We love SI Kids. It is a cool, fun magazine for kids who enjoy playing, watching, and talking about sports. SIKids.com just went through a redesign.

Its a rad site and has some fun features such as Buzz videos, ‘comic-cards’, and sports news about the best players, leaders, and athletes from all over the world.

There are points to be earned as you do different things at the site — we made the mascot pictured during one of our visits to SIKids.com.

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In case  you missed it, The Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2009 was held on March 28.  Kids from all over voted for their favorites of this year, including their #1 celebrities, movies, books, cartoons, and even video games. 

Family Fantasy Sports was happy to see Peyton Manning win for Favorite Male Athlete, and Candace Parker for Favorite Female Athlete.

Leonardo DiCaprio took home a new award called The Big Green Help Award, which is presented to the celebrity who goes above and beyond for the environment.    

Check out all the highlights from the show and see who got slimed on the Nickelodeon website.  You can also check out the cool quizzes about all the nominees from KCA ‘09!

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After its winter hibernation, baseball is upon us once again!  Yes, my friends, Opening Day is April 6th and baseball fans across America will celebrate the return of game winning home runs, diving catches, and 95 mile-per-hour fastballs.

Forget the fact that now there is actually an “Opening Night” (The champion Phillies host the Braves the night before), Opening Day is one of the great American traditions.  It is not only the beginning of the Major League Baseball season, but it reminds us that every team has a fresh start at reaching the World Series.  The old saying “Wait until next year!” turns into “Next year is now!” 

Even though there are 162 regular season games, Opening Day represents something special and has become an unofficial national holiday. Adults and kids mysteriously get sick and play hooky from work or school, where they end up at the ballpark to be a part of the festivities.  There is an “electricity” that is felt throughout the crowd when the entire team is announced for the first time that year. 

A win on Opening Day is taken as a sign that good things are to come for your favorite team this season.  Check out the Opening Day schedules at MLB.com and see which teams have the greatest shot at reaching the post-season in 2009.

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It looks like Fantasy NASCAR players are going to have a tougher time this season due to the uncertainty of the fantasy field.  Team mergers and driver changes, as well as a dip in sponsorships with the struggling economy, have shaken things up on the fantasy racetrack.   

Jimmie Johnson is the superhero of racing once again, as he seeks his fourth consecutive Sprint Cup.  And while the big four teams - Hendrick Motorsports, Roush Fenway Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing and Richard Childress Racing – are forces to be reckoned with, opportunity presents itself for the little guys this season. 

More than a dozen new teams registered with NASCAR, which means there is a chance for a Cinderella story in 2009.  Could one of these newcomers end up being the Arizona Cardinals of NASCAR?

Zack Albert of The USA Today previewed the 2009 season here, and provides fantasy rankings from 1 to 43.

His advice for the NASCAR fantasy folks:  “The gap between NASCAR’s haves and have-nots continues to widen, so it stands to reason that the best fantasy bets will come from NASCAR’s established superpowers: Hendrick, Roush Fenway, Gibbs, Childress. This especially holds true considering that Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch combined to win 24 of the 36 races last year.”

A Mexican baseball team tries to make history  in this heartwarming film. Those who have seen it agree that The Perfect Game is a homerun.

Based on the true story of the 1957 Monterrey Industrials Little League Baseball team, The Perfect Game is an inspiring tale about faith and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming odds.

Living in the poverty of Monterrey, Mexico in 1957, a group of boys discovers the joy of sandlot baseball under the guidance of their coach, Cesar, an aspiring Major League coach who faces discrimination at every turn. Even though they don’t have a lot of money or high-tech equipment, they have a dream to play in the Little League World Series.

Relying on faith, a kind priest (Cheech Marin) and a love of the game, the team starts an incredible winning streak that leads them across the border to Texas and all the way to Williamsport, PA where they have the chance to become the first foreign team to ever win the Little League World Series. Against all odds, can this team make history?

This is a touching sports movie about a time where the world was a very different place to live. Clifton Collins Jr. is great as the troubled coach, and Cheech Marin adds some laughs. The young cast impresses as well, especially Moises Arias (from the show Hannah Montana) and Jake T. Austin (Wizards of Waverly Place). If you like baseball, history, or both, you’ll really like this movie.

Rated PG with a runtime of 118 minutes. Visit the official site of The Perfect Game.

Not all aliens are scary looking big-headed, beady, black-eyed creatures who’ve come to Earth to take over the world. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is the story of an alien who accidentally gets left behind when his spacecraft visits Earth.

E.T. was originally released in 1982 but aside from a few bad ’80s hairdos, clothes, and old-school toys, you can’t really tell the film is 20 years old. This timeless story of a young boy who befriends an alien takes you on a wild adventure, makes you laugh and might even make you cry. Elliot, the young boy played by Henry Thomas, finds a special connection with E.T. which helps fill the void since his dad left. Despite the friendship that’s grown between the pair, E.T. must return to his home in outer space.

For the 20th anniversary release of E.T., director Steven Spielberg did some movie-magic touch-ups and upped the special effects on E.T.’s facial expressions, E.T.’s spaceship, and the famous flying bike scene.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial definitely gets two alien thumbs-up.  It’s fun, adventurous, heartwarming, and humorous. What else could you want in a flick? Oh… before you hit your movie seat you’ll definitely want to have a
box of Reese’s Pieces on your lap! You’ll understand why before you can say, “E.T. phone… home!”

Rated PG with a runtime of 120 minutes. Read more about E.T.  The Extra-Terrestrial at IMDB and be sure to visit E.T.’s official site.

In this animated film appropriately titled “Space Chimps” two NASA chimps are sent to a galaxy far, far away. One chimp has “The Right Stuff,” and the other, a good natured goofball, has “The Wrong Stuff.” The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from the evil dictator Zartog.

The New York Times has this to say about “Space Chimps”: ‘If “Wall-E” pushes the boundaries of what can be done in an animated movie, Space Chimps proves that the old formula is still pretty effective when executed well.’

In other words, this movie offers some good-natured, fun animation, but it is nothing new and not done nearly as well as Pixar’s masterpieces such as “Wall-E” and “Ratatouille”. But if you like space and love monkeys, then you can’t go wrong here.

Rated G with a runtime of 81 minutes. To read more about “Space Chimps” and read what movie critics have to say about the film, visit Rotten Tomatoes. Check out its trailer below.

This heroic coming-of-age story follows the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king of the jungle. As a carefree cub, he is both excited and anxious to become king, and spends his days frolicking with his pal, Nala. His father, King Mufasa, the revered ruler of Pride Rock and the lands that surround it, teaches him about the “Circle of Life”–the delicate balance of nature which bonds all animals together, and prepares him for the day when he will be called upon to lead. However, Mufasa’s evil brother, Scar, hopes that day will never arrive and schemes to do away with the king and Simba so that he can assume the throne for his own tyrannical purposes.

After Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for the death of his father in a wildebeest stampede, he flees into exile where he befriends wacky but warmhearted characters like the warthog named Pumbaa and the meerkat name Timon. Under the guidance of this odd couple, Simba adopts their “Hakuna Matata” (no worries) attitude towards life–taking things one day at a time. The cub matures into a young adult and is able to forget his past until a beautiful young lioness–who turns out to be his childhood friend Nala–arrives on the scene. She tells him of the hard times and suffering that have come to the Pride Lands under Scar’s reign, and begs him to take his place as king. With the help of Rafiki, a wise shaman baboon, Simba realizes that his father’s spirit lives on in him and that he must accept the responsibility of his destined role.

The Lion King is truly one of the best Disney films ever made. This movie has it all – it’s funny, emotional, has family drama, and above all, great animation, memorable characters, and outstanding songs!

Find out more about the Lion King at IMDB.