Category: Sports

The Raiders and Vikings wrap up Week 1 of the NFL preseason with the debut of ESPN on MNF tonight in Minnesota at 8:00 ET. Home teams finished 11-4 SU but only 8-6-1 this first week and in a stat that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, 11 of the 15 games went down …

Finally hockey season is upon us once again and all fans can feel alive again. I love it so much and when the record drops I’ll be watching. Is there really a better time in professional ice hockey than winter when the NHL really gets going? There is no more exciting preparation than the race …

Field of Dreams, the fantasy movie, had a mysterious voice saying, “If you build it, he will come.” “Shoeless” Joe Jackson would return with his talented friends to show fans the way his generation played baseball. Sorry, Joe isn’t coming back. Instead, for the past half century, Hall of Fame pros at every level of …

There are many ways to analyze basketball totals. One method I look at is trying to anticipate what the pace of the game might be. The Houston Rockets, for example, like to play games at a slow pace. That’s because head coach Jeff Van Gundy loves to emphasize defense in every game. When he was …

It will be too strange for any fan of honey not to know at least a few different varieties of honey and understand their characteristics in order to be able to intelligently use and apply them in different foods. Here are a few I recommend to get you started (not in order of preference but …

You will find few things in life more necessary than the health of our children. Throughout the United States, childhood obesity has risen to epidemic levels. Children usually don’t get the exercise they need. They are eating junk food loaded with trans fats, cholesterol, carbohydrates, saturated fats, and sodium. Mom and Dad are busier than …

“If you’re a quarterback,” says Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, “you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the decision maker.” Quarterback or ordinary decision-maker, we’ve all felt the burden of decision-making. Metaphorical football reaches touchdown status only through a combination of the right people, the right conditions, and the right …

Wow, Ben and Matt looked pretty frustrated/angry on the first few tries. But Matt was left frustrated. Ben and company found the rhythm they needed and it was very enjoyable. It wasn’t perfect, we had our share of penalties, two that sent some incredible yardage from Davenport, but we (I say “we”… like I had …

Judith Ayaa was born on July 15, 1952 in Koch Goma sub-county in Nwoya district of Uganda. During an era when African women’s participation in athletics was in its predominantly nascent and amateur stages, the young Ayaa became a resounding name among African track stars. Ayaa became the first Ugandan woman to win a medal …

Book marketers know that authors who get excited about getting an interview can lose sight of the goal, which is not getting media interviews but selling books. And it is sad but true that an interview does not automatically generate sales. Effective interviews generate sales; ineffective interviews simply produce idle talk. The author who can …