According to USA Hockey, colleges and universities across the country are recruiting talented and skilled ice hockey players before they even start high school. Verbal commitments are being made between prospects and perennial powerhouses like the University of Wisconsin. Talented players who don’t want to take the college route are opting for the mainstream youth…
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Five interesting facts about San Francisco 49ers great Joe Montana
The San Francisco 49ers were one of the greatest teams in modern football and arguably the best team of the 1980s. With all their accomplishments, including multiple Super Bowl victories, it’s no wonder they also became for a time the most popular team in the league. However, none of this could have happened if they…
How to care for your basketball jersey
There are two very important things that go into caring for a basketball jersey. The first step is to wash the basketball jersey. The second step is involved in storing the basketball jersey. wash basketball jersey There are several steps in the process of washing a basketball jersey. The first step is to know what…
How to Rename Your Fantasy Baseball Team to Get a Second Half Boost
Does your fantasy baseball team suck in your league? Are you reading this for a friend whose team is sucking? There is good news for you: you can just rename your fantasy baseball team and get a boost in the second half! I’ll give you not 3, not 5, but 7 name-change categories that are…
Beijing Summer Olympics – Get your seats fast!
The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing will be an event the world will remember. If you want to get there and see all the action for yourself, the good news is that tickets are still available. It can be quite a challenge to watch the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but it’s well worth the…
Endangered Species of Baseball: Touches
His book, Coaching Youth League Baseball, was written by Hall of Fame college coach Skip Bertman in 1975. Much of what he wrote about bunting is ignored today. However, it remains relevant as an example of how the game should be taught and played at all levels of baseball, not trying to catch up when…
Why are baseball (and baseball) fans so resistant to change?
Admittedly, I’m not a huge baseball fan. I appreciate the strategy involved, but it’s too slow for my liking. However, I like all sports to some degree. The beauty of all sports is that, unlike many Hollywood movies, you never know the end of a particular game, game, season, or series, or which team (or…
Football special teams punt coverage used by the Big East football team
I was talking to a friend of mine who is the head coach of the Big East about special teams. Specifically, punt coverage. This particular article is about extended clearance. The open punt is the easiest to teach. It can be divided into five S’s. If you can master those five things, I think you…
Thoroughbred Racing – The Athletics of Horse Riders
No athlete works harder than jockeys and few athletes are less knowledgeable. According to a study, which ranked sports based on the number of deaths per 1,000 participants, thoroughbred horse racing is the most dangerous athletic activity, surpassing skydiving, hang gliding, mountaineering, scuba diving, college football and boxing, among others. In an average year, the…
New York Giants’ three Super Bowl MVPs
The New York Giants are one of the most popular teams in the NFL, some of this is because they play for the biggest city in the country, but a lot also has to do with the type of organization they’ve run. Since the early days of the NFL, the Giants have always been considered…