Behind the Mic: #51 Should Be Fun
The stage continues to be set for Super Bowl LI (that’s #51 for those of you who are not Romans). This matchup between New England and Atlanta looks like it could be one of the best games ever. You know the names – Tom Brady and Bill Belichick versus Matt Ryan and Julio Jones. Atlanta,…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: “Up Next…What the —-
A few years ago a local athletic director appeared on our “SportsTalk” show and tossed out the real possibility that Pennsylvania would reclassify its sports teams and expand the playoffs. At that time several things quickly passed through my mind about those possibilities and what might be the end result. One that quickly came to…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: “Calm” Before the Storm
It’s been an exciting run of high school sports action so far this winter. You have your dominant teams (like Bethlehem Catholic & Nazareth wrestling, Allen and–up until Friday–Bangor boys basketball teams that have been undefeated). You also have teams that are surging of late (Parkland & Liberty boys basketball, Easton & Nazareth girls basketball),…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Beca-Nazareth Wrestling
It seems that every year the question on every District XI wrestling fan’s mind is, “Can ANYONE beat Bethlehem Catholic?” The answer this year is a definitive “maybe.” This past weekend the Golden Hawks dropped two dual meet matches to #4 in the nation Lake Highland Prep out of Florida and then lost to Malvern…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Basketball “Halftime” Report
Traditionally, the first half of the college and high school basketball seasons is…. a little peculiar. Initially, the preseason schedule begins in the shadow of high school football playoff time—and some of the top basketball players aren’t even part of their basketball team for several weeks of the season due to their commitments on…
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