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Author :: Larry Ness  |
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| Article Title :: Ness Notes (Jan. 21) |
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There are 96 college basketball games "on the board" for
Saturday, including the added games. It's that time of year and
ESPN won't let us college basketball junkies down with FIVE
televised games. It starts early (12:00 ET) with No. 23 Iowa
(14-4) at No. 11 Michigan State (14-4). MSU is a 7 1/2-point
choice with a total of 132.
ESPN continues when Temple visits U Mass at 2:00 ET. The
Minutemen are favored by 1 1/2 with a total of 119. It's
Nebraska/Kansas at 4:00 ET with the Jayhawks favored by 1 1/2
points (total is 128).The evening action heats up in the Big
East with No. 20 Syracuse (15-3) visiting No. 8 Villanova (12-2)
at 6:00 ET. The Wildcats are favored by 8 1/2 points with a
tota (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. |
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| Article Title :: Alone for the Holidays? |
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The following article is offered for free use in your ezine,
print publication or on your web site, so long as the author
resource box at the end is included. Notification of publication
would be appreciated.
Title: Alone for the Holidays? Author: Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
E-mail: mailto:margaret@innerbonding.com Copyright: © 2003 by
Margaret Paul Web Address: http://www.innerbonding.com Word
Count: 667 Category: Personal Growth
ALONE FOR THE HOLIDAYS? By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Being alone is a challenge for many people. This challenge may
loom especially large during the holidays if you are single or
newly divorced and without family around you. Holidays are a
time to share love, and many p (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Jerry Newham |
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| Article Title :: Psychology and Pressure in Golf |
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Because a round of golf takes several hours to complete, there
is ample time for the players mental state to have a great
effect on his or her performance. Many higher handicap golfers
never produce a game when a card and pencil are involved, that
in any when resembles their play when matched against a friend.
The pressure of having to record a score that might prove
embarrassing causes a tension capable of shattering a poor
method but also reducing a good swinger to a nervous state that
his true game doesn't materialise.
Mental pressure plays a great part in the game of golf and
affects people in different ways. Some react well to it, putting
an edge on their game. On the other hand, and (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Jerry Newham |
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| Article Title :: Jerry Newhams Simple Golf Tips Part 1 |
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Keep those knees still, rotate those shoulders ... When putting,
keep your knees still to keep your body still. When playing a
bunker shot, if you don't turn your shoulders and rotate through
the swing you'll fat or thin the shot.
Work out your average ... To learn more from your game, the next
time you play a round of golf, count how many putts you take,
how many fairways you hit in regulation, pace out your average
distance you hit you're drives. You'll be surprised to know that
your putting will account for more than 40% of all your shots
made.
Remember the hare and the tortoise ... When practising your golf
swing try to slow the whole movement down. If you can try to
swing at 50% of y (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Dan Farrell |
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| Article Title :: Choosing The Perfect Fishing Destination |
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Whether you plan to saltwater or freshwater fish, you need to
think about what
your priorities and what you consider the 'perfect fishing
trip'. Salmon fishing in
Alaska or Bonefishing in the Florida Keys are obviously totally
different in
destination, type of tackle, weather gear...etc.
One of the first things you must do to plan a great fishing trip
is to identify your
priorities. You need to be more specific than just saying you
want great fishing.
Great fishing may mean different things to each person in your
fishing party.
One person might be happy with catching 20 fish per day, while
another might be
expecting 30 fish per hour. So, you need to decide this up
front.
L (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: John Bolt |
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| Article Title :: 5 Key Things to Look For When Purchasing a Golf Umbrella |
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If you play golf on a regular basis you will eventually get
caught in the rain. You have to be prepared for these conditions
with the proper golf umbrella. It is a critical piece of golf
equipment because nobody likes to play golf when they're soaking
wet. I've put together the 5 most important criteria a golf
umbrella must have to be effective. Let's take a look...
1. Be at Least 60 Inches Wide Try to get the largest umbrella
you can find let alone handle. The bigger and wider the cover
the more area it shield from the weather. Especially for those
who walk the course and carry their own bags. You also want to
keep as much of your equipment dry as possible.
2. Wind Tested Make sure the u (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Paul Callis |
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| Article Title :: Swimming - The Four Strokes |
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When it comes to competitive swimming there are various strokes
and distances that can be competed in at most competitions.
Competitive swimming started to become increasingly popular in
the in the 1800's , and due to its popularity is and has been
for a long time one of the most popular events in the summer
Olympics.
Competitive swimming has an international governing body that
goes by the world recognised name of FINA. The governing body of
FINA includes local sub groups such as Amateur Swimming
Association (ASA) and Swimming Teachers Association (STA) in the
United Kingdom ,USA Swimming (USAS) and United States Masters
Swimming (USMS) in the United States. FINA regulates the four
swimmi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: frank vanderlugt |
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| Article Title :: The Delight Of Using A Golf Cart Instead |
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You probably just take them for granted when you play golf, and
never think about their origin. I'm talking about golf carts,
those miniature vehicles dotting every golf course.
However, golf cart production is a multi-million dollar industry
and different models abound. They are treated as small cars, and
golf-cart companies provide leasing and financing options just
as the big car companies do.
Golf originates from a medieval game played on the coast of
Scotland during the 15th century. Golfers would hit a pebble
instead on a ball around the sand dunes using a stick or club.
As time passed, stones were exchanged for man-made balls, the
earliest of which were thin leather bags stuffe (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: frank vanderlugt |
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| Article Title :: Are Your Sports Memorabilia Real Or Fake? |
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There is a huge interest in sports memorabilia, and
sports-related items include signed commemorative photos,
baseballs, footballs, basketballs, pucks and jerseys.
A Google search of companies hawking these items comes up with
almost 5 million businesses! Some of the items on offer cost
thousands of dollars. Where there are so many eager and gullible
customers, fraud is sure to appear.
A Sand Diego federal judge who recently sentenced several sports
autograph forgers to prison said, "Life, liberty and the pursuit
of the national pastime, has been undone". The prosecution
stemmed from an FBI investigation called Operation Bullpen,
which closed down a professional criminal organization th (read full article) |
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| Category :: Sports Articles |
Author :: Alfred Johnson |
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| Article Title :: NBA Orlando Magic suspend Steve Francis indefinitely |
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NBA player Francis was suspended indefinitely for what the club
said conduct detrimental, Magic spokesman Joel said: "the star
guard made the team flight from Seattle to Portland, but left
the team after he was suspended in the morning".
NBA Magic lost 113-104 in Seattle being this the fifth loss in
the past six games. Francis scored 10 points in that game and 10
the night before in Orlando, but he criticized his team's
performance during that particular game.
NBA player Francis' was suspended for three games last season
for kicking a courtside photographer at Seattle and he was also
fined with $25,000 after using profanity during at a nationally
televised game.
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