The boisterous crowd of over 18,000 at the Scottrade Center, in St. Louis, Missouri, welcomed spectators to the first WWE pay-per-view event of the year – the Royal Rumble. Fans eagerly anticipated the Main Event – the 30 man over-the-top-rope Royal Rumble Match. But, before that, they were treated to several intense undercard matches, two […]

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The clock is ticking, Santa is already traveling, but through the wonders of the internet, it is still possible to send that last minute present. An item popped into my inbox an hour ago. And I just have to share it
There are people that are just very hard to buy for. They either […]

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Drama. Intrigue. Excitement. These are just some of the words that  reflect and describe the kind of year that WWE fans witnessed and enjoyed. The matches were spectacular, and there were many memorable moments. This was also a year where the company pushed several young talents, who were thrust into the spotlight, and it began […]

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The boisterous crowd and the deafening fireworks welcomed over 16,000 spectators at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, as well as those watching at home on pay-per-view, to the second longest event in the history of the WWE. The twenty-fifth annual Survivor Series was a display of tremendous and riveting action, headlined by a […]

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Vancouver Police Chief Jim Chu was facing criticism for being too slow in building cases against participants in the Stanley Cup riot in Vancouver.  So he held a press conference in August where he introduced Constable Lee Patterson to explain how evidence is collected.  It was an odd choice of spokesperson, since Patterson is accused […]

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This is a guest article by author James Ross. Readers know James Ross as an avid golfer, but golf is not his only love. He is also an avid College Football fan. I asked him his thoughts on the Joe Paterno controversy and here is what the characters of his fictitious […]

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It is, in my opinion, one of the great events in the history of the WWE. The main attraction of the Survivor Series, which will be held on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, has always been the “traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches.” These showdowns consist of teams of […]

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This is a guest article by author James Ross. Readers know James Ross as an avid golfer, but golf is not his only love. He lives in St Louis and is a big Baseball fan.  The Cardinals have made it to the world series, and game one is set for tomorrow. The series should be […]

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What can only be described as a North Korean regime’s propaganda video is being promoted by the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a U.S. government agency charged with providing uncensored radio, TV, and Internet news to countries without free media, BBG Watch, a nongovernmental citizen watch group reported. Read From BBG website: Pyongyang is a […]

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The First Niagara Center, in Buffalo, New York was packed with fans anticipating an exhilarating night of WWE action. Every championship was on the line at WWE Night of Champions. The boisterous crowd witnessed two title changes, and an exciting, nail biting, yet, controversial main event.
The opening match featured Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne defending […]

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Throughout its history, World Wrestling Entertainment has been known to create intriguing storylines, which sometimes lead to an unforgettable series of matches between two “rivals.” The hottest story of the summer involved C.M. Punk, John Cena and the WWE Championship. The first of the two matches took place on July 17, 2011 at the “Money […]

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 This is a guest article by Tigercat 81 
That doesn’t sound quite right as the NFL  is in their pre-season, however there are full contact football teams that are all female. There is probably a team right next door or possibly in the very town or city you live in and you never even knew […]

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It was a cute photo, so I place it on my blog. a great photo of a happy young teenager holding a water sprayer, somewhat wet herself, and smiling happily.
There is enough bad news in the world, so I like to post stuff that reminds us that not all of life is war and […]

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In case you are only aware of the “hits”, the movie Soul Surfer is a “sleeper”: a small movie that becomes widely seen by word of mouth recommendations.
I usually dislike surfer movies (e.g. Blue Crush) but I do like the photography of the ocean in them, so I watched this one.
The good news: some good […]

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The vibrant, flashy, and talented wrestler whose signature catchphrase, “ohhhhh yeahhhhh,” died on May 20, 2011, in a single car crash. His eye-catching attire, his big muscles, and his charisma attracted fans to him. He was a tremendous wrestler who graced the WWE ring for several years, and provided great entertainment for all wrestling fans.
Randy […]

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Throughout its history, the WWE has made some choices, which made fans unhappy. A recent decision of the company’s caused a lot of controversy, and created quite a stir among fans. I have read a lot of negative comments about the current situation involving the World Heavyweight Championship. Since wrestling fans seem to have different […]

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Although the last holdouts in Corrigidor didn’t surrender until May 1942, it is April 9th that is the anniversary of the surrender of Bataan.
At dawn, 9 April 1942, against the orders of Generals Douglas MacArthur… Major General Edward P. King, Jr., commanding Luzon Force, Bataan, Philippine Islands, surrendered more than 76,000 (67,000 Filipinos, […]

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Back in the “good old days”, a lot of states had “literacy tests” for voters. If you didn’t pass them, you couldn’t vote.
Of course, it was a scam: the real reason for the testing was to eliminate black voters, and the fight to remove the laws was part of the civil rights movement to allow […]

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The flickering lights, the boisterous fans, a capacity crowd of over 70,000 were indications that the events of the evening would be filled with excitement and intense action. The loud entrance music signaled the arrival of someone popular. Roars erupted as he made his long walk to the ring. With microphone in hand, he welcomed […]

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Sean Patrick Griffin’s new book Gaming the Game won’t make disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy happy. In 2007, Donaghy was busted by the feds for conspiring with pro gambler Jimmy “Baba” Battista and their mutual boyhood pal, low-level drug dealer and all round dogsbody Tommy Martino. Donaghy had been supplying Battista with picks on games […]

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I spend a good deal of time combing through press releases, most are boring. Lets face it who cares that Joe Blow has been promoted to chief engineer of the Freds Widget Company? I am sure that Joe likes the attention, and that he richly deserves the promotion. The chances are that Freds make the […]

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The sold out and enthusiastic crowd at the TD Banknorth Garden, in Boston, Massachusetts, eagerly anticipated the WWE’s first pay-per-view event of the year - the 2011 Royal Rumble. It was a night filled with exhilarating action that kept the crowd involved throughout the show. The event, as always, is headlined by “The Royal Rumble […]

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George Will reported in his Newsweek column, “More Stimulating that the Stimulus,” that “In Ottawa, the sensitivity police in a children’s soccer league announced that any team attaining a five-goal lead would be declared to have lost, thereby sparing the feelings of those who were, if you will pardon the expression, losing.”
This was confirmed by […]

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John Green later reflected on his daughter being born on September 11, 2001, and now dying in this massacre. Born - and died - on two very emotional, senseless and tragic days for America; yet, said Green, the nine years in between were magical for his little girl as well as for them.

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Written by Dallas, Texas resident Mark Oristano, A Sportscaster’s Guide to Watching Football: Decoding America’s Favorite Game is designed to be your very basic guide to football. While much of the discussion centers on the pro game, the explanations will also in many places apply to the college game and high school as well. This […]

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An unlikely WWE Champion, a “hostile takeover,” great matches, the end of a career, and a historic embrace - all of these moments, in my mind, were the highlights of a year that was exciting and remarkable in World Wrestling Entertainment. Everyone will have his or her favorite memories, and in this article, I will […]

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Held in front of a boisterous crowd at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida, the 2010 Survivor Series was a night filled with excitement and drama that only the WWE can provide. All the Championships were defended. There was also a traditional five-on-five Survivor Series elimination match, and a main event, which focused more […]

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I enjoy talking to author James (people call me Jim) Ross. While I am not a Golf fan, I can appreciate the huge following that it has. Several weeks ago I was talking to him. I suggested that he write some articles on the subject of Golf. “Who would read them?” was the response I […]

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Sometimes in life, individuals are forced to perform tasks they don’t like, because if they don’t, bad things happen. Wrestling is no different, and we see a classic example unfolding. Currently, the best storyline in all of World Wrestling Entertainment involves their biggest face (fan favorite) star, John Cena. He was forced to join forces […]

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The WWE is known for providing spectators with entertaining matches with outcomes that some like, and some do not. There are also times when the company makes decisions, very often, controversial, to create a buzz. Recently, I was perusing some articles on wrestling websites, and came across a few discussing the possibilities of World Wrestling […]

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