Howard did pick up February’s Player of the Month award for the Eastern Conference, a nice bookend to the one he won for October/November. His team has revived a Web site touting his accomplishments (Dwight4MVP.com), which also might help. Those who favor both MVP history — big men historically dominated this award — and defense as half of every game can make compelling arguments in support of the big smiler. Even the slide-rule set that dissects stats and attends conferences in Boston can understand why Howard’s team might [...]

In the world of sports, hockey is considered to be one of the most famous winter sports next to basketball. Although it is not too popular in the United States where football and basketball dominates the field, hockey has a very wide range of followers from Canada and from the northern part of the US. During winter when nobody can play football or basketball outdoors, hockey dominates the ice-covered fields and even the well ventilated gymnasiums. Looking at the history of hockey, this is a modern sport that [...]

The final drive to the greatest college sports tournament in the world has begun: NCAA March Madness! As offices, bars, fraternities, and church groups begins the annual tradition of putting together their, “In your face!” March Madness pools, I thought I would put together a few resources to help get you started. The first big day that everyone is waiting for is Selection Sunday on March 13 when the tournament officials will announce the team matchups. For the first time, Selection Sunday in 2011 will include a total [...]

Now that we’re all basking in the afterglow of Super Bowl 45, we’ve watched the ads a few hundred times and eaten all the buffalo wing leftovers, it’s time to turn our attentions to a favorite spring pastime, March Madness.   As I write this, we are 29 days away from Selection Sunday.  That great Sunday when we all gather to see which of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Division teams will be the great 68 that will triumphantly enter the tournament that is March Madness.     First [...]

The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV led by the passing of Aaron Rodgers and a defense that forced three turnovers and scored a touchdown. This was accomplished despite losing key starters Donald Driver and Charles Woodson early in the second quarter. But like they have all season the replacements stepped up and the Packers won their first Super Bowl in fourteen years. Aaron Rodgers was terrific. He was magnificent. He was fantastic. He was played like Aaron Rodgers has played the last two years, but this [...]

The teams going on to Super Bowl XLV have been set. In some stunning game play, the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers came out the victors, and are moving on to the ultimate NFL Sunday game. Love ‘em, or just love to hate ‘em, the Packers and Steelers are heading to Super Bowl XLV . The Steelers are heading back in a chance to earn their 7th Lombardi Trophy. While Aaron Rodgers is shooting for his first Super Bowl ring, leading the Packers into the Super [...]

Football is the most popular game in the United States. People bet in this game as it adds to the excitement. There is something more fun in every game as money is involved in every single game. There are 6 types of betting type one can go in for while gambling for football betting. 1. Point Spread Betting: This is the most common and popular betting system in online sports betting. The bookies predict the point spread for every game before the game. The clear cut favourites have [...]

The Super Bowl is known for highly entertaining multi-million dollar commercials, but an ad for a dating website that connects would-be adulterers with each other apparently crosses the line. That’s right. Fox, the network that brought us such bastions of culture as Temptation Island and Cheaters does in fact have a limit to what they’re willing to do to gain viewers.  And some are claiming that limit is running ads featuring porn stars enticing decent, football-watching folks to cheat on their spouses. No Cheating In Super Bowl Ads [...]

As its name suggests, sports betting is all about placing bets on any particular sport (it could be any type of sport including tennis, rugby, ice hockey, football etc). Online sports betting on the other hand entails the same betting principles. However, it is, as its name suggests, done online. As the modern world grows increasingly demanding, betting on sports online has become more and more popular among avid sports bettors. This type of betting system allows them to enjoy betting on their favorite sport without having to [...]

The Ottawa Senators Continue Their Downward Spiral The Ottawa Senators broke their slump in a big way against the Islanders last night, with a 6-4 victory over the New York Islanders. But the Senators celebration will be brief. One good game does not resolve the bigger issues that have been plaguing the team. We’re talking about a team that has only scored more goals than the New Jersey Devils. Previous to their win the Senators had lost 6 games in a row, the general manager may or may [...]