http://socalsportschick.com Sports and Stilettos...Read my Blog and Connect With Your Guy Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:30:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en USA's Olympic Baseball Team Earns Right to Play in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Written by Julie Smith The Americans won the Olympic gold medal in the year 2000, but didn't succeed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens. This year the United States of America's Olympic Baseball Team ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/07/13/usa-baseball-team-made-it-to-the-2008-olympics/ Basketball at the 2008 Olympic Games will be held at Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing from August 9-24, 2008. Written by David Horne Basketball is definitely a global sport that has shown continued growth over recent years. The USA with the NBA and its college basketball system undoubtedly has the toughest ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/06/14/basketball-at-the-beijing-olympics-in-2008-will-be-sure-to-dominate-as-a-crowd-favorite/ "Last Loose Ends Of The So Called "Steroid Era". Written by Ally White For some the Home Run Derby might be an event meant for the people to enjoy themselves in wholesome fun. For others it might be one of the last loose ends of the so called "steroid era" in ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/06/09/is-the-home-run-derby-pushing-the-mlb-in-another-direction/ The X-Factor Golf Swing. Written by Aidan Sugrue As the ol' song goes..."Just do the Twist"... well not quite...but the right "little twist" will set you on the right track to turbo-charging your drives. We've all heard of the famous X-factor and how crucial it is to turbo-charging the range of your ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/06/03/golf-swing-an-amazing-tweak-for-a-killer-drive/ With Help From His Crew, Scott Dixon Scores His First Indy 500 Victory. Scott Dixon drove a great race on Sunday, but I have to say I was really hoping Danica Patrick would win the race. She was definitely robbed out of at least placing in the Indy 500. ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/05/26/scott-dixon-wins-indianapolis-500/ Civil Suit Against Charles Barkley Is Now Closed. I knew Charles Barkley would come through, nevermind what all you naysayers are thinking. According to the Associated Press, his $400K gambling debt has been made good on. On May 20th, Sir Charles first sent the Wynn Casino a check for $400,000 and ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/05/25/charles-barkley-gambling-debt-update/ Where Oh Where Did the ESPN Rally Monkey Go? There's a cute little video over at NESW Sports that you have to check out. Well it gave me a bit of a chuckle anyways! I'm probably partial to the video because the rally monkey is wearing an LA Angel's shirt and ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/05/24/espn-rally-monkey-missing-in-action/ Charles Barkely gets sued by Wynn Casino for $400K There is no doubt in my mind that retired NBA all-star Charles Barkley will make good on his gambling debt to the Wynn Casino in Las Vegas. Obviously still proving to be controversial, the fact remains that Barkley is still one ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/05/16/charles-barkely-vs-wynn-hotel/ Golf Handicap - Honest, Sandbagger or Hollywood, Which One Are You? There are 3 types of handicaps out there. They include: (1) honest handicaps; (2) sandbagger handicaps and (3) Hollywood handicaps. Thankfully, the most common type of handicap is the honest handicap. This is a handicap that is determined by using ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/05/07/the-3-types-of-golf-handicaps/ The Newest Breed of Social Sports Media Bob Costas recently aired a live HBO special of CostasNOW that discussed in detail how the new era of media reports our sports. In segment two of the special, Costas focused on "The Internet and Impact of Bloggers". The special included video interviews ... http://socalsportschick.com/2008/05/04/bob-costas-internet-bloggers-and-sports/