Collecting baseball cards has been a great pastime for both young and old for a very long time. The hobby is so popular that there is a special industry now taking care of such collections. Initially, there was the Bowman which dominated the baseball cards world, but in 1952 with the introduction of Topps baseball […]

One of the most important skills you can develop as a volleyball player is the float serve. A ball that is it with a float serve will actually float on the air as opposed to just being shot forward. This type of serve is important for several reasons. A ball that floats can be hard […]

Everyone knows that the ideal jump serve is a killer serve to have in your volleyball arsenal. This serve alone can win a game for your team. Not everyone knows exactly how to do it, however. The perfect jump serve is actually fairly easy to learn, and once learned, it can become very easy to […]

Ryan O’Byrne was drafted in the 2003 draft, 79th overall by the Montreal Canadiens. O’Byrne went to St Michaels University in his home province of British Colombia. After this, from 2003 to 2006, Ryan O’Byrne played for Cornell Big Red and left a year early to play pro. He spent a full season with the […]

I always heard the old metal spikes were good because they kept the greens aerated. When plastic spikes came along, they were said to be better for greens. What’s the story? Whatever benefits accrued from holes punched by metal spikes were more than offset by the damage done by foot-dragging golfers. In the metal-spike days, […]

Dancing is an enjoyable hobby, a wonderful pastime and a great fitness routine in its own right. In the modern world of dancing it is possible to find a variety of types and styles of dance to suit anybody’s needs and tastes. Dancing can be amateur and professional, it can be as simple as moving […]

With the recent economic depression still haunting most of British citizens, it is no wonder that mental health remains an issue of concern. Even in those cases where recession did not affect individuals in a direct way, the pressure that was felt in society took a toll on the majority of people. The prospect of […]

The heavyweight boxing division was dominated by fighters of African descent for nearly 70 years. From Joe Louis in the late 1930s to Lenox Lewis in the early part of this century, there was an almost uninterrupted string of Black heavyweight titlists, most of them Americans. The list of Black champions is an honor roll […]

The Atlanta metropolitan area sports a population that is more than 50 percent Black, and its hockey franchise has only led the National Hockey League (NHL) in empty seats since its inception in 1999. This year they are trying something new in the predominately White NHL, a roster that at times this season has sported […]

The fact that so many youth football associations have mushroomed everywhere is a definite advantage for young people who desire to learn the rules of the game and to get the chance to play it in a professional environment. Also, the constant need for new talent has motivated the creation of these associations in part. […]