Fordham Freshman Chris Gaston, a Star is Born

Although the Fordham Rams men’s basketball team (2-23, 0-13) is nearing the conclusion of an extremely unsuccessful season, one of its freshman players has already become an impact player. Chris Gaston, a freshman from the state of New Jersey, has received Atlantic-10 honors as Rookie of the Week four times this season. His play, thus [...]

From the Canary Islands to the Bronx, the Canarias Basketball Academy

Last week, Rob Orellana, the director of the Canarias Basketball Academy, located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands, led a delegation of students and staff on a week-long visit to the East Coast of the United States. This was the second annual visit to the United States for senior students [...]

The Golden Toe

Love hate relationships correlate with NFL Placekickers. Make or miss, they never know if they are going to be kissed or killed. In the Oakland Raiders case, they decided to form a marriage with kicker Sebastian Janikowski. Instead of an extravagant ring Janikowski received a hefty four-year, $16 million contract with $9 million guaranteed making [...]

Best Super Bowl Ever? Maybe? Or not. Now It’s Time to Worry

First off, lets give both teams their just due for getting there amidst tough competition. That out of the way, It doesn’t matter weather the better team won or not, and my contemporaries in “big” media should stop blaming everyone and everything else but Peyton Manning for the interception with just over 3 minutes to [...]

A Boxer’s Quest

It was finally time for Jose Torres  fight.  I’d been observing him preparing all evening at Nomads Adventure Quest in South Windsor, Connecticut where the Western New England Golden Gloves were being held.  The owners of the Untouchables boxing gym in Springfield, Mass had asked me to come up and take pictures of their fighter.  [...]

Aints No More!

This year’s annual Mardi Gras celebration isn’t set to begin until Tuesday of next week, but New Orleans’ beloved Saints have already touched off an early Bourbon Street bash which might last until then. With a stunning 31-17 upset victory over the Indianapolis Colts (16-3) in Super Bowl XLIV, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami [...]

Saints Win First NFL Title With 31-17 Win in Super Bowl XLIV

Heading into South Florida and Super Bowl XLIV, many folks would have guessed that one of the quarterbacks would have melted down the stretch and not come through when it counted. That’s part of the game, right? But how many of them would have said that Peyton Manning – the 2009 NFL MVP – would [...]

Charlotte 49ers Edge Fordham Rams, 77-73

Anyone watching the Charlotte (17-5, 7-1)-Fordham (2-18, 0-8)  contest at the Rose Hill Gym on Saturday afternoon would have been surprised to find out that Charlotte was on top of Atlantic-10 standings and that Fordham was winless and in last place. The two clubs engaged in a competitive struggle that was tied with 1:11 remaining [...]

Super Bowl or Stupor Bowl: Kick off can’t happen soon enough

It’s been a great pleasure of mine to have been able to watch this game in many places in the past. In my home, out at parties with others, at sports bars, and live in person as both a fan and a member of the credentialed media.  As someone who has seen every super bowl [...]

A Different Kind of Super Bowl Preview

I have been listening for two weeks how the Colts have this one wrapped up by about 25 points. Even though I’m picking Indy to win, not so fast on the blow out people. This is going to be closer then any one imagines, at least for the first three quarters.
Both teams are powerhouse offenses, [...]

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