http://thefitpalace.com The Fit Palace Tue, 20 May 2008 16:56:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Jon Lester has been marked in baseballs history. Throwing a no-hitter got him there. But what makes it more impressive is the road he traveled to get to this point on his career. Just to point it out plain and simple; he survived cancer, and exactly a year ago he ... http://thefitpalace.com/lesters-no-no-among-others/ Paul Pierce vs. LeBron James. That's what the game was like. One shot after the other made and missed by these two players. But again, even though LeBron scored 45 points and everyone is talking how good he was, I believe he performed poorly. It wasn't the usual LeBron from ... http://thefitpalace.com/celtics-move-on/ Big Brown had an outstanding performance last Saturday with a 5-length victory at the Preakness. No horse has been even close to Big Brown, yet. This is the first time that The Fit Palace covers horse racing, but I must admit that watching Big Brown race with such an ease ... http://thefitpalace.com/big-brown-going-for-the-crown/ Rafael Nadal has proven to have Federer figured out mentally. As you know, tennis is a sport that players have to win mentally and not physically. At the level of the ATP tour, most players have an equal physical ability, what separates one from others is the state of mind ... http://thefitpalace.com/nadal-downs-federer-again/ The month of May is usually an interesting time in boxing. In recent years, it's been the host of Oscar De La Hoya's annual Cinco de Mayo fight festivities and the setup month for fights later in the year. It was also in May of last year when we were ... http://thefitpalace.com/may-days/ Is it a moral dilemma to let someone who uses two artificial blades as legs to run in the Beijing Olympics? Well, it depends from what point of view you look at it. If you are all for the love of the sport, the success story of the Olympic Games ... http://thefitpalace.com/two-legs-amputee-a-moral-dilemma/ The defending champs San Antonio Spurs find themselves in the corner being beaten by the young talent of New Orleans Hornets - and Chris Paul. It has been amazing to watch a young kid like Chris Paul, to dominate the floor and lead a team of talented players to victory over ... http://thefitpalace.com/cp3-leads-past-spurs/ The Suns and Mavericks losing in the first round of the playoffs. Who would have thought? Two teams that can easily be the best teams in the Eastern Conference are now long gone. One thing to think about: Do you think these two teams would be at the top of ... http://thefitpalace.com/western-massacre/ A new age has dawned (for the time being) on the England Football team with the appointment of former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello whose record makes impressive reading. Amongst his achievements to date Capello can chalk off a European Cup, 4 Italian Cups, 4 Scudetto's and 2 La Liga ... http://thefitpalace.com/the-italian-job/ Everyone wants what they can't get. That's true for most things in life. However, for Federer the French Open is THE tournament he wants and many say he can't win. I know, I know - Federer is in downtime and hasn't won a tournament since winning the Masters last November. ... http://thefitpalace.com/roger-federer-needs-help/