Behind 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…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Bracketology
Northwestern is in! For the first time in school history, the Wildcats are in the NCAA tournament after winning 23 games this season. Can they win their first game ever when they take on Vanderbilt in Round One? Before we get to that, there are more important things to consider – which of the 68…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Wrestling Round-up & Hoops Highlights
While the PIAA wresting season has come to its conclusion, the state basketball playoff tournament continues for the teams still alive in this year’s state playoffs (make sure you check out our broadcast schedule this week here on the RCN-TV website!) Due to this week’s winter storm and the highly likely possibility that our state…
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