The SportsTalk Shop: HS Football Poll-Week 6
It’s time once again for a look at this week’s District XI high school football poll results, consisting of area head coaches, athletic directors and media members. Big Schools (10 pollsters) Parkland (50 points, 10-first place votes) Freedom (39) Easton (27) Nazareth (19) Liberty (15) Among the big schools…no changes again for the #1, 4…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Brotherly Love
The word “Philadelphia” is derived from two Greek words – philos (loving) and adelphos (brother). Thus, Philadelphia is known as the city of “brotherly love”. There are twelve U.S. cities with four major professional sports – Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, Washington, and, dare I say, Philadelphia. With…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Yogi
Yogi Berra, the Yankee legend and Hall of Fame catcher, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, at the age of 90. He appeared in 14 World Series with the Yankees. The Yankees won ten of them. I had some ties to Yogi and his death brought those memories back. When I was doing play-by-play for…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Another New Innovation
I have to admit, I continue to be amazed at all of the technological advances made by RCN. I come from a long line of family members who are initially slow to appreciate change—ANY type of change. This includes having reservations about new ways of doing things. I still joke with my dad that he…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Chip, They Cannot Block
I have now wasted approximately seven hours watching the Philadelphia Eagles. Which is nothing compared to how much time the Eagles wasted so far preparing for this season. Imagine all the hours Chip Kelly invested in putting this team together and all the hours this team has spent trying to learn to play together. And…
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