With the innovation of computer software to do the analysis for them, today’s handicappers and sports bettors can search for an angle, trend or recurring situation with the click of a mouse. In contrast, us “old school” era tipsters originally had to spend many painful hours each day or week manually compiling and studying past…
Category: Sports
Satellite TV helps to deal with the long winters
After a few months of being cooped up, most people start to get a bit of cabin fever. When it’s snowing hard outside, it’s hard to do all the activities you normally enjoy. Enjoying the outdoors is usually outside, unless you want to drive to the ski slopes. This is also the time of year…
holiday destinations
Many times when we plan a vacation, we know where we want to go. But, maybe you don’t have a specific place in mind and are looking for a few vacation destinations to choose from. The first order of business is to decide your budget. Yes, you will have to do the numbers and find…
Both Auburn and Oregon demonstrate why they should play for the National Championship
Auburn and Oregon cleared the final hurdle between their final opponent and a date with each other to determine the 2010 college football national champion. No. 2 Auburn destroyed any hope 18th-ranked South Carolina had of a Southeastern Conference title shot by crushing the Gamecocks 56-17 in their playoff game in Atlanta (GA). The difference…
Are you living life like an Olympian?
I love the Olympic Games. I love the athleticism and the plots and the preparation and the inspiring moments and the psychology and the story…and so much more. Olympic Torch – As I’ve talked to people during the Games, I’ve found that even people who aren’t usually sports fans can find something that interests them…
The Glory Years of the Michigan State University Green and White Football Teams – Part 1
Time has a way of evaporating history. I have been told that much of history would never have been recorded in the Middle Ages had it not been for the hard work of Catholic monks who recorded what others failed to record. Fortunately, Michigan State University has done a remarkable job recording its football history…
Non-traditional careers for women: female jockeys gaining ground
The first thing I remember wanting to be when I grew up was a jockey. Well, that obviously didn’t happen, but I wish there was a “fantasy hockey” camp, similar to the one they have for baseball. He would be the first to sign me up! Being a jockey was not a traditional career for…
The history of Nike shoes
Nike is a brand synonymous with shoes. It is a household name that has amassed billions in revenue since its humble beginnings. It is everyone’s favorite shoe company. Nike was founded in 1962 by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight in the trunk of Knight’s car and originally started out as Blue Ribbon Sports. Nike grew…
Gab Session – The craziest of marches
How good will this NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament be? I mean, sure, the George Mason thing was amazing last year, and let’s not forget Wichita St. and Bradley made the Sweet 16, LSU upset Duke, Kansas lost in the first round for the second year in a row, a #14 seed. (Northwestern St.) upset…
MLB exhibition baseball betting
So it’s the start of the MLB exhibition season and everyone’s excited, because it’s a few weeks away from the season opener. How exactly do you bet on the MLB exhibition anyway? A closer look at MLB exhibition baseball betting reveals just how much a coin is tossed. Let’s look at some of the fundamentals…