Bankroll Management
Tips: One of the more
overlooked aspects of poker play may be bankroll management, even though
hundreds of poker articles have been written about it. It may seem that if you
are a good player, you do not need to worry too much about this issue...more
Reactive Poker
and Proactive Poker: When talking about playing styles, we usually think on
two dimensions: loose/tight and aggressive/passive. An overlooked but very
important third dimension is reactive/proactive...more
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FemmeFan Weekly: Fourth of July, Our Independence Day Ok, so this is America,
the US of A. I love it. I respect it, I believe in it.
We are on the verge of a
historical moment in the United States. We might elect the first African
American to the most difficult, challenging and powerful position in the
world.
The 19th Hole: The Perry
Parade? Several weeks ago, Kenny
Perry was the butt of many jokes in the
media for his decision to skip playing
the US Open at Torrey Pines because he
did not want to play in a 36 hole
qualifier and his personal distaste for
the layout. After winning the Memorial
tournament, Perry said he was not going
to change his schedule and that he would
continue his season motivated by his
desire to make the Ryder Cup team one
last time. At 48 years old, Perry would
likely not have another opportunity to
make a serious run at the team – much
less at a course that he loves in
Valhalla in his native Kentucky....
more
NHL
Insider
By: Althea Pashman
NHL Insider: 2007-2008
NHL Award Finalists Each year the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association plays
homage to the many players that have excelled during the course
of the season under the lights with a spectacular awards show in
Toronto, Canada.
On June 12th, Martin
Brodeur, Sidney Crosby, Henrik Lundqvist and a handful of others are once
again award finalists. The three mentioned are no strangers to receiving
awards. Last year, Brodeur and Crosby were finalists for the Hart Trophy,
which Crosby won and Brodeur and Lundqvist were finalists for the Vezina
Trophy, which Brodeur went on to win.....
more
Sports gambling has become increasingly popular over the past
few years. With the soaring popularity of online gambling as well as online
betting, sports betting has never been easier, or more straightforward. All you
need is the internet. The internet allows gambling on many different levels from
playing games like roulette and blackjack, to betting on your favorite sport.
With so many places to bet and gamble on the internet you are sure to find
something to suit you individual needs.
Sports Video
The
End of Dodgertown This marks the end of
a Dodgers era, the Dodgers will be moving spring training closer to home
next year bringing an end to a rite of spring that many have fond
memories of, and others revile. We take a look back at the history at
the end of Dodgertown
Welcome to the latest
edition of “Upon Further Review”, it’s the dead period for
football and their fans. Sure there’s OTA’s and mini-camps and
all that stuff, but how exciting are those things really? Guys
wearing shorts, no contact, veterans not doing much other than
stretching and running and having to watch rookies and guys not
good enough to make the final roster practice. Talk about a
snooze fest. BUT, the fact of the matter is it all means
football, real football, is creeping ever closer and that’s
cause for excitement in itself. With all that said, let’s take
a look at some of the happenings from around the NFL recently,
shall we?...
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Speaking
of Sports
By: Ted Fleming
Speaking of Sports: TRS: The Real
Story Behind the Garza-Navarro Meeting The Tampa Bay Sports Net has in its possession the
conversations between Rays’ pitcher Matt Garza and catcher Dioner Navarro on
the mound, when Garza got a close-up look at what Navarro wears on his face,
in the dugout when they met again and in the runway leading to the visitor’s
clubhouse.
Without anyone’s knowledge, a
miniature microphone was cleverly embedded in the catcher's mask padding and
every word was heard across the Gulf of Mexico (when you are in an area
loaded with 1,000-5,000 watt radio stations, you know you can hear them
further out in the water to the west than you do over land to the east).
So without further adieu, TBSN brings
you the complete blow-by-blow from start to finish.
Thinking
Out Loud By: Ted Fleming, Tampa Bay Sports Net
Thinking Out Loud: Going To Hell In
a Handbasket Almost a month ago I penned a piece about the entertainment at Tropicana
Field – (Rays Missing a Beat on In-house Fun) - and how the departure of
John Franzone, a.k.a John the Maestro, has left a huge void inside the
stadium.
Having been inside the House of the Tilted Roof this entire homestand, there
has been something else that has been gnawing at me but I just couldn't put
my finger on it until Sunday's homestand finale with the White Sox....
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MLB
Insider
By: Althea Pashman
MLB Insider: The Call
for Instant Replay How many times have we as fans watched baseball games in
which an umpire has obviously missed a call? Personally, I’ve
run out of fingers and toes to tally up.
All of us have been subjected to
making some sort of error in the course of our lifetime – sometimes we own
up to those mistakes, sometimes we just let it go. For the most part, our
errors don’t affect the outcome that it would in a professional game.
Umpires are only humans and they too
make mistakes… but when you look at the other sports, such as the NHL, NFL,
NBA, major tennis tournaments and even the NCAA – they all use a form of
replay....
more
Thinking
Out Loud: The Wacky World of the Steinbrenner’s
By: Ted Fleming, Tampa Bay Sports Net
Answer me this? How am I to explain
Hank Steinbrenner to my grandchildren?
It's bad enough that I raised a son
who became a Yankee fan - it was a Mets' household until I moved to Florida
to join BaysBall Nation, and the so-called smart one of the twins went to
the dark side (of New York blue) - but what's up with the new mouth of the
north?
It appears for all all intents and
purposes the little Hankie has all of his father's mouth but not the sense
of his brother Hal, the Quiet Man, a dozen years his junior.
Not one month into the season the
team's co-chairman effectively called his new manager an idiot....
more
The
Armchair Quarterback
By: Hezron Joseph
The Armchair QB: A Way To Adjust The BCS Playoff
I took careful note of some of the positive things about the selection
process. They have a committee that selects the teams based on a set of
criteria. They have a “true playoff” in the form of the tournament and the
team that can win six games is crowned the champion. Could this format work
in college football. I believe it can and in the following article, I will
explain how this can be done.....
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Fan Speaks Out By: Darrell Horwitz
“The Heckler” on a Fan Speaks Out: Ben Wallace and Aaron Gray Interview And the man in the
middle is Ben Wallace and Aaron Gray. So far Wallace is not playing like the
guy who cost the team $60 million to pry him away from Detroit. Gray, while
looking like a possible option in the pre-season, has does nothing but
gather splinters since the season started. In this interview, Wallace
comments on the teams’ chances to make the finals and what he did to improve
in the off-season. Gray explains the difference in the pro game compared to
college and if he regrets staying an extra year in college....
more
A
Fan Speaks Out By: Darrell Horwitz
"The Heckler" on a Fan Speaks
Out:
Jim Hendry Interview - 2007 With the Cubs on the
brink of the playoffs, Jim Hendry wears the hero crown again. But the last
two years, with the team a big disappointment, he wore the goat horns,
asking why he didn’t do more to improve the club. In this interview, he
addresses the issue if his hands were tied by Andy MacPhail, just what
Alfonso Soriano was promised when the Cubs signed him, his thoughts on Lou
Piniella, and what player surprised him this year....
more
This is my response to Jesse Jackson writing into the Chicago
Tribune and saying that Barry Bonds’ achievements should not be
minimized
In last weeks Other Views column, the Rev. Jesse Jackson
conveniently failed to examine all of the facts before
asking the readers to pay homage to the feat Barry Bonds is
about to accomplish. He constantly referred to the pre-1947
era, but Bonds is about to pass Hank Aaron’s record, not
Babe Ruth...more
NFL Power
Rankings: Final 2007 Regular Season Rankings
Really right now, it's New England's world and we’re just
living in it. Someone may knock them off, but until they do, we all bow down
to the kings of the NFL. They either stomp you, or you can play a perfect
game against them as the Giants did and they come from behind if necessary.
Either way, they win...more
The most dominant siblings in professional tennis are back in the Wimbledon final, reviving a rivalry that has been absent from the All England Club since Serena Williams beat older sister Venus in 2003.
July 3, 2008 - In the midst of all that's happening this month, the annual ESPY Awards will take place in LA to honor the coolest & best star athletes and memorable moments from the past year.
Major nods this year for Best Female Athlete include Danica Patrick (also a presenter), golfer Lorena Ochoa, baller Candace Parker and skier Lindsey Vonn. Among the nominations for best moment are Danica Patrick's win of the Indy Japan 300; and the Central Washington University's sportsmanship when ...
The Seattle SuperSonics and the city of Seattle have reached a settlement in their tempestuous KeyArena lease dispute, just hours before a U.S. District Court judge was to rule in the case.
Michael Phelps just missed setting another world record at the U.S. Olympic trials.
Even though it wasn't Ryan Lochte vs. Michael Phelps Part III, it was still a nail biter, with Phelps coming just short of his record time. He still made the best time in the 200m freestyle trial at 1.44.10 -- his world record is 1.43.86. He also qualified for the finals in the 200m butterfly.
Did game two of the finals seem familiar to
anyone? Following a 38-10 discrepancy in free throws in Boston's favor in Game
2, disgraced former NBA ref larry Donaghy's legal team seized the moment to
publicly outline new allegations of altered games, including a pair of specific
examples: a 2005 playoff series between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas
Mavericks, and the infamous Game 6 of the Western Conference finals in 2002...more
After 1,230
regular-season contests, the stage is finally set for the second season. In the
Eastern Conference, the match-ups are: Bruins vs. Habs, Senators vs. Penguins,
Flyers vs. Capitals and Rangers vs. Devils. In the West, the Predators face the
Red Wings, the Flames square off against the Sharks, the Avs meet with the Wild
and the Stars tackle the Ducks. Who will hoist Lord Stanley's cup. Over the next
what will seem like a year, we will find out...more
The 2008 Major League Baseball season is
officially underway, and it is ironic that an obscure statistician from Kansas
is making the news, one who was ridiculed for many years. Today he is a chief
decision-maker for the world champion Boston Red Sox, having gaining notoriety
throughout professional sports - and acceptance to his metrics continues to
grow...
The man who has been the Green
Bay Packers' starting
quarterback for all but three
games of the last 16 seasons,
the only quarterback an entire
generation of football fans even
remember quarterbacking the
Packers, is retiring...more
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Is
Tiger Woods Cheating? By: Rafael
Moret
Recently Tiger has been roaring, dominating the PGA as if he was invincible.
First it was the British Open, then the Buick Open followed by the PGA
Championship , The Bridgestone Invitational and finally the Deutsche Bank
Championship . What's going on here? Where is every one else? It's not as if
Tiger is first and the same other guy is second every week. It's always someone
new. So what is it?...more
NBA Age Limit - A Blessing in
Disguise
The 2007 NBA draft class was the most hyped and highly covered
of any draft class in the last five years and maybe even this
decade - and 9 of the 10 first picks were still teenagers.
Something very profound has occurred in the NBA in the past two
years due in large part to the new rule that disallows any high
school student from entering the NBA draft until they are 19
years old...more
The
Savant
It's time to make it legal Steroids,
Doping, Gambling, Dog Fighting,
and everything else. American
sports fans have lived through a
few months of hell and some of
it needs to be fixed. How to do
that? Legalize it.
A few weeks ago we talked about the case against Michael Vick.
Since then, sports in general have suffered through some of the
worst scandals in the shortest time. Point shaving, dog
fighting, blood doping, its an epidemic at this point and its
time someone does something.
Upon
Further Review
MLB
Insider
The
Armchair Quarterback
In
The Stands