Sports Traveler Blog

Holy cow folks!  The First Four games last night provided the sports world with the best possible start to the NCAA tournament.  When they first added the play-in game, I found it somewhat meaningless and never cared to...

Well its that time of year again.  MLB spring training is running rampant through Florida and Arizona, and the college kids are just hitting their stride in the young season.  The 2012 season is only a few weeks old but...

Today marks the beginning of a new era in the NFL.  Number 18 for the Colts will no longer be future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. Guess Roger Goodell and the people in the NFL scheduling department have to find...

The Aaron's 499 will return to Talladega Superspeedway on May 6, 2012! NASCAR still has the new season smell to it as we go into the third race of 2012 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  At the moment Denny Hamlin leads all...

In just over a month the IZOD IndyCar series will kick off their 2012 season at Barber Motorsports Park in Atlanta, GA.  This will mark the second season that IndyCar will race under that trade name. As the cart based racing...

During the last two weeks there has been a new sensation in the NBA.  Whether you like it or not Jeremy Lin has taken the league by storm with a monumental run since his insertion into the starting lineup.  Injuries to...

In NASCAR there really is no such thing as a home track.  But for many drivers, Charlotte Motor Speedway is a home of sorts for the simple fact that most of the teams in NASCAR have their main shop located in North Carolina. If...

Bracket buster match-ups are already happening throughout college hoops as teams across the country prepare to make their run to the NCAA tournament.  This is the "make or break" point in the season and everyone knows it. ...

For the first hundred or so games of Blake Griffin's career we have confidently learned one thing about his game.  Folks, the man can dunk.  In the game of basketball a dunk counts for just as much as any other 2 point...

Texas Motor Speedway isn't just another cookie cutter mile and a half track on the NASCAR circuit.  TMS is built for speed and all the drivers will tell you that this track is tough to tame.  The track runs so fast that...

If you would have told me a year ago that the Indianapolis Colts would even consider trading Peyton Manning then I would have completely dismissed the idea and deemed the thought completely ludicrous.  Fast forward to today. ...

Some of the greatest highlights of the 2012 Super Bowl Weekend won't necessarily happen on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium. As thousands of NFL fans head to Indianapolis, the city and some of the best entertainment planners...

Many race fans enjoy the speed of Atlanta or the four-wide racing at Talladega or Daytona, but some race enthusiasts love the short track.  Short track racing is highlighted every NASCAR season with 2 races at the unique...

The college bowl season has come to a close and in just a few weeks the Super Bowl will mark the end of the NFL season.  This is the part of the year when the sports world turns its attention to basketball.  The NBA usually...

Starting today the PGA season will kick off in Maui with the sport's first tournament of the 2012 campaign.  Many top golfers will hold out from this tournament but the season will start nonetheless.  As the season gets...

Its crunch time.  Who will bring home the Lombardi Trophy this year?  There are only a few spots left to fill this weekend and the scene for the NFL playoffs will be set.  There may only be a few invitations left to the...