Sports

Jun 24, 2010

Rich Franklin has arguably the most unique personality and fighting style in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Franklin has a master’s degree in education and discovered the world of MMA while working as a math teacher. He didn’t focus on any one particular fighting style and instead formed his own.

Jun 24, 2010

The 1980 World Series of Poker was one of the most exciting of the tournament’s history. The Main Event ended up with veteran and two-time champ Doyle Brunson in a heads-up match with up-and-comer Stuey “The Kid” Ungar. There were 73 entrants in the Main Event, up from 54 the previous year, resulting in a cash prize of $365,000.

Jun 24, 2010

In its early days, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a little-known event with just a handful of participants. The idea was solid, however, and it was only a matter of time before it caught on. Each year, more and more people heard about the tournament and wanted to participate. The 1979 World Series of Poker marked the first time that over 50 people played in the main event.

Jun 24, 2010

Italy is the birthplace of many of gambling’s most prominent games and traditions. By some accounts, the Italians adopted the fortunetelling cards of the invading Saracens and first used them for gambling. Additionally, baccarat was invented in Italy, most likely in the 15th century. The lottery came into existence in 1530 and would later evolve into bingo.

Jun 24, 2010

Australia has historically been a friendly country for gamblers. When it was colonized, the people brought with them a widespread social acceptance of gambling and an expectation for legalized gambling.

Jun 23, 2010

Petraimports is an online soccer store for all types of Soccer goals Soccer sports Equipment pop up portable soccer goals Wholesale Soccer equipment Cheap Soccer Balls Foldable soccer goals kids furniture Gazebos Wooden Hammock Stand Offset umbrella. We offer retail items at wholesale prices.

Jun 22, 2010

You must be known to the variety of mediums disseminating news of all sorts all over the globe. They range from newspapers to the television channels and magazines to the new media.

Jun 21, 2010

The history of online gambling in Europe is an easy on to follow.

Jun 21, 2010

The 1979 World Series of Poker featured the largest group for the main event.

Jun 21, 2010

The 1978 World Series of Poker was one for the ages without doubt.

Jun 21, 2010

Over the many years France has become a very popular place to gamble.

Jun 21, 2010

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic was born September 10, 1974 in Yugoslavia.

Jun 21, 2010

This 2010 football world cup would be the 19th FIFA tournament. South Africa became the first African country to host football world cup beating the nations of Egypt and Morocco in the bidding. The cup is being hosted by the popular federation named Oceania Football Confederation.

Jun 19, 2010

The following football betting tips will help you get started with online sports betting. Weekend bettors enjoy watching the games, hanging out with their friends, and having a few beers. Sports fans gather around their big screen television sets and cheer their favorite teams. But when you add the additional excitement of betting on sports events you raise the experience another level. Watching your chosen team win is great. Winning money, too, rocks!

Jun 18, 2010

While the Florida Gators, particularly in the Tim Tebow era, were known nationally more-so for winning year in and year out than anything else, there is an alarming trend that has begun in recent years that they are about to be perhaps just as well-known for. Unfortunately for Florida, it’s not a good thing. The problem is the off the field issues of the football team.

Jun 17, 2010

The 2009 Belmont Stakes was the 141st race of its type in Belmont. The Belmont Stakes is the third leg of the Triple Crown in horse racing.

Jun 17, 2010

The Green Bay Packers are one of the most storied franchises in the history of the National Football League. The Green Bay Packers have become one of the first teams that come to mind when thinking about the NFL. However, they were not always part of the National Football League.

Jun 17, 2010

The Houston Rockets are a basketball team in the National Basketball Association. The story of the Rockets began in 1967 in San Diego. The team was created and joined the NBA in 1967. They started off in San Diego as the San Diego Rockets.

Jun 17, 2010

The Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team out of Phoenix, Arizona. The team joined Major League Baseball in 1998 as an expansion team. They were one of two teams the join Major League Baseball that season. The other team was the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Jun 17, 2010

The UCLA Bruins are one of the most successful franchises in the history of College Basketball. With the recent passing of coaching legend John Wooden, it is a wonderful time to look back on the successes of the university that he coached for.