Category: Sports

I went to my first Dayton Gems hockey game in some 30 years or so…  As they say, it’s deja vu all over again.  I basically lived at Hara Arena as a teenager, playing hockey any day… or any time

This is what we Ohio State football fans have started to take for granted — the Buckeyes in first place in the Big Ten Conference.

This is another one to save for the scrap book – the Cincinnati Bengals are in first place in the NFL North Division… are those pigs flying overhead??

I’ve had to snap this for posterity.  The Columbus Blue Jackets are in first place in the NHL Central Division… of course, this is after only 4 games — but, hey — it’s a move in the right direction! Go

The Cincinnati Bengals (“Bungels”) define new ways to lose… Unbelievable! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0rnIt6Ntg[/youtube]

You may have seen that Ohio State tennis phenom, Chase Buchanan, waltzed through the National Junior Championships and received an invitation to play in the US Open… He was then severely spanked at the US Open by professional player, Jo Wilfried

Check out this 53-shot tennis rally from a recent match at Cincinnati… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqX0-fx8Eqw[/youtube] 1 min 46 sec

We visited Mason a few times this past week to catch the Tennis Master Series.  We were able to see just about all of the top players, including Federer (see photo below), Roddick, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray, and the Bryan brothers…

For you sports fans, an interesting look at the top 50 “bad ass” moments (with videos)…

I played tennis for a couple of hours Sunday morning with my buddy Wally, and I was cajoled by my sons to go play again at Art Van Atta park Sunday afternoon…  I took along my trusty Canon Digital Rebel XT