The Youtek series is a new brand of racquets that allows the racquets to conform to “you” and your style of playing (hence the name “you” “tek”). After buying this racquet and playing with it on numerous occasions over a year, I am delighted with the overall performance of …

Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem is their team’s version of a hustle guy. Haslem is one of the league’s hardest working players and often helps his team win with his ability to defend and go after loose-balls. His specialty is in rebounding the ball both offensively and defensively and defending …

This was the biggest heartache of my sports following history. The trade that sent Grant Hill to the Orlando Magic for then considered nothing but garbage Ben wallace and Chucky Atkins. At that time it seemed like a no brainer for the Magic to make the deal. But alas, …

The boys had barely gotten back on the track to begin the second hour-long practice for the Bud Shootout when action exploded. Juan Pablo Montoya’s 42-car hooked the rear of Kurt Busch’s 2-car, causing Busch to contact the wall and slide across the track. Montoya again! …

Alando Tucker of the Phoenix Suns is the team’s draftee in this year’s NBA draft. He is a solid rookie for the team but has seen very little playing time for now. The Phoenix Suns who will have to use new blood soon as the veterans that they have …

Nine years ago, the Tarheels of North Carolina offerend up an amazing specimen of human agility to the NBA draft. His name was Vince Carter, and wow, he was amazing. Vinsanity, half man, half amazing were just two of the names giving this talent. He took the National Basketball …

The Falcons showed off their flashy offense as the sported throwback jerseys fromt the 1966 inaugural team at home versus the Panthers.
The started off as young 2nd year talent Matt Ryan hooked up with his new target, tight end Tony Gonzalez. Gonzalez again came up with the touchdown …

This review is for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - Figure Skating - Pairs Free Skate, and I’ll start by saying the gold medalists from China deserve their medal. It was a little shaky and they had a close call on a twist, but Shen and Zhao were …

Andre Agassi one of tennis world’s best player is nearing the end of his career. From the days of those wild hairdos and the erratic behaviour he presented on and off the courts he has totally evolved into one of the class acts of the game. Now widely accepted …

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 …

Never in the long history of the National Football League has there been a player as flamboyant as Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, Chad Johnson. Chad is the type of guy who don’t care if his team is losing by sixty points, if he scores a touchdown, he’ll moonwalk the …

Playing in the shadows of the “more popular” town rival the Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers are slowly rehabilitating there image and team concept in general. After being labeled as a team with a cheap owner who won’t spend big time money to acquire quality free agents, the clippers …

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 …

Andy Douglas is one of my current personal Favorites in the tag-team division along with his partner Chase Stevens. The Naturals as they are known, bring fresh new life into tag team wrestling which has declined to a major and critical extent since the demise of World Championship Wrestling, …

Jeff Green who was drafted as the fifth overall pick in this year’s draft by the Boston Celtics and was traded immediately to the Seattle Supersonics for Ray Allen is one of the better Rookies out there today. He comes off the bench for the Seattle Supersonics and produces …

Raja Bell is one of the best one-on-one defenders in the league. Night in and night out he goes after the opposing teams most dominant player and often Bell does the job. He has a solid body and a good speed that allows him to stay on his feet …

The Atlanta Hawks drafting of small forward Marvin Williams as the second overall pick in the 04 draft was the single move that really irked the Hawks nation over their current GM. The fact being that the position the Hawks truly needed to fill was the point guard spot …

After the death of their starting safety Sean Taylor, I would have written the Washington Redskins season off as a doomed year. This is especially true after they lost their starting quarterback Jason Campbell to an injury.
However, back up quarterback Todd Collins has really surprised me this season. What’s …

During his time spent with the NCAA mens college basketball divison 1 team, the Duke Blue Devils, Chris Duhon was the yin to Luol Deng’s yang. The duo wowed fans and made believers out of critics. It’s a given that the Blue Devils will always have talent. There’s something …

The Troy Golf and Country Club in Troy, Alabama is a golf club I have visited every year for the past 9 years. I return every year because I enjoyed my experience so much the first time around. Troy is an 18-hole course with a great selection of short …

Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman in the world of Cricket next to Bradman.He always speaks with his bat to critics rather than with words.He is a run machine and scored more than 75 centuries in both Test and ODI form of cricket.He has created record such that …

As part of the one/two guard punch for the Maryland Terrapins national championship winning basketball team a few years ago, Steve Blake was a surprisingly athletic player. The six foot three inch point guard did everything he could for Maryland to win that year, and the NBA scouts took …

The North Carolina Tarheels have always been one of the NCAA mens basketball programs finest teams. They produce talent on a consistent basis and have had very few players drafted to the NBA whom have disappointed. The Heels were home to the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael …

I actually saw Marco Belinelli in a live game back when he was playing for the Italian National Club. And back then he was primarily a three point shooter or what they call in International play as a “Zone Buster” type of a player. He was very young when …

The Starting Center spot position of the Boston Celtics belongs to Kendrick Perkins. Just three years off of high school and showing some great promise on the defensive end. This behemoth seven feet center contributes minimally on the celtics offense.
He is used primarily on Screen and roll plays …

With the Case of Luke Ridnour who was formerly the starter for the Seattle Supersonics, it is a change of fortunes for him. After being invited in the training camp for the Senior Men’s US national team, Ridnour has been in a downhill ever since.
With a new coach at …

If you are a Philadelphia Eagle fan and live within driving distance of Bethlehem, PA you are lucky enough to be able to see your team practice!
I had the opportunity to visit the Eagles Training Camp at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA and see all the players in action! …

The nine hole Par 3 golf course in Severna Park is one that may get some mixed opinions, depending upon the type of golfer you are. Personally, the first thing that I consider when looking for a round of golf is the price. I …

I am a Los Angeles Dodgers fan. Or was until the team’s crash and burn at the hands of financially embattled owner Frank McCourt. I was pretty disillusioned over the team’s performance in 2010 and downright disappointed by their 2011 season.
I don’t care that the Dodgers finished over .500 …

The New Jersey Nets once seemed to have it all in the eastern conference of the NBA. They had the speed, the big shot ability, Jason Kidd and Kenyon Martin… what more could a team ask for? Kenyon, the six foot nine forward out of Cincinnati, was an incredibly …

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 …

The recent prized addition to the MLS’s New York Red Bull franchise is none other than former French National team standout Thierry Henry. In addition to his duty with ‘Les Bleus’, Henry has starred for English Premier League team Arsenal, and La Liga giants FC Barcelona.
A month …

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 …

To be honest, Formula 1 racing just isn’t my thing. I watch it from time to time when there’s nothing else on, or if I’m particularly curious about something. It’s just that compared to NASCAR, F1 bores me.
The opening race of 2009 was in Melbourne, Australia. …

Ray Allen the sharp shooting Guard from Seattle Supersonics who has just signed a new six year deal with the team last year. He is expected to be the franchise player for this team for years to come and should be able to handle the team responsibilities quite well. …

Manchester United had been stuttering away from home so far this season. They had only won one match away and all the other game shad been draws, which was simply not god enough for Manchester United.
This time they were away at Aston Villa, a tea, who had been struggling …

Fantasy football season is approaching fast and, after some research, I have settled for NFL.com for my fantasy football league.
NFL.com offers free fantasy football, which is something that’s important to me since I don’t like to pay for something that is more of a thing to do when I’m …

With Gordon Ramsay becoming such a big name in the world of food and becoming just as famous for his use of the F word, it was perhaps no surprise when he was chosen to front a football bloopers DVD as he never hides his passion for the game.
If …

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 …

The Third overall pick in this years draft, Al Horford has challenged the formerly unanimous Rookie of the Year candidate Kevin Durant. He has averaged a solid 10.8 points a game and an outstanding 9.3 rebounds per that is really surprising to me since i never expected him to …

LV STARZ is a great new summer basketball league for children in the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. The league is intended to help increase school team players skills over the summer as well as keep kids out of trouble.
It is a fun atmosphere for the players, children, coaches, …

This indoor climbing location is great. The routes change often, and there are always challenging things to try. There is a large bouldering cave as well as a practice wall.
For the beginner, there are training courses you can take. I took one, and it was an easy way to …

Cotney Walsh along with Ambrose, was one of the most successful dual bowling pair that has ever been there in international cricket. Like Amrose, he too was accurate and had a very economy rate in one days international. He also over took kapil dev�s record of 434 wicket and …

Vladimir Radmanovic of the LA lakers was so hampered with injuries last year that he struggled so much and most of the people at the media and his supporters wondered if his playing career was over or at least his NBA career. Now healthy and walking with that bounce …

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 …

We bought the Bic 7ft3 mini mal surfboard to teach my friend to surf last year.
As there are very few places near us that hire out boards apart from one surf shop that rents out soft top boards from a van at the beach on weekends buying a cheap …

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 Kentucky Wildcats have a tradition of winning in the NCAA mens division 1 basketball circuit that is second to none. They have produced some very fine talent for the National Basketball Association and continue to do so. One of these players to come out eleven years ago was …

When the Atlanta Falcons announced they had hired Mike Smith as their head coach, I was actually a bit surprised.
Normally, owner Arthur Blank looks to make a big splash by hiring someone he expects to turn the team around overnight. Smith isn’t going to be that guy.
I do …

I’m a pretty big football fan. I’m not hardcore like some people are and I really only follow my two teams (Ravens and Redskins) but I enjoy watching it and I get excited when Football season starts to ramp up and get going.
Before the season starts, however, there …