The National Football League or the NFL is the biggest professional football league in the United States. The NFL has thirty-two teams that are based in a variety of cities across the country. Originally known as the American Professional Football Association when it was formed in 1920, the Association assumed the name “National Football League” in 1922. At first, the…
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If you’re not captivated by the NBA playoffs, place a bet on who will coach the Knicks next year and how many games they will lose. Expect coaching and executive rumors to heat up with the league finals as the backdrop. Over in the NHL, the end of the season will mean a huge amount of player movement as the…
Formula One Drivers And Constructors
Since 1984 Formula One teams have been required to build the chassis in which they compete, and consequently the terms “team” and “constructor” are more or less interchangeable. This requirement distinguishes the sport from series such as IRL, Champ Cars, and NASCAR, which allow teams to purchase chassis, and “spec series” such as GP2, which require all cars be kept…
Historical Pro Basketball Players
Ever since the first players sunk the first hoops back over a century ago, basketball has been one of America’s number one sports, and pro basketball players have been making sports history. American pro basketball history can be traced to a game played in 1896 at the YMCA in Trenton, New Jersey. This game was played as the result of…
Embroidered Sportswear Can Do Several Things
It is embroidered sportswear that distinguishes one player from another in team sports such as football. The numbers on their jackets serve to identify each player. The embroidery can also promote teams, clubs and events. Team logos and promotional messages are often embroidered into the sportswear. Sportswear is worn by non-sportspersons as when fans of a club wear replicas of…
Spend Less Time On Your Database And More Time Selling With Act Crm
Act! CRM software is the favorite CRM of many business owners and salesmen. Act CRM software has Premium and Workgroup features that allow for easy setup of centralized administration of your sales and marketing activities for larger businesses and corporations. The program allows for easy maintenance of the database as new data comes in, both for individual and for teams…
Chances For Winning By The Losers
In baseball, it has come close (see 2005 San Diego Padres, 1973 NY Mets). In the NFL, only two .500 teams have made the playoffs since 1991 (1991 NYJ, 2004 STL). In the NBA, however, it has been the norm to find teams with a losing record compete in late April and into May. Below, a table of the number…
The Playoff Hunt
The 2006 NFL Season has turned the corner towards the last half of the season and the playoff picture is getting muddy. With 9 games played, who are the teams destined for the playoffs? Who are those that might sneak in? And who are those that need to start losing to get a better 2007 draft selection? Let’s take a…
Tactics And Formations Used In Football
In the very early days of football attack was the name of the game. Teams would typically play with 2 wide men, an inside right, an inside left, and a centre-forward. Skillful and tricky players would take up the wide rolls supplying the crosses for typically big and tall centre forwards to get on the end of. Such approaches to…
Sundays To Remember Intriguing Matchups During The 2006 Season
As we enter the “dead” time on the football calendar, we are presented with an opportunity to take a breath and see what we have to look forward to this fall. As is always the case, dozens of high-impact players have changed teams, new coaches have been hired, and not only will historic rivalries be renewed, but new rivalries will…