This year’s NBA conference semifinals have seen three of four seven-game series (the Heat beat the Nets in five games), after none of the four conference semifinals went past six games on last year. It’s actually pretty unusual for so many series to go this long, so early in the playoffs. My free play is with the Chi Cubs over […]
LeBron James, franchise player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, has become a certified NBA All-Star. In 2007, James led the Cavs to their first NBA Finals in franchise history. However, did he know that prior to that year, the Cavaliers had reached the Conference Finals two previous years (1976, 1992) and had been Division Champions during the 1975-1976 season? While the […]
One of the most common suggestions in the world of futures trading is that to be successful, you must employ a mechanical trend-following system and trade with strict discipline. Many of the proponents of such wisdom point to the success of some of the biggest names among commodity trading advisers past and present, such as John W. Henry, who now […]
Tonight is the start of the 2008 NFL season. The season begins with the Washington Redskins playing the defending Superbowl Champions, the New York Giants. Although I love the NFL, there is one thing I don’t like. I don’t enjoy press conferences. I don’t watch NFL press conferences because they look like political speeches. They never tell us anything we […]
What is it that makes people climb over each other to get a commemorative cup? Why are Kentucky Derby glasses so sought after? Well, it’s actually quite simple. The Kentucky Derby has been around for many years and is almost an institution unto itself. People book their event tickets the year before because no matter what, they want and need […]
There is a lot of Native American influence in the Sedona area. Its culture is rich and dates back centuries. All you have to do is walk the streets of beautiful Sedona and you will see and feel the rich tribal ethnicity dating back to the Native Americans. Native American tribes have been in the area for thousands of years. […]
We never wear school uniforms. But, back then, we had a dress code. According to our teachers, and our parents, dressing ‘properly’ would put us in the mood to go to school. Well, we never got in the mood for school, no matter how well coded we may have been. Still, we have to admit, there was a certain amount […]
Pat Haden had a relatively short NFL career, but he was a memorable player. He starred at the University of Southern California, winning two national championships and reaching three Rose Bowls, including being named co-MVP of the 1975 Rose Bowl. He then had a productive career in the pros before turning to broadcasting, earning his law degree and eventually returning […]
The cinematic wisdom of baseball holds that if you build it, they will come. The Atlanta Braves seem to want to add a caveat: “…as long as you build it in the right place.” In a move the Atlanta Journal-Constitution characterized as “impressive,” team officials announced that the Braves will leave their downtown Atlanta home for Cobb County, a suburban […]
Being a Boston Red Sox fan has suddenly become a lot of fun. After nearly a century of misery, the Sox have turned the tables and the organization is among the best in the league under current general manager Theo Epstein. So what can we expect from the Sox in 2010? That remains to be seen, but all signs point […]
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