October 29th San Antonio SUCKS party location announced posted by SASUX.com
To celebrate the tip-off of the Phoenix Suns' 2008-2009 regular season (in San Antonio, of all places), www.SASUX.com is hosting another amazing San Antonio SUCKS public party - this time at McDuffy's in Peoria, Arizona (located just south of Bell Road on the west side of 83rd Avenue across from Peoria Sports Complex).

In addition to being able to watch the big game with up to 550 other crazy Suns fans, San Antonio SUCKS merchandise will be on sale, and McDuffy's will have 1/2 price beer & cocktails and $3.95 appetizers from 3p-7p. After 7p, it's just $2.00 for any small draft and only $3.00 for any drink or beer!

This is going to be a HUGE event. If you are in the Phoenix area, I hope you and your friends will be able to come out to join us. Please mark your calendar now and pass the information along.... [read more]

Olympic Gymnastics posted by Charles Bisbee

When you think Olympics, you think Michael Phelps. Phelps has been plastered all over the past ten issues of Sports Illustrated. He has TV commercials on seemingly every channel. The guy is everywhere.

I simply don’t care for swimming, and not only because I’ve always sunk like a lead balloon. Its just a terribly dull sport to watch. Ultimately, swimming (albeit quickly) back and forth in a pool and breaking some record previously held buy a guy named Spitz just doesn’t do it for me. You want tizzy-inducing, Olympic material? Lets talk about women’s gymnastics.

I had never watched gymnastics for more than two minutes before watching the women’s all-around competition. This is insane stuff! Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liuken and a couple of pre-pubescent Chinese girls flipped and bounced over a 4-inch balance beam as though it were a 4-lane freeway. Have you ever tried to stand on a balance beam, let alone attempt a back flip on one? I tried once (to stand on one) during a 4th grade P.E. class. I lost my balance after three seconds, sprained my ankle and earned a raspberry in the most inconvenient of areas.

Gymnasts should be recognized as the greatest athletes in the world, but they aren’t. And the problem lies in the Barbie-doll image cultivated within the sport’s culture. The athletes are spectacular, but they appear as caricatures taken from the same vein as the beauty contest winners from Little Miss Sunshine. This image, further accentuated by Johnson’s cuddly-chipmunk appearance throughout the Ol... [read more]

Headlines Widget updated to include your blog posts posted by Earn Money Blogging
We've added some additional functionality to our "Headline Widget" so that our bloggers can now promote their blog posts through the widget.  Simply go the "Headline Widget" page, type in your username in the appropriate blank, and copy the HTML to any webpages (i.e. your MySpace profile page or your personal blog) where you want your blog posts to appear.
 
The "Headline Widget" can be customized to display in any color and it comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. 
 
Important: The widget is geared towards displaying headlines and blog posts for a particular sport or team, so if you want the widget to display all of your blog posts no matter what the subject of the blog post is, be sure to choose "All Sports Headlines" for the first customization option.
 
This widget is a great way to promote your blog.  Get as many people as you can to put the widget on their webpages.  For example, tell your friends with MySpace and blogs to paste your widget into their pages.  Or contact other sports bloggers and see if they would put the widget on their blog page.  The widget is simply HTMl code, so any page where you're allowed to post HTML is a good place to post the widget.  We've had local television stations use this widget on their website to get up-to-date information about the local professional sports teams so there's no telling who might find your blog posts interesting and be willing to post your widget on their website.  Email the webmasters of... [read more]

Inbound link contest winner announced! posted by Earn Money Blogging

A big thanks to everyone who participated in the "Inbound Link Contest".  We have a winner!  A big congratulations go out to Marija.  Thank you for all your hard work on this.  While we had a lot of people participate, Marija was able to win with only 4 links!  So it wouldn't have taken a lot to win this contest!  We'll be having another contest soon so stay tuned.

The whole purpose of this contest was to get our bloggers networking with other webmasters and to start to build up their inbound links which will help their traffic.  Even a few links can help you with the search engines as they will see you as more of an authority on your topic the more inbound links you have.

To learn more about marketing your blog check out this post: http://www.nbabasketballonline.com/sports_content-rev_share_faq.html#my_faq_2971

Marija's blog can be found here.  If you're a Knicks fan, check it out: http://www.newyorkknicksnews.com/marijak

The original post announcing the contest can be found here: http://www.nbabasketballonline.com/bloggers/weblog/2984.html

And if you're not already signed up with Google AdSense and making money from your blog, check out our Revenue Share FAQ page: http://www.nbabasketballonline.com/sports_content-rev_share_faq.html

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Steve Nash - MVP and Future Oscar Winner? posted by Ryan Bristow
If you haven't seen the Steve Nash/ Baron Davis spoof trailer for the movie "Step Brothers," then its about time you did. This 3 minute video isn't particularly funny, but the fact that our sports stars (especially our own Steve Nash) are making an effort to entertain not just on the court is a welcome reminder that athletes are people too, people who like laughing at themselves. ... [read more]

LeBronze No More: The American Quest To Regain Olympic Gold posted by Chris Humpherys

The 2008 Beijing Olympics is upon us and decorated swimmer Michael Phelps is not the only recognizable American hoping to return home with gold.  There are twelve other American athletes, the men who comprise Team USA Basketball, who this time travel to China with a chip on their shoulders, for they are no longer considered the best in their sport.  On August 10th, Team USA Basketball officially begins their quest for Olympic gold, a shot at redemption and the right to once again proclaim that America’s brand of basketball is the best on the planet. 

 

Over the past eight years, Americans have been flat out embarrassed in international competition.  Team USA finished sixth in the 2002 World Championship.  They finished 3rd in both the 2004 Olympics and the 2006  World Championships.  Despite underachieving recently, Team USA is once again considered the favorite to win the gold medal.  By all accounts, they should live up to those expectations.  This team and coaching staff, under the guidance of Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo, was assembled differently than in years past, embracing a team concept over emphasis on the individual superstar.  While this current ‘Dream Team’ still features Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, only one player on this roster, Jason Kidd, owns a gold medal, hopefully leaving eleven more with the desire to join him in that honor.

 

Under the leadership of head coach Mike Krzyzewksi, several factors, if used to their advantage, set up nicely... [read more]

Back in 1990 with the Portland Trail Blazers posted by David Lassen
This week on Comcast SportsNet Northwest they've been showing Game 6 of the 1990 Western Conference finals in the NBA. Being an Oregonian and Blazer fan it brings back vivid memories. I was nearing the end of my first term away from home at Southern Oregon State College (as it was known then) in Ashland, and a large group of friends were all Blazer fans. We got together to see them on TV every game it seemed. I remember being at my townhouse apartment I shared with my cousin, with a few guests on that great day of May 31st in '90. Man, it seemed like the greatest thing in the world when Buck Williams got the rebound at the end and heaved the ball upward like he was trying to hit the roof. The amazing thing is there were a number of segments in the series with the Phoenix Suns where Portland did not look so sharp, and even in this final game in which they came back to win. My cousin and I made a Memorial Day weekend trip down to the Bay Area to see an Athletics game a few days before (he's an A's fan). Coming from Ashland it wasn't really that long of a drive, and we hung out with his brother's family there too. I could have my exact days wrong but it seemed like on that Friday night the Trail Blazers played one of the games in Phoenix and got DESTROYED! I forget the score but they were down a ton. Then the next day, we went to the A's baseball game. People sitting nearby said they were sorry for us after telling them we were from Oregon. Hardly anyone then thought they could come back. But the Blazers did, and went into the Finals with a lot of momentum. (By the w... [read more]

Inbound link contest - Win $100! posted by Earn Money Blogging

To try and motivate our bloggers to get inbound links we're going to have a contest to see which blogger can get the most inbound links to their blog. The contest begins now and ends July 31st, 2008. To be entered in to the contest all you have to do is go out and get as many websites to link to your blog as you can and at the end of the month send us an email listing all those links. All links must be active from August 1st through August 7th when we'll be judging the entries - a winner will be announced on August 7th. All entry emails must be received by Midnight on July 31st, 2008. You can email them to sportsfan@nbabasketballonline.com

We're going to impose some restrictions on the types of links you can get so please see below for the full list of links that do NOT count.

To get started simply go to Google and find other websites and blog that are about the sports and teams that you write about. Email the website owner and ask them for a link by explaining that you think your blog would be a good resource for their readers. Or offer to write a guest post for them with your by-line and URL at the bottom of the article. Or offer to exchange links with them by writing a quick write up of their site and a reciprocal link back to them. Some webmasters will be happy to add you to their blog roll even if you don't give them a link back (which is ideal) but some may want you to link back to them - you can easily do this with a quick blog entry on your blog about their website.

To learn more about inbound links and marketing your blog in general check out this post:--b... [read more]

From the NBA to MLB, the Arms Race Has Begun posted by Anthony "The Moneyball" Moniello

"It's not a game, it's an arms race" - Kanye West and Fallout Boy belt this hook over and over again on a recent hit with that same title. In that context, Kanye and the Fallout Boy guys are referring to the battle of musical artists not only surviving in a competitive worldwide market, but one with hindrances around every music sharing online ripping program. While that's an issue for another day and another blogsite, it's relevance is crucial when talking about the current state of Major League baseball and the National Basketball Association.

It all began on one fateful day in January when the Memphis Grizzlies gift-wrapped a late Christmas Gift for the Los Angeles Lakers in the mold of Pau Gasol, the center that solidified Showtime as the front-runner in the Western Conference. The arms race began! The domino effect led to two desperate acts of self-destruction in Shaquille O'Neal to the Phoenix Suns and Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. Those moves pushed the usually level-headed Spurs into making a level-headed move in picking up Kurt Thomas... yet the games had just begun. 

Now, in the baby driven NBA, it shouldn't be a shock that the newest game craze is not guitar hero, but the preschool favorite musical chairs. The winner seemingly being the Philly Sixers- who just landed the Worst Friend of the Year Winner Elton Brand who's handshake and word are seemingly as reliable as a teenager making curfew or A-Rod making curfew. (While I will get back to A-Rod later in the week, didn't anybhody learn from the Carlos Boozer fiasco a few years ago? A... [read more]

Diesel to the Suns makes or breaks Steve Kerr posted by jason
Shaq has something left in the tank, not a lot but something. I am seeing the Diesel in a 20 minute a night capacity of optimum performance. This is his 4th and final act in the league now.... like when Walton joined the Celtics back in the day as a sixth man and redeemed his checkered pro career as a reserve on the Celtics 1986 championship team. Shaq will give them a little toughness in the paint. They had gone as far as possible with sean marion.....the risk is worth it. The fact of the matter is that nash can reinvigorate the big aristotle......look how good nash has made the guys on that phoenix in terms of boosting their on court efficiency and production....take a look at the numbers players had in phoenix versus their next team...ex: Q richardson of the knicks...tim thomas of the clippers.....shaq is a vet who will understand his role, bang i a little with yao, dampier and bynum, get 7- 8 boards and get the suns second unit running, outlet to barbosa and diaw and let the young guys run. Do you seriously think shaq cant get 10 and 10 in limited minutes.......of course if the suns stumble in the first round, kerr has financially crippled the franchise for the next two seasons and his career there is over. It says here it pays off as the Suns reach the finals but lose to the cavaliers! ... [read more]

Suns trade G Strawberry to Rockets (AP)

The Phoenix Suns traded guard D.J. Strawberry to the Houston Rockets on Monday for rookie guard Sean Singletary. "Sean gives us depth at the point guard spot," Suns general manager Steve Kerr said. "We like his instincts and his ability to run a team. He also puts a lot of pressure on the ball." Singletary was the 42nd overall pick in the 2008 draft by the Sacramento Kings, who quickly sent him along... [read full article]

Posted Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:56:24 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports

Shaq's wife says couple has reconciled (AP)

The wife of Phoenix Suns center Shaquille O'Neal said Thursday that her marriage to the NBA star is on the mend. During an interview about the launch of her new video-sharing Web site, Shaunie O'Neal told The Associated Press that the couple plans to stop divorce proceedings soon. "Neither one of us could probably answer why we were getting one in the first place," Shaunie O'Neal said. [read full article]

Posted Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:34:15 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports

Ex-1st rounder Skinner rejoins Clippers (AP)

Free-agent forward Brian Skinner, a first-round pick of the Los Angeles Clippers 10 years ago, signed with the team on Thursday. The Clippers reached a deal with the 6-foot-9, 255-pounder, who averaged 3.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 66 games for the Phoenix Suns last season. Terms were not announced. "Brian Skinner is a veteran NBA player who will give us both size and depth in the middle," Clippers... [read full article]

Posted Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:43:13 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports