now, the first time I noticed him and actually paid attention was from his time spent in TNA Wrestling. Little did I know at the time this was hardly where he was used to the fullest of his potential, so …

Going into their game against the Detroit Lions, I had doubts about whether or not the Green Bay Packers deserved to be the #2 seed in the NFC playoffs. But, after they destroyed the Lions, despite not starting a half dozen of their starters and pulling the rest before …

When the Chargers started the 2007 season, it looked like they made a huge mistake firing Marty Schottenheimer last year. But, as the season progressed and the team got more comfortable with Norv Turner, I think they will once again be a dangerous team in the AFC playoffs. Granted, …

Othella Harrington was once a very good basketball player in the NBA. He has a very good big body who can shoot from the perimeter and play the four or five spot. He plays rugged physical defense in the shaded lane and uses his big body for the good …

I typically play golf in the summer 5 to 6 days out of the week, and I was seeking a driver that gave me good distance but was forgiving to a mis-swing. When I came upon the 2008 Burner driver at a golf store in Indiana it was …

Since the formation of the Premier Soccer League in 1996, as a means for there to be a single professional body that operates elite football in South Africa, I have witnessed some very interesting developments. Firstly, a lot more professionalism has been introduced and I have noticed a generally …

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 …

The Bengals haven’t had much success drafting quarterbacks in the past but I think they finally found their future in quarterback Carson Palmer.
Barring injury, Palmer may be the key to the Bengals returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 1980s. Even though he’s only been …

With the first pick in the NFL draft, the Indianapolis Colts select, Peyton Manning out of the University of Tennessee. Man, I can still remember those words. I graduated high school in 98 and played quarterback, and the one guy I looked up to and wanted to be just …

Eight years ago the players of the Duke Blue Devils put together some impressive wings. A lot of their players ended up in the NBA. One of those being the six foot eight inch forward, Elton Brand. Elton started out his career with promise. He was a highly talented …

After several months of talk and hype, Shannon Briggs faced Vitali Klitchskco in Hamburg for the Ukranians WBC heavyweight title. I decided to tune in because with David Haye yet to secure a fight with a Klitchsko brother, I was yet to really watch one of their fights to …

Well, Green Bay Packers training camp is just around the corner and, after a 6-10 finish last season and some off season moves this year, it’ll be interesting to see if they will repeat that performance or if it was just a fluke and they will show improvement now …

Phoenix Suns Forward/Guard/Center Boris Diaw(his position definition alone tells you the versatility he has) is one of the league’s most versatile big-man. At 6 feet 9inches tall, he can handle the rack and at times last season take the bal up the court when Steve Nash is resting on …

Jacque Vaughn who is the back-up point guard for the San Antonio Spurs to the starter Tony Parker. Vaughn is a respectable back up for any team to have. He has great leadership abilities and can sustain an offense for limited stretches of time. His style of play is …

When it comes to accuracy in paintball, you’re going to have to realize that the longer the ball has a chance to travel on a straight, assisted path (a barrel), the longer the ball will stay stable during flight, and thus is more accurate. Therefore, the longer a barrel, …

After a boring round of qualifying, the Men’s Snowboard Cross semi-finals and finals race were actually exciting. Now this could capture a person’s interest.
For the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, there had been 34 competitors originally. Four never made it out of the boring individual qualifying. After …

I first saw Big Vito in the later years of World Championship Wrestling tag teaming alongside Johnny The Bull as ‘The Mamalukes’ under the mentorship of Tony Mamaluke as a ‘mafia’ type team. He has a great superstar look, and has the ability to go far in the business …

It’s really hard to come up with the words to describe New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick. On one hand, he’s a heck of a coach. He’s 3-1 in the Super Bowl, has turned the Patriots into an annual contender for the NFL title and, quite simply put, could …

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 …

David Haye v Audley Harrison. It was a fight that was really dividing opinion. Haye had been inactive since winning the world title against Valuev and with nothing yet agreed with the Kiltchkos it was Audley that stole in to claim a deal.
My initial thought was why on earth …

When I think of the Duke University Blue Devils I think of one name, J.J. Redick. And when I think of J.J. Redick, I think of four words, “Buckets and more buckets.” Okay, I think of three more too, “Nothing but net.” Redick is one of the most fantastically …

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 …

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 …

Chucky Atkins, no relation to the famous Dr. Atkins who made the low-carb diet famous, is the five foot eleven inch guard for the Denver Nuggets. He is an eight year veteran of the NBA and hails from South Florida where he was a little known talent to most …

When the All American Football League made Eric Crouch the 3rd overall selection in their inaugural draft, I had to laugh. Obviously this league doesn’t know talent at all because, despite his college success, Crouch is not someone you want if you plan on selling tickets.
Here’s the facts, the …

I really think I would have rated the user-friendliness of this running performance analysis system much higher if connection to the internet was not such a big part of its operation and I had to connect as part of the setup process to download the software to be installed, …

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 …

If you enjoy the wonderful game of Golf and have a club head speed of less than 100 mph, you now have a ball that will give you the same performance as the Pros because you can compress it like they compress their golf balls!
Enter the Wilson Staff Fifty. …

The second oldest rookie in the NBA this year, Luis Scola who was drafted originally by the San Antonio Spurs and is now playing for the Houston Rockets after a summer trade that sent him there is probably a hidden gem. My prediction will be that the Spurs will …

From an American’s perspective, the Nordic Combined, Team Large Hill event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic games were astounding. For the first time in modern history, an American team won a medal in this event. We’ve been shut out for what seems like forever. Then …

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 …

Indiana Pacers Forward Danny Granger who was drafted out of the University of New Mexico is one of the most versatile players in the league. He is listed at six feet ten nine inches long, has long arms and the speed of a guard. Granger is very explosive off …

I do play tennis once in a while. I am not really an expert but I think I love this game which to me is quite challenging. It tests my speed in movement and responding. Although playing tennis has been quite occasional to me, every time my …