Unless you’re a tennis fan, you probably don’t follow the Davis Cup, which involves professional players competing for their home countries in best-of-5 tournaments. A couple of months ago, Israel beat tennis powerhouse, Sweden 3-2. During the next round, played
Category: Sports
Dayton Gems Hockey Returns to Hara for 2009 Season
As Yogi Berra used to say, “it’s deja vu all over again.” The Dayton Bombers have officially folded and the Dayton Gems are back to play IHL hockey at Hara Arena… I grew up on this staple of hockey, and the
North Dayton Bicycling Course
After my 2 hours of tennis on Sunday mornings, I typically like to ride a quick 10 miles on Sunday afternoons… The little map with the photos below highlights the scenic ride I take from my home and around the Englewood
Playing Hoops…
Bear, Len, Redman, and I played a couple of hours of 2-on-2 basketball the other day… It was the old guys against the young guns.
Jews in Pro Tennis
I grabbed a snippet of the men’s bracket for the 2009 Wimbledon tournament in London. As you can see Jesse Levine and Dudi Sela are both playing in the 3rd round (Andy Ram is still playing in Doubles).
Great Soccer Ball Control
An enjoyable video that shows Remi Gaillard exhibiting great control over a soccer (football) ball… [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3LRf2DqwZA[/youtube] 5 min 30 sec
Tennis Humor
“The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I’ll never be as good as a wall.” “I played a ball machine once… he was f**king relentless!”
Top 10 Sports Movies
I stayed up late to watch “Major League” for at least the 10th time… Even though I’m not a great fan of baseball, this movie with Wesley Snipes, Charlie Sheen, and company is a sports movie classic. Of course, this
Dayton Gems Hockey Team Resurrected
It appears that the run-down building in north Dayton, known as Hara Arena, has managed to take advantage of the demise of the Dayton Bombers… Dayton Gems hockey returns.
Unusual Quotes from Pro Athletes
Goodies from StrangeCosmos: 1. Chicago Cubs outfielder Andre Dawson on being a role model: “I wan’ all dem kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I wan’ all the kids to copulate me.” 2. New Orleans