WE ALSO HAVE THEM FOR TRAVELERS One of the great things about living in Sydney, Australia is the scenery; beaches, bushes, buildings, rivers, mountains, all captured from the window of a bus or commuter train, pleasing whatever the mode of public travel persuasion. For me, when I lived in Sydney (I’m rural now) it was taking the 8:25 train from […]
Basketball is one of the most accepted and admired sports around the world, along with American football, soccer, and baseball. When a sport is popular, it is very obvious that the player bets. Whether it’s real-time or online sports betting, thousands of punters place bets. In the United States, basketball bets are typically placed on NBA and NCAA college basketball […]
Fool’s gold is defined as “unlike real things, relatively worthless”. When a mirage rises above the horizon in the desert, it seems as if there is a soda fountain ahead. Once on site, there is nothing but heat and sand. This same scenario is illustrated in any basketball game, regardless of the level. The same goes for the game of […]
It’s Premier League match time at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday when Chelsea host Fulham in the 12th round of matches this season. Chelsea are back from an away loss to Liverpool, only their second this season, where Torres celebrated a glorious return to form with two precision goals that put the Merseysiders back on the scoresheet. After the game, Ancelotti […]
In ancient India, human life was caricatured as a fourfold cycle, beginning with Shaishavam (infant: 0-5 years old), Balyam (child: 5-15 years old), Yauvanam (youth: 15-60 years old) and Vardhkayam (old age). . Yet in none of the literature of that period is there any mention of an in-between period called midlife, a period of massive change that we all […]
Winning football pools on a regular basis seems like a dream (or pure fantasy) for many people. However, it can be done, if you have a system. How can you work the odds? It is a question that many people ask themselves! Let’s look at the basic probabilities. With a coupon of 49 matches (games), we seek to identify a […]
With the month of March dominated by college hoops, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s going on in major league basketball. With about two weeks remaining in the NBA regular season, four Eastern Conference teams and five Western Conference teams have clinched playoff spots. The Central division was shaping up to be the strongest in the East with Detroit, […]
The all-time series between the Cleveland franchise and the Pittsburgh Steelers is tied, tied if you will, at 55-55. The Steelers have won nine in a row and 15 of 16 against their brown-and-orange-clad division rivals, who took a 96-99 break to go to Baltimore and win a Super Bowl, before reappearing with Tim Couch as QB of the team […]
When I was a college basketball coach at Wentworth Military Academy, a young man named Hugh “Boo” Ray played for me. “Boo” was an outstanding high school student in Memphis, Tennessee. He had a tremendous hit and played the game with fire and passion. His dream was to play at Mississippi State. During his senior year, “Boo” completely blew out […]
Autographed baseballs are among the most popular types of sports memorabilia, with a history stretching back decades. Teams have been writing on them since the earliest days of the game when the teams, score, and other details of a game were written on the ball, which was then kept as a “trophy”. Signing or autographing a ball didn’t become popular […]
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