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What Is Wii Fit?
January 23rd, 2011 |What Is Wii Fit?
Wii Fit is a video game designed by the Nintendo company for their Nintendo Wii video game console. Wii Fit is a fitness game, designed to lead players through an exercise program. The Wii Fit has been a tremendous success, selling the third-most copies of any console game in video game history (22.6 million and counting).
How Does Wii Fit Work?
Playing the Wii Fit game requires use fo the Wii Balance Board, a specially designed “platform peripheral”. The Wii Balance Board looks quite similar to a step-up body scale people use…
Who Is Tiger Woods?
September 27th, 2010 |Who Is Tiger Woods?
Tiger Woods is a world famous professional golfer (and a popular fantasy golf pick), whose sex scandal since November of 2009 has added a good deal of infamy to his personal biography.
Tiger Woods was born Eldrick Tont Woods oon December 30, 1975, to African-American Earl Woods and Kultida “Tida” Woods, of Thai, Chinese, and Dutch descent. From the time he was two years old, he was considered a golfing prodigy. When he was 3 years old, Tiger Woods appeared on The Mike Douglas Show, where he putted against legendary comedian, Bob Hope. He went on…
Fantasy Football Top Picks 2010
August 18th, 2010 |Fantasy Football Top Picks
Let’s face it: the top picks in a fantasy football draft are the most important ones. The first couple of rounds are what we spend most of our time obsessing over, joining mock drafts to study, and read about in fantasy football magazines. Every publication and website has its “fantasy football top picks” list, and ESPN NFL Live and SportsCenter training camp reports are going to focus on these guys.
But when you read a fantasy football magazine, you tend to hear all the good things about these guys, and seldom hear why you shouldn’t draft…
How to Win at Fantasy Football
July 20th, 2010 |Tips for Winning Your Fantasy Football League
Mastering how to win at fantasy football strategy requires a reassessment of talent and strategies every single season. Fantasy football continues to evolve, with a few of the old truisms not quite as true as they were even 5 years ago. Winning at fantasy football is about finding a few difference makers, then adding solid performers around them at every position throughout the season. While the fantasy football draft is the most important part of team building, what you do after the draft is often what separates your team from your rivals.
The…
How to Manage a Fantasy Football League
July 19th, 2010 |Fantasy Football Commissioner Tips
Knowing how to a manage a fantasy football league lets your time as fantasy football commissioner run smoothly, and helps the team owners have a good time with the game. Managing a fantasy football league isn’t hard, if you have a good mix of league members and you take care of your own business. Like an sports umpire or referee, if you do your job right, the competitors should hardly notice you’re there. Run a fair game, while at the same time appearing to run to fair game, and everything should run like the proverbial well-oiled…
Who Will Win the 2010 Tour de France?
July 12th, 2010 |Who Will Win the 2010 Tour de France?
American interest in the Tour de France is waning with the career of their hero, Lance Armstrong. There was a time when everyone in America was wearing one of Lance’s yellow LIVESTRONG bracelets. Kids looked up to him. Americans who barely remember how to ride a bike mentioned him in lists of great American athletes. People actually watched a group of grown men riding around on bikes, on ESPN no less.
Not so much anymore. Whether because of the intrusion of the World Cup or an actual loss of interest in the…
MLB Playoffs 2010 Predictions
July 11th, 2010 |MLB Playoffs 2010 Predictions
Since most teams in Major League Baseball have now played their 81st game of this season, we are officially at the halfway mark. In the race for October glory, there are still plenty of tight divisional races.
Currently, the American League is led by the Yankees, Tigers and Twins, Rangers, and Red Sox. Those are the top five teams based on their position in their divisions. Don’t think of the Red Sox as just another wildcard team — the team they are second place in the division too is none other than the New York Yankees,…
Where Will LeBron James Play Next Season?
July 8th, 2010 |Where Will LeBron James Play Next Season?
He’s been called The Chosen One, highlighting the fact that he’s the “second coming” of Michael Jordan. You may know him as L-Train or King James. Whatever the moniker may be, LeBron James is the most exciting player in the NBA right now. Much like Jordan at the height of his career when James steps up to the microphone the entire world listens. Kobe Bryant may sell more jerseys (and win more championships) but LeBron James is the media darling.
That’s why news of James’ departure from Cleveland, the city that he’s called…
7 Cool Articles You Might Have Missed
September 3rd, 2009 |Here are 7 cool articles from our main site that you might have missed the last time around:
- Male Pheromones and Female Pheromones
- How to Make a Garden Fountain
- In Love With a Married Man?
- How to Style Curly Hair
- How to Hide Pimples with Makeup
- How to Bury a Dog
- How Much is my Classic Car Worth?
And some interesting stuff on some other sites:
- Fantasy Football Cheat Sheets
- How to Introduce Yourself on a Dating Website
- Great Movie Cameos
- Superman Costumes
Who Will Host the 2016 Summer Olympics?
September 2nd, 2009 |Who will host the 2016 Summer Olympics?
The 2016 Summer Olympics, known officially as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are in the planning stages. Many cities initially lined up to make a bid at hosting the games but only four remain.
Initially, 26 cities expressed some kind of interest in playing host to the games. Below is a breakdown of some of those cities and how their bids fell apart:
Bangkok, Thailand expressed much enthusiasm for hosting an Olympiad after Thailand’s excellent performance in the 2004 Olympic Games — but Thailand officials decided that an application for the…
Did the Government Go Too Far in Pursuing Steroid Users in Major League Baseball?
August 27th, 2009 |Did the government go too far in pursuing steroid users in Major League Baseball?
Three of baseball’s biggest stars (Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, and David Ortiz) have been outed in the past couple of seasons after investigators from the Federal government seized a list containing the names of players testing positive for steroids and other performance enhancers. These “leaks” have had something of a negative impact on the careers of these players, most notably Manny Ramirez who recently completely a 50 game suspension for his actions related to performance enhancing drugs. Those players who didn’t face these kinds…
What Sports Are Being Considered for Addition to the Olympics?
August 12th, 2009 |What sports are being considered for addition to the Olympics?
There are pretty strict rules about what sports get added to the Olympic program. Without going into too much detail about how new sports are added to the roster of games, the basic criteria are as follows: a new Olympic sport or discipline must be “widely practiced”. This means that a men’s sport must be played in at least 75 countries across at least four continents. For women’s sports, the number’s a bit lower — at least 40 countries participating on at least three continents.
For the 2016 Olympic…
Why Was NFL Star Plaxico Burress Indicted?
August 4th, 2009 |Why was NFL star Plaxico Burress indicted?
There seems to be no end to the “star athlete as criminal” news this summer. Late in 2008, star NFL receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally discharged a weapon in a New York City night club, injuring himself and frightening the club’s patrons. He (and his fellow player Antonio Pierce, who drove him to the hospital and allegedly helped hide the gun) was arrested on gun charges, and New York law enforcement officials soon made it clear that Burress was facing serious trouble. You see, New York takes their gun law quite seriously.
On…
Did Michael Vick Deserve a Conditional Reinstatement?
July 31st, 2009 |Did Michael Vick deserve a conditional reinstatement?
A couple of years after a conviction on animal cruelty charges related to dog fighting, one time NFL star Michael Vick has been “conditionally” reinstated to the professional football league by its commissioner Roger Goodell. Analysts were split on exactly what would happen to Vick, a quarterback with enough talent for three or four players. Some insisted he would be let back into the league immediately, having served a full two year suspension. Still others expected that Vick would never play football again, at least not for the NFL.
It turns out…
Who Won the 2009 Tour de France?
July 27th, 2009 |Who won the 2009 Tour de France?
As predicted here at AskDeb.com, the winner of the 2009 Tour de France is Astana team member Alberto Contador. This is not Contador’s first time on the podium — he won last year’s seminal cycling event as well.
The battle for top prize in this year’s Tour de France (the 96th running of the race, by the way) ended in a mostly ceremonial conclusion event. Lance Armstrong was there — he took third place — and he was exhibiting stiff body language and looking rather uneasy. You get the feeling that Armstrong…
What Are the Top Ten College Football Teams Heading into the 2009 Season?
July 27th, 2009 |What are the top ten college football teams heading into the 2009 season?
There are so many college football polls out there it is difficult to decide which one to rely on. It seems every newspaper and sports venue has their own ranking of the top 10, top 15, top 25, or even top 130 teams in the country.
To make things easy, we’re going to take a look at the top 10 teams in this year’s preseason Associated Press poll. While many of you are sure to disagree, this is the concensus opinion of a ton of journalists…
What Are Vibram Five Fingers?
July 23rd, 2009 |What are Vibram Five Fingers?
When a piece of footwear occupies the top spot in Google’s web search trends, it may be time to pay attention.
I’ve been hearing about Five Fingers shoes for about a week now. First, a friend of mine (who does a lot of cross training) shows up for a short run wearing what look like river shoes. Before I have a chance to ask him what the heck he’s wearing on his feet he offers up an explanation — “They’re Vibram Five Fingers”. He extended his foot and wiggled his toe. The strangest shoes…
What Charges Will Ben Roethlisberger Face?
July 22nd, 2009 |What charges will Ben Roethlisberger face?
Ben Roethlisberger’s lawyer spent all day yesterday with any news source he could find denying adamantly any of the allegations that have been made against the Steelers quarterback. Big Ben, as Roethlisberger is known, is one of several men who have been named in a lawsuit by a woman accusing the men of sexually assaulting or contributing to her sexual assault last summer.
Roethlisberger, whose rise to fame in the NFL is the stuff of legend, has cancelled a news conference that was scheduled for today, perhaps to circle the wagons and have…
Who Took Home an Espy Award in 2009?
July 20th, 2009 |Who took home an Espy award in 2009?
Surprisingly, the biggest winner at the 2009 Espy awards (put on by cable sports channel ESPN) was one of sports’ most controversial figures.
Michael Phelps, in trouble recently for his off camera behavior (including the circulation of pictures of him smoking marijuana), won four awards in last night’s show in Los Angeles. In a year when it seemed there were dozens of men and women eligible for multiple prizes (think Manny Pacquiao, Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Serena Williams, Lorena Ochoa, Phil Jackson, Sidney Crosby, etc) Phelps snapped up all four awards…
What Baseball Teams Will Make the Playoffs this Year?
July 17th, 2009 |What baseball teams will make the playoffs this year?
Sports predictions are notoriously shaky. In baseball, the situation can be even more challenging, considering certain teams’ penchant for going on win streaks late in the season and ruining all analyst’s insight. Think of the Houston Astros, whose late season heroics are legendary, or the Colorado Rockies’ “Rocktober” performance from last year. But now that we are at baseball’s halfway point, we can start to get a picture of what this year’s playoffs will look like.
Here is a breakdown of every time, their high and low points, and a…
Who Won the 2009 Home Run Derby?
July 14th, 2009 |Who won the 2009 Home Run Derby?
Its trendy to hate the Home Run Derby. Listen to sports talk radio, sports analysts on television, or the guy at the water coolor — the Home Run Derby is a has been, an event that is sandwiched between the excitement of mid season baseball and the duldrums of the All Star game.
For those of us that still enjoy watching the league’s best bat artists swing for the fences, last night’s Home Run Derby was a solid success. Not only were there plenty of long balls to ogle, but Major League…
Was Steve McNair Murdered?
July 7th, 2009 |Was Steve McNair murdered?
On the Fourth of July, the stunning news of the death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair broke, though few details were known.
Since that time, it has become clear that McNair was murdered, and that the body of the woman found next to him is that of his suspected murderer — a 20 year old waitress who purchased the gun that led to McNair’s death. Though Sahel Kazemi, the woman in question, seems guilty, we can only report that she is a suspect.
Steve McNair was found with multiple fatal gun shots, including one…
Who Are the Front Runners for the 2009 Tour de France?
July 7th, 2009 |Who are the front runners for the 2009 Tour de France?
There are at least four names to watch during this year’s Tour. Not surprisingly, Amercan Lance Armstrong is part of the list. The surprise is — he’s at the bottom.
Lance Armstrong, the 37-year-old cancer survivor who retired in 2005 but returned to the sport six months ago at the Tour Down Under, has used the publicity surrounding his comeback to promote his charity, Livestrong.
The other names on the list of notable cyclists — Mark Cavendish, considered one of the great “sprinters” of all time, Fabian Cancellara, the…
What Names Are on the Alleged 2003 Steroid List?
July 2nd, 2009 |What names are on the alleged “2003 steroid list” ?
Just when you thought the steroid talk in baseball had died down.
Allegedly, part of the “list of names” of players that failed a drug test in 2003 has been leaked.
What is being called the “2003 steroid list” has been popping up on the internet, first among sports bloggers, eventually making its way into more mainstream web sources.
Before you read the list of names, it is important to remember than anyone can make a list of 103 names of baseball players. There is no verification that this…
What NBA Teams Scored Big in the 2009 Draft?
June 30th, 2009 |What NBA teams scored big in the 2009 draft?
The NBA draft this past weekend was surrounded by questions. Who would be picked first among a crowd of lackluster names? There was no “big name” at this year’s draft, no potential Lebron James, no player that analysts could say would turn into another Dwight Howard. In fact, this may have been the mildest draft in recent history in terms of rookie talent. Some analysts looked at the field and saw nothing but a lack of depth — while others prepared for a massive amount of player trading.
That’s exactly…
Did Sammy Sosa Use Performance Enhancing Drugs?
June 17th, 2009 |Did Sammy Sosa use performance enhancing drugs?
If only Sammy Sosa had been warned about the ides of March.
It was the middle of March, 2005, when Sosa stood before Congress and told what we now know was a series of lies. Sosa, who seemed to be struggling with English, spoke through a lawyer, saying that he had “never taken performance enhancing drugs”, had never “injected himself with anything” nor had anyone else ever injected him with anything. Many sports writers and other analysts found Sosa’s sudden “difficulty” with English little more than a smokescreen, but his statement was…
What Is Behind the Colorado Rockies’ Recent Success?
June 16th, 2009 |What is behind the Colorado Rockies’ recent sucess?
On Sunday, June 14, 2009, the streaking Colorado Rockies won a franchise record tying 11th game in a row. This is a stunning turnaround for a team that fired its popular manager after a dismal 18 – 28 starting record. In fact, the Rockies fired their manager just seventeen days ago, on May 29. Obviously, the change in leadership had some kind of impact on the team, as it took only five days apart from their old manager to start this incredible winning streak.
The Rockies new manager, Jim Tracy, is…
Who Was Picked Early in the 2009 MLB Draft?
June 10th, 2009 |Who was picked early in the 2009 MLB draft?
As the 2009 Major League Baseball draft began Tuesday night, the air was thick with speculation. There was no clear choice for the first pick, and the question on everyone’s mind was “Who will be number one?”
Yeah, sorry, just kidding. Every analyst and sports writer had the Washington Nationals pegged to pick San Diego State phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg. That’s just what they did. With the first overall pick in the 2009 draft, the Nationals set in motion a string of events for young Strasburg, most of which involves…
Who Will Win the NBA Finals?
June 5th, 2009 |Who will win the NBA finals?
No one expected the Orlando Magic to be here. No one expected the Cleveland Lebrons, I mean the Cleveland Cavaliers, to fall so hard and miss their first serious chance at an NBA title.
Everyone expected the Lakers to be here, at the NBA’s biggest stage. The NBA finals may not be the matchup everyone expected, including sports analysts and bloggers, but it is going to be one hell of a matchup.
So what will be the outcome of this intriguing best of seven matchup? Who will be sipping Cristal champagne, and who…
Why Did Tony Kornheiser Leave Monday Night Football?
May 19th, 2009 |Why did Tony Kornheiser leave Monday Night Football?
The official reason for Tony Kornheiser’s exit from Monday Night Football is the analyst’s fear of flying. Kornheiser, who also hosts a radio show named after him and is co host of ESPN’s popular “Pardon the Interruption” program with Michael Wilbon, can frequently be heard complaining about his fear of plans, and relating anecdotes about his use of the anti anxiety drug Xanax to overcome this fear.
Many believe that ESPN wanted to go in a different direction with Monday Night Football, and cut a kind of shadowy “deal” with Kornheiser…
Who Is Mark Herzlich?
May 15th, 2009 |Who is Mark Herzlich?
Mark Herzlich is a popular and powerful linebacker for the Boston College football team. He is well known for his hard hits, and was named the Defensive Player of the Year for the Atlantic Coast Conference. If you saw any college football coverage in the last year, you’re likely to recognize him. He’s the intimidating linebacker in the scarlet jersey known for his wacky face paint and bone crushing plays.
Boston College announced yesterday that their star linebacker has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, known as Ewing’s sarcoma. Ewing’s sarcoma is a…
Who Is Cristal Taylor?
May 8th, 2009 |Who is Cristal Taylor?
Cristal Taylor is the Dallas woman at the center of an off-court controversy for an NBA star. Dirk Nowitzki and Cristal Taylor had been living together in Nowitzki’s Preston Hollow home – until she was picked up by the Dallas police for two warrants stemming from a probation violation and a theft charge.
The Dallas Mavericks 30 year old forward has been a huge part of the Mavericks seasons, averaging 26 points and 8 rebounds on 37 minutes of play per game. There had been whispers late in the season about “off court” trouble for the…
What Is Gonadotropin?
May 8th, 2009 |What is “gonadotropin”?
Gonadotropin, also known as hCG, has been in the news lately as the suspected source of major league baseball star Manny Ramirez’ steroid troubles. The Los Angeles Dodger’s big gun was sidelined for 50 games after testing positive for a “performance enhancing drug”, which authorities refused to outright identify as a “steroid”. Ramirez, who is not planning to appeal, claimed that the substance he tested positive for was administered by a doctor for treatment for a “personal medical issue”, and that neither Ramirez nor the doctor knew the drug was on the league’s “banned substance” list.
Gonadotropin…
Did Manny Ramirez Use Performance Enhancing Drugs?
May 7th, 2009 | Discusses whether or not Manny Ramirez used performance enhancing drugs, and what the implications for the sport and his career that might have.