I didn’t realize it, but over the last couple of weeks I completed a major tour by attending 6 games involving 6 different teams in 3 different sports: 1. NHL Hockey – Columbus Blue Jackets – 11/15, see posting here
Category: Sports
Bombers Lose in Overtime
Len and I convinced my father to join us for the Dayton Bombers hockey game on Saturday night… The Bombers looked tough in the 2nd period going up 4 -2, but were greatly outplayed by Reading in the 3rd period and
Buckeyes Lose to North Carolina
I made it to the big basketball game at Value City Arena last night to watch the Ohio State Buckeyes take on the #1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. My buddy, Steve Weiss, had great tickets for the game amongst
Bengals Win with Great Performance
On Sunday, I attended my first Cincinnati Bengals football game in almost five years… you’ve probably read some of my previous postings and the futility of the Bengals over the last 20 years; and given their performance last week, I wasn’t
Sampras, Still the Best Tennis Player… in 2007?
I’ve been watching the three exhibition matches between Pete Sampras and Roger Federer on the Tennis Channel; and since I’m now officially an “old guy”, I was naturally rooting for Sampras. During the first match, Pete looked halfway decent but
Jesus was a Buckeye
If you follow the Ohio State Buckeyes, you know that the staunch fans like to spell out “Ohio” with their arms… There is a church on I-75 between Dayton and Cincinnati that has the famous “touchdown Jesus” on display. Evidently, some OSU
Sports can be Rough
A contribution from marathon runner, Becky Keller… Here is a clip of my son’s race… he is a class 1 pro and luckily avoided the crash, but his buddy captured it on video here. The race was a 1 kilometer, 6
Raiders Win Home Opener
I went with Mark Kelly to the Wright State Raiders home opener last night at the Nutt House. The Raiders started slowly against Coastal Carolina, but ended up with a convincing 71-48 victory. It appears that Todd Brown and Vaughn
Football Weekend in Ohio
It was a great weekend for the Buckeyes as they dominated Michigan for the 4th straight time. They will likely move up to 4th in the BCS polls, and they still have a slight chance of making it to the
Blue Jackets Beat Black Hawks
I went with my buddy, Walt Wood, to the Blue Jackets NHL game in Columbus last night. The Jackets beat the Chicago Black Hawks 4-2 in an up-tempo game that was completed in last than 2.5 hours. The Jackets goalie,