Vick takes over starting quarterback post in Eagles from Kolb

Looks like luck is now on the side of disgraced National Football League star quarterback Michael Vick.
The Philadelphia Eagles has recently made a public announcement placing Vick as the team's starting quarterback in the new NFL season.
Eagles coach Andy Reid explained the team decided to make Vick a starter since they believe he is one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL today.
Reid said the way Vick is playing today which is superb they have no choice but to make him a starter in the team.
The decision to promote him as a starter is a great reward for Vick who had been aiming to be back on top of the NFL after he got imprisoned earlier for animal cruelty.
Vick said now that he is a starter he felt honored but pressured at the same time.
The Eagles quarterback said he will just give it his all to bring success to the team in the 2010 NFL season.
With Vick moving to become the team's starter, Eagles top quarterback Kevin Kolb will now take the supporting role from the bench.
The Eagles said aside from playing great, the team decided to make Vick as a stater since Kolb is not yet 100 percent okay as he is bothered by injuries.


National Football League star Michael Vick is the new starting quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles in the ongoing NFL season.

Vick threw for 175 yards and one touchdown and ran for 103 yards in relief of Kolb in a 27-20 season-opening loss to Green Bay Packers.
He had 284 yards passing and two TDs in Sunday's win over Detroit.
Kolb started two games in his first three seasons before he became the team's No. 1 quarterback after McNabb was traded to Washington.
Kolb struggled in the first half against the Packers in the season opener.
Vick's start against the Lions was his first in nearly four years. A three-time Pro Bowl pick during six seasons with the Falcons, Vick missed two seasons while serving an 18-month sentence in federal prison for his role in a dogfighting operation. He signed a two-year contract with the Eagles before last season, then played sparingly behind McNabb and Kolb.
Vick has completed 63.8 percent of his passes and has posted consecutive games with a passer rating above 100 for only the second time in his career.
The inspired and great plays of Vick makes the Eagles one of the top teams in the current NFL season.


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Limited playing for Yao in next NBA season

To ensure their superstar center will play the entire 82 games the Houston Rockets management has made the tough decision to limit the minutes of Yao Ming in the next season of the National Basketball Association.
Rockets vice president and athletic trainer Keith Jones revealed Yao will only play a maximum of 24 minutes per game in the next NBA season.
Jones said they made the decision to play Yao to only 24 minutes so that he can eventually play the entire NBA season.
It can be recalled that Yao has missed at least part of each of the past five seasons because of bone-related injuries. Yao sat out last season after undergoing complex surgery on his left foot in July 2009. Team doctor Tom Clanton cleared Yao to resume basketball activities in August.
The vice president said they can confident if they could keep his playing time at the minimum the stress on his bone problem will be reduced.


Houston Rockets superstar center Yao Ming will play limited minutes in the next National Basketball Association season.

He said if Yao will be healthy all season long, they could increase his playing time when playoff time comes.
The Rockets are in dire need to keep Yao all season long so that they can compete big against the rest of the NBA teams.
If Yao can play all season-long chances are the Rockets will have a banner 2010-2011 NBA season.
The new NBA season is fast approaching that will surely bring smiles to countless professional basketball fans around the world.

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Despite quarterback lack Steelers defeat Titans 19-11

The Pittsburgh Steelers are in a roll in the current season of the National Football League.
Despite lacking a reliable quarterback who will start for the team all-season long the Steelers still emerge victorious in their first two games of the young NFL season.
Mike Tomlin's boys are in a winning streak as they defeated the favored Tennessee Titans at the home-floor of the latter 19-11 to take a 2-0 record in the 2010 NFL season.
In the Steelers-Titans game, Steelers Antonio Brown scored on an 89-yard kickoff return to open the game, and the team forced seven turnovers in their victory against the Titans.


The Pittsburgh Steelers are on a roll in the current National Football League season.

Tomlin is very happy with their victory since it came when the team are missing some of their top players.
Left tackle Max Starks is injured, Byron Leftwich was cut to add depth on the defensive line and Dennis Dixon even hurt his left knee early and didn't return. Tomlin said needs Dixon to undergo some tests.
Charlie Batch replaced Dixon, and Pittsburgh (2-0) was outgained 238-127 on offence.
But the Steelers swarmed the Titans (1-1) to come up with four sacks and force the most turnovers by the Titans since 2000.
Jeff Reed kicked four field goals off those turnovers.
The Titans came in having won nine of 11 dating to last season.
The team came up with four sacks and a turnover of their own. It just wasn't enough to overcome an offence that couldn't
hold onto the ball.
The losing NFL team had its most turnovers since also committing seven against Cleveland Browns 10 years ago.
The 2010 NFL season proved to unpredictable and bring countless excitement to professional football fans around the world.

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Tony Parker wants to stay with Spurs forever

TIME to rejoice for all the countless fans of the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association.
Spurs superstar point-guard Tony Parker said he wants to remain with the team the rest of his NBA career once his six-year, $66 million contract ends in the next NBA season.
Parker said there is no truth to reports that he had the intention to transfer to other NBA teams once his contract with the Spurs officially ends.
The 28-year-old point-guard said he love the Spurs organization and if given the chance he wants to remain with them forever.


San Antonio Spurs superstar point-guard Tony Parker.

Since being drafted in the NBA, Parker has played only for the Spurs where he was able to get three NBA championships alongside Spurs superstar center Tim Duncan and versatile Spurs forward Manu Ginobili.
The superstar point-guard had been a vital part of the Spurs success since 2003.
Hobbled by injuries the past NBA season, Parker is eager to play this NBA season and bring another championship to the team.
Ginobili is very happy with the decision of Parker since it can furher boost the team for many years to come.
The new NBA season is just around the corner to bring joy and excitement to countless professional basketball fans around the world.

After 6 yrs of waiting Storm finally nail 2nd WNBA crown

It is much sweeter the second time around.
This is exactly the feeling felt by the Seattle Storm team after they finally won their second WNBA crown after six years of waiting.
The Storm defeated the Atlanta Dream 87-84 in game three of their best of five WNBA finals to take the WNBA crown this year by a 3-0 sweep.
Storm superstar center Lauren Jackson once again played big for her team in the series providing the needed scoring and defence for the WNBA Western Conference powerhouse team.
In game three of their WNBA championship series, Jackson scored 15 points to be declared as the most valuable player (MVP) in the Finals Jackson earlier scored 26 points in game two to carry the Storm to a commanding 2-0 lead in the WNBA championship series.


The Seattle Storm is the champion in the WNBA for the second time since 2004.

In game three of the Finals, the Dream lead by its star rookie Angel McCoughtry who scored 35 points started strong in the game.
The very determined Dream almost defeated the Storm but in the end the experience and talent of the Storm eventually prevailed in the end.
Jackson was very happy with their second championship since their initial WNBA crown in 2004.
The Australian center said the second championship is much sweeter since they had been longing for it since 2004.
He said the team will do their best to defend their crown in the next WNBA season.
McCoughtry for her part is sad with their loss but promised the team will bounced back next year and take the crown away from the Storm.
The 2010 WNBA is a huge success this year as each team provides countless entertainment to the professional basketball fans around the world.

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Ryan ready to lead Ducks to playoffs in next NHL season

The Anaheim Ducks is fully charge and focused on entering the playoffs in the forthcoming season of the National Hockey League.
The Ducks is now in full-gear in their preparation for the next NHL season as they recently signed into a five-year contract American forward Bobby Ryan to a $25.5 million deal.
With the new deal, Ryan will for the Ducks until 2014-15.
The move to re-sign Ryan to a multi-year deal is laudable since Ryan had a great 2009 NHL season as he scored a career-high 61 points for the Ducks.
Now that Ryan is signed the Ducks can now properly map out their game-plan in the next NHL season.


Anaheim Duck superstar forward Bobby Ryan is fully motivated to bring back his team to the playoffs in the next National Hockey League season.

Ryan is very happy with his new deal since he can now concentrate on preparing for the 2010 NHL season now that his contract with the team is settled.
The star forward led the Ducks with 35 goals last season, second among U.S.-born players to New Jersey’s Zach Parise.
Ducks general manager Bob Murray is very pleased with the decision of Ryan to re-sign with the team since he a vital cog for the NHL franchise the past NHL season.
It can recalled that the Ducks missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2004, and then lost captain Scott Niedermayer to retirement this summer.
Murray hopes to rebuild on the strength of his talented young players and another season from Teemu Selanne, who postponed retirement for at least another year.
The way each NHL team prepares makes the next NHL season exciting for professional hockey fans around the world.

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No whipping boys anymore, Reds rekindle winning season in MLB

After years of being a whipping boys among the teams in Major League Baseball, the Cincinnati Reds finally achieve a winning year in the current season of the premier professional baseball league in the planet.
The Cincinnati Reds beat the Arizona Diamondbacks in their recent game 7-2 to secure a winning season since 2000.
The Reds finally overcome the hump after nine years by finishing aboe .500 this year.
With the continued winning streak of the Reds the NL Central leader is nearing its first playoff appearance since 1995.
At the moment, the Reds are seven games ahead of second-place St. Louis, which lost to the Chicago Cubs 5-1 in their last game.
Reds starter Bronson Arroyo is very happy with their winning streak and hope they can sustain the momentum as the current MLB season nears its penultimate rounds.


The Cincinnati Reds is dead serious in its quest to take the Major League Baseball crown from the New York Yankees this year.

Dusty Baker, the manager of the Reds for his part said their focus at the moment is ot nail down the division crown and later the MLB playoffs.
Baker said the Reds is focused on taking the MLB crown from the New York Yankees this year especially that they starting to get some of their injured players back along the way.
While the Reds are smiling because of their winning season, it is the opposite for the hapless Diamondbacks.
The Diamondbacks fell to 0-4 this season against Cincinnati. The Diamondbacks have lost eight of their last nine overall.
Can the Reds sustain their winning momentum? You can find out personally by watching the ongoing MLB season live.


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Youth laden US basketball squad tops World Basketball Championship tournament

The much criticized and belittled United States basketball team is declared as champion in the just concluded World Basketball Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.
The US squad known as the "B-Team" proved their critics wrong by winning the prestigious tournament over host and fellow unbeaten team Turkey in the championship round 81-64.
Oklahoma Thunder superstar forward Kevin Durant played hero for the Americans as he scored 28 points in the game seven of from beyond the arc.
Durant who had a brilliant game all throughout the tournament was also declared as the most valuable player (MVP) in the prestigious basketball event.
The win is very significant for the US since they had not won it since 1994.


New global basketball star and current Oklahoma Thunder superstar forward Kevin Durant.

Lamar Odom added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Americans, who won gold in the worlds for the fourth time, doing so with a team that was no sure thing after coming to Turkey without the superstars from its Olympic gold medal team.
With Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Co. sitting home, this group was called a "B-Team," which the players were aware of and couldn't wait to disprove.
Durant who practically showcased to the world his basketball talent is very happy with their victory since they were able to bring back the crown to the US and successfully proved their detractors wrong.
With their win, the US hoopster already have an automatic slot in the next summer Olympics games.
US basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski is also become the first bench tactician to win both the Olympic basketball gold and World Basketball Championship trophy.
Krzyzewski was also able to show the world that team defense could win championship like what they did against much bigger opponents.
Now that the World Basketball Championship is over, the focus of global basketball fans will now be in the forthcoming National Basketball Association season.
The way each team prepares including the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers the 2010-2011 NBA season promises to be a slam-bang affair to basketball fanatics around the globe.


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Riley, Heat ready to show critics team is for real

Miami Heat president Pat Riley said the team is fully motivated to play hard and win games to show to their critics that they are for real both in papers and in the hard-court.
Riley made the bold statement after newly acquired Heat forward former Cleveland Cavaliers superstar forward Lebron "King' James got a ton of criticism from various sectors for deciding to play for the Heat in the next National Basketball Association season.
The Heat executive said the team is now fully motivated to play together and show the world that the decision of James to play for the team is a right move for the NBA superstar.
He said the team still has a lot of things to work out in the NBA off-season but he is confident once the new NBA season opens the Heat will be a force to reckon with.


The new look Miami Heat team is ready to take the National Basketball Association (NBA) crown away from the Los Angeles Lakers in the next season of the premier professional basketball league in the planet.

The Heat president said James, Heat superstar guard Dwayne "Flash" Wade and superstar power-forward Chris Bosh are all in the same mindset to win the NBA crown this year.
Riley said the way the Heat is assembled over the summer it is a championship calibre team that needs cohesion and team work to achieve their goal.
The top man of the Heat management said the Heat will use all their arsenal to take the NBA crown from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Riley also took time to deny reports that he will return as head coach of the team saying it is not true.
The NBA executive said he is finished with coaching and will just focus on his front-office chores.
He assured Heat fans all over the globe that the team will fight it out to be declared as champion in the forthcoming NBA season.


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Rookie running back ready to bring success for Bills in next NFL season

One of the top rookies in the recent National Football League has expressed confidence he cant help the Buffalo Bills in the next NFL season.
Drafted as ninth overall by the Bills, running back CJ Spiller revealed he will do his best to play an active role for the team this year.
With his great play in the pre-season NFL games, Bills coach Chan Gailey is giving Spiller the rare chance as a rookie to start for the team in their NFL season opening game against the Miami Dolphins this weekend.


Buffalo Bills rookie runningback CJ Spiller will carry the torch for the team in the next National Football League season.

Gailey said being a starter as rookie is a huge challenge for Spiller but he is confident his heralded rookie can take on the role as he recently lead the team in scoring with three touchdowns in their pre-season games.
He said due to the huge plays of Spiller, the team made the decision to put him as starter ahead of veterans Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch, who are both suffering from an injury.
Both Jacksonand Lynch split the starting duties last year for the Bills.
To beef up its roster, the Bills also earlier signed tight end DajLeon Farr to the practice squad and waived tight end Derek Schouman from injured reserve.
Spiller is very happy with the chance to start for the Bills and vowed to play harder in order not to let down his team.
Despite the upgrades undertaken by the res of the teams in the NFL, the Bills are still considered one of the dark-horse to win the Super Bowl this year.


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US ready to blast Russia in World Basketball Championship encounter

The storied rivalry between the United States and Russia is once again rekindled in the quarterfinals of the ongoing World Basketball Championship in Istanbul, Turkey.
The two powerhouse teams are going to meet for the chance to reach the semifinals in the World Basketball Championship.
The meeting of the two countries is historic since it is similar to their 1972 Olympic basketball meeting wherein the Russians beat the Americans in a controversial game.
The Americans refused to take their silver medal in the sport event saying they were the real winner in the game.
In their current match-up, the Americans hold a slight advantage in their match-up against the Russians.
Made up mostly of young and rising National Basketball Association (NBA) stars the US hoopsters is expected to win their game against the Russians.


The US basketball team is favored to win its quarterfinals game against Russia in the ongoing World Basketball Championship.

Coached by veteran coach Mike Krzyzewski is hungry to show the world that they are better than the Russians.
Under Krzyzewski the Americans are unbeaten in the tournament participated in by some of the top nations in the world in the sport of basketball.
Despite being the clear underdog, the Russian basketball team under David Blatt are still very much capable of pulling an upset against the US.
Having players averaging 6-8 in height the Russians has the size advantage against the much smaller Americans.
The Russians are also great outside shooters who can create headache to the American basketball team.
Both US and Russia expressed confidence they will win the highly anticipated game.
The World Basketball Championship is still ongoing for professional basketball fans around the world.

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Despite injury, McNabb ready to start for Redskins on Sunday

An ankle sprain injury will not stop Washington Redskins superstar quarterback Donovan McNabb from starting for his team in their National Football League season opener game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
McNabb said his injury is not yet 100 percent healed but it will not stop him from starting for his team and help them against the Cowboys.
The superstar quarterback revealed to keep him healthy and ready in their NFL season opening game he is undergoing regular rehabilitation and taking medicines.


Newly acquired Washington Redskins superstar quarterback Donovan McNabb is ready to play for his new team in the opening of the 2010 National Football League season.

He said his injury is not totally healed but he is confident he can fully recover from his injury before the end of the current NFL season.
McNabb is one of the top recruits of the Redskins after he spend the past 11 years of his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles.
The superstar quarterback said he is confident of the chances of his new team this year under headcoach Mike Shanahan.
He said if the team will play together they will have a successful 2010 NFL season.
The Eagles earlier selected McNabb as the second overall pick of the 1999 NFL Draft.
He led the Eagles to four consecutive NFC East division championships (2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004), five NFC Championship Games (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2008), and one Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXXIX, in which the Eagles were defeated by the New England Patriots). Perhaps his most memorable play has become known as "4th and 26", which took place against the Green Bay Packers in the final minutes of a 2003 NFC Divisional playoff game.
He is the Eagles' all-time leader in career wins, pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns.
The new NFL season is fast approaching that will surely provide excitement and thrill to all professional football fans around the world.

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A-Rod's return makes Yankees more formidable as MLB playoff nears

Time to smile for the the countless fans of the New York Yankees around the world.
The quest of the Yankees to repeat as champions in MLB is gaining ground.
After 15 days of absence due to a strained left calf injury, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is finally healthy and ready to roll for his team as the MLB playoff nears.
Rodriguez had been on the disabled list since Aug. 21. He had not played in a full game since Aug. 15.
This year, Rodriguez is hitting .265 with 21 homers and 97 RBIs.


Major League Baseball superstar third baseman Alex Rodriguez is ready to roll for the New York Yankees after a recent left calf injury in the ongoing MLB season.

Without Rodriguez in its line-up, the Yankees are on a winning run as they achieve victories against some of the top MLB teams this year.
The Yankees recently defeated the equally hot Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 to stretch their winning streak to seven games in the ongoing MLB season.
Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson played big in the game as he drove in three runs with a pair of doubles to bring his team to victory against the Toronto Blue Jays.
With their winning run the Yankees is poised to repeat as World Series champion this year.
However, the rest of the MLB teams are also determined to win the crown this year, which makes the MLB playoffs exciting for professional baseball fans to see around the world.

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Clijsters, big guns continue wins in US Open

Defending champion Kim Clijsters and the rest of the top women professional tennis players in the world are still very much alive in the ongoing US Open.
Clijsters who won the event with a wild-card entry last year avoid the upset axe by defeating 27-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-0 in the third round of the WTA sanctioned professional tennis tournament.
The Belgian tennis superstar is very happy with her win since it came against a tough opponent when she is not playing her best tennis.
She said now that she has won her match she will work harder for her to successfully defend her crown this year.
Aside from Clijsters, women tennis stars who won their matches in the US Open were Fifth-seeded Samantha Stosur and 12th-seeded Elena Dementieva.


US Open champion Kim Clijsters is on course on successfully defending her crown this year against some of the best women tennis players in the world today.

Stosur, the French Open runner-up, extended her longest run at the Open, beating Sara Errani 6-2, 6-3.
The Australian had never gotten past the second round at Flushing Meadows in six previous tries.
But the 26-year-old is in the midst of a career year and has reached the quarterfinals or better in nine of her last 10 events.
Stosur beat the 37th-ranked Errani for the second time in just more than a week.
She needed a third-set tiebreak to defeat the Italian in New Haven, Conn.
Stosur nearly lost in the first round at the U.S. Open, dropping the opening set then going to a tiebreak in the second against 64th-ranked Elena Vesnina.
Stosur moves on to face Dementieva, who beat 24th-seeded Daniela Hantuchova 7-5, 6-2. Dementieva, the 2004 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, has reached the semifinals three times but lost in the second round last year.
The Russian missed Wimbledon with a left calf injury and has fallen out of the top 10 in the rankings for the first time in more than three years.
Hantuchova has not beaten Dementieva since 2005, not including retirements. The Slovak reached the fourth round at the U.S. Open last year.
Dementieva converted all six break points Friday. Hantuchova was just 3-of-9.
In other early action, No. 20 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia defeated Gisela Dulko of Argentina 6-1, 6-2.
The US Open is still ongoing for professional tennis fans to watch the matches live.

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Storm's Jackson is 2010 WNBA MVP

The top superstar of the Seattle Storm has been declared as the Most Valuable Player in the 2010 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) season.
Australian center Lauren Jackson has been declared as the top player in the WNBA today after leading his team to the WNBA Western Conference Finals this year.
The MVP award is the third time to be given to Jackson who was also declared as MVP in 2003 and 2007.
Jackson was very happy with her award and dedicated it to his teammates who she claimed made her reached such great recognition this year.
She said without the strong support of the Storm fans and her teammates she could not have received the MVP award for the third time.


Seattle Storm's superstar center Lauren Jackson (with ball) is the top player in the 2010 Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

The 2010 WNBA season had been a great year for Jackson as he averaged 20.5 points and 8.3 rebounds a game this season.
With the strong plays of Jackson the Storm finished with a 28-6 record, the best in the league. They were 17-0 at home.
The WNBA superstar is now considered as one of the top women's professional basketball player in the world today.
As mentioned earlier 2010 had been a great year for Jackson and her team, she scored 20 or more points in 16 of her 32 games this season, sitting out twice simply for rest as the Storm raced to a 22-3 start and coasted to the finish.
Jackson finished fourth in the league in scoring.
The superstar center was previously league MVP in 2007 when she averaged a career-best 23.8 points, and in 2003 when she was the first international player and youngest player to ever receive the award.
She is the youngest player, and fastest, in WNBA history to score 3,000 and 4,000 career points and was voted to the WNBA's All-Decade Team. She has averaged 19.5 points and 7.9 rebounds over her nine-year career. Jackson, a native of Albury, Australia, was the No. 1 pick of the Storm in 2001.
Jackson and the Storm are currently battling the tough Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA Western Conference Finals, if ever takes the championship this year would be definitely a "Lauren Jackson" year.
The WNBA is now on its penultimate stage so do not miss the chance to watch the professional basketball games live.

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