This year’s Super Bowl is a very interesting matchup between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants.  Any average NFL fan knows it is a rematch of super bowl XLII which some consider being one of the best super bowls ever, and almost anyone would agree that it is the biggest upset of all time. The Patriots were on their way to a 19-0 season, when the Giants made one of the most memorable plays ever. The score was 14-10 Patriots and the Giants had the ball on their own 44 yard line facing a 3^rd down and 5. Manning (The Giants quarterback) had two guys hanging all over him right after the ball was snapped. He somehow broke the tackles and threw a high arcing pass which the virtually unknown wide receiver David Tyree pinned against his helmet and made arguably the best catch in NFL history. Four plays later, Manning threw a 13 yard touchdown to wide receiver Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left which clinched the game.

Let’s review how the Patriots and Giants got to super bowl XLVI. The Patriots went 13-3 in the regular season and won 45-10 versus the Denver Broncos in the divisional round. In the AFC championship they defeated the Baltimore Ravens 23-20 after a dropped touchdown by Lee Evans and a missed 32 yard field goal by Billy Cundiff to end the game. The Giants ended the regular season with an average 9-7 record, and had to win the last two games of the season to even have a chance of advancing to the postseason. In the wildcard game they annihilated the Atlanta Falcons 24-2. Then, in the divisional round they upset the defending champions and 15-1 Green Bay Packers 37-20, and they won a memorable overtime game in the conference championship against the San Francisco 49ers, by a score of 20-17. They may not have won the game without 2 fumbled punts by 49ers return man Kyle Williams.

No one is sure how the game will turn out; as NFL fans we hope that it will be as memorable as the last time these two teams met in the Super Bowl.

If you asked 100 people this question, I bet that about 50 would say yes, and about 50 would say no. Although he has led his team to 7 victories in 9 starts, I say for right now that the answer to this question is no. I say this because he has not shown that he can play at his top level for a full four quarter game. He has also not shown any sign that he can compete with the best teams in the league such as the New England Patriots, who they lost to by 18 points yesterday. Another reason that he is not the chosen one is because he has not won a super bowl yet. In every sport, you are never considered amongst the best, until you get a championship ring, so I think that if Tebow wins the championship this year, he will be the chosen one.

Now, onto a different subject, many people have become addicted to the topic of “Tebowing,” what is Tebowing? The definition of the word is, To get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. This has become not only a phenomenon in Denver, but it has spread all across the country, and even across the world. I don’t know why this has become such a popular thing, but I do know how it started. Every time, that Tim Tebow gets a touchdown or does something good for his team, he gets down on a knee and starts “Tebowing.”

I think that the only reason that Tebow has become such a hot topic, in the USA, and across the world is because he is a different kind of player than we are used to seeing. When have you ever seen a white quarterback, like Tebow, be able to run as fast and take as much punishment as he can? I don’t think that there has ever been anything like it before. People always want different types of players at every position in every sport, for example, if there were 32 Tom Brady’s, or 32 Drew Brees’s in the NFL, the league would be very boring. That is why you need players like Michael Vick, and of course Tim Tebow, because they bring excitement to the league. So, for right now I would say that Tim Tebow is not the chosen one yet, but he very well could be in the near future.

The only question that remains is who they will be playing against. The two teams that have the best chance to get into this game are Alabama and Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State has some very impressive stats this year. They have scored 592 total points, which comes out to a little over 49 points per game. They have also only given up a total of 310 points which Is about 26 points per game. They have some very impressive wins over teams like Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech. The only setback that they suffered was a heartbreaking defeat against the Iowa State Cyclones. If it wasn’t for this they would be in the national championship game. Another reason that you can argue that Oklahoma State should be in the national championship game over Alabama is because they won the big 12 conference championship, and Alabama didn’t even play for their conference title.

Alabama on the other hand has also put up some very impressive stats. They have a substantially worse offense at only 39 points per game, but a much better defense giving up only 8 points per game. Some noticeable wins are against teams like Florida, Tennessee, and Auburn, which are some of the other best teams in the nation. Alabama also suffered a tough loss against No. 1 LSU. Many may argue that since they lost to a much better team they should be in, but many others don’t feel that way.

A lot of people are saying that Alabama has had a much better season than Oklahoma State, but after reviewing the numbers, OSU looks like they have been just as good, if not better than Alabama. Also, when LSU beat Alabama, they beat them 9-6. I know that a lot of people, including myself do not want to see a 9-6 BCS national championship game. I personally would much rather see the high powered offense of OSU go up against LSU, but either way we will see a great finale to the college football season.

But who do you think will be in the college football national championship game?

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Bobby Valentine most recently has been an analyst for ESPN and his remarks and analysis of teams and players through the years have been highly regarded by his peers. He seems to be a very knowledgeable person when it comes to talking…but can he coach? Well let’s look over his career first. After winning a minor league MVP in 1968, he was called up to the Los Angeles Dodgers. A major league average of 260…not eye popping. 441 career hits…not Hall of Fame material. Valentine made the Dodgers out of Spring training in 1971, and batted .249 with one home run and 25 runs batted in. The following season, he managed to play in 119 games by playing many different positions—including shortstop, second base, third and all three outfield positions. His batting average improved to .274 in 1972, but he was not showing his early promise as a major leagues player, and following the season, he was packaged in a trade along with Frank Robinson. After a stint with the Angles where he was just mediocre, he was traded to the Padres in 1975. Valentine only appeared in 66 games for the Padres when he was part of New York’s infamous “Saturday Night Massacre.” On June 15, 1977, the New York Mets traded Dave Kingman to the San Diego Padres for minor league pitcher Paul Siebert and Valentine, sent Tom Seaver to the Cincinnati Reds for Pat Zachry, Doug Flynn, Steve Henderson and Dan Norman, and Mike Phillips to the St. Louis Cardinals for Joel Youngblood. As his role diminished with the Mets he was released and signed with the Seattle Mariners and eventually retired in 1979 at the age of 29.

In 2002 he won the Branch Rickey Award given annually to a Major League Baseball player in recognition of his exceptional community service. Not

New Manager Of the Boston Red Sox Bobby Valentine

a bad achievement. How about his former managerial record? Well, with the Texas Rangers and New York Mets and the Chiba Lotte Marines was 1,117 wins and 1, 1072 losses for a .510 winning percentage. Again not coach of the year material but not a loser! He was once fired from Texas by Mr. George W Bush, former president. Sweet.

But what about his Japan managerial career? On October 17, 2005, he led the Marines to their first Pacific League pennant in 31 years after emerging victorious in a close playoff with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Nine days later on October 26, the Marines won the Japan Series in a four game sweep of the Hanshin Tigers for the first time since 1974. Not bad.

But today is today we are talking about the Boston Red Sox here…OUR team! With all of the locker room politics coming out after Terry Francona’s firing this team will be closely scrutinized especially in the upcoming season. Who will go? Who will stay? He seems to deal well with playes and the media, but has a reputation of conflict with other coaches and higher management. Is that a good thing especially in Boston where there is already managerial tension with several different owners? How will he manage? National league style? Japaneese style? Well my friends while you’re waiting for Spring Training Day which falls a few days after Valentine’s Day which we all will start thinking about shortly after Christmas Day and then New Year’s day just remember this. If it’s a bad year for the Sox, Valentine’s Day will soon be remembered as…The Valentine’s Day Massacre!

Article by: Bobby Berry

NBA lockout is over

There is great news for all of the NBA basketball fans all over the world, the NBA lockout is over. Finally after a long arduous lockout beginning just as the Mavericks took home the title last year, the players and owners have finally come to a tentative agreement. The season is supposedly going to kick off on Christmas. What a Christmas present for all NBA fans out there. They plan on only having 66 games this season for all team. I am just happy that we are going to have another great NBA season this year because the NBA lockout is over!

Now that the NBA lockout is over many people do not understand how the NBA lockout ended. First of all people must know how the NBA lockout started.  The NBA lockout was started because there was a disagreement on the overall budget between the players (and NBPA) and the owners of the teams. After months and months of negotiating and the media reporting on the lockout daily, people predicted that they would make a 50-50 split between the profits of the players side and the owners side.  But just a few weeks ago David Stern threatened that the last deal that the owners would try to push through be a lot more beneficial for the owners. Now just yesterday a tentative agreement was decided on after 149 days of disagreeing and a 15 hour meeting yesterday.  Here is a short video with David Stern the NBA commissioner talking about how this tentative agreement is going to go through and what is the future of the NBA this year.

The NBA has a lot of changes that has been made this season and there are many things we can look at. First off the budget plan for the NBA will change which can affect free agents, rookie signings, trades deals, hiring coaches, hiring staff, etc. although a collective bargaining agreement has not been decided on yet, according to David Stern they will decide on one within the next 30 days and put it in the place. Another thing people believe think that will impact the NBA lockout is over; because the lockout is over veteran players will have much better performances in the playoffs because there is 16 less games in the season. If you think about it this could be true because 16 NBA games can be very tiring on older players bodies and with less wear and tear on their body they could perform better in the playoffs.

Since the NBA lockout is over is going to affect many other aspects of the sports world other than the NBA.  With the NBA lockout over college basketball games are not going to get as much views.  While the lockout was going on, NBA fans got their basketball excitement from college games but now since the NBA lockout is over college games are getting a lot less views per game.  To go along with the college games in the NHL has also gotten more views and more game time slots and flexibility with their schedule because there is no NBA games taking up their arena time.  NHL views are predicted to go way down from what they currently were this season. To go along with this people were looking to watch other sports like soccer and tennis but now they have the good old NBA to watch! After months and months of negotiating after months and months of negotiating

Another thing people believe think that will impact the NBA lockout is over; because the lockout is over veteran players will have much better performances in the playoffs because there is 16 less games in the season. If you think about it this could be true because 16 NBA games can be very tiring on older player’s bodies and with less wear and tear on their body they could perform better in the playoffs.

I am so excited for this NBA season kickoff and I bet many other basketball fans out there excited also. For more information on sports please report to the sport report’s homepage. Thank God that the NBA lockout is over!

I believe and many people believe that Lebron is by far the best player in the NBA at the moment.  I would even go as far to say that he is the best player to play in the past 10 years. Nobody has combined skills like he does. He can pass, shoot, rebound, and he is among the top defenders in the NBA. But is Lebron the best ever?

I say no to that question right now for a couple of reasons.  First off Lebron is very skilled but he has been to the NBA finals twice and he has not taken home a ring yet.  The only thing that really matters in the public visions eye, when it comes down to it is who has the most rings on their fingers.  Some NBA players that are considered to be the best like Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Bill Russell have all taken home NBA championships. Lebron is yet to take home a title.

Also the crazy basketball media is not a big fan of Lebron James in a general sense. The media seems to not like Lebron because he is so good.  Also when Michael Jordan played the immediate cannot stand him but 10 years after he retired everybody loved him and set out great he was.  I believe that in the media only bad news sells and that’s what they have to reporter Lebron . So what if Lebron had a bad series in the championships against the Mavericks. Yes it is bad crack in the finals but without him would the Heat even have made it to the championship series.  Also in the NBA finals series the heat’s bench scored the least amount of points a patch has ever scored in the NBA finals series.  They averaged about 14 points per game.  It must’ve been frustrating for Lebron and Wade with a horrific bench like this playing alongside them.

I think that is not even a question if Lebron James will ever win a championship because he will with the Heat team sometime in the next few years.  Lebron James is going to continue to grow as a player as he gains more and more experience and more and more skill. But what it really comes down to is if he can win multiple championships like Michael Jordan did and Larry the legend.

Lebron is definitely going to be a Hall of Famer just by having the amazing career he has had already. He has shocked the world by carrying the Cavaliers to the championship at age 22, going first to the NBA draft at the age of 17, he has several All-Star appearances and his numbers are off the charts but can he live up to be the greatest player to ever live? Is Lebron the best ever?

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]]> http://the-sport-report.com/2011/11/lebron-the-best-ever/feed/ 0 http://the-sport-report.com/2011/11/nba-lockout-david-sterns-interview/ http://the-sport-report.com/2011/11/nba-lockout-david-sterns-interview/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:00:04 +0000 admin http://the-sport-report.com/?p=879 I have many thoughts to share with the world on the seemingly everlasting NBA lockout. This NBA lockout is really getting basketball fans around the globe furious. Every week it seems like they come out with a new agreement that they think they are going to agree on but both sides tend to disagree. After 20 meetings and a longtime (ever since last season ended) you would think they would’ve come down to a decision on what to do.

I don’t understand how they would waste so much time and money on arguing about a deal that could just be settled in a simple one-hour meeting that everyone could agree upon. I was just a 50-50 split between owners and the players. Different inside from many Different inside sources I’m hearing that they are going to try and do this but if the players do not accept the owners will take a much larger percentage in the next deal they propose.

Here is David Stern the NBA Commissioner and the assistant NBA commissioner talking about what is going on with the latest news on the NBA lockout.

If you are even average NBA fan then you must be furious at this video and what the horrible NBA Commissioner David Stern had to say about the situation. David Stern in my opinion is a horrific commissioner and he has almost no intention on resolving the NBA lockout issues! First off, he does not give the reporters any useful information on what is going on and he answers the questions very vaguely. Second of all he thinks that this is a subject that we can just in his words, “take a good night sleep and try the next day to resolve the issues on the lockout.”
The NBA lockout is something that we cannot just forget about it and try the next day as David Stern stated. The NBA lockout is something that we need to fix right now to get the season underway. I do not think I can wait another week without the NBA lockout being resolved let’s just hope there is a review season at this point!
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The race was called off but drivers, many of whom had great reverences and liking for Dan, gave a five lap tribute and the announcement made by the CEO of IndyCar Series was simple giving the message that “Dan Wheldon Dies”.

Incidentally, Dan became the first driver of IndyCar to die on the track after Paul Dans who died during a practice session back in the year 2006.

The news that “Dan Wheldon Dies” was like a bolt from the blue for the Indy Car family as many considered that they had no only lost a good driver but also a very good friend and a charmer.

2005 World Series champion from Emberton in England, Wheldon was only 33 when he figured in the news “Dan Wheldon Dies”. It was only the third IndyCar race he was participating in 2011 in the quest for earning $5 million as bonus by winning the race.

It was a special offer for the driver who did not participate in the full series during the year and it was only Dan who accepted the challenge. He was also supposed to switch over to Go-Daddy sponsored car for Andretti Autosport next year replacing Danica Patric who is supposed to move over to NASCAR full time during the year 2012. However, it was not to be and before any of this could happen, the message arrived that “Dan Wheldon Dies”.

Naturally, the family was shell shocked getting the news that “Dan Wheldon Dies”. While they have been thankful to everyone for the condolences and support, they also wanted some exclusively secluded time for privately grieving the sad occasion.

Wheldon had won the 2005 Indy500 with Andretti Autosport and the said enterprise had decided to sign a contract on Sunday after the race for Dan to replace Patrick for the coming season. Unfortunately, at the end of the race there was no Dan but only the sad message “Dan Wheldon Dies”.

The accident that took his life was massive and involved as many as 15 cars at a time. While three other drivers that included the major contender for the championship Will Power were also injured in the accident but none lost their life and the death message was singularized to “Dan Wheldon Dies”.

It was hardly a few minutes since the commencement of the race when two cars ahead of Wheldon touched tires creating a wreck that Dan could not escape. His car was only one of many that crashed into the rake and were in flames. From video replays it was seen that Wheldon’s car not only turned over but went airborne and hit the catch fence designed to give way a little when cars struck it.

Unfortunately, frantic efforts by rescue workers did not help change the fate and the origin of the message; “Dan Wheldon Dies”.

With NBA Player’s Association leadership encountering players in Los Angeles it seemed that things would move towards some amiable solution but unfortunately, that did not happen.

While there have been some hints from a few sources about some players folding on the issues to settle the NBA lockout most of the players insist that there is no such folding out and they remain strong at their stands. According to McGee and Mbah a Moute who met the NBPA Executive Director Billy Hunter and President Derek Fisher at one of the Beverly Hills hotels, players have made a lot of concessions so far and it is now up to the owners to settle the NBA lockout with a fair deal.

However, the statement of McGee was not supported by contemporaries Fisher and Hunter as according to them McGee, who left the room first of all at around 3 PM PT was in no position to tell anything about the final outcome in the discussion to settle the NBA lockout. According to them the person who had spent least time in the discussion room had no business to make any such comments about the final outcome of the discussion to settle the NBA lockout.

Some players considered themselves pacifiers while they also considered a few others among them as the extremists. But both types of players do have the consensus on one point that the NBPA does not have the mechanism to issue fines to

its players to settle the NBA lockout.

Major points of difference between the owners and the players were on division of the revenue earned, length of contracts, as well as the new luxury tax system and its structure. Earlier, before the meeting, Hunter had told ESPN that he was mandated to negotiate even with a short or small deck to get the best deals and finally to settle the NBA lockout.

At the same time he also made it amply clear that while the players were ready to make some concessions, they did not want it to be as big as the NBA authorities want them to make. According to him it does not make sense because the players and not the management are the product that attracts audiences and money and their views need to be paid adequate weight while dealing with the ways to settle the NBA lockout.

Differences of opinion largely revolve round the distribution of revenue. While the players are settling for reduction of the guaranteed cut to 53% from the erstwhile 57%, the authorities are asking 53% of the revenue for themselves. Such difference of opinion is the main blockade that obstructs ways to settle the NBA lockout.

Players agree to short contracts so that under performing contracts may be replaced by high performing contracts. On the other hand owners want more competitive league and less advantage for major market teams.

One only hopes that the two disputing parties settle the NBA lockout on a cordial note at last.

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10. David “Deacon” Jones- Now this guy really played with aggression every play. Besides from inventing the head slap he was part of one of the greatest defensive lines of all time, “The Fearsome Foursome”. In fourteen years this guy had 173.5 sacks. Not just a top NFl player but also probably the greatest pass rusher of all time. Not just aggressive and just plain old mean but David was fast as lightning. “The secretary of defense” was the greatest at his time, and his greatness still lives on today.

9. “Mean” Joe Greene- Joe didn’t just save the Steelers franchise he perfected it. Before the 70s the Steelers were not so great. With the addition of him they formed “The Steel Curtain”. His aggression motivated the D to be great. He gave the toughness that the Steeler franchise is known for today. His prime of his career was probably during his 11 sack season. In the post season against Houston he got 5 SACKS IN ONE GAME. Now this player was great.

8. Dick Butkus- Just that name Dick Butkus gives me shivers. When this guy hit he really hit. He is definitely the most feared tackler in the NFL. It was to the point when Dick didn’t even look to see who was blocking him. He was so ready to put fear into the running back he basically throws you to the side. When his team only won one game in an entire season he was named defensive player of the year. One of his greatest achievements has probably recovering 27 fumbles in his career. At that time he set a NFL record.

7. Reggie White- “The minister of defense” has been a terrifying force. Though his career could have been more amazing since he played in the USFL at the start of his career, his 198 career sacks were still great. Offenses had to force double teams on him every play just hoping to contain him. This guy saved the Packers helping them win a super bowl.  Hey this guy even invented the “hump” move.

6. Johnny Unitas- Johnny isn’t your average “pretty boy quarterback”. The hits this guy took were ferocious, but he would still make the play in tremendous action. He basically invented “the two minute drill” when he beat the Giants in “The greatest game of all time”. He has thrown at least 1 touchdown pass in 47 consecutive games whish no one is close to breaking. What Johnny Unitas did will always be remembered.

5. Walter Payton. “Sweetness” is one way to describe the way Walter perfected the running game. Walter came in during a tough time for the bears. The losses of Gale Sayers, and Dick Butkus would have been thought of unburnable. Sweetnes just wouldn’t be tackled though. Walter couldn’t just be phenomenal at running back, he could throw, catch and ,block greatly. He even ran for 275 yards IN ONE GAME with the flu. What he was best known for was his aerial touchdown jumps over huge piles. Sweetness will always be know for well…SWEETNESS

4 Jerry Rice- This mans hard work paid off. With 205 touchdowns, 1,519 receptions, and 22466 receiving yards he was basically unstoppable. Whoever he had throwing to him (Joe Montana, Steve Young) he put up amazing numbers and gave defensive backs nightmares. It doesn’t matter what coverage you put on him, or what type of pass you sent him out for you could rely on Jerry to make a big play. Jerry was also not ust one of those season prodigy’s he was also great in the post season. His record 8 touchdown catches is beyond great.

3. Joe Montana- The most clutch quarterback of all time. Hey the greatest QB of all time. Joe Montana was phenomenal at what he did. He led the greatest NFL dynasty of all time to 4 super bowls. He was also the magic maker of “The Catch” to Dwight Clark. They don’t call him “Comeback Joe” for nothing. He made comebacks like it was nothing. Joe Montana is an icon in San Francisco.

2. Lawrence Taylor- L.T. was unstoppable. His career 132.5 sacks may not be the most put he changed the game entirely. Saying you could have one guy block Lawrence is crazy. Ever running play against him had a blockings scheme just to contain him. Hey this guy played one game WITH ONLY ONE ARM. What he did at outside line backer changed the game in so many ways. He forced left tackles to be phenomenal and super important due to protecting the blind side.

1. Jim Brown- Now does this guy even need a reason. Weather it would be trucking line backers or outrunning Dbacks Jim Brown could do it. His amazing 12,312 yard season was in only a matter of 12 games. One other astonishing stat is his 5.2-yard average the greatest of all time. He also averaged over 100 yards per game. In his prime at age 29 he retired because he accomplished everything there was to do. Jim Brown will always be known as the greatest player ever.

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How could they let this happen? They were so close - according to most reports, the league has offered players a 50 percent of revenue, and the players, the company was 53 percent. Why could not you split the difference? Instead of dividing the recent $ 120 million in the middle, sides excavated in

The consequences are enormous, as David Stern, you might say. Keep the players together cost more than $ 82 million per week. Players have already burned everything they had everything to gain this season if they agreed to give owners of 50 percent and will reach breakeven in a six-year deal if not regulated December 16. The owners also will lose money - some estimates are as high as $ 1 billion (due to front-office salaries, interest payments, leasing arena, facilities, etc.) if the season is canceled.

If there are so many rising to reach an agreement, and disadvantages of both games of a cancellation, so why did they not find something? It turns out that this phenomenon is not limited to the NBA, or even collective bargaining. It also appears that this result was predictable. A branch of mathematics called game theory studies the conflicts and try to model them as simple games. Remember John Nash in "A Beautiful Mind"? Nash received the Nobel Prize for his work in this area. The term "zero-sum game" is derived from the discipline as well. Game theory has applications in economics, evolutionary biology, computer science, social science, politics and psychology, and it may help us understand the disorder of the NBA work.

Here’s an example:

Two men were arrested, but police have no solid evidence for a conviction. Then they separate the two men and offer both a similar deal - if you testify against the other and the other remains silent, so he goes free and the other receives a year's imprisonment. If both remain silent, as they both get just one month in prison for a lesser charge. If they rat each other so that each receives a sentence of three or so months. The two prisoners cannot speak to each other and both know they have the same case.

What do you do as one of the prisoners? Are you aggressively rats’ accomplice? You can go for free, or you could get three months in prison. Do you remain silent instead? You could get just one month, but his partner could get out of the rat and spend a year behind bars. This game illustrates a situation where it seems that both parties must agree, but there are reasons that neither party is willing to do.

This is where we are in the labor dispute. It makes perfect sense for both sides agree to play in the season and receive substantial monetary awards. However, this is easier said than done, and the sides appear willing to sacrifice the entire $ 4 billion of revenue. They behave like prisoners in the Prisoner's Dilemma.

The game says it is better to take an aggressive stance as a liability can cause problems. Both parties want more than 50 percent of the $ 4 billion, and are both aggressive and that positions the settlement. If you are the commissioner of the NBA President, NBPA or a prisoner facing a prison sentence, you start the game looking as strong as possible. You are trying to scare your opponent into submission.

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In case of any games, and so also in case of the game of golf, opinion will certainly vary on who are the top three golfers of all times in the world. Basing on a series of expert reviews and journal articles, it ultimately comes down to the following three as the best golfers ever.

1. 1.    Jack Nicklaus

Hot debates have come up regarding who is the best golfers ever; Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods. We are too close to the historic of Tiger Woods that could certainly cloud our views. Many people also argue that Nicklaus never dominated his contemporaries as Woods have been able to. But looking back one would find that Nicklaus had a couple of contemporaries like Arnold Palmer and Gary Player who, though not ranked the top three golfers of the world, easily rank among the bests of all times. In addition; there were Johnny Miller, Lee Trevino, and Tom Watson, each master in their own credit.

It goes to the credit of Nicklaus that despite such stiff competitions he still managed to win 18 major championships in his career which is more than twice of any major golfer in the world. He also won 73 regular tournaments, was runners up in 58 and stood third in 36.  There can be no doubt that Tiger Woods is the most talented golfer ever to appear in the golfing arena but the overall value of the career of Nicklaus still makes people believe that he is the number one among best golfers ever.

1. 2.    Tiger Woods

Perhaps the most talented golfer ever to appear on the scene, Tiger Woods ranks favorably among the best golfers ever even before the end of his career to every other golfer except Nicklaus and the interesting part of it is that he still has the chance to surpass his venerable competitor in the ranking race. It seems a matter of time before he becomes the topper but for the time being he is still at the number 2 spot. He has 14 major championships to his credit and has the chance to surpass Nicklaus.

Until the marital troubles derailed his games in 2009, he was the undisputed king of the golf course. Who can forget his 12 stroke win at the Masters in 2000 and win by 15 shots at U.S Open at Pebble Beach. Of late he is coming up again and likely to take the top spot once more and hopefully becomes the best golfers ever.

1. 3.    Ben Hogan and Bobby Jones

Despite his initial struggles and ultimate unfortunate auto accident that cut short his golfing career, Hogan managed to win as many as nine major golfing championships besides 62 career wins that puts him easily at the third spot. During his career he made every competitor see the dusts easily and was the undisputed king of golf during 1950-53 and that puts him in the list of best golfers ever.

There has been some debate regarding the third spot going to him instead of Bobby Jones who won all the four majors prevalent during his time 13 times and twice recorded grand slams and retired only at the age of 28. Also during his time the technical aspects of the game was not as developed as today. Had he not retired at the age of 28, he could well be in the contention with Nicklaus and Woods for the top spot. There is no way out but to put him in the joint slot with Hogan for the third spot and the fact that both had their careers cut short due to different reasons also contribute to their joint ranking in the list of best golfers ever.

If Hogan the Hawk was the King of early 1950s, Jones was the man who popularized golf in United States in 1920. It is difficult to favor one in comparison to the other.

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The NBA players Association and the owners have a very important NBA lockout meeting. This meeting to decide what happens to the future of the NBA which is very important to every basketball fan.
Every single basketball fan is very disappointed about the very annoying NBA lockout meetings you hear about on TV every day. If it was up to me than I would have the players play but it is all about the money and they need to make a deal at one of the NBA lockout meetings. I hope that that field was made very soon and fast so I can get on with the season that so many have watched have come to love over the years.

Why are they having this NBA lockout meeting?

This most recent NBA lockout meeting is a very important one for many reasons. At this NBA lockout meeting they are going to be talking about many things. At the meeting then on to talk about what the player – owner split of the money is going to be. They are also going to discuss what is going to happen with the Rockies at the meeting. The most important thing they are going to discuss is if they are going to make a deal and what the deal is going to be and what it will cause.
Many people are saying that the NBA may not have the first two weeks of the season to the lockout and perhaps a whole season if things do not go as planned. That NBA players Association and the owners must side on all of these topics for us the not lose any of season. All of the rookies that were drafted have not even been signed contracts yet, the rookie if she was going to be a huge part of the deal and what is going to happen with them. If they do not come to a conclusion at this NBA lockout meeting or very soon it is going to be very bad for player’s owners and most importantly the fans.
I hope that after this NBA lockout meeting there is a season and everybody’s happy. I say just get on with the season and forget about the stupid NBA lockout meetings every day.I am very sick of seeing David Stearn’s and Derek Fisher’s  face all of the time because of the NBA lockout meetings. I hope that this is the last NBA lockout meeting in they will never be another NBA lockout meeting in the history of basketball.

Football has become the iconic American past time that brings family and friends of all ages together for weekends of victories or losses. The team we cheer on becomes a part of who we are. We wear the team’s emblem on tee shirts and the names of the players we love on our backs. Football marks the time of season for draft picks, rookie players, player ranks, team statistics, and of course, your own fantasy football league. The top 4 NFL running backs have played their way into history and have contributed to many victories. These men command the attention of NFL enthusiasts and have made many amazing plays that come to life as we relive them in stories.

The first of the top 4 NFL running backs is Arian Foster of the Houston Texans. Standing at 6’1″ and over 200lbs Arian has an impressive profile. For the last three years Arian has rushed for over 1,900 yards, with 391 attempts, and 105 first downs. Next we have Adrian Peterson #28 for the pride of Minnesota who deserves to be called one of the top 4 NFL running backs. The Minnesota Vickings running back has had an impressive season since his 7th round draft in 2007. His total rushing yards for his career is over 6,000 with over 1,200 attempts, and receiving yards equaling 1,216. The “Purple Jesus” lead his college team in rushing yards with 1,925, setting the college record.

Chris Johnson is not only one of the top 4 NFL running backs in the league but he also is a pro bowler. This 24th round draft pick for the Tennessee Titans has proved himself strong by running a 4.24 second 40 yard dash and also claimed the NFL rushing title achieving a rushing total of over 2000 yards. He also claimed the Offensive Player Of The Year in 2009. No doubt this player is the one to watch as one of the top 4 NFL running backs.

The last of the top 4 NFL running backs to make a name for himself is Maurice Jones Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars. With his five years of experience on the field his rushing yards are well over 5,000 yards, not too bad for this 26 year old second round draft from UCLA who shows no signs of slowing down. No matter what colors you bleed, you have to show respect for these top athletes who have been honored as the top 4 NFL running backs in the NFL.

Thank you for reading the sport report’s latest post on the top 4 NFL running backs and please vote who you think is the best in the following poll.

If you search the web for NBA lockout news you will find a ton of useless crappy posts from NBA.com, ESPN and yahoo sports, well unless you bump into this article.  This is the only blog on the web that you will find all of your NBA lockout news!

I have been very frustrated in the past few months because of the unnecessary NBA lockout.  As a fan and a sportswriter all I want a good competitive NBA season that is fun to watch and entertaining. The only thing good about all of the NBA lockout news is that there is a lot to read and write about! Recently there have been many NBA lockout news stories to talk about.

Beginning of NBA Lockout news:

First off, the NBA lockout was started over an agreement that was made a while ago called the “NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement”. To make a long story short, what the collective bargaining agreement generally states; is the split of the profit money made that goes to players and the owners of the teams.  And now the collective bargaining agreement that they had has expired in they cannot agree on what to do about it.  The players want more money and the owners want more money.  So there is a huge disagreement and that is what caused the lockout the first place.

If I was an owner or a player in the NBA I really wouldn’t care how much money I made because if you work in that business you are probably billionaire anyways it doesn’t matter. I would just say what the heck, let’s keep the old agreement.  But just as the football lockout went I think that they will come to a solution just because there is so much money to be made.  So now let’s go on to the recent NBA lockout news.

Recent NBA lockout news:

A few days ago in Vegas the NBA players Association and national basketball Association owners met.  And now all of the owners and all of the players are joined together to try and resolve the problem to their side’s needs.  Although they have canceled many meetings the other day, which does not look good because the more meetings they have the better chances they will resolve the problem.  Another thing it doesn’t look so good is that many players are looking to go play overseas. They want to go play in leagues like the Israel in Spain league. They won’t get paid nearly as much and the competition is not nearly as good as the NBA’s.

Another story for the recent NBA lockout news is that Derek fisher is the leader of NBA players Association and he’s leading the charge for the players.  Almost all of the recent NBA lockout news is surrounding Derek Fisher.  One surprising thing that Derek Fisher said “the union will continue to protect the rights of players who sign overseas this fall.”  To me that if it were I would not have appointed Derek Fisher as the national basketball Association players union leader.

I just hope that the NBA has a season this year and we can see another great season of NBA basketball unfold before our eyes. I hope that this NBA lockout news is useful to you! Thank you for reading this post on “NBA lockout news.” Also please vote to see if you think that the lockout is going to be resolved or not!

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5. I think that the number five of the top NFL teams this year is the New Orleans Saints. Although the Saints were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs last year by arguably the worst team in NFL playoff history I think that with some key additions such as Mark Ingram and some very strong returning players from the 2009 Super Bowl team such as Drew Brees that the Saints have a good chance at making another Super Bowl run this year.  Out of the top five NFL teams the Saints are the overall #5 and are the least likely to win out of the following top five NFL teams.

4. At number four in the top NFL top five teams,  I have the New England Patriots. Some people may argue that the patriots should be top three or even number one but I don’t think that they have as strong of the team that they did when they won their three super Bowls. Also, the Patriots have lost three playoff games in a row. The two main acquisitions by the patriots this off-season were Chad Ochocinco, who by the way recently tried out for a soccer team which I think is kind of weird for a professional football player, The other key acquisition this off-season was Albert Haynesworth who took about five or six tries to complete his physical exam last year. The only reason that I even have the patriots in my top five is because they have arguably the greatest quarterbacks to ever live in Tom Brady.  Tom Brady really gave them a huge boost past other teams to make our top five NFL teams.

3. The number three team in the top five NFL teams this year is the Green Bay Packers. At the beginning of the year if you asked me I would probably say that the Saints had a stronger team than the Packers, but after watching the game on Thursday night I think it is evident that the Packers have what it takes to make another Super Bowl run. They have a lot of returning players from last season most notably Aaron Rogers and of course Clay Matthews. Also, they have many other weapons like AJ Hawk and Greg Jennings, so I think that they have what it takes to make a strong playoff run and possibly even make another Super Bowl.

2. At number two in my countdown I would have to go with the Baltimore Ravens. Although they always struggle against the Pittsburgh Steelers, who are not in this countdown but I think are very close number six, the ravens will finally get over the hump this year with help from their stars Ed Reed, Ray Lewis and Joe Flacco. I think that last year in the AFC divisional playoffs the Ravens had the game and the bag but made a few costly mistakes that cost them the game. I just don’t see that happening to them again this year.  Out of the top five NFL teams the Ravens have a very good chance at winning this year.

And the #1 out of the top five NFL teams is…….

1. The number one team in the NFL this year out of the top five NFl teams is the Philadelphia Eagles. They have the most athletic quarterback in the game in Michael Vick who can also hit his target on any long or check down pass. Also, they have probably the most athletic receiver in the game in DeSean Jackson, but the main reason that I think Eagles will be this year’s NFL Super Bowl champion is because of the corner-backs Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers- Cromartie who I think are the two best corner-backs in all of football. Every time I tell someone that I think the Eagles will win the Super Bowl they say that Michael Vick will get injured. I just don’t see him getting injured this year and even if he does they have a strong backup and Vince Young. Many people are calling this the dream team and I 100% agree with those people.  I believe that the Eagles are definitely #1 of the top five NFL teams.

I think that it’ll be very interesting to see how the NFL season unfolds, and in my opinion these are the top five teams this year. I did at the end everything thank you for reading thank you for reading another great post by Ryan Veguilla on the top five NFL teams this year.  At the end of he long exciting season we will have many more posts related to the top five NFL teams.

The NBA has been going through some hard times and but thank the Lord that they are meeting regularly to discuss the problems in the nationwide crisis of basketball loss! The NBA lockout 2011 must be resided in the next few months with the NBA will not have a season due to the lockout.  Although the NBA lockout is driving NBA fans like me crazy this off-season even if we don’t have an NBA season we still love the Olympics to look forward to. (Although the Olympic season is very short) I just hope that the NBA lockout 2011 doesn’t stop the 2011 to 2012 season from happening.  I and along with many other sports fans were probably very excited after the draft for the next season and now everyone is hearing that these players on even getting signed yet from the teams they got drafted to.  I just hope that NBA commissioners and the NBA players Association can come together on a fair deal that will please all of the owner’s players and most importantly the fans to end the NBA lockout 2011 for good!

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The game was played in Williamsport Pennsylvania the; the annual site for the championship and for the final double elimination tournament to get to the final game.  Probably one of the most exciting championship games in all of Little League history played yesterday.  I remember a lot of good Williamsport championship games in nothing compared to the magnitude of this game. It was a one-to-one game up until the bottom of sixth inning, when a kid on California hit a game-winning single.  The Japanese team was devastated and even a few kids were crying to the game, well the California team jumped with joy and were ecstatic after the game. But in this world it is survival of the fittest (in basically everything) and the team from America the beat them fair and square.  The sport report congratulates the California Williamsport baseball team on winning the tournament and for defeating a foreign countries team. I am looking forward to next year’s tournament and I bet every 11-year-old in America right now can’t wait for their chance to make it to the finals and win just like California did.  Good luck the next team who makes it to Little League world championship and The Sport Report will of many more updates on the Little League World Series and other baseball news.  Thank you for reading another sport report article and stay tuned for more updates! 

If you follow the NBA you know anything about basketball, you must know that the Los Angeles Lakers repeated two years ago and have now lost in the second round of the playoffs last season to the Dallas Mavericks. And now many critics and professional sports analysts and writers believe that if the Lakers don’t make any big deals now that their level of play will decline every year in the NBA.   Along with a lot of professionals I also believe that Kobe Bryant is going to become a lot worse in future years and continue to decline his level of play.  I believe this to be true also and so do most fans (that are not from Los Angeles).

Kobe Bryant is my most hated player in the NBA by far and by a lot of people.  I am a Boston fan so I’m naturally hate the Lakers but many people dislike Kobe because he’s such a jerk and for the many bad things he has done on the court and off the court. And in the past year he has done a horrible well playing on the Lakers team.  His point averages dropped, his rebounds dropped, his assist totals dropped, and many more things on his stat line drop this year.  Also the most important stat of them all “winning the championship” didn’t happen this year for the Lakers.  I think it’s what Kobe deserves because he is such a poor sport and complainer on the court. He is not the image of the greatest basketball player in the NBA as some horrible sports analysis think of him.  I hope this upcoming season Kobe barely averages a point per game. 

With the Lakers and their star on the decline they are going to need to make some big moves this off-season to make your team better and compete for the championship this year.  Or they will have to go into the rebuilding process and trade office stars for good draft picks and prospects.  There are also many rumors that the Lakers might shop for Dwight Howard in the free agency market and I think he could have a dramatic impact on their next season.  Being probably the best center in the NBA Dwight Howard could really help the Lakers and bring them into championship contention.  In the playoffs last year Dwight Howard pretty much single-handedly carried his team through the playoffs. He had crazy numbers and his team did a horrible, so I believe Dwight will go into the free-agent market.  I also think that the Lakers will be prepared to do anything to get Dwight.  Not saying that Dwight is definitely going to the Lakers but there is a really good chance that he will.  As the best center in the NBA there will be a lot of news on Dwight Howard and what he will be doing next year. 

I will have a lot of updates regarding the NBA trade deadline, Kobe Bryant in his decline, and where Dwight Howard goes this off-season. I hope you enjoyed the newest post on The Sport Report.  As always the sport report encourages its visitors to comment and share this article to any social site.

The most promising player has been either Ryan Mallett of the New England Patriots who threw for 164 yards on 19 attempts and 12 completions and his teammate Steven Ridley who had rushed 16 times and ran for 64 yards and caught 7 passes for 47 yards. The prospects for the Patriots played very well with those two and 1st round draft pick Nate Solder the 6’8 Offensive Lineman out of Colorado.

Taylor Price also impressed catching 5 balls and 105 yards and a TD. This was a great week one of the NFL Preseason.  Thank God the lockout is over and we can now focus on the preseason and gearing up for the season.  Please stay tuned because the sport report will have more NFL preseason articles soon. Thank you for reading a special post by the expert sports writer,

Michael DeMartinis