As always, it promises to be an interesting summer in the Bronx. The New York Yankees are ready to start another baseball season. There are plenty of superstars in New York. Alex Rodriguez, the best player in the game is back at third base. Perennial all-star Derek Jeter is at shortstop and veteran catcher Jorge [...]

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While I’m always excited about the opening of the Major League Baseball season, I’m still not sure about the season opening in Japan. It just doesn’t seem right to me that the first pitch of the season is thrown in Tokyo and not in Cincinnati (if you’re wondering, “Why Cincinnati?,” grab a book about the [...]

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It’s day two for the round of 16 in the 2008 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Here are my predictions for the games on Friday.
SOUTH REGIONALTexas vs. Stanford – The Longhorns have the home crowd behind them in Houston. The PAC Ten has proven to be overrated thus far in the tournament. Look for Texas to [...]

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Looking at the brackets in tonight’s NCAA tournament games it’s clear that the balance of power is in Charlotte. In Phoenix there’s a fifth place team in the Big East (West Virginia), a mid major in Xavier, a battered and hobbled UCLA team, and an upstart Western Kentucky team.
Playing in Charlotte tonight are three teams [...]

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The NCAA men’s basketball teams move into the round of 16. Surprise teams such as Davidson and Western Kentucky are still alive. Number one seed, UCLA is battered, bruised and hanging on for dear life. With that in mind, here are my predictions for the Thursday night games.
NCAA WEST REGIONALXavier vs. West Virginia – The [...]

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