If they do, then you can bet your ass the Knicks will be the team to beat next season.

After getting the services of multi – time All – Star Tracy McGrady this 2010 NBA basketball season from a three team trade with the Houston Rockets and the Sacramento Kings, the New York Knicks were able to clear enough salary-cap space for the Knicks to possibly sign two maximum-salary free agents this summer.

That’s right, the New York Knicks could recruit LeBron James by giving him the option of choosing which other free agent he wants from the likes of Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Joe Johnson, Amare Stoudemire and Dirk Nowitzki.

However, getting LeBron James out of Cleveland won’t be easy since the Cavs, who own the league’s best record, bolstered their lineup with the addition of former Wizards forward Antawn Jamison. If Cleveland advances to its second NBA Finals stint in four years with LeBron, the odds of him leaving his home state figure to be diminished.

Sorry Knicks fans.

The New York Knicks aren’t the only team to clear cap space. The Chicago Bulls, a team featuring point guard Derrick Rose and a better core group of players than…

Well, that’s what Jarno Trulli is saying anyway.

Michael Schumacher is set to return to Formula One after signing with Mercedes GP for the 2010 F1 season. Yes, in case you didn’t know yet, he’s coming back and he won’t be driving for Ferrari no more. Instead, he’ll compete for Ferrari’s rivals from Mercedes after a three-year sabbatical.

Can Michael Schumacher recapture the greatness he once had after three years being away from the sport? If you’ve been following F1 for quite some time, then you should know by now that betting against a guy like Michael Schumacher is a bad idea. As far as him winning another title at 41 years old is concerned, Jarno Trulli believes Schumi can do that too.

”Why not? Being 41 is not a problem; age is just a number. He’s still in very good shape, and physically and mentally I don’t think he’s going to have any problems,” Jarno Trulli said in an interview with Crash.net Radio.

”I think the only trouble he will find is returning to racing after three years, it’s not that easy to get back into the same rhythm in Formula 1. I think it will take him some races before he can really begin to attack again, but that is the only issue I can see him facing.”

Like Schumi, Jarno Trulli will also be driving for another team. You see, Toyota is no longer competing in Formula One, forcing Trulli to move to a new player this season, Lotus.

”We have to be realistic,” Trulli said. ”It’s going to be a tough season, and to begin…”

The World Cup, which is played every four years, never fails to capture the imagination of the English people.

And after failing to qualify for Euro 2008, it has been a long four years for England fans to wait and remember what it feels like to get behind their team in a major international competition. Now that England is in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, English football fans couldn’t be any happier.

England head to South Africa confident, having easily secured their place for this year’s World Cup. And for the first time in quite a long time, English fans can finally look forward to the World Cup with a sense of optimism.

With players such as Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard ranking amongst the best in the world, together with the other members of the talented England squad, Fabio Cappello could well be the man to guide England to World Cup glory for the first time since 1966.

The draw for the 2010 World Cup took place in Cape Town and with the way the countries have been drawn, it looks like lady luck is really smiling on England. They got a great draw coming up against USA, Slovenia and Algeria in Group C, making the English team as the clear favorites to win the group.

Looking back at England’s history in the World Cup, England has entered all 14 post-war competitions. They qualified through play in the preliminary competition on…

My my, teams are really letting some once great running backs go these last couple of days huh?

Brian Westbrook won’t be playing for them Eagles no more once the 2010 NFL football season gets here. Yes, just like LaDainian Tomlinson not playing for them Chargers anymore. You see, after two cases of concussions last season, the Eagles finally let him go, stirring up some rumors that he may just call it quits and walk away from football.

However, Brian Westbrook claims that is simply not the case. ”My plan is not to retire. My plan is to continue to play football,” he said in an interview with a local radio station in Philly. ”There’s 32 teams out there. Hopefully I’ll have an opportunity to go and play with another team.”

Yes, after two concussions that kept him out for a good portion of Philly’s last campaign in the NFL, Westbrook feels he can still play football and bang heads with guys like Jared Allen and Patrick Willis. And in case you’re wondering, no, he doesn’t have a death wish.

Westbrook, who thanked Philadelphia Eagles fans and coach Andy Reid for all their support, said his agent has already heard from three or four teams about his availability for 2010. Of course, we don’t know if those three or four teams play in the NFL. Hell, he may end up playing for some team in Canada for all we know.

Westbrook also said that he understood why the Eagles…

The trading deadline passed and he’s still a Sun.

Yep, in case you didn’t know, Amare Stoudemire will be playing for the Phoenix Suns at least for the remainder of the 2010 NBA basketball season.

There have been a lot of rumors circulating around the Phoenix Suns trading Amare Stoudemire to either the Miami Heat or the Cleveland Cavaliers, but since no deal has been made after the NBA trading deadline a few days ago, you have to wonder what the deal is between Amare and the Suns organization.

Will the Phoenix Suns still give their somewhat strange rebuilding process a green light and trade Amare Stoudemire as they continue to let go core pieces of their team like Shawn Marion and Shaquille O’Neal?

For now, All – Star forward Amare Stoudemire remains playing for Phoenix with a somewhat unclear path ahead.

With Stoudemire still on board, the Suns are still in the playoff hunt as long as they stay healthy. As long as history doesn’t repeat itself and we don’t see another late – season collapse, the Suns should feel good about playing past mid-April, giving them a better than 90 percent chance of reaching postseason play.

The Suns could have just taken the best deal available…

Just in case you still didn’t know already.

You read it, the former league MVP won’t be playing for the San Diego Chargers come the 2010 NFL football season. You see, after all those years leading them Chargers to winning seasons, the franchise he helped build finally got rid of him now that the once explosive Tomlinson is not so young anymore.

”It’s definitely sad to leave, but I’m excited, as well, about the future,” LaDainian Tomlinson said during a press conference. The San Diego Chargers released him after a mostly brilliant nine-year run in which he became one of the greatest running backs in NFL history.

L.T. was always in control on the football field, whether he was finding holes inside or going airborne over a pile of bodies near the endzone. However, in his farewell speech to the Chargers and their fans, he was unable to control his emotions.

”Sorry,” LaDainian Tomlinson said, as he fought back tears. ”It’s probably because I was all prepared and said I wasn’t going to do this. Sometimes emotions are what makes a person and as you guys know, I’ve always worn my emotions on my sleeve.”

”I’m very excited about the future and the opportunity that’s ahead,” Tomlinson said. ”I’ve always said my no.1 goal is to win the championship, so it gives me, I guess, confidence and relief to know guys have gone on to win championships.”

”This is not the end of the road at all. I’m not retiring. So…”

Yep, those two teams are still their two favorites to meet in the NBA Finals this year.

We’re at the halfway point of the 2010 NBA basketball season which usually means the trading deadline has passed and we have a handful of teams with improved lineups, all making that final push for a prime playoff spot.

Of course, all them moves have a huge impact on the betting public. Are the favorites last November still the favorites to win the title at this point of the year? Who made the biggest move to warrant your attention this season?

Well, as far as BetUS.com is concerned, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers are still their two favorites to compete for the world championship in the NBA Finals. And in case you were wondering, yes, most sportsbooks are picking them two teams as well.

The NBA’s All-Star weekend came and went without much fanfare as the dunk contest was panned by fans and media alike and the most exciting stuff being exhibited by some of the…

Of course, all them trades that happened a few days ago will have a huge impact on who these sportsbooks favor.

The trade deadline this 2010 NBA basketball season has come and gone and while the Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t get Amare Stoudemire like they wanted, they still were able to score Antawn Jamison from the Washington Wizards and Sebastian Telfair from the L.A. Clippers.

”We are very excited to have an experienced all-star player of Antawn’s caliber and character join us,” said Cleveland Cavaliers GM Danny Ferry after making the deal. ”He has the ability to add a special, unique dimension to our team with a strong inside presence and the ability to stretch teams defensively, while impacting the entire court.”

As it stands, online sportsbooks have Cleveland as the odds-on favorite at -110 to win the Eastern Conference and +225 to win the NBA championship. The trade was consummated on Feb. 18 and Jamison made his debut a day later and since then, the Cavaliers are 0-2 straight up and against the spread.

After a game against the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday night, LeBron James and the rest of the Cavs will hit the road for a two-game Atlantic division swing with games against the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors.

Let’s look ahead to that road trip…

Great. That’s just what the Knicks needed, another overpaid guard to fuck up the salary cap.

After trading Nate Robinson to Boston, you can’t help but wonder, are these guys throwing the 2010 NBA basketball season away already? And what’s even funnier is the fact that the Knicks actually think bringing in a Tracy McGrady who is now merely a shell of his former self, the right move to make.

But when you come to think of it, this is probably a good business decision by New York Knicks gerenal manager Donnie Walsh. We all know the Knicks won’t be competing for the NBA championship this season anyway so the least they can do now is just put more asses inside Madison Square Garden and just like Iverson in Philadelphia, McGrady can be that guy in New York City.

Having a guy like Tracy McGrady can bolster interest to this ailing Knicks franchise. Of course, if they want to have McGrady for the next couple of years, they would have to give up key players within their team like Al Harrington and Eddy Curry at some point just to stay below the cap.

And since the Knicks are trying to clear up some cap space anyway for the highly anticipated 2010 free agency, those guys are as good as gone along with their hefty paychecks.

The first move New York Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh was looking into before the deadline was a three-team deal that involves both the…

I know it’s a little too early to talk about Super Bowl XLV already but since there’s really nothing much going on with football season over, we will.

And just in case you didn’t know, Super Bowl XLV will be staged in Jerry Jones’ ridiculously huge Cowboys Stadium. And since this will be huge for Jones’ unbelievable structure, having his Cowboys play will just be perfect.

But can the Dallas Cowboys compete in next season’s Super Bowl? Will they get the chance to play for all the marbles in front of all their fans in Texas?

After a strong finish to the season for the first time in… forever, and a nucleus of talent in its prime, Tony Romo and the rest of the Cowboys are sure poised to be legitimate contenders for the next 4-5 seasons. Their job is to win a title during that time.

Of course, the Cowboys still need to shore up the talent in a few areas like the offensive line, the safety position and their receiver corps. But there’s no reason to think they won’t get enough help in those areas to compete at an even higher level next season.

The Cowboys will enter training camp next season knowing they’re one of the league’s best teams as opposed to wondering about…