The NBA All-Star Game is to be held on Sunday, and we have every reason to believe it will be a terrific event for fans and families alike.
But how does it compare to the games in the other professional sports?
Certainly, all of the games have their own strengths and weaknesses, but which one is the best overall? Here is a comparison of the games for the NBA, NHL, NFL, and MLB.Begin Slideshow
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Arizona Diamondbacks Reaching Out to a New Baseball Generation
When we moved to Arizona in 1994, Phoenix was clearly a basketball town. The Phoenix Suns were continuously sold out and you heard stories of people spending hours on the phone the day single game tickets went on sale hoping to score tickets to a single game during the season.
When the Suns were on television it felt like the whole city stopped whatever it was doing and focused all of their attention on the basketball game. I had never lived in a city so obsessed with a sports team and soon I found myself drawn into their enthusiasm. But alas, I am not a basketball kind of guy, my love is baseball.
On March 9, 1995 when Major League Baseball introduced the Arizona Diamondbacks as their newest franchise I was exstatic. If people in this town were excited about basketball, just wait until they had ...
Federal Reserve’s Minor League Players Of The Week: 5/11
Batter of the Week - Steven Souza, 3B, Hagerstown
When the Nationals drafted Souza with their third round pick in 2007, they probably didn't think he would be hitting .222/.317/.328 over his first three professional seasons. But like a lot of high school picks, the selection was made based on potential. Souza's skillset and size (6'4, 195 pounds) led many to believe that he would eventually turn into a middle of the lineup type of hitter. Souza is finally living up to some of that potential this season.
At 21 years old and in his second season at Hagerstown, Souza is hitting .287/.368/.530. He has eight doubles, four triples, and four home runs and is finally starting to show some of that power that those who drafted him believed he would develop. In seven games last week (one as a pinch hitter), he had four multi-hit games, finishing the week ...