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Los Angeles Lakers 2010 Finals: Collector’s Edition

The game’s most storied rivalry in a highly anticipated rematch, two years in the making, now comes complete on DVD. The two most successful franchises in NBA history pick up where they left off in 2008. It is the Boston Celtics against the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA crown. [...]

NBA 2010-2011 – A Fast Break Prediction of Who Will Make the Playoffs

The world’s best players have just tipped off another season of the National Basketball Association and it is a long way from October to June. But here’s a quick look of who should be at the next level when the games go up in intensity come playoff time. [...]

The SandC Interview: former NFL All- Pro Punter Darren Bennett

He has been called by Dallas Cowboys’ all-pro punter Mat McBriar as the “Godfather of Australian punting”. Bennett, a native of Sydney, followed a brilliant career Down Under in Aussie Rules football (AFL) to help pioneer a path for Australians by succeeding in the NFL. The former full forward for the Melbourne Demons, who went on to excel for the San Diego Chargers and was named to the NFL’s 1990s All-Decade Team, is credited for the introduction into the NFL of the “Aussie Rules kick” or “Drop Punt” as it is known in Australia. The technique was instrumental in the advancement of Australians into the NFL. Currently more than half of the punters in pro football make use of the Aussie Rules punt in pooch-punt situations. [...]