Month: March 2010 (Page 31 of 59)

      How To Bet Well

      March 15, 2010 /

      With the official kick-off of the basketball season, March Madness fever has really shaken things up, and bets are on about every aspect of the sports, probably including how many times a player uses the loo. Indulge in some good sportsbetting, there’s nothing that spikes up the adrenaline like that. There’s a kind of fervor that you get when your “horse” beats everyone in a close finish that nothing else can give; and the more money that rides on your horse, the better the excitement. So bet all you can, but be a smart bettor. Bet smart of bet silly, betting will always be exciting; but there’s a real world out there that’s gonna be trickier to negotiate if you are not betting with a smart head on your shoulders.

      Smart betting 101 will tell you something you probably didn’t expect – when not to bet. You see, betting is about fifty percent chance and fifty percent science. You can control about half of the betting outcome if you know enough about what you are betting about. So, the first thing to learn is, if you are not absolutely passionate about a sports, don’t bet on it. You simply wouldn’t know enough to qualify as a good bettor.

      Sportsbetting involves some risk, so make sure you know how much risk you can bear. Give yourself a solid figure; this is what you can afford to lose, strictly from a financial point of view. Then bet using about half that amount. What this does is to limit your betting to a manageable amount; even if you go beyond “half the amount,” you still have another limit that you probably wouldn’t cross.

      Finally, know when to quit. Usually, a steady winning streak is the best time to quit. Bet less and less as you win more and more, so that you can quit profitably at the first sign of losing. This is cautious play, but better safe than sorry.

      General Sports

      Is Vick destined to be a backup in the NFL?

      March 15, 2010 /

      When Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com asked a NFL scout that watched all 64 snaps that Michael Vick took last season, this is what he said:

      “He can’t throw,” the scout said. “A guy could be open 20 yards downfield and he’ll throw it 25. He never could throw, but he was fast before. It’s not like he’s slow now but he doesn’t stick out like, ‘Wow, this guy is faster than everybody.’”

      I then sent a text message to a top NFL personnel director asking whether the lack of trade buzz surrounding Vick stems from the fact he is no longer a special athletic talent. The response: “Right on.”

      What the scout said isn’t necessarily a shocking revelation. Like the scout, many people thought that Vick couldn’t throw before he went to prison, so it stands to reason that he still can’t after he spent two years in lock up. Factor in his drop in speed and athletic ability given his age and it’s no wonder that teams aren’t jumping at the chance to trade for Vick.

      Marvez goes on:

      But if teams were convinced he could become the old Michael Vick, wouldn’t some of his former bosses have tried to acquire him by now? St. Louis general manager Billy Devaney worked in Atlanta’s front office when Vick rushed for 1,000 yards in 2006. Cleveland general manager Tom Heckert Jr. held that same position last year in Philadelphia, allowing him a day-to-day look at Vick in practice.

      The Rams and Browns entered the offseason desperate for quarterbacking help but both went in a different direction. St. Louis signed A.J. Feeley, who has experience in offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur’s offense from the time both were with the Eagles. The Browns added free agent Jake Delhomme and traded with Seattle for Seneca Wallace, who has a similar skill-set to Vick.

      It is a little surprising that a team like the Rams hasn’t made a move yet. The Eagles can’t be asking for too much in return for a quarterback that won’t be on their roster in 2011, so one would think that St. Louis would part with a sixth rounder in order to acquire Vick. But maybe teams don’t even think he’s worth that much.


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      NFL

      South Dakota State head coach making history, and a name for himself

      March 15, 2010 /

      Outside of its annual World Series tournament, college baseball doesn’t get a lot of national publicity. But it’s hard not to appreciate the story of South Dakota State’s Ritchie Price, who is the youngest head coach in Division I history at age 25.

      Price played for his father, Ritch Price, at Kansas from 2003 to 2006. He landed at South Dakota State as an assistant in 2008 and then was hired as the interim head coach in 2009 when Reggie Christiansen resigned from the position following the ’08 season. After leading the Jackrabbits to a 26-30 record and a third place finish in the Summit League in 2009, Price was hired as SDS’s full-time head coach. Thus far in 2010, the Jackrabbits have compiled a 10-4 record, including a 3-2 win over Arkansas in Fayetteville.

      But outside of SDS’s early success and the fact that he’s the youngest coach in D-I history, what’s most impressive about Price is that he took over a team that used to be D-II and one that works with a small budget, virtually no home games and facilities that hardly rival that of a junior college program. The school is also in nowheresville Brookings, South Dakota, which makes it very difficult to recruit.

      But besides all of these potential hurdles, Price has found a way to breed success at SDS and knows what it takes to field a competitive team. He has coaching in his blood and if he continues on this path, it might not be long before we’re seeing the 25-year-old Price rise through the ranks and make a name for himself.

      Holmgren officially makes first horrible decision with Cleveland

      March 15, 2010 /

      Jake Delhomme must have comprising photos of Mike Holmgren, because that’s the only logical explanation as to why the Browns are set to pay the former Panther QB $7 million in 2010.

      I’m trying to give Holmgren the benefit of the doubt in his first season with the Browns, even though some of the decisions thus far have been a little head scratching. But this latest move is making it awfully hard for me to do that. There’s absolutely no reason to give a washed up Jake Delhomme $7 million, because chances are high that no other team would have. This kind of financial commitment signals that Holmgren wants Delhomme to be his starter in 2010, which is absolutely ludicrous.

      Delhomme was so bad last year that he made guys like Kerry Collins, Shaun Hill and whatever puss the Bills trotted onto the field look good. While he did turn in good efforts against the Falcons (twice) and Redskins, the rest of Delhomme’s season was highly forgettable. His skills have obviously deteriorated and his 8:18 touchdown to interception ratio proves that his decision-making isn’t quite up to par these days either. He was absolutely brutal against the Eagles in the opener and in his last game as a starter against the Jets. In fact, he was so bad against New York that most people figured that he had taken his last snap as a regular starter in the NFL. Most people outside of Holmgren, that is.

      I’m willing to bet that Seneca Wallace beats out Delhomme in preseason and becomes the Browns’ starting quarterback for 2010. And if that happens, then Holmgren’s decision to give Delhomme $7 mil will look even worse. I just don’t get it. I don’t get what Holmgren saw in Delhomme last year that made him believe that he could be his starting quarterback in 2010. The only thing I can think of is that Holmgren is trying to submarine Eric Mangini so that he can get rid of him after 2010. Because there’s no way Mangini will succeed if Delhomme winds up being the starter.

      Oh, and Rick Smith has my vote for 2010 Agent of the Year. Delhomme will make $19.7 million this season, which is so unbelievable that I might pass out on my keyboard before I complete this sentenohowg1hglwerkgh.gr…#


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      NFL

      The long-term dangers of taking steroids and similar enhancers

      March 15, 2010 /

      There is widespread abuse of steroids in our society today and steroid users range from bodybuilders and professional athletes to school-age children and executives. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) believes that there are half a million high school students who are now using steroids and who believe that this is not risky. Another study shows that over one million Americans have said that they have tried steroids. What’s more, dangerous dietary supplements that mimic the action of steroids are sold freely in health shops and over the Internet. People are encouraged in the dangerous belief that these supplements provide the benefits of steroids without the harmful effects.

      Anabolic steroids are synthetic variations of the male hormone, testosterone, which occurs naturally in, both, men and women, the testes in the case of man and the ovaries in the case of women. The term anabolic means the building of tissue, mainly muscle tissue. Steroids are often prescribed for genuine medical purposes such as loss of function in the testicles, breast cancer and low blood cell count. Steroids are most commonly misused by professional athletes and bodybuilders who are seeking to build muscle mass and improve physical performance. They are all so used by people in occupations such as security guards and law enforcement who require physical strength and endurance.

      People abusing steroids may ingest anything from one to 100 times the safe medical dosage and the length of the abuse will depend on their specific goals For instance, athletes may resort to steroids for a specific period of time while law enforcement officers or security guards may use it continuously The undesirable side effects of anabolic steroids include increased attrition and bad temper, bad effects on the blood pressure and the heart and mood swings. One side effect is also sexual arousal and some people take steroids to improve their sexual prowess. But, with safe medication such as levitra that is available, there is absolutely no need to resort to steroid abuse to solve your sex related problems.

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