The 4 Great rivalries in the History of MLB

In a baseball scoreboards review, I have selected the four most passionate match ups that you can expect to see in MLB.

Rivalry is a part of every sport, and like every other sport, baseball too has seen many great rivalries. Some of them have existed since the very beginning of the game. Great rivalries make the game more interesting and exciting, and the fans look forward to their team playing against their traditional “enemies”. Here we take a look at the 4 greatest rivalries in MLB history.
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The Most famous Kinds of Pitches and the MLB Pitchers Who Use Them

In a baseball scoreboards feature, I have taken a look at the four most common kinds of pitches, and the MLB players who utilize them the best.

More than any other player in the team, the pitcher is perhaps the most important. If the pitchers are smart and have exceptional skills, they have a lot of different pitches in their arsenal. It then does not matter how hard or how well the other team’s batters hit the ball because the pitchers would have the ability to outsmart them with a different kind of pitch every time. Below is a list of the most famous kinds of pitches that MLB pitchers use regularly and the pitchers who specialize in them:
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The 3 Best NBA Dunkers Ever

In a basketball scoreboards feature, I have taken at look at the most exciting players in the game: the players who are known for their incredible power dunking skills.

A dunker is a player who is able to jump high in the air and manually power the ball into the basket. It is a shot worth two points if successful. The NBA has seen many dunkers but in this article we will look at the top 3 to have ever played.
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How to Improve Your Baseball Catching Skills

In a baseball scoreboards feature, I have summarized the key skills you need to become a great catcher.

Catching is a very important position in baseball, however its importance is sometimes underrated. Fans admire players who are good throwers or hitters, but at the same time catching plays as almost as big a role in winning as hitting. It is a very demanding position, both physically as well as mentally. The ability to catch is an integral part of being a baseball player. Here are a few baseball scoreboards tips you can use to hone your catching skills.
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The Priciest Soccer Transfers in 2010

In a soccer scoreboards feature, I have reviewed the 3 biggest transfers of the year, and asked the big question, “was it worth it?!”

The saying “money can buy everything” seems to be true in today’s sporting world. Qualities like honesty and loyalty are also bought. This is true in the case of every sport and soccer is no exception. Players are more loyal and honest to clubs that pay them a handsome amount, whilst the concept of loyalty to the fans or the name of a club is dying out. Even in the top clubs in the world no players are untouchable, as the “new rich,” such as Manchester City, can stroll in and buy practically who they like for vastly inflated prices. 2010 has ended so let’s take a look at the biggest trades of the year.
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The Best 3 Point Shooters Ever in the NBA

In a basketball scoreboards feature, I have listed what I consider to be the biggest 3 point shooters ever to have graced the NBA with their pin-point skills.

A three-point shot is when a player scores from behind the three point line. If successful, the shot earns him and his team three points rather than the usual two points. The player is allowed to jump from outside the line and land inside the line but, only if the ball is released in mid air. If he fails to shoot in mid air, i.e. he shoots from inside the three point line, he only earns the regular two points. Aside from the 3 points the player gets if he makes the shot, he gets another advantage: if he misses the shot and is fouled he will be awarded free throw attempts which he can use to earn 4 points. Now let’s take a look at the best 3 point shooters ever to have played.
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The Quickest NFL Players of all Time

In a football scoreboards feature, I have taken a look at the principal differences between the two great games of American and Canadian football.

Origin: The origins of both of these sports lie in the British sport of Rugby. British soldiers brought the game over to North America, and the humble beginnings of football lie in the games that they played in the University of Harvard in the U.S. and McGill University in Canada. The first football scoreboards to be produced were then utilized as McGill University went on to play Harvard in a series of games, and a tradition was born.
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What is the Difference Between Canadian and American Football?

In a football scoreboards feature, I have taken a look at the principal differences between the two great games of American and Canadian football.

The Best Black Soccer Players of this Generation

In a soccer scoreboards feature, I haven taken look at the best black soccer players of the last decade.

In the last ten years there has been an explosion in the number of black players playing in the top European leagues, particularly in the French and English leagues. The reasons for this are complex, but they are largely social-cultural. To start with, increased opportunities due to anti-racism programs and the globalizing of the game (ten years ago, the majority of players in the English league, for instance, were British, but now the majority of them are foreign born). Secondly, sport is a huge part of black culture, and an avenue in which many young black kids go down. This is quite different in the Asian world, for instance, where playing sports to reach a professional level is much less important and not so encouraged.
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The Quickest Soccer Players in the World Today

Soccer is a game in which physical attributes are not as important as in many other team sports, such as American football, rugby and hockey. The best players ever were neither big nor fast (take Pele and Maradonna as two good examples). The best player in the world today, Messi, is just 5 foot 7 tall and although he has exceptional acceleration, his top speed is average (although he can dribble the ball at speed better than anyone).
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The Best Asian Soccer Players In the World Today

In a soccer scoreboards feature, we look at the role of Asian players in World soccer, and list the three most successful players in the game at the moment.

There are very few Asian players plying their trade in the top leagues of Europe. The question is, why is this so? Why are there so many African players, for instance, but so few Asian players?
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The Best 5 NFL Kickers of all Time

Unfortunately, the kickers don’t always seem to get the credit that I think they deserve. Sure, they only play a few seconds a game, and their bodies are not subject to the rigors of the game that players in other positions have to deal with, but the physiological side of the kicking game is massive, and the best kickers have learned to master their minds, and their fear of failure as millions of eyes watch them.
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The Best 5 Kickers in the NFL

In a football scoreboards feature, we take a look at some of the glamour players of the game: the ones who leave everyone else in a trail of dust.

Speed has always been one of the most prized skills in the NFL. It doesn’t matter how solid a catcher a player is or how good a tackler he may be, for many positions the player has to have great speed if he is going to succeed at the highest level. The fastest players in the game are not only some of the most adored, but also the most coveted. Along with the quarterbacks, they generate the most highlight reels, and many of the most memorable moments in the game as a whole.
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The 3 Biggest Current Rivals of the Boston Celtics

In a basketball scoreboards review, we look at the Celtics and the teams that want to beat them the most! Whenever we hear of the greatest rivalry in the NBA the following two teams come to our minds: the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers. These two teams have one of the most intense rivalries not only in in the NBA but in any league in any sport in the world – It truly is as passionate as they get! At the moment, the Celtics are on a winning streak and it has been very difficult for other teams to beat them. Everyone wants to scalp the Celtics, but no more than the following three teams:
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The 5 Great rivalries in the NFL

No game of football is complete without the kind of rivalry we see in the NFL today. A long history of great match ups, two of the best players in their respective positions coming together, two teams from the same corner of the country: their are a number of factors that bring about the most passionate rivalries in the NFL. In a football scoreboards feature, we look at the five best rivalries of them all:
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