The SportsTalk Shop: “Twin Peaks: The Return”
Most people who know me would probably label me as a “sports guy.” I work in sports, I write about sports, I interview sports personalities…and when I’m home, I’m reading about and/or watching–when my son lets me have the remote–sports. It’s pretty much what I’ve wanted to do with my life since I was very…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: The State of District XI Wrestling Address
Gary will be returning with a new blog on May 22. This week, he’s asked RCN’s Jim Best to guest blog. Viewers should recognize Jim from RCN-TV’s coverage of high school wrestling. The State of District XI Wrestling Address: The 2016-17 high school wrestling season has come and gone. At face value, what a great season…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: NFL Draft “Recap Thoughts”
As the dust beings to settle from this year’s NFL draft, a few observations on the picks by the Eagles and Redskins: I think both teams had a successful draft overall. On our pre-draft edition of “SportsTalk,” I had identified several players that I thought would be available that would make sense for both the…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: More Kids Should Play Baseball
This week, I’ve asked RCN’s John Leone to guest blog. RCN-TV viewers should recognize John from the Lafayette College basketball broadcasts on the Lafayette Sports Network. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ More kids should play baseball. So I’m watching a game the other evening, and an ex-player by the name of Tim Flaherty was quoted as saying, “There are two…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: NFL Draft Thoughts/Sports Interviews
We had some great analysis and insights for this week’s NFL Draft on the most recent “RCN SportsTalk presented by The Morning Call” which you can see on RCN On-Demand or hear the podcast: rcn.com/atvn/sports-talk. Here are a few more insights/observations that either didn’t make it to air or should be emphasized as we approach…
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