There are sports and there are extreme sports. Then there are extreme sports you’ve never heard of – sports so different and so extreme, one has to stop to think who came up with these ideas! Here are 7 of the top extreme sports that we’re sure you’ve never heard of. 1. JAPANESE BO-TAOSHI This could just be the most intense sport involving several people in a team. A team of 75 people hang on to a large pole, while … Continue reading
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A major issue in professional sports these days is parity. Owners are trying to create new rules and systems that would bridge the gap between the “haves and have nots” and give every team a fair shot to win. College sports seem to have that parity idea figured out lately. Let’s take a look at college basketball. The number one ranked team in the country, North Carolina, lost to the now 7-0 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels 90-80. While the students rushed … Continue reading
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“Driver’s start your engines!” Okay, that is a reference to Nascar while I’m talking NBA hoops but on December 9th, the day that training camp and free agency start, there will be a race to sign players. Teams will have a limited training camp period followed by what appears to be no pre-season games before jumping into the regular season on Christmas day. There a few free-agents that have the potential to help a good team become a great team … Continue reading
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The Chicago Bears are clicking both offensively and defensively on this current five game winning streak. Things will get a bit more difficult now that Jay Cutler, the starting quarterback, looks to be out for the remainder of the season with a broken finger. Bears fans went from pure happiness to shock within a few hours. Cutler suffered a broken thumb at some point during the 31-20 victory over the San Diego Chargers but he remained in the game and … Continue reading
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Throughout his career Shaquille O’Neal was never one known to keep his thoughts to himself or fit in with the crowd. That is pretty understandable with him being over seven feet tall and 300 pounds and all. But he his massive body was only matched by his larger than life personality and mouth that got him in trouble at times. While Shaq was a dominate force throughout his career and known by players around the league to be a fun … Continue reading
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It Just Got Real The NBA lockout just got real. The players have officially missed their first paychecks and a deal is no closer to being agreed on then it has been in weeks. Mike Wells, the Indiana Pacers beat writer for the Indy Star, Tweeted what a few of the Pacers were missing out on. George Hill: $231,000 A.J. Price: $137,000 Lance Stephenson: $135,000 Danny Granger: $2,000,000 James Posey: $1,200,000 Brandon Rush: $492,000 Paul George: $401,000 Roy Hibbert: $431,000 … Continue reading
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The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 in Philly. When the Eagles were signing big named free-agents this summer and preparing for the season there is no way anyone in that organization could envision them at 3-6. But that is the reality. Backup quarterback Vince Young called the Eagles the “dream team” before the season began but right now it has to feel like a nightmare. The difficult thing for the Eagles is that there isn’t one area that … Continue reading
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While in the heat of negotiations during a lockout not having complete unity on one side usually spells trouble. The NBA owners have to be feeling pretty confident right now as stories continue to leak out about the player’s union dealing with dissention as some members don’t agree on who is leading the charge. NBA veteran Jerry Stackhouse voiced his opinion on the state of the negotiations and how things were going when he appeared on Rome Is Burning. “Not … Continue reading
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More Headaches for the NFL Professional football is one of the most physically demanding sports that why an acronym was created for the NFL referring to career lengths, not for long. It had been calculated that the average career length of a pro football player was said to be 3.2 years but the NFL has done its own research and claims it closer to 6.8 years. While that is debatable there is no denying the size and speed of these … Continue reading