I have a friend that takes a gambling trip each year. What started out as a 3 state drive from our home in Georgia to the casinos in Biloxi, Mississippi. Now has turned into an airplane flight to Las Vegas; which is located on the other side of the country from our east coast homes. He spends a lot of money on these yearly trips and not sure why he hasn’t converted to the online gaming industry yet. I don’t think he’s caught on to the Online Poker and other casino-style games, that are everywhere for Internet users to play and win real money on.

In fact, there are so many different places to choose online for poker, blackjack, roulette, slots, and other popular casino games, you will need some help to get to the best Vegas-style gaming websites. I know of a good starting point for those that haven’t played online yet or perhaps have played very little. A great casino guide is up and running right now; which will help players on the Net find the top rated sites. You can go to Online Casino Spotlight and find your favorite casino game. From there you will be shown a list of the top 10 sites online, and will be able to pick which one you want to join. Most online gaming sites have an easy sign-up form and it won’t take long for you to be playing with the other millions of people, that participate in online games each day.

What do you think is the most important quality for a casino website to offer? The reviews at Online Casino Spotlight is done in a way, so people online can choose sites that offer the best bonuses, best online support, best VIP awards, and can even see one for the best new casino. Some people will spend many hours in one sitting playing games online and these folks probably want an online casino with good software or the best graphics. These hardcore players will be happy to know, these types of reviews exist too!

I can’t wait to get a little extra money up and try some of the newer sites that have popped up recently. I really like a lot of the casino games and I don’t think I really have a favorite game. My favorite game will be the one I can win the most money with; so it changes pretty regularly for me. The last big win for me was hitting a couple of big payouts on an Online Video Poker game; in which I won a little over $1800 in total. One payout netted $1250 and the 2nd big hit was for 600 and something dollars. I wound up losing about $300 after my two big wins and was able to quit with a little over fifteen hundred dollars in my favor. I don’t have many casino stories where I came out ahead, but that is one of my great moments.

You can start-up the fun anytime you want and these online casinos are just a few mouse clicks away. Try to begin with the valuable reviews the Online Casino Spotlight provides on their website. Search out a good quality you feel is important, like fast payouts for instance. Take advantage of other online players that have joined earlier and see if your experiences match up to their positive reviews. These games are suppose to supply fun and entertainment. You may not find that with a casino site you randomly pick to join. Taking these steps online, will surely help to increase those odds on having fun and getting the most enjoyment for your dollar. Now go play and please come back here and let me know how your online gaming experience went and if you plan to play again.

As the economy continues to bounce around saving money is more important than ever.  We have a few ways to cut living expenses which are quite simple to follow.  You may be doing some of these suggestions already or you might not have thought of them.  Either way there is something for everyone to take from this article to help ease your life and bank account.
1.Eating out: this is the first place many individuals and families can save money.  Even $4 at McDonalds or other fast food restaurants will add up over time.  You can possibly save $50 to $1000 a month on eating out depending on how much you eat out.  If you eat out more than you eat at home then consider switching to buying groceries on the days you will eat at home.  This can save you from wasting your groceries.  Most often we tend to get in a cycle of eating out and throwing out the food we have bought from the grocery store.  Choose one or the other.  You will find savings.
2.Do all of your errands at once: Take one day off or evening to complete all of your errands.  By running around one day or night a week you can cut down on gas and therefore save a little monthly income on gas.
3.When you buy groceries plan out your weekly meals and buy only what you need.  If you need fresh vegetables or want fish consider buying them the day you will be eating them.  There is 99.9 percent of the time a grocery store on your way home you can stop at to pick up these fresh foods.
4.Cut down on entertainment: instead of going out each night, every week cut back.  Go out three times a week instead of seven or choose an entertainment like a movie without the popcorn and drinks.  Venture out to go bowling or miniature golfing instead of a theater show.  You do not have to cut all your entertainment out, but choose something for the week or the month, and then stay at home to save money with a movie in from a Redbox or Netflix.
5.Before you buy gas go online to AAA or other websites that offer local gas prices.  This gives you a chance to compare the best prices and distance to each calculating where the best savings can be found.  You can do this with grocery store flyers as well.
6.For utilities cut them down to the bare bones.  Wear more clothes instead of running the heater up to 75 degrees Fahrenheit, take showers rather than baths, and use candles.  Do you really need to use your lights?  If you are reading or cooking probably, but having candles around the house while watching TV is both romantic and uses less energy.
These are a few of the tips we can offer you.  The amount you save depends on what you want to cut or alter in your life to save that money!

This week when you go grocery shopping, you may want to stock up on the junk food. I know having a lot of munchies around is important for days that have a good sporting event on. This Saturday we get to see the final four teams from men’s college basketball compete for this year’s championship. The final game will be played Monday in Indianapolis for the two teams that are victorious on Saturday.

How many people still have their 2010 tournament brackets intact? Who cares about the Duke and West Virginia side of the bracket. If you manage to pick the two number 5 seeds that are in the final four in Indianapolis this weekend; then you certainly know your college basketball.

The first game is currently showing a tip-off time at around 6:07 EST and this will be the game that features the two biggest underdogs in the final four. College basketball fans will be treated with the 5th seeded Butler Bulldogs taking on another 5th seed in the Michigan State Spartans. It doesn’t matter which team wins this opening game, because either way we will have a 5th seed in the championship game on Monday. I picked against both of these teams already, so I’m not really in a position to count either one of them out now. This should be a good game and both teams have played great basketball until this point in the tournament. You really hate to see either team lose on Saturday, but this will be the final game of the season for one of them.

In the nightcap that’s scheduled for a 8:47 EST tip-off will be between two teams fighting for the other half of the championship game on Monday. No big surprises to most people associated with college basketball to see the number 1 seeded Duke Bluedevils in this game. The Bluedevils will have a tough match up against the 2 seed that’s from the east coast too in the West Virginia Moutaineers. No doubts that Duke will be the favorite to win over West Virginia, but I will be pulling for the Mountaineers to upset those Bluedevils from North Carolina. I do expect a close game here and I think the 2nd game of the night on Saturday will be a closer final score than the first game will provide. Which two teams do you predict to be playing in the 2010 NCAA Championship Game in Indianapolis? Which team has the best players and coaches in the final 4 that will give them the opportunity to cut down the nets on Monday night?

Sandra Bullock Movie – Blind Side

I’m sure with all the great movies Sandra Bullock has been in; she has won dozens of awards for her roles, right? Well not exactly. For some reason the voters or people in charge of giving out these awards have never recognized Sandra Bullock as a terrific actress. This lovely brunette has played in some really big movies and these have been some really good movies, but yet no recognition in the awards department for her efforts. Even as of today, Sandra Bullock has never won an award as a brunette starring in a big Hollywood movie.

However, as a blonde actress she has made a mark on the scoreboard and now has been awarded one of the biggest awards Hollywood has to give out. All it took was for Sandra Bullock to change her hair color and this got the attention of the voters in California. I guess these guys prefer blondes over brunettes and this has kept Sandra Bullock from winning any major awards.

Things just got better and now Sandra Bullock has won the Oscar for the best leading actress in a movie. This is a tremendous award and it was for her true story movie called the Blind Side that earned her this Oscar. Bullock changes her hair color, lands a role with a movie that’s based on a true story, and the Oscar falls in her lap. It was a long over-due award if you ask me and congratulations to Bullock for winning this award recently. The Blind Side was the first movie ever that grossed over $200 million; which had a female as the leading actress in the film. The 200 million dollars is just for the box office dollars that came from U.S. and Canadian theaters. I’m sure the world-wide totals were much higher.

So the long-time actress finally wins her Oscar and life couldn’t be better for Sandra Bullock, right? Well again, not exactly. It now appears that her husband Jessie James, who stars in his own popular TV series, wasn’t being faithful to Bullock as she was away in Atlanta filming for this popular movie the Blind Side. It’s being reported that James had an affair with Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. If you like tattoos and a lot of them; then Michelle might be the girl for you too. This McGee woman is actually a poor excuse for a woman and how any man could choose her over the lovely Sandra Bullock is beyond me. I mean seriously, Michelle McGee is just about as skank as they come, and if this story pans out to be true, Jessie James has made one of the worse decisions ever; when it comes to men cheating on their wives. Go look online for Michelle McGee pics, Michelle McGee pictures, or you may see her if you look for Jessie James affair. The sight of seeing her makes me sick and I don’t think I will be posting any Bombshell McGee Photos here.

It seems the men in Sandra’s life haven’t been too good to her. One of the first times I ever saw Sandra Bullock, she had a guy that put her in a casket and buried her alive. This is by far, my all time favorite Sandra Bullock movie ever! It’s called the Vanishing and came out in the 80′s. If you have never seen the Vanishing with Kiefer Sutherland and Sandra Bullock, you must look for this one!

The Vanishing – Sandra Bullock

After her tough times with the men in this movie the Vanishing, she would have to keep watching the men in Hollywood, rejecting her movie performances for Oscar awards and other movie awards. She finally has a little luck; when she made a trip to my home state of Georgia, to film a great new movie called the Blind Side. It was enough luck to win her the Oscar for best leading actress. Now it turns out while she was in Atlanta, Georgia putting in all of that hard work it takes to win an Oscar. Bullock’s husband Jessie James was rolling around with some ugly woman that most men wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole.

I don’t think Jessie James will have too many fans now and I hope viewers stop watching his TV show on television. His actions has caused Sandra to cancel a trip to London, where she was going to be present for another awards or debut premiere for the movie the Blind Side. It’s also being reported that Sandra has moved out of their home and I hope this is true. Get away from him as quick as possible and don’t look back. Your achievements are just now starting Sandra; while your ex-husband Jessie James is in the toilet bowl; which people world-wide will be flushing as quick as they can. Congratulations again on the Oscar and let’s hope the UK trip can get rescheduled and you can still bask in all the glory that you have due to you.

Vacation Movie Collection

Every week Buy.com has a weekly special on a variety of items. This week is no exception and there are many good weekly specials this week. One involves a great movie collection from the Chevy Chase vault. His Vacation movies are some of the best and funniest movies I have ever seen. If you’re a Chevy Chase fan, this is an excellent opportunity to buy 4 of his best Vacation movies in one special collection and all for one low price. The 4 Pack Vacation Movie Collection is just one of the many things you will find a good deal on this week at Buy.com.

The online shoppers that are lucky enough to get their hands on this movie collection, will get 4 of Chevy Chase’s best Vacation movies. They will include:

*Vacation (original Vacation movie)

*European Vacation

*Vegas Vacation

*Christmas Vacation

I have seen all 4 of these Vacation movies and they’re all great! No Vacation movie package would be complete without the original Vacation movie. This funny movie was the first in a long-line of other Vacation movies. It was released back in 1983. This movie features the family vacation that would take the Griswold family cross-country to the famous theme park called Walley World. Most people have seen the original Vacation movie, but may have not seen the other great Vacation movies that followed in it’s path.

The weekly special over at Buy.com currently has this special movie collection on sale for anyone that wants to go back down memory lane with the great Chevy Chase. For those of you that like Las Vegas or the lifestyle around a casino, will not want to miss out on the Vegas Vacation movie. This one is every bit as funny as the original Vacation movie and some may have even liked it better. The Christmas Vacation movie is already a classic for the holiday season. They are currently showing Christmas Vacation every year now; when the Christmas season approaches. Even though I have seen it at least a dozen times already, I still make plans to watch Christmas Vacation each holiday season. Your Vacation movie collection will contain all of these great Vacation movies and you also get the European Vacation movie too! If you think Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) is funny in the States; wait to see Europe through his eyes and crazy ways of thinking.

This really is a simple way to get 4 great Vacation movies and save money too. After you get this special movie package, you will be able to watch the Griswolds anytime you want. Which Vacation movie do you like the best?

All the conference titles have been decided and now the NCAA has put together a list of the best 65 teams in college basketball. This is where March Madness really begins and we get to see the best 65 teams in the nation facing off against each other on a neutral basketball court. There is no post season in college or professional that can rival or compare to the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament.

I know the first thing college basketball fans want to do now. They want to find one of those brackets they can print out and give to everyone at the office, so everyone can fill out their college basketball brackets. You can find numerous websites online that offer these printable brackets for the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Just go to any of the major search engines and do a search for “printable 2010 ncaa brackets” and you should have several choices in your search results. I have been asked to not promote anyone’s website that contains the bracket for printing, so you will need to track down your own links for these 2010 NCAA Tournament Brackets.

#1 Seeds for 2010 NCAA Tourney

1. Kansas

1. Syracuse

1. Kentucky

1. Duke

Which number 1 seed is the most likely to lose their opening round game?

I think the competition is pretty weak for all 4 schools, but based on their performance coming down the stretch, I will say that the Syracuse Orangemen are the most likely one seed to lose this year. They will be up against a pretty good VMU (Vermont) team and I wouldn’t be in total shock, to see Vermont a 16 seed beat the number 1 seed Orange team from Syracuse, New York.

Which teams have the best Cinderella hopes; based on their placement in the bracket?

I will pick a Cinderella team from each section of the tournament. These are the 4 teams I believe have all the makings to be a bracket buster and you might want to check them twice, before you have them losing in their first couple of games. A Cinderella team is usually a team with 2 wins and we get to see them play in the Sweet Sixteen. Cinderella teams don’t win the NCAA Mens College Tournament, they just survive their first couple of games.

Midwest Cinderella Team – I actually see Tennessee and Georgia Tech playing against each other here. They are both Cinderellas when they meet in the NCAA Tournament and this Cinderella team advances to the Elite 8.

West Cinderella Team – Not many in the country know about Chris Singleton from Florida State. Expect Singleton and his tall team of Seminoles to rock the rims in the West and your Cinderella story here is no doubt going to be Florida State.

East Cinderella Team – The Clemson Tigers will be challenged early in the tourney from another tiger, as in the Missouri Tigers, but I see the guys in Orange from South Carolina defending their East turf and Clemson is the Cinderella Team here.

South Cinderella Team – I’m having trouble picking a Cinderella team in the South bracket. I see the favorites mainly winning here, but if there is going to be any surprises in the South, I expect a team from New York to be the ones doing it. I will go with Siena as my bracket buster in the South and Siena is my Cinderella choice.

Let me know your feedback on the NCAA Tournament this year. The 2010 college basketball tournament looks like a good one and I expect to see several upsets in the first couple of rounds. Don’t let your favorite college basketball team look past their 1st round opponents. These are the 65 best schools in the nation as seen by the NCAA and each one of these teams had to do something a little special, to be in the NCAA Mens Tourney. Enjoy the games and I hope your college brackets come up right every time. You just ain’t American if you don’t get one of these 2010 printable basketball brackets and fill in your picks for the winner of each one of these games.

College basketball fans love the month of March. This is commonly referred to as “March Madness” and anyone that has ever seen college basketball in some of these tournament games; know where the madness comes from. The local tournaments start up tomorrow for the ACC and SEC Divisions and these will crown a conference champ for the 2010 season. Other basketball conferences are doing the same this week too and a lot of these games will decide which 65 teams make it to the Big Dance. The “Big Dance” is the main tournament and we are still a week away for it to begin. The conference games are just the appetizer for college basketball fans and I hope everyone gets to see their team in the NCAA Tournament and doesn’t have to watch the NIT Tournament next weekend.

Too bad my home doesn’t have a home theater seating design set up. If I had about 8 of these seats in my home now, you could bet they would be filled with my friends this weekend and next weekend too. We love watching the college basketball games on TV and I already have a 50″ television in place. I only need these cool seats that recline and have the beverage holders on each side of them and I would be ready to host a basketball party!

Both of my teams have to play well starting tomorrow; for them to secure a spot in the NCAA tourneys this year. I need for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to beat the North Carolina Tar Heels in the ACC; then the Georgia Bulldogs have a late start time tomorrow in their game with the Razorbacks from Arkansas. These will be the two big games on my schedule tomorrow in college basketball and will also have to find a way to watch the Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks play an NBA game. So I have 3 basketball games to watch tomorrow night and a 50 inch screen to watch them on. Too bad I will be laying down on the couch to watch them by myself, because I would prefer to have company over and a few of those stadium-style seats to sit on. Good luck to your favorite college teams and maybe we both can make it to the Final Four this year in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The recent Nascar circuit led them to Atlanta Motor Speedway this past Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 500. It’s the first trip to Atlanta, Nascar takes each year and they plan to visit Atlanta again later this year. The actual speedway is located in Hampton, Georgia; which is several miles south of Atlanta, Georgia. One of the Nascar drivers wasn’t too happy in Atlanta this past Sunday; when Carl Edwards felt Brad Keselowski wrecked him during the 500 mile race. It was off to the pits for Carl Edwards and his Nascar team, but it wouldn’t be where this story ended. In a deliberate retaliation, Carl Edwards got his car fixed and was allowed back on the track. It didn’t take long for him to get his revenge as he hit Keselowski’s car intentionally, that sent him flying high into the air, from the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Nascar President Mike Helton had a chance to lay down the law and set an example, but he failed to do so. He only thought Edward’s actions was worth a slap on the wrist as Carl Edwards is now on probation and will be allowed to race in the next Nascar race. This decision might be fine for Mike Helton and his other co-workers that make up the Nascar officiating crews, but it’s not working with the folks in Atlanta. Helton might want to take a step back and think about his decision again, because he doesn’t understand that people are wanting to get back at Carl Edwards. If Carl Edwards would have did this move against Dale Earnhardt Junior, there would probably be snipers lined-up the next time Edwards came back to Atlanta.

Mike Helton also fails to realize that he doesn’t have his own medical staff to treat serious injuries. All Nascar injuries and those that could have threaten lives would have been left for the medical professionals in Atlanta to take care of. Atlanta is saying “no thanks” to the poor leadership of Mike Helton and is now deciding if Mike Helton, Nascar, or Carl Edwards will even be allowed to return to the state of Georgia. It’s possible that Mike Helton may have forced Nascar out of the biggest southern state for Nascar Racing and not even know it. Georgia authorities may even seek legal action against Carl Edwards, if they can find any loop holes in the current Nascar contracts and how they pertain to the state of Georgia and Georgia laws. The result of all of this could turn out to be an all out ban on Nascar driving in the Peach State and it won’t entirely be Carl Edwards fault. No one was even considering a Nascar ban, until Mike Helton failed to hand down proper punishment against Carl Edwards.

If you’re a current Nascar driver, the rules have now been laid down by Mike Helton. If another driver on the track makes you mad or bumps your car, you’re free to go after him and regardless of how bad you wreck him, you will only receive probation for your actions. Even though Brad Keselowski’s life was in serious danger, this is fine by Mike Helton and Nascar. Mike Helton showed absolutely no leadership skills this week and apparently he could care less if Brad Keselowski is on the Nascar Circuit or not; judging by the way he let Carl Edwards off in this latest incident in Atlanta. I’m glad to see Atlanta officials taking matters in their own hands and taking up for the medical workers that would have had to perform life-saving procedures, if Keselowski would have needed any on Sunday in Atlanta.

Should the City of Atlanta Ban Nascar?

A. Yes

B. No

House of Cards Las Vegas’ Dramatic Fall
Las Vegas has been acutely affected by the economic downturn as much, if not more than most other cities in the United States. Las Vegas exemplified the economic bubble that plagued the country. It became a destination catering to visitors flush with cash and credit from inflated home equity and liberal lending. Resort developers continued to build bigger, more lavish properties to serve the unquenchable thirst for hotel rooms and casinos. As a result, Las Vegas was one of the fastest growing cities in the country as people followed the growth and newly created jobs. The real estate market exploded fueled by speculators, investors and newly arrived residents chasing the dream that the city’s growth couldn’t be stopped. Unfortunately, the Las Vegas economic bubble burst was much more pronounced than other cities with less inflated economies and real estate. Las Vegas’ house of cards finally came tumbling down hard when the Great Recession hit.

In a report released earlier this year by RealtyTrac, the Las Vegas metropolitan area suffered a foreclosure rate that was five times the national average and the highest rate in the country in 2009. Home purchase and rental prices have fallen dramatically. The gaming industry, which was once thought recession proof, has had unprecedented job cuts and lay offs. Some Casino operators such as Station Casinos have even filed bankruptcy.
Where economic blight occurs, crime quickly follows. In 2009 an annual national survey named Nevada the most crime-ridden state in the country. The authors of the study wrote “Ranked least favorably among the states was Nevada, followed by Louisiana and South Carolina.” The report went onto say that Nevada’s murder rate was “nearly seven times higher than New Hampshire’s, and the Silver State reported a rape rate that was almost 50% higher than the national average.” Last year, Forbes named Las Vegas the 4th most dangerous city in the USA.
With the crime increase in Sin City, you can bet that the Las Vegas Bail Bonds business is doing well. This seems to be the only Las Vegas business thriving during the recession. Although, business may be brisk for a Las Vegas bail bondsman, Clark County itself is having trouble keeping up. In a city that never sleeps, the court’s Pretrial Services Division at the Clark County jail will shut down from midnight to 8 a.m. That means friends, relatives and Las Vegas bail bond companies won’t be able to post bail until the morning. For someone trying to post bail for a loved one, the extra time will feel like an eternity. For a city where money talks, the collapsing house of cards means even government agencies are feeling the recessionary effects just like everyone else.

There is a lot more to Jennifer Lopez or J Lo (nickname) than acting and starring in Hollywood blockbusters. Even with her busy schedule out in California and traveling to places all over the world, she has still found the time to produce a perfume for women only. The name of her perfume is called Still Jennifer Lopez by Jennifer Lopez. I ran across it today while looking at the weekly specials at Buy.com. As far as perfumes go and considering her’s carries a celebrity name, it’s actually reasonable in price. Normally you can see some of the expensive perfumes selling for hundreds of dollars, but you can probably pick up J Lo’s perfume for under $30 in most places. This perfume is for the ladies only and it’s recommended for evening use.

Over the years we have seen Hollywood stars and professional athletes try to market a product with their name attached to it. Some famous people or people they rely on for advice, think a product will be an instant success if they add a celebrity name to it. This isn’t always true and no product will have a long term future, if it doesn’t offer something good to consumers. The perfume by J Lo has beaten those odds. The Still Jennifer Lopez perfume was introduced in 2003. Since I can still see it being sold on a reputable website today, I think it’s safe to assume her perfume is liked by women. Some fans will like Jennifer Lopez so much, they will buy all the J Lo collectibles they can find on sale. This isn’t usually enough to keep a celebrity product going, so it does have to be worth buying, for those that are not Jennifer Lopez fans or for the ones who don’t even know who she is.

One of the first celebrity products I ever remember was the Reggie Jackson candy bar; which came out when I was a kid growing up. Reggie’s candy bar is not around anymore, but I actually did like it. I’m not sure what the full story is with Reggie Jackson’s candy bar. It might be just another failed product that a celebrity tried to endorse. If it was up to my taste buds it would still be around today.

One problem may have been that Reggie Jackson was a one dimensional star. Most of us think of Reggie Jackson and we think of baseball, because he was a baseball player. When I think of Jennifer Lopez, I think of a Hollywood movie star. She has actually been successful in many other areas of the entertainment business. She’s done quiet well as a singer, record producer, and a dancer. Perhaps the fact that she is not a one dimensional star in our society; has helped her to succeed with her own brand of perfume. If any females out there has tried the perfume by J Lo, please let me know what you thought about it. I would like to know what women think about the perfume that carries the Jennifer Lopez name.

Only 4 more countries remain in the ice hockey tournament that is currently underway in Vancouver. From all over the world eyes will be looking-in to see which team can be the last one standing in Western Canada. When Wednesday began in Vancouver, there was 8 teams left and after the games played on Wednesday, the field got a lot smaller. There was a couple of shocking games on Wednesday and none were bigger than what Canada did to the mighty Russian team.

The men’s hockey team representing the host country of Canada was ready to play on Wednesday. The young sensation Sidney Crosby led his team from Canada to a blowout against the men’s team from Russia. The score was 4 to 1 in Canada’s favor after the first period was over. I don’t think the team from Russia knew what hit them; when they took to the ice on Wednesday. Canada has a loaded roster and they finally came out of their shell and showed what they was capable of doing. The final score was 7 to 3 and this win puts Canada one game away from the gold medal game. Russia’s talented team that was made up of players like Alexander Ovechikin and Ilya Kovalchuk will have to pack their bags now as their 2010 Olympic Dreams are now over with in Vancouver.

Russia wasn’t the only team that suffered a devastating defeat on Wednesday. The team from Sweden came in as one of the best teams in the tournament and they got beat by the men’s team from Slovakia.

This was a close game all the way through. It seemed Slovakia took control when they scored their 4th goal of the game and took a 4 to 2 lead in the 4th period. Sweden wasn’t going to be that easy to beat as they quickly came back and added their 3rd goal of the game within 1 minute of the Slovakian 4th period goal. There was still plenty of time left for Sweden to tie this one up, but Slovakia managed to hold on for the rest of the game. The last minute of this game was played in the Slovakia’s end of the defensive ice as Sweden sent everything they had. The extra skater for Sweden got a lot of ice time; when Sweden pulled their goalie for the extra skater. A lot of good opportunities were there, but Sweden couldn’t manage to get the puck pass the Slovakian goaltender.

Slovakia’s win over Sweden is good news for Canada. They now get to play a team that doesn’t have the same talent level as the men’s team from Sweden. The match up between Canada and Slovakia will take place Friday night in Vancouver. Expect a big Canadian crowd for this event and the home ice advantage is going to be tough for the team from Slovakia to handle. No one gave Slovakia much of a chance to beat Sweden, so they might be happy as the underdogs, when they face the talented Canadian team Friday night.

Before Canada and Slovakia face off on Friday night, the other half of the bracket will play in the afternoon game. This should be a very close game as Finland and the United States square off.

The men’s USA team wasn’t given much of a chance to beat Canada on Sunday night and now hockey experts are wondering if anyone can beat the U.S. team. The strength of the USA team is in their defense. It all starts with the play of goaltender Ryan Miller. He has played very well in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. No team is going to have an easy time scoring goals against the Americans. The only team left in the Vancouver Olympics that uses defense to win games is the American team. Their focus on defense has got them in position to win a medal in Vancouver. If the US can beat Finland on Friday afternoon, they will be the first team to be placed in the Gold medal game. We won’t know who their opponent will be until we see who wins the match up between Slovakia and Canada.

Does Finland have a chance to beat the U.S. ice hockey team? Yes, Finland comes in with a very strong team of NHL players and seeing them left as one of the 4 teams remaining is not shocking at all. A lot of people saw the team from Finland as one of the final teams to be playing in Vancouver. Finland is now only 1 win away from the gold medal game and expect their stars to lay it all out in Vancouver on Friday afternoon. Their main star is probably Teemu Selanne from the Anaheim Mighty Ducks (NHL Team). He’s fast and knows how to put the puck in the net. He will be a focus for the American defense to contend with and this should allow their other stars from the NHL to have a chance to shine in Vancouver. The game between the USA and Finland should be a close one as both teams will be fighting for a chance to play in the gold medal game in the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Game 1

USA .vs. Finland

Game 2

Canada .vs. Slovakia

Those are the 4 teams left in the men’s ice hockey tournament in Vancouver. It has been fun watching all the teams compete in this year’s Winter Olympics. The hockey games are the thing I like best about the Winter Olympics. No other event compares to the talent level of these athletes and it’s a great team sport to watch in the Olympic events. It wasn’t always like this, but since the NHL guys get to participate now, it’s become the main attraction for the Olympic Games that gets played every 4 years. Congratulations to the 4 teams left in the ice hockey tournament and it should be fun seeing who wins the gold medal in Vancouver.

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The All Star Weekend in Dallas is only half way over and already it is a failure for all the NBA fans tuning in. The All Star Game on Sunday is the biggest draw for the NBA’s mid season point. However, it’s the slam dunk contest that is sponsored by Sprite every year that is the 2nd biggest attraction the NBA has to offer during their All Star Break. This dunk contest was a failure just like last year’s dunk contest was too. The guys from TNT was calling last year’s dunk contest a success, but the finals in last year’s event was planned. The guy from the Portland Trailblazers was clearly the best dunker in last year’s event and he didn’t even get to participate in the finals, due to the planned showdown between the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard and the Knicks point guard Nate Robinson. It wasn’t fair to put two guys in the finals and leave out the best dunker.

Now fast forward to this year’s competition where no one was doing any good dunks. The guy from the Toronto Raptors had the best dunk of the night and other than his 1 dunk, the rest was mediocre at best. It was a very poor showing to one of the best all star events in any sport. The NBA has let the slam dunk contest slip too far and they don’t have the best dunkers in the game participating. I hope I can remember this feeling next year and I won’t make any special plans to watch next year’s slam dunk contest.

The Horse Game was a big failure too. Very little emotion and the guys were just going through the motions in the Horse event on TNT. The fact they ran out of time and made it a top of the key jump shooting event didn’t help much either. It was nice to see Kevin Durant stroking those 3′s so easy and stripping the net. Most of us already knew he was one of the best pure shooters in the NBA and the game of Horse should and could have been a lot more entertaining. The guys from TNT, the NBA, and the Players all get failing scores for the Horse competition in Dallas this weekend.

The skills contest is boring and no adjustments made to that event this year. The 3 point contest which Paul Pierce won was probably the highlight of Saturday’s events and that’s stretching it there. Pierce did a few yells in between the ball racks and there is only so much you can do in the 3 point contest. The shooting contest for the stars was an embarrassment to the city of Atlanta. It’s funny how Joe Johnson continues to show up at all star games and all star events and he’s not even starting material in the NBA. Joe Johnson from Atlanta is one of the most over rated players in the NBA today and he’s not even one of the top 5 players on the Atlanta Hawks team. The best two players putting on a uniform in Atlanta these days is Jamal Crawford and Josh Smith. Both of these guys would make great All Stars for the NBA. I’m sure Crawford could hold his own in a 3 point contest or a game of Horse. While Josh Smith could run circles around the guys that were in the dunk contest tonight. Unfortunately the NBA’s lack of coverage on the Atlanta team has forced players like Joe Johnson and Al Horford to represent them and it’s just a slap in the face to the Hawks Basketball Organization.

The NBA weekend in Dallas is a failure and it’s not their fault. The NBA continues to lack the creativity needed to show the world that their players are the best athletes in the world. No matter how good the All Star Game is on Sunday; the moral for all star weekend is very low and the NBA is in desperate need of new leadership.

Which Team Will Win the Super Bowl?

The 2010 Super Bowl in Miami will take place next Sunday. The kickoff time will be at 6:25 PM in Miami, Florida. This year’s big NFL football game will take place in southern Florida at the Sun Life Stadium; where the Miami Dolphins play their home games. Florida residents will not get to see the Miami Dolphins because their team did not make it this far. Instead they will get to see the Indianapolis Colts represent the champions from the AFC; which is the football conference the Miami Dolphins play in. The NFC champions are the New Orleans Saints and this will be the first time they have ever played in a Super Bowl in franchise history.

I believe most NFL and football fans in general will think of two names when they think about the 2010 Super Bowl. It’s pretty obvious that both teams are led by their quarterbacks and this may just be the best Super Bowl quarterbacks ever playing against each other on the same field for Super Bowl Sunday. Most people say that quarterback is the most important position in football and the Saints and Colts both have super quarterbacks to lead them on Super Bowl Sunday.

Most Popular Quarterback for Super Bowl Sunday

Peyton Manning is probably the best quarterback in the NFL ever and Drew Breesis probably the best quarterback this season in the NFL. As good as these two gunslingers are, neither one of them may not hold the popularity vote for this year’s most popular Super Bowl quarterback. This is due to all the headlines that Tim Tebow is currently making. Tebow just finished up his senior year at the University of Florida; where he won a lot of football games as a Gator down in Gainesville, Florida. The CBS Network, which will be showing the Super Bowl next Sunday, has allowed some advocacy groups to advertise on these high priced Super Bowl ads. Tim Tebow is going to be appearing on one for abortion and it’s causing a lot of buzz in the main stream media. Most of the talk right now is about Tim Tebow and his Super Bowl commercial that will air on CBS during the 2010 Super Bowl. He also made quite a few headlines for his poor performance in the Senior Bowl on Saturday. He didn’t turn too many heads as he completed very few passes for 50 yards and only rushed for about 4 yards as his South team lost to the North team in the 2010 Senior Bowl. This game helps NFL scouts determine who the stars of tomorrow will be and if it proves to hold form, don’t look for Tim Tebow to get called to the podium on Day 1 of the NFL Draft. He might not hear his name on Sunday either; if he doesn’t find a way to improve his shaky football skills as a QB in the National Football League we know as the NFL. So for now, it’s fair to say that Tim Tebow is more popular than the Colts QB Peyton Manning and the quarterback for the Saints Drew Brees.

It’s a Manning World

The long-line of quarterbacks in the NFL with the last name Manning is very well-known. It all started with a quarterback from New Orleans named Archie Manning. While Archie was a very good QB in his day, he may have passed his best genes down to his two sons, that currently play in the NFL. Peyton and Eli are the two Manning family members that are making headlines these days. Peyton Manning and Eli Manning have already won Super Bowls before and we may see both of them win more Super Bowls in the future. It’s funny how life comes full-circle sometimes. If the Minnesota Vikings and New York Jets could have won their games last week, we would have seen Brett Favre from the Vikings face his old team the Jets in the 2010 Super Bowl. Instead we get to see Archie Manning’s old team the New Orleans Saints face his oldest son’s team the Indianapolis Colts. One day we could see Peyton Manning against Eli Manning in a Super Bowl and that is possible with each Manning playing in a different NFL conference (AFC & NFC). No Eli in this year’s Super Bowl in Miami, but Peyton is there representing the Manning family tree.

Peyton Manning is the best quarterback to ever play the game. I don’t think many can argue that and he will add one more convincing feather to his cap when he takes the field next Sunday. I don’t think it matters much if he wins or loses the game next week in Florida. For the records and numbers he’s already accomplished, it leaves little to doubt, that number 18 in Indianapolis is the best NFL quarterback ever. I’m not sure who was number 1 before Peyton Manning or who would be 2nd on the list of the greatest quarterbacks ever right now, but you can be certain that there is no debate for who the best is now. Perhaps you could make a reasonable case that Peyton Manning is not the best QB in the 2009/2010 season; but who would be worthy of a side by side comparison this year?

Saints Marching Well with Drew Brees

Number 9 in New Orleans would be one quarterback that would be a fair comparison to the great Peyton Manning. Brees has taken the city of New Orleans by “storm” and it was a storm that woke this area up a few years ago. It was a devastating time for parts in the Southeast; when Hurricane Katrina came ashore and it really woke up the whole world. New Orleans was one of the hardest hit areas with the city sitting below sea level. They normally rely on pumps to remove the water from rains and heavy floods, but after the levies broke and all the rain Katrina left behind; the whole city was under water and the Super Dome in New Orleans felt the impact too. Katrina made this area of the U.S. much tougher as these people were struggling to just survive after Hurricane Katrina hit. Now a few years later these people are celebrating and cheering louder than any NFL fans have ever did in the past.

Now comes the final test for New Orleans as they get their shot at the big trophy that will be given out next Sunday in Miami. The Saints are like a boxer that refuses to quit and continues to roll with each punch that is delivered to them. Now they have been given the opportunity at a title shot and they will be facing the game’s greatest quarterback ever. It doesn’t sound fair but often life isn’t. The Saints do have the opportunity to show the NFL and the rest of the World that they are still here and they haven’t given up. The Saints winning the Super Bowl would have a much bigger magnitude than the Haiti Earthquake that occured a couple of weeks back. Many are comparing the destruction in Haiti to the Gulf Hurricane that struck New Orleans.

So which quarterback will be the one that leaves Florida most happy?

A. Peyton Manning

B. Drew Brees

C. Tim Tebow

Since the Saints and Colts both have powerful offenses, I believe  most game day predictions will be for both teams to have high scores. I don’t see this happening on Super Bowl Sunday. I think one team is going to run away with this one in Miami. I’m not going to tell you who will win the game, but I will leave you with a final score, that will be pretty close to the margin of victory for the winning team.

Super Bowl XLIV Prediction:

Winning Team – 41

Losing Team – 19

I am predicting a 20+ point victory for the winning team with the combined points for both teams around the 60 point mark. Now let me here your 2 predictions for the margin of victory and the combined points for both teams. Enjoy the game NFL fans and I hope your favorite team wins on Super Bowl Sunday!

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As long as Americans continue to spend hours and hours each day watching television, you can bet someone will be around to make sure we have something to watch. If you haven’t found a new show to watch in recent years; then you should really start watching more TV in the prime time hours. There are a lot more good shows on, other than Fringe on TV and I have about a half-dozen new shows I have got interested in and watch every week. However, I am a big TV junkie too, so I should probably cut out a few TV shows on my end. Watching less of American Idol and checking out the newest TV shows has worked well for me and I think my Idol days are done.