Category: Sports

This is an incredible story brought to my attention by Michael Shaffer…  We were comparing notes on the Toronto Maple Leafs versus the Columbus Blue Jackets, and he mentioned Bryan Berard.    Michael sent me the story in Hockey Digest

My buddy Rick Kennedy and I hooked-up in Phoenix back in January to watch some college basketball.  Rick is a Kansas Jayhawks fan (home of James Naismith, founder of basketball) and he predicted that Ohio State and Kansas would be #1

Missy, Leonard, and I made it to the Horizon League Tournament last night and watched the two quarterfinal games.  We sat with Becky and Tom at center court about 7 rows back from the floor at the “Nutt House”.  In the

I made it to the Dayton Bombers game last night at the “Nutt House” and watched a decisive 6 to 2 victory over the Toledo Storm.  This was a make-up game from an earlier date that was cancelled due to

From Deadspin on sports, I’ve discovered this story about Tamir Goodman…  Folks that have been following basketball for more than 10 years will remember Goodman, the so-called “Jewish Jordan,” who excited many by winning a high school All-Star MVP award and

You’ve probably read my postings on basketball at UD and WSU and thought “what happened to DZ’s support of the Buckeyes?”… don’t worry, I haven’t overlooked my alma matter at OSU.  They had a great victory at home on Sunday against

This is a nice highlight reel of open ice checks… This will even make those NFL players cringe. [youtube]ban56pjA4VU[/youtube] 2 min 30 sec

It’s interesting to see that the NBA is leveraging YouTube as another means for publicizing basketball.  This is a snippet of the top 10 plays for a week in February… [youtube]hn9NA_RucM0[/youtube] 2 min 29 sec

It’s important to recognize that my sons and I are supporters of basketball programs at both Wright State and the University of Dayton.   We attend six or seven home games at each school every year… However, UD fans tend to be the snooty folks

This is video footage of the wild fights during the February 22nd hockey game between the Buffalo Sabres and Ottawa Senators… Interestingly, the two teams play again on February 24th. [youtube]EAPhqXj_24I[/youtube] 4 min 2 sec