Behind the Mic: Winter Bye-Bye
The season of 2016-17 officially came to an end this past weekend with the VIA All-Star basketball games being played. Outstanding seniors donned their school’s uniforms for the last time and Lehigh Valley basketball was officially over. There is no better time to reminisce… Here are my top ten memories of this past season. The…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: John Thompson III Dismissal/HS Hoops Videos
I was disappointed to hear of Georgetown University’s decision to part ways with John Thompson III as the head coach of their men’s basketball season last week. On our “SportsTalk” program, we had a chance to talk with the Washington Post’s Gene Wang, who covered the press conference announcing the change and had very comprehensive…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Dead Pool
I am the Sports Director at RCN. RCN has only one Sports Director. I am their guru of sports, right? The RCN Fun Committee (notice the word “Fun”) runs an NCAA pool every year. There is no money involved. Anyone can enter and the prizes are donated by the company and are minimal. In other…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: “State” Basketball – Semifinals
We are heading down the home stretch of the scholastic basketball playoff action in Pennsylvania as we approach the semifinal round of the State PIAA Tournament. A part of the statewide attention now focuses on the Bethlehem Catholic girls, who will now play Gwynedd Mercy Academy in the Class 4A semifinals this Tuesday at Spring-Ford…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Thrill; Agony
From 1961-1998, I regularly would watch The Wide World of Sports on ABC. Jim McKay was the host and the show’s introductory video and catchphrase was “the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat”. Those words were spoken over a celebration of a great win followed by a ski jumper severely crashing during a…
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