September 09, 2007
Remember the ”Zinedine Zidane head-butt” that ended France’s chances of winning the 2006 FIFA World Cup?
Apparently, both France and Italy still remember it so well that they can’t help it but generate some controversy already heading to their Euro 2008 qualifier this Saturday at the San Siro stadium.
For one, France head coach Raymond Domenech is suspended for this Saturday’s fixture between the two rival countries. Domenech was suspended for the Euro 2008 qualifier for accusing Italy of fixing an Olympic qualifying match that happened eight years ago.
And just because Italy probably provoked France’s Zinedine Zidane to unleash a vicious head-butt to Italy’s Marco Materazzi during the World Cup final that virtually let the Italian contingent celebrate with the 2006 FIFA World Cup title, the France head coach decided to tell all of us about something that happened for almost a decade ago.
”The hype surrounding this game doesn’t surprise me. The memory of July 9 is still within all of us,” Italy forward Alessandro Del Piero said, recalling the date last year when Italy beat France on penalties in the 2006 FIFA World Cup final.
France currently leads these…
September 05, 2007
There are many ways to gamble, and in some ways, getting out of bed in the morning qualifies as quite a gamble in itself. But it is the casino, the racetrack, the poker tournament, the bingo parlor and the slot machine most people think of when they think about gambling.
There is no doubt that gambling has a timeless appeal, and chances are there has been gambling for as long as there have been activities to gamble on. From the earliest horse races to modern football games, it seems there has always been gambling for big money in our lives.
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August 30, 2007
There is one thing to remember when playing casino poker. No matter your experience level, everyone needs help sometimes. There are five main rules that can be followed to improve the game of all players, regardless of how well they play.
The first rule when playing casino poker is to have fun. There are many different sites that offer different types of games, and it
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August 27, 2007
When it comes to playing the slots there really is no strategy. How can there be when the odds of the game are stacked against players? No matter what you do, you are destined to lose over the long run in a direct proportion to how long, how often, and how much you play.
Every slot player is bound to
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August 19, 2007
Whether you admit it or not, you know you’re just waiting for new Madden cover boy Vince Young to fuck up this season.
In case you don’t know it yet, Madden cover boys ALWAYS fuck up in the same year they decided to become the cover athlete of the somewhat cursed video game franchise, Madden NFL Football. And with Vince Young gracing this year’s Madden game, that probably means he’ll fuck up this coming 2007-08 NFL football season.
With that said, check this out. Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young was BENCHED for the very first time in his career since making his first start with the team as a rookie last Saturday when they lost to the Washington Redskins, 14-6, in their preseason opener.
For some reason, Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher decided not to play the explosive second-year quarterback despite the clamor for him by the fans who paid tickets just to see the young phenom.
Last Saturday was suppose to be the first time they’ll be seeing Vince Young play on the football field again since leading the Tennessee Titans to an 8-8 record in his rookie year last season. Yep, they were anxious to see how much did the Longhorn legend improved in the offseason. Thanks to Fisher, all they saw was…
August 19, 2007
So, what about Boston’s Daisuke Matsuzaka? Do they consider him white too?
He he… Yep, there’s now a study that reveals MLB baseball umpires call strikes more for Caucasian pitchers than they do African. This is a study conducted by a team of one Daniel Harmermesh, a professor of economics at the University of Texas. (Who probably doesn’t know squat about baseball…)
Hamermesh’s team analyzed the calls on about a whopping 2.1 million pitches thrown in the Major League between the 2004 and 2006 MLB baseball seasons.
Controlling for all other outside factors, such as the pitcher’s tendency to throw strikes, the umpires’ tendency to call strikes and the batter’s ability to attract balls, researchers found evidence of same-race bias, and the data revealed that the bias benefits mostly white pitchers.
After all, 71 percent of MLB baseball pitchers are white while a whopping 87 percent of the umpires are… yep, white too.
The highest percentage of strikes were called when both the home-plate umpire and pitcher were white, and the lowest percentage were called between a white ump and a black pitcher.
Also according to the study, minority umpires judged…
August 19, 2007
Yep, New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi is a SNITCH.
For all ya’ll who don’t know, Jason Giambi was one of many who used steroids in hopes of someday, becoming the next Barry Bonds and have all sorts of home run records on that diamond.
Well, the New York Yankees star confessed to all them steroids use, hell, he even helped the league in tracking down all the other MLB baseball players who use the illegal performance-enhancing drug.
And because of his somewhat insincere assistance to the league, (probably to save his own ass…) MLB commissioner Bud Selig won’t be slapping Giambi any disciplinary action whatsoever in this 2007 MLB baseball season for his steroids use.
”It’s over and done with. I’m thrilled with it. He did what he needed to do, now I can go forward,” Jason Giambi said. ”I can go forward and not hurt the ballclub with a suspension.”
Commissioner Bud Selig said, ”he’s doing a lot of public-service work, and I think that’s terribly important. I think it’s more important for…”
August 19, 2007
You read it, as great as they claim the NBA is, Team USA can’t seem to win in these international basketball tournaments.
And with the 2007 FIBA Americas tournament ready to kick off by August 22, it sure looks like we’ll see more of the same as far as the fabled Team USA is concerned. THAT being coming up with good starts to the tournament only to lose BIG TIME in the end.
Why? Get this, Team USA probably lost three key guys who might probably carry the United States off what has been an era of disappointing international runs.
After already losing the overall No.1 draft pick Greg Oden and Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier from playing with the team for the FIBA Americas tournament in late August, the United States lost Kirk Hinrich after the fiery Chicago Bulls guard pulled out for personal reasons.
Kirk Hinrich played in all nine games for the United States in last year’s world championships, starting three of them. He is probably the most consistent ”true point guard” to play for the team then and with his withdrawal from the FIBA Americas tournament, Team USA could very well be in a whole lot of trouble.
Well, they do still have triple-double monster point guard Jason Kidd and of course…
August 19, 2007
As of press time, Daunte Culpepper looks good. Very very good.
Coming to the brand new 2007-08 NFL football season, it seems the Oakland Raiders may have finally found the solution to their problems at the quarterback position.
With overall No.1 draft pick JaMarcus Russell STILL refusing to sign with the team, it looks like Daunte Culpepper can still play good enough to have Raider Nation forget about Russell’s Elway-like arm and win a couple of games for a change. Well, it’s still early but that’s what it looks like the past few days anyway.
Daunte Culpepper, since arriving in Oakland, has shown signs of brilliance back when he was the explosive Minnesota Vikings quarterback who once led the league with 39 touchdowns, while piloting the Raiders offense. And with JaMarcus Russell holding out, Culpepper can very well be the answer, hell, the Raiders doesn’t have much of a choice anyway.
JaMarcus Russell costs more than $30 million in guarantees. Yep, such is the price for quarterbacks taken in the first round. And if the Cleveland Browns had a rather difficult time signing Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Brady Quinn, you can just imagine what the Oakland Raiders have been dealing with since they drafted this guy.
But figure this, if Daunte Culpepper did turn out to be…
August 15, 2007
If everyone was as honest as you and me, we would never have to worry about safety. Unfortunately when ever there is money involved you are bound to run into some dishonest people. At the casino there are a lot of players walking around with large amounts of money and this can cause some problems. The casinos do their best to protect the players and themselves for the criminal element with the surveillance cameras and a large security force but we must also take it upon ourselves to help insure our own safety. Here are ten simple and practical tips that you can do to help insure your personal safety and the safety of your hard earned money. Read the rest of this entry »
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