Behind the Mic: How Much Do They Make?
As I write this on a miserable icy, rainy, and cold Monday morning, I am looking forward to the NCAA college football championship, which would be played that night. I thoroughly enjoyed the semifinals and was intrigued immediately by the contrasting styles of the two winners – Ohio State and Oregon. Ohio State plays with…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Redskins, Eagles, Nationals & Phillies Off-Season
It certainly has been an interesting few weeks for these four pro teams in the RCN viewing area—all for different reasons. The Nationals are heading into, what I believe, is a very critical season for them sustaining their long-term success. The Redskins are trying to figure out how everything went tragically wrong in 2014 and…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: 2014 – A Look Back
Are you still having trouble writing 2015? I am, too. For me, it’s probably because I continue to ponder the events of 2014. Therefore, before I jump into the new year, I would like to reflect back on my top ten RCN moments for the past year: 10. The Eastern Pennsylvania Conference was unveiled in…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: 3 HS Hoops Notes
We’re about a month into this winter’s high school basketball season in the Lehigh Valley area. As we embark on the “January” portion of the scholastic schedule, here are three observations of the new hoops season that I feel deserve some extra mention. 1. Parkland’s extremely good, but… I’ve been privileged to be surrounded by…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Coach Tracy
Whitehall High School dedicated their court to Coach Dick Tracy this week. I was honored to emcee the event. “Pleasant”, “congenial”, “sympathetic”, “sociable”, “complaisant” are all words I would NOT use to describe Dick Tracy. “Cranky”, “obstinate”, “hard-nosed”, and “ornery” seem to come to mind more easily. Yet, he was absolutely loved by his players,…
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