The Famous "Scorpion kick"

The "Scorpion kick"  is one of the hardest kicks to pull off in a game of soccer. It has the general concept of a bicycle kick, kicking a ball that is in front of you from going into goal, but in different form. It was created by Colombian goalkeeper, Rene Huigita (El Loco).This save earned him notoriety when he pulled it off in a friendly game against England in September 1995, blocking a shot by Jamie Redknapp.[...]

The Best Boxer of His Era

Yesterday I watched how the legendary Manny Pacquiao once again beat another opponent of his, Margarito, who left the fight with too much damage that his eyes are half closed, enough to bring him to people wearing scrubs uniforms. Yes Margarito was defeated but he has gained my respect and salute.   Actually at some point of the game I was hesitant to say that Manny will win because Margarito is in no doubt a very worthy opponent and a very strong one. I also thought that he will be defeated[...]

Chess Beauties

Supposedly I am going to post those disappointing NFL teams this season however, as I look on my blog, I happened to realize that all posts that I have here only revolves on football and tennis games. So I decided to post about my favourite kind of sports-chess-. I love chess for it doesn't need team wear nor a lot of perspiration but intelligent, tactics and great strategies are the necessities to survive on the four corners of that big chessboard. The common players of chess are men since[...]

The Most Overrated NFL Players Today

Of the 239 players in team wear surveyed by the Sports Illustrated magazine,  14 percent ranked Terrell Owens first while Tony Romo tallied 7 percent of the vote. New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and Washington defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth each garnered 5 percent. Another NFC East passer, the New York Giants' Eli Manning, rounded out the top five with 4 percent. 5.  New York Giants' Eli Manning The football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League.[...]

Ana Ivanovic's Controversial Bathroom Break

Due to an ill-timed bathroom break Ana Ivanovik lose the second game of her match in Austria against Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. Ivanovic won her serve in the match's first game and then asked the chair umpire if she could take a bathroom break. When her request was denied, Ivanovic pleaded but was told that even though there was a change of sides, she wouldn't be allowed to go before Strycova served. The chair umpire said she'd have to go on her own time. To Ivanovic, that meant at that instant.[...]

From Sports Model to Sports Spokesperson

The National Football League announced recently that Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Marisa Miller will become the new spokesperson for the NFL. The Hollywood Reporter confirms exclusively that the supermodel has signed on as the new spokesperson for the NFL's 2010-2011 season. "I'm so excited to have this incredible opportunity to partner with the NFL," Miller says. "I've grown up watching football my whole life." A longtime 49ers fan, Miller will appear in both print and commercial ads[...]

Cheers for Cheerleaders!

Last week cheerleaders in Connecticut begged school officials to help make their uniforms less skimpy. According to the Connecticut Post and NBC Connecticut, Heidi Medina, the captain of Bridgeport Central's cheerleading squad, stood before the Bridgeport Board of Education in her team's standard uniform, which bares athletes midriffs and uses either small shorts or baggy sweatpants as bottoms, to make a statement that it was inappropriate. Medina and fellow[...]

The Milky Conversation

Good news for milk lovers! Milk could help athletes more than sports drinks or energy drinks. Researchers are giving scientific support that milk may be just as good or even better than sports drinks for serious athletes recovering from exercise. The health benefits of milk — which has carbohydrates, electrolytes, calcium and vitamin D have long been established. But for athletes in sportswear uniforms and even for those ordinary men and women who just wear workwear[...]

The Pride of Athletes

“You’re talking about people who are told that they can overcome anything, do anything, if they work at it. It’s not just in athletes. You see the same thing in lots of people: doctors, lawyers, bankers. Athletes think they’re stronger than anyone else. Doctors think they’re smarter.”   Pittman The latest issue on yahoo.sports got me thinking about pride and ego. True man's ego and pride could help a lot for man to live a normal life. Without it, a person will live a life of seclusion[...]

The Producer of NFL Players

Here is a list of the states and the corresponding number of NFL players that they produced: Source: Friday night stars: California and Texas produce most NFL tal[...]

The Consequence of Racing

Is it a choice to die early? I wonder about this upon reading the news about a boy who happened to die while on a racing competition. Peter Lenz of Vancouver, Wash., fell off his bike during the warm up lap for Sunday's first race at Indianapolis and was run over by another motorcycle, driven by a 12-year-old. Medical workers in scrubs uniforms immediately placed Lenz in a neck brace, put him on a stretcher and began chest compressions while taking him to a hospital. Several hours later, he[...]

The Winners of the US Open 2010

Here are the list of the winners of the US Open 2010. With their sportswear uniforms they are definitely bringing home the bacon with them. Hope to see them in the next US Open. Men Division Rafael Nadal “That’s what I dreamt. It’s just amazing to be in there in this final to me. Just the ride to the final was amazing. Just to have the trophy in my hands in a moment will be unbelievable.” He beat Novak Djokovic to win his first US Open and join six of the game's greatest players as the[...]