History behind the invention of shin guards

Shin guards, as the name implies, are equipment to protect the shin (the front of the lower leg is formed below the knee to above the ankle) in the course of a sport. It is used in various games such as ice hockey and rugby. These items were made popular by soccer, also known as soccer and base ball. Soccer […]

Big fall for Wisconsin Badgers football

The Wisconsin Badgers were ranked number eight in the fourth week of this year’s college football season. They are now 1-5 in conference and bottom of the Big Ten teams. That’s one of the biggest drops I’ve seen on almost any team. It compares to the Michigan Wolverines who fell out of the rankings last year after losing to Appalachian […]

Top Fantasy Football Tips

Since virtually all Fantasy Football (FFL) leagues are held on the web, this article is directed at the various websites that offer FFL. We will divide the article into different sections, so if you are a Rookieor a Sfacilitated vet, you can go straight to the parts you need the most. Rookies 1) Join a private or public league: A […]

My 3 best coaches

Coaching for me is more of a passion than a job. There are countless experienced trainers in the world who I admire and then model my training methods. Some of these coaches are Gregg Popovich, Steve Kerr, and John Calipari. Like I said, there are several coaches in the game of basketball that I admire, but these three coaching methods […]

Fantasy Football in the 1980s

I started playing Fantasy Football in 1987. I started 23 years ago when I was 10. The landscape has changed dramatically since then. It all started when my father had the opportunity to join a dynasty league. Two teams had not renewed and there was going to be a draft to divide their players. My dad, my older brother Ben, […]

How tall are you?

I understand that, as of this writing, the tallest players in the NBA, Shawn Bradley and Yao Ming, are eight feet tall. That is very, very high! It is almost as high as an eight-foot ceiling. You’ve undoubtedly heard many times that to play in the NBA you have to be tall, right? What about the shortest player? That would […]