Some thoughts… I admit that, as a guy who has bashed soccer unmercifully for years, I actually bought into the World Cup this year. I thought that after the United States team bowed out I would lose all interest, but the level of play was pretty good and I followed the […]
Some thoughts… In the aftermath of LeBron James’ decision to go to Miami , the owner of his former team, the Clevelan Cadavers (yes, they are dead again), Dan Gilbert, issued a statement so over the top bitter I couldn’t believe it. Gilbert ripped The Princess about James’ narcissistic and self serving […]
Some thoughts… Okay, let’s say you are being wooed by different companies because you’ve proven to be one of the best in your field. You’re available because, frankly, you’ve outgrown your present company and they can’t afford you. You feel a sense of loyalty, yes, but you have to think […]
The best, sure-fire, fail-safe method of assuring that you hit the bullseye every time you fire a rifle is to shoot at a blank wall, THEN draw the target around the bullet-hole. I think about that every time I read or hear the after-the-fact excuses that people are still making for LeBron James every time […]
It took the Lakers winning the NBA title to awaken me from my dogmatic slumbers. Sweet revenge, made all the more sweet by the un-Lakerlike way they had to perform to win at the end. I’d ordinarily not care particularly who the unfortunate opponent was, but I have to admit that the Celts’ loss gave […]
Great hockey game to end the 2010 Winter Olympics. That Team USA was not only in it to OT, but easily could have won, proves again two of the age-old truisms about the sport: (1) a hot goalie is the great equalizer; (2) a conditioned, committed hard-working team on which everyone knows and plays his […]
By Seth Rubinroit Reporting from Singapore- Three-on-three basketball is very common on playgrounds in America, but the United States boys’ basketball team was still very surprised when they arrived in Singapore for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. “It is way different than anything I have played basketball-wise,” said center Kyle Caudill. “It is not like […]
By Seth Rubinroit Photo by Sam Rubinroit To promote the release of the video game Madden NFL ’11, EA Sports hosted the Madden NFL ’11 Pigskin Pro-Am in Malibu. The flag-football game included legendary NFL players competing against Hollywood stars. Below are quotes accumulated just before the Pigskin Pro-Am from NFL legends answering football’s biggest […]
By Seth Rubinroit In 2001-2002, the Los Angeles Lakers were on top of the world. Led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, the Lakers swept the New Jersey Nets in the NBA Finals. Two seasons later, however, the team was broken up when O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat. Power forward Samaki Walker was […]
We came in with yet another winner on Wednesday as the San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks played under the total. For Thursday we pick from the opening game from college football as the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles visit the South Carolina Gamecocks. They kick this game off from South Carolina at 7:30PM Eastern Time […]
The Wisconsin Badgers from the Big Ten conference will have the trip out west with their fans to fill up Sam Boyd Stadium for a college football game with the UNLV Rebels on late night Saturday night. Kick off from UNLV is set for 11PM Eastern Time with live national television coverage provided by Versus […]
We came in with another winner on Tuesday as the St Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros played under the total. On Wednesday we pick from the National League west battle as the San Diego Padres face the Arizona Diamondbacks. Staring for San Diego is Mat Latos and he will pitch against Barry Enright for the […]