Daily Sports Update

NIT Versus NCAA National Championship - From March 14th and for the next three weeks until April 3rd, 64 NCAA College Basketball teams will be performing after one common goal: to win the National Championship in Indianapolis. The top four seeds in the NCAA tournament are Duke University in Durham, North Carolina; Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania; the University of Connecticut and the University of Memphis. In 1981 the NCAA wanted to increase the number of teams that would participate in this tournament from 48 to 64. The NIT declared they wouldn’t be able to hold a first rate post season tournament if this happened. Four years later the modification was accepted and since then there have been 64 teams on the bracket. In 2001 the NIT filed an antitrust lawsuit claiming the NCAA was trying to put the NIT out of business. With the trial under way last year, the NCAA reached an agreement to buy the NIT and end the litigation.  The NIT is formed by 40 teams. The four to...

Nitto Tires - Why They Are Special  : There is no question that there have brilliant innovations brought forth from the automobile industry and in particular the tire and rubber industry whose nascent birth went hand in hand with that of the automobile itself.  We as drivers and rider owe much to the comfort and safety that we both rely on and also are able to not even consider to make way for those things in our lives with less stability.  Those in the auto and tire industries know this.  And without question, Nitto Tires understands this.  However, this is not the realm of concern for Nitto. When safety counts after the speeds of comfort of ordinary drivers has long since been surpassed, well, this is the territory for Nitto Tires.  When its getting the laser quick punch off the line that will make all the difference, well, this is definitely the territory of Nitto.  You see, Nitto undoubtedly puts forth the same level of value in regards to research...

No Download Bingo - Cyber bingo games are hugely popular and the demand for online bingo games continues to grow rapidly. Players are attracted to these sites because it offers unrivaled convenience and huge prizes. One can now find loads of different online casinos; some offering no download bingo while others offer free bingo games. What is no download bingo? Before you're able to begin playing at most online bingo websites you'll need to download the free software. Some casinos offer you the opportunity to play bingo without having to download the software. Using Macromedia Flash you're able to play without having to download the software. Advantages of no download bingo? No download bingo is also known as flash bingo games because the games are developed using Macromedia Flash. The advantages of flash games are that you don't need to worry about waiting to complete a big download before you're allowed to play. No download bingo is instant bingo! You just login ...

North Face Tents - What is North Face? The North Face is an outdoor product manufacturing company, specializing in products like jackets, tents, fleece wear, luggage, and shoes started by Douglas Tompkins in 1966. Their clothing and equipment lines are specifically aimed towards climbers, mountaineers, skiers, snowboarders, and hikers. Mr. Tompkins sold the business in 1968, and The North Face is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the VF Corporation, one of the World's largest apparel companies, owning leading brand names such as Wrangler, Lee Jeans, Riders, Rustler, Brittania etc. North manufactures three main types of tents: Expedition, 3-season and Ultralight tents.  North Face Expedition Tents: North Face Expedition Tents include the 2 Meter Dome, Himalayan 47, Expedition 36, VE 25 and Mountain 25. All these tents are constructed with Waterproof Flysheet technology - Polyurethane coating, hot-sealed seams with polyurethane tape, and welded Velcro strips on fly attached to poles ...

Nudist Resorts Celebrate 31st Aniversary Of Nude Recreation Week July 10th - 16th - Nude sunbathing and swimming have a long history in America. Some of the more famous early nudists were Presidents George Washington and John Quincy Adams. Ben Franklin took daily "air baths" as he called them "au naturel." Many more presidents such as FDR enjoyed skinny dipping. And Norman Rockwell's painting titled No Swimming showing skinny dipping at the local water hole, graced the front cover of The Saturday Evening Post on June 4, 1921. This July, celebrate the 31st anniversary of Nude Recreation Week from July 10th to 16th. The American Association for Nude Recreation is one of the major sponsors. The purpose of this week is to inform and educate people about all the fun they are missing out on by not taking nude vacations. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, nude recreation is one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry. Nude vacationers now...

Oakland A’s vs. Texas Rangers - Barry Zito from the A’s is looking now like in his best days back in 2002 when he won the Cy Young award. Zito allowed eight hits over seven scoreless innings and the A's patiently battered Jamie Moyer in their third straight victory 7-2 over the Seattle Mariners last week. "I just have a mentality where I'm going out there and not trying to be too fine, not thinking too much," Zito said. "I'm just letting my stuff work for me. Just trust my stuff, trust myself." With five key players on the disabled list after a rash of injuries, the A's are back above .500 at 20-19 and in a first-place tie with Texas in the AL West. Despite those injuries, they’re a team that has plenty of talent and will to get back to the winning side of the record. If they play good with all there key players injured imagine what they will play like once everybody is back and healthy. Lineup 1. Mark Kotsay, CF. 2.Jason Kendall, C. 3.Eric Chavez, ...

Off Road Dirt Bikes - Dirt Bikes are designed and built to be ridden off public roads, on rough even mountainous terrain. These dirt bikes feature small engines having less power than larger bikes, long suspension travel as well as high ground clearance, simple construction and minimal body work, no street accessories (such as turn signals and horns), and large wheels with heavy-duty tires for traction, clamped by rim-locks. The types of dirt bikes are in reference to their engines: Single-Cylinder Two-Strokes Single-Cylinder Four-Strokes Common sizes for dirt bike engines are: Young Riders: 50cc   150cc Older or Adult Riders: 250cc, 400cc, and 650cc Having both air- and water-cooled motor systems, dirt bikes are designed for a variety of purposes, most especially competitive sports (Motorcross, Enduros), time or speed trials, rough terrain traversing, endurance, and fun and recreation. Trial Bikes Trial bikes are a particular variation of dirt bike. They are designed for mot...

OFFENSIVE BASKETBALL: HOW EACH PLAYER PLAYS - Basketball is a rough sport but people who regularly play the sport make it really fun to watch, not to mention very easy. If one looks a little bit closer, it has also technicalities and techniques. The object the game is to keep the ball in possession and score at the team's basket. If the team has the basketball they should protect it from the opponent so that they won't be able to steal it from them. This is called offense; the team who possesses the ball tries to keep the ball in their hands before they shoot and score.  Different players of the team have differences in the roles that they play during offense.  The Point Guard acts as the coach on the floor or court during the game. Extensive knowledge of the game and good ball handling skills are very important to be able to drive the ball to the basket with the help of the other members of the team. Good passing and dribbling skills together with great speed and fancy footw...

Offseason Discipline - NFL Players Diversifying Their Training - NFL players are individuals by nature, and each position and scheme demands different physical and mental capabilities in order to maximize success. As such, offseason training that used to be a matter of running a few miles per day to stay in shape has become its own cottage industry. We’ll take a look at some different things players do to stay in shape and to get bigger, faster and stronger during the offseason. Cardiovascular Training Perhaps the oldest form of training in the NFL, every player needs to be able to keep his wind if he’s to play football. In recent years, however, innovations within this discipline have grown increasingly popular. Some players just run for long distances. Others run wind sprints ad nauseum. Many combine the two, and other legendary cardio routines include Jerry Rice and Walter Payton, who famously ran up and down their chosen hills near their offseason homes religiously. Weight Training...

Oh How I Love A Good Park - Where do you prefer to spend a lazy Saturday? Do you enjoy watching television, or perhaps shopping at the mall? When you have nothing on the agenda, where do you like to head first? For me, whenever I get the chance I'm always off to spend time at the local park. There is something about spending an afternoon at the park that I just cannot get enough of. There are so many great things about the park to love. A park is a great place because it is outside. It is healthy and refreshing to spend time out of doors and to breathe fresh air. When it is cool outside people can bundle up and be warm, and when it is warm out they can enjoy the sun and heat. A park is the perfect place to spend family time. There are usually a lot of things to do together. Most parks have playgrounds for children and space to play basketball, baseball, or volleyball as a family. Visiting a park is also a great way for friends to enjoy a Saturday together. At a park people can bri...

Older Announcers Need To Know When To Call It Quits - Deciding when to retire from something you love has to be a difficult decision. Whether you are an athlete, business owner, architect, writer, or sports announcer, the decision to walk away from a life that has defined you for nearly half a decade is certainly not an easy one. That said, no one wants to be the one who is holding on to a position that they are no longer good at, especially in a field that has superior talent waiting in the wings.   Unfortunately there seems to be a trend of those kind of guys in sports casting   guys that don t adequately do their jobs but just can t seem to let go, yet are still working because of their reputation, not their current skill (or lack thereof).  The best sports announcers enhance the viewers  experience. They can take an ordinary game and make it entertaining. They can take a great game and turn it into one of the most memorable moments in history (Al Michaels a...

Oln’s Playoff Hockey Coverage Doesn’t Make The Cut - Like many hockey fans, I was just happy that hockey was back this year. I didn’t care that ESPN didn’t renew their TV contract with the NHL - I figured OLN might have a few hiccups, but overall they would do fine. I was wrong. OLN has been a disaster all season long and it’s not getting better. I understand that they have never done the NHL before and that they only had a few months to hire announcers, camera crews, build a set, etc. But the worst part about it is that they haven’t been improving and learning from their mistakes. The broadcasts are still as mediocre as they were on opening night. After watching the opening weekend of the 2006 NHL Playoffs, here are my thoughts: - The camera angles are mediocre at best. The camera for the first 10 minutes of the Red Wings vs. Oilers Game 1 was zoomed out to the point where I could see the entire ice. This would be great except for the fact that it’s IMPOSSIBLE to see the puck or read...

Omaha Hi-Lo: Basic Overview - Omaha Hi-Lo (also known as Omaha 8 or better) is often times viewed as maybe one of the most complicated popular poker games. It is a game that, even more than regular Omaha poker, invites action from every level of player. This is the main reason why a once obscure, abstract game has increased in popularity so rapidly. Omaha Hi-Lo begins like a regular game of Omaha. Four cards are dealt to every player. A round of betting ensues where players can bet, check, or fold. Three cards are dealt out, this is called the flop. Another round of betting ensues. Once all the players have either called or folded, another card is flipped on the turn. Another round of betting ensues and then the river card is flipped. The player must attempt to make the best high and low five card hands based on the board and hole cards. This is where some players get confused. Unlike Texas Hold 'Em, where the board can be everyone's hands, in Omaha Hi-Lo the player must use e...

Omaha Hi-Lo Basic Strategy - Omaha Hi-Lo is an interesting and complex game, but one that because of that very nature offers some basic and easy strategies to come ahead in the long run. Because of all the cards in play, and the fact that often times there are two winning hands and the pot will split, a lot of action is created in Omaha Hi-Lo, and even the best pros in the world disagree vastly on strategies, sometimes even offering conflicting advice. Because of the activeness of Omaha Hi-Lo, you will never find a game with more bad hands being played, and even raised on, all the way to the river, or even after they are beaten. Because of this, logic dictates that you only play very strong hands. Because of the sheer number of players who don't even understand the basics of what they're doing (or who only know to raise on A-2 and nothing else), if you play an extremely conservative game of Omaha Hi-Lo and keep yourself from chasing, you will always come out ahead in the long ...

Omaha Rules: How to Play Omaha Poker - Omaha poker is starting to become almost as popular as Texas Holdem poker in casino poker rooms, online poker sites and live poker tournaments. Omaha poker rules are similar to Texas Holdem rules. In both poker variations the dealers deals community cards, which can be shared by all the players. However, Omaha poker and Texas Holdem poker are different games and they certainly require using different strategy. Omaha poker can be played as fixed limit, no limit or pot limit. In addition, Omaha poker can be played as high or high low split. Here you can find introduction to both Omaha high and Omaha high low rules.  Omaha High Rules The play begins with the player to the dealers immediate left who posts the small blind, usually the amount of half of the minimum bet. For example, in a 4/8 dollars limit game, the small blind will be 2 dollars. Then, the player to the left of the small blind posts the big blind, which is the size of the minimum be...

On the Driving Range - It doesn’t matter if it’s your first day as a golfer, or if you’re an experienced pro the driving range can be your best friend. Driving ranges vary in style from patches of dirt with bit of grass, to full blown amusement parks. Driving ranges can offer players of all skills a valuable practice filed that can vastly help improve ones skills. A driving range is a large field, or course that offers players a chance to hit balls typically 500 yards or more towards the sky. Driving ranges typically have stalls with rubber or wood tees in place for maximum swing time. Driving ranges often offer golfers a fee schedule based upon buckets of balls. Each bucket could cost anywhere from $10 to $50 depending on the level of driving range one is playing at. Driving ranges occasionally offer players the opportunity to buy time per hour, with unlimited balls. Driving ranges also have house clubs if the golfer chooses not to bring his or her own clubs. Golfers are often seen a...

Online Casinos: List of the Most Graphic - Online casinos are plenty and they differ when it comes to the amount of games, customer service, free cash they hand out and many other features that pertain to the legally binding contract between the player and the casino. But there are other features that are usually ignored by those reviewing the many online casinos available online, and it is precisely one of these features: the graphic quality of the site, that we have examined. Want to play online games and have a great time? Play at these graphically enhanced online casinos: 1) Golden Casino Offering new casino software and a bonus of 555 dollars would be enough to want me to play there, but once I downloaded the game system, I gasped. The layout of their hall reminds me of that of Caesars Palace, and once, you start playing (with life-like images) you fell as if you were standing in a real casino! And, as if that was not enough, the tables are covered with a lace-like surface that i...

Online Cricket Information to Appease the Avid Cricket Fan! - In countries where cricket is keenly followed, almost every second person has an opinion or information about different aspects of the game. This can turn out to be very confusing and misleading at times. Based on such half baked information, the general public believes that they know all about cricket. Such unreliable information often leads the public to make unrealistic expectations and can also give birth to controversies. Online cricket information is the perfect source of authentic information for the serious cricket lover.  Finding information about anything in the internet is not at all difficult, given the amount of information available on the World Wide Web. Nonetheless what is important is fact that you must know where you can find authentic information. The internet is flooded with websites claiming to be containing information authentic information about cricket. If you are really passionate about the game...

Online Gambling is the American Dream - Every generation has dreamed of a better life for their children, and many decided to pack up the family and move to America and that is how most Americans came to be Americans. For 200 years people suffering from poverty, hunger or oppressive governments have dreamed of a better life for themselves and their families, and came to United States of America in search of the American Dream. Many people around the world have to work 18 hours a day just to make enough money to survive; to these people the American dream is nothing more then a less hard life and a better education for them and their children, and to some it is getting rich without working hard to do it. This is not much different from the mentality from an American who maybe builds houses, or works in a factory or some other type of physically demanding job that they hate, and at the end of the day they dream of winning that jackpot in an online casino. Winning the grand prize and mak...

Online Games: How to Play to Win - Learn how to improve your playing quality and even overall understanding of online gaming and how you perform while playing online. Gaming online is a huge business nowadays and that means that there are millions of people worldwide at online game sites all the time. Many are people just like you and me that like to play online and have fun doing it. Some of these people enjoy it so much, that they often do not even care about improving their skill and raising their chances of winning. So Why Should You Work on Your Game? Working on skills will not only help you improve your success while playing online games but will also give you higher self-esteem and a sense of achievement. And remember that the faster you master the easy games, you can turn to the more complicated ones and match your brain and skills against the real experts. How to Improve Your Online Gaming Skills? Online playing is different than just playing on your personal computer at home...

Online Golf Equipment Reviews Give Indispensable Advice - I hate trial and error when it comes to spending money. I much prefer unbiased golf equipment reviews to make my purchasing decisions. I've even been known to whip out my iPhone and use its web browser to look up a product review while I was in a pro shop. This has often saved me from wasting money on a product that wasn't right for me.  But where do you look and how can you tell what's biased and what's unbiased? And where to find a good site? Things have changed over the past 15 years. Back then, email was a productivity tool and not an exercise in frustration with all the spam. Likewise, websites gave you actual information whereas today half of them are a canned paragraph of useless text and a barrage of obnoxious ads. My ideal golf website is created and run by a true golfaholic. Somehow who knows the game inside out, yet also knows how to write and run a website. The site would explain the game of golf, de...

Online Pokern und seine viele Vorteile - Heutzutage kann man das Wort Pokern schon nicht mehr überhören. Ob im Fernsehen, im Radio oder in Gesellschaften, es wird rund um die Uhr übers Pokern und Poker Spielen gesprochen. Pokern entwickelt sich langsam aber sicher zu einem festen Bestandteil unserer Gesellschaft. Was vor wenigen Jahren noch als vulgär und gefährlich galt, wird heute geschätzt und geliebt. Da das Pokern einen so unglaublichen positiven Schwung heutzutage hat, wollen immer mehr Menschen Poker erlernen und nun auch Spielen. Pokern hat sich in mehreren Richtungen entwickelt. Zu einem wird immer mehr öffentlich Poker gespielt. Auch in kleine Kreise unter Freunden werden immer mehr Poker Partys geschmissen. Poker Turniere werden immer mehr öffentlich gemacht. Das Poker boomt in diesen Zeiten und man erwartet einen weiteren Schwung mit dem Internet. Online Poker ist die neue Etappe zum modernen Pokern. Poker Rooms im Internet ist der Ideale Ort für Poker Anfänger, als auch f...

Online Scams: How To Avoid Getting Fooled - Beware of the three ways of getting fooled into giving up your money through seemingly innocent money-making schemes. Scams are all around us and it can be found in every single area of life, but more so in such areas where the risk is greater such as when dealing with credit cards, bank accounts and other activities which involve sending or receiving money online. The Bank/Credit Card Email Scam: If you get an email asking you to sign up to your bank account or credit card through the email because your privacy is under danger or just to receive a free gift or something: BEWARE! Do not sign up through the internet address provided in the email. If the email does make you anxious, go to the bank or credit card site using the address you know already or through searching the search engines.  How Does This Scam Work?  The senders of the email know that only a very few will sign up but that is all they need. When you signed up to the b...

Online Survey: Gamers Prefer Roulette - Out of a survey conducted by Gambling Portal, 64% of all gamers prefer to play roulette and not poker, blackjack or even slots. Why? One of the truly worthy games to play at a casino is roulette. It is not just the spinning of the wheel that gives it its class, but the fact that roulette is a game for true champions. Amateurs steer away from roulette leaving it only to the true gaming enthusiasts.  1) Excitement: Gamers state that no other game they have played can match the thrill they feel after they have placed their individual bets and the wheel starts to spin and ball flies and jumps from one slot to another. They say that your heart jumps each time the ball collides with the wheel..  2) Simplicity: In comparison to other games, roulette is simple to learn and simple to play. All you have to do is guess where the ball will come to rest when the wheel stops spinning. Even placing your bet is simple. You can either bet on a number, a...

Online Sweepstakes - Most people love the excitement and adrenalin of winning a competition. One of the most popular types of competitions today is sweepstakes. With the internet becoming an essential part of our daily lives, entering online sweepstakes have never been easier. One of the main reasons for its popularity is that online sweepstakes are usually promotions or contests that entrants can enter for free, with huge prizes to be won. Usually a big variety of prizes can be won in online sweepstakes   there is something for everyone. Some of the most popular prizes are cruises, home appliances, cars and money. Online sweepstakes are one of the fastest growing trends. This is mostly due to all its advantages. One of the biggest advantages is the cost of entering online compared to the cost of entering sweepstakes by snail mail. Entrants do not have to pay any postage costs when entering online competitions. This means they can enter for as many competitions as they want a...

Online Sweepstakes Terminology - Online sweepstakes have become a huge trend all around the world. Not only do sweepstakes offer excitement and fun, but great chances to win big prizes. But, as with any other hobby or passion, entrants should be able to talk the talk to be truly part of the online sweepstakes experience. There are some must-know terms entrants should be familiar with when entering online sweepstakes. Important terms relating to entries are: 1/H which means one entry per household and 1/H/D is one entry per household per day, 1/H/W means one entry per household per week, 1/H/M means one entry per month and 1/H/Q means one entry per quarter or every three months. 1/P is short for one entry per person. And, as explained above, /D, /W, /M and /Q can be added as time constraints. Another time related sweepstakes term is bi-weekly, which means entrants can enter once every two weeks. Addy or addie refers to the entrant s address. Four common used terms are NAZ, NAZDT, NAZH ...

Online Web Games – 3D Billiards : Online web games offer a wide range of choices to players, from simple board games of logic to complex, 3D interactive games that realistically reproduce games like billiards, soccer, baseball, etc. on the monitor. Billiards is a popular game that can be played on a PC, or even a cell phone. Searching on the internet should give you access to websites where you can download and play a 3D billiards game. The rules and types of games that can be played remain the same - 8 ball, 9-ball or straight pool.  A typical billiards game uses the mouse and keyboard buttons. A sample of controls used is given below. Controls -To aim hold the "A" key (or left button on the mouse) and move the mouse. -To zoom in or out hold "Z" keys and moves mouse. -To shoot hold "S" key and move mouse. -To adjust English hold "E" key and move the mouse. -To change overhead camera push "O" key.  -To flip the overhead camera hold ...

op 8 des Bonnes Raisons de Jouer au Casino - Lors de multiples discussions, il en est ressorti que ce qui motive une personne a jouer de plus en plus au casino et autres jeux d'argent est son rapport a la vie.  Pour ces dernieres, la vie elle meme est un jeu. Respirer est un jeu,sortir hors de chez soi est un jeu, bref, meme le quotidien est un jeu. mais le casino, quant a lui, nous offre des sensations uniques car les paris ne sont, contrairement aux mouvemet quotidiens,bases que sur le fruit du hasard. Le casino procure a l'homme une montee d'adrenaline hors norme. Le risque est donc plus fort. Ainsi, de cette etude. il en est ressorti les resultats suivants:  Le temps des vacances:  Ces 10 dernieres annees, Las Vegas est devenue l'endroit populaire pour jouer en famille car a la mise en place de systeme de resort et d'attractions familiales. Pour gagner et devenir riche :  De toutes personnes interview es ces personnes sont les plus representatives du phenomene....

Options for Buying World Series Tickets - It’s that time of the year again - baseball fever is spreading like wildfire, and tickets are selling faster than hotdogs. So, your team is playing, and you have to be there. What are your options for buying World Series tickets before there are none left to buy?   First – the traditional method. Pick up the phone and try to purchase tickets from the team during the scheduled sale period.  The bad news, of course, is that these tickets usually sell out within 30 minutes flat. Solution? If the ticket agency or team provides multiple phone numbers to call, get all your friends and family organized to call as many times as possible across the multiple numbers. Another way of getting your hands on those precious tickets is to identify those among your network of contacts (friends, family members or coworkers) who are season ticket holders for one of the teams. Season ticket holders usually get an option to buy tickets at the face value pr...

Our Love Of Racing - There's something about our human nature that enjoys being competitive. It is built within us and almost mimics primitive behavior. We seem to have this inner desire to be the "top dog" -- doing things quicker and smarter. It is sort of like self-preservation. We desire to go the distance through all hardships and never stop. This nature is very profound in athletes but we all have it to some degree. We are naturally competitive and sometimes even with ourselves. In sports, we usually always are supportive of a person or team even if we don't like sports or never participate in them. Sports have been around for about as long as mankind. And, we always want to be winners. It's funny to see people who are typically quiet and in self-control go crazy and lose it at the stock car races. We typically have no control over it. Even the most timid of us will cheer the success of those who are able to run, ski, kayak, swim, row, guide horses, or cycle...