I recall when hockey skates changed from stamped steel supports to impact-resistant plastic. This really didn’t change the performance of skating. It only made skates look high-tech, and frankly that’s been the only advancement in the hockey skate in the last
Category: Sports
Hockey Brawl in a Preseason Game
It’s still the NHL preseason, but there is some great action in watching a fight between the two New York teams (thank god, I couldn’t bear to watch any more boring baseball highlights). [youtube]NFcMtIHD-Gw[/youtube] 2 min 6 sec
Bengals Lack Character and Values
I won’t comment on the Bengals’ recent fiasco against the Cleveland Browns… but I will say that the loss is fitting. Marvin and the Bengals’ leadership have yet to figure out the importance of the players having some positive character traits. All
Basketball and Racism
The New York Daily News has an article that attempts to help explain Isiah Thomas and his version of racism… “Jurors heard the Knicks coach say he wouldn’t stand for a white man calling a black woman a ‘bitch’ –
Major League Baseball Game with 400 Fans
My buddy, BoMo, knows what I think of baseball… evidently the folks that live in south Florida feel the same way. During a recent game between the Florida Marlins and the Washington Nationals, there were only 400 fans (in a
Modern Version of Borg .vs. McEnroe
If you’re tired of seeing the American Express commercial where John McEnroe supposedly apologizes to the tennis umpire, I have a humorous alternative for you. Take a look at this advertisement that is running on the television in Europe: [youtube]9wDzPvNzbzE[/youtube] 50 sec
Visit to the US Open Tennis Grand Slam Event
We visited New York over the weekend and spent 8 hours at the US Open on Saturday watching some great matches. On Center Court, there was Federer against the hard-serving John Isner, and Rodick quickly beat the fading Thomas Johansson.
Blue Jackets Sign Peca
According to an article in ESPN, Michael Peca has signed a contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets. Evidently, he got tired of waiting around for the New York Rangers to make a deal so he signed with the Columbus NHL franchise. My fellow hockey
Israeli Doubles Team Wins Cincinnati Tennis Championship
The Israeli doubles tennis team of Jonathon Erlich and Andy Ram appeared in their fourth final of the year. They beat the famous Bryan brothers in the ATP Master Series Final in Cincinnati (Last year they lost to the Bryan
Tennis Master Series – Quarterfinals
We made our third trip this week to the Western & Southern Financial’s ATP Master Series Tennis Tournament (By the way, what kind of name is ‘Western & Southern’? That’s almost as bad as ‘Fifth-Third’ Bank). It was the quarterfinals