http://www.official-sports-home.com The official home for sports with news and such. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:45:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en > Isn’t it just so obvious when you see a player that just blows by a defender that there is no mistaking speed and quickness? But, the focus may be on the wrong end of speed. Now, don’t get me wrong. First step speed and acceleration is king in the sport ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/basketball-speed-starts-with-stopping-108/4647/ > Betting Highlights on tricky bets of the day and the valuebets on Friday 3 of March. soccer picks Pick: Arezzo v Verona draw in Serie B. Do not forget the to score option at gamebookers, when you bet the second league in The Netherlands. If you betting ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/6-winner-sportbetting-picks-soccer-bets-basketball-tips-102/4646/ Dr. James Naismith is known world-wide as the inventor of basketball. He was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada. The concept of basketball was born out of his early school days when he played a simple game known as duck-on-a-rock outside his schoolhouse. The game involved ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/a-brief-history-of-basketball-93/4645/ > There is nothing that can be more exciting than being a member of a fantasy basketball league. It allows you to be the manager and owner of your own team. You can draft players, trade players or bench players, very much like professional managers and owners do in real life. ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/fantasy-basketball-league-is-worth-learning-110/4644/ > What basketball shoe you wear is a crucial part of your game, especially at the competitive level. Oh, sure you can play in any pair of tennis shoes but you risk the chance of sliding, being slowed down by weak grip or worse of all, injury. Competitive ball ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/priceless-tips-for-finding-the-perfect-basketball-shoe-114/4643/ > Off the top of your head, give me a quick answer: When you think of Duke, would you classify the Blue Devils as a slow defensive-oriented team, or a wide-open, run-and-gun team? The answer is easy: They run. That’s not surprising, as the program is able to stockpile McDonald’s ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/college-basketball-totals-106/4642/ NBA Basketball Jersey An NBA basketball jersey comes in all sizes and textures. Every team in the NBA has a replica jersey that you can buy. Name an NBA basketball player, and you can find an NBA basketball jersey. Do you like Mike Bibby? You can find an NBA ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/nba-basketball-jerseys-101/4641/ What Does An Ex-Basketball Coach Know About Pulling Web Metrics? by: Jason Blackston In my previous life….. Actually, my previous JOB life, I was a physical education teacher and the varsity girls basketball coach. This is where I learned about testing, or as my mentors on the internet say, “Pulling Web Metrics.” Simply ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/what-does-an-ex-basketball-coach-know-about-pulling-web-metrics-103/4640/ > Five years before Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line… Four years before Kenny Washington took the field for the Los Angeles Rams… Sixteen years before Willie O’Ree skated onto the ice for the Boston Bruins… The National Basketball League (NBL) was already making strides against segregation in professional sports. ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/the-fearless-beginning-of-basketball-103/4639/ > The computer age has bestowed some unforeseen blessings on the sports world. Math whizzes are now using the personal computer to track game results to a level never before possible, and sports are the better for it. The book “Moneyball” chronicled the way Billy Beane, general manager of ... http://www.official-sports-home.com/short-sided-round-robin-format-for-basketball-and-soccer-117/4638/