It is really a disgrace as to what happened to Matt Harpring’s career. Going into the league, i saw Harpring as a type of player that makes a championship contender team complete with his play. He hustles for the loose ball, he defense hard every single position, he offers …

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 …

If you’ve ever heard anyone call the San Antonio Spurs point guard, Tony Parker lucky, please smack them on the head for me. To say he’s lucky is the biggest understatement of all time. In fact, the only way I can word it to make sense to me is …

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 …

If you watch a lot of television, and in particular pay attention to the online poker commercials that come on more and more frequently every day, you’ll doubtless have seen commercials for Full Tilt Poker.
Full Tilt seems to stake a lot of its success on using poker pros for …

I used to keep fit by jogging. But as I got older I found that niggles in my ankle and knee joints were getting more frequent and taking longer to heal. In fact, there came a point when I was spending more time recovering than actually jogging. …

The Coca-Cola 600 is one of those NASCAR races that real fans consider one of the biggest races and one of the races they have to see in person along with the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400. For the last two years I’ve been lucky enough to see …

The Cowglen Golf Club situated on Barrhead Road in Glasgow was a very pleasant experience for me when I played there for the first time. I was fortunate enough to play with a club member who was able to guide me around the course. At first I thought the …

The euphoria of the World Cup compelled me to purchase this new leather cleats from Adidas. I felt relieved when it came early just even before the much awaited conclusion between Spain and Netherlands. I have been playing this game since high school and proper gear is always important. …

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 …

Kyle Lowry of the Memphis Grizzlies is one of the better athletic point guards out there in the league today. Although he has seen less and less of a playing time with the Grizzlies primarily due to the fact that back-up point guard Juan Carlos Navarro has been playing …

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 …

From what I saw of the Bears during their first pre-season game, I think you’re going to see another season where their defense will win them the division but their offense will keep them from going far in the playoffs.
Starter Rex Grossman and the first team offense did absolutely …

Bjron borg a legendary tennis player from Sweden he has the only player who has won Wimbledon and French open for 5 times. Consedering that todays player are either good on grass or clay, it seems unbelivalbe that Borg was able to win on both the surfaces not once …

Newly signed free agent forward Peja Stojakovic of the New Orleans Hornets has been saying the right things in the media about his new home. He skipped the world championships for Serbia and Montenegro to go into training early for the coming season and hopes to relive the season …

The Cleveland Browns almost shocked their fans and the entire free world this season by coming one game within a playoff spot in the extremely talented AFC. The high scoring offense had many bright points which will no doubt carry over into next year. One of these gems in …

From Kuala Lumpur, the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix was more exciting than most F1 races in my opinion. In fact, after watching some early action and seeing Lewis Hamilton get a warning, my thought was that they need to revisit the blocking rule and let the drivers race. …

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 …

Now that the 2010 World Cup is over, I suppose it is time to review the performance of the England side, which happens to be my home team. That’s not something I am particularly pleased about, given their disappointing (to use a very mild word) level of achievement in …

Shaun Livingston of the Los Angeles Clippers suffered the scariest injury that i have ever seen in the NBA. It was really sad what happened to him on a break away lay-up that really was his own doing. There was literally nobody around him as he stole the ball …

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 …

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 …

My son and hi friends love to play basketball during the warmer months. When he was younger he had a kids basketball hoop, but now that he was starting to get taller, he was ready for a taller basketball hoop to place near the driveway so he and …

Former all-star Alonzo Mourning of the Miami Heat who struggled after having a kidney transplant three years ago has been rewarded for his dedication and hard work for the Heat with his first ever championship ring. He was a vital cog for the heat last year when he contibuted …

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 …

One of the biggest reasons for the Packers run that nearly got them into the Super Bowl was the vast improvement of their defense. The guy who deserves the credit for that is defensive coordinator Bob Sanders.
Sanders put together a defense that absolutely smothered opposing offenses early on in …

Antonio Thomas is probably best known for his short stint in the WWE with his partner Romeo Roselli as the overly effeminate ladies men ‘The Heartthrobs.’ They never actually got passed Jobber status before being released however.
Personally, I thought they had potential. They were bought up too soon from …

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. …

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 …

Under the cloudy Loudon, New Hampshire skies, the NASCAR Sprint Cup series continued their hectic race schedule with the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 race on Sunday, June 28. Qualifying had been rained out, so the field was set by owner’s points, which put Tony Stewart on the poll …

The NASCAR 2009 Nationwide Race - Fontana was a bit one sided, unfortunately. Kyle Busch pretty much walked away with the win, which was a record-setting second win for the day, since he had already won the truck race. No driver had ever won two major events in …

Over the course of NBA history, the life expectany of a bench player has been short to say the least. Most players who don’t start get traded around and end up either unable to find a team willing to take a chance, or they get frustrated and retire. I’m …

For years I’ve been riding Fox forks and never been fully satisfied with them. In 2009 I had Vanilla, Float, and Talas in my arsenal. The reason I had all those forks is I could never find the right one for me. I changed forks every few months hoping …

Loul Deng who’s a native from Congo in my opinion is one of the best mid range shooters we have in the NBA today. He can shoot with great consistency from ten to twenty feet at any angles in the court. His also their best slasher and probably the …

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 …

Robert Swift who is the consensus starter in the Center spot for the Seattle Supersonics is perhaps the most injured player in the NBA today. Many people will debate some cases for some players in the league as well but nevertheless, you can’t stop but think of the possibilities …

This is the year.
This team is poised to win it all this season after a heartbreaking loss to a New York Giants team who caught fire JUST at the right time. The pass rush that NY presented on top of key dropped passes by Crayton lead to a …

After watching the Oakland Raiders through 4 games this season, I think it’s time for the NFL to force Al Davis to give up his ownership rights to the team.
In an era of parity, Al Davis has put together a team that has a better chance at getting the …

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 …

Asya was one of the female wrestlers in WCW that actually scared me. I first saw her as a member of Shane Douglas’ Faction known as The Revolution alongside fellow members Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Perry Saturn and of course the leader, Shane Douglas. The faction was short lived …

Rasheed Wallace one of the very reasons that detroit won that championship in the ‘04 season has transformed himself from the bad boy image he was percieved at portland to a team guy in detroit. He has bought into the system the coach has for the team and it …

Sarena Williams is the younger sister of Venus Williams. She came out inexperienced and was able to recover from her in experience, and finally she became a very good tennis player. She replaced Venus Williams as world no.1. She is very powerful player with grate four hand …

The Detroit Lions had a good chance of going to the playoffs this year. They started out the season six and two behind their quarterback, Jon Kitna. Kitna is a product of bench warmer blues. The talented quarterback has been forced to sit behind less talented started for most …

CM Punk is one of the greatest up and comers in the ring today, and this has been recognized by the World Wrestling Entertainment as he is currently competing for them under their Extreme Championship Wrestling brand as a Main Eventer and a major fan favorite. I actually preferred …

Detroit Pistons Head coach Flip Sunders has done an admirable job with the Pistons so far. Given the fact that the team does have a nice collection of superstar players. It is still pretty tough to coach this ultra ego guys and have them perform at a high level …

I recently learned quarterback Aaron Brooks was in Green Bay trying out for the Packers. I haven�t decided if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
Brooks has the potential to be a good quarterback. He has a strong arm and the ability to move around in the …

Thursday the 25th was the conclusion of the women’s figure skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. It was an eagerly anticipated free skate event.
Australia’s Cheltzie Lee continued her Olympic dream, skating a nice free skate. You could tell she was tired and some of her …

Shareef Abdur Rahim who was drafed in that memorable ‘97 NBA draft has slowed down a bit in the league. After a promising start to what is an amazing talent, Abdur Rahim has taken the role as a complimentary player to a team that’s filled with superstars. Playing for …

The Men’s 1500 meter Speed Skating event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics was full of excitement and some despair.
What I like about this event is the fast pace and that on any given day, a surprise can be had. That’s what happened in this event — surprise. …