The SportsTalk Shop: Colonials Rising
Without question one of the top turnaround success stories on the NCAA basketball court belongs to Head Coach Mike Lonergan and the George Washington men’s basketball program. After a highly successful tenure at Vermont, Coach Lonergan’s Colonials posted back-to-back 20-plus win seasons for the first time since 2006-07 and have gotten off to an incredible…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Cleaning the Cliche Closet
I have broadcast well over 4,000 games in my 40+ years at this job, about one-third of them football games. For the RCN-TV team, this past Saturday’s win by Parkland over Upper Dublin in the PIAA state football semifinal was our final football game for this season. Parkland will now play for the AAAA state…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Football ’15: A Last Look
With the PIAA football championships coming up in Hershey this week, it’s time we take our final peek at the highlights of playoff games seen on RCN-TV this fall. Congratulations to all of the teams, coaches and athletes for an entertaining season. Special honors go out to Parkland, the lone team in the RCN…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Top Ten
As the year comes to a close, it’s time for my annual thoughts on the Yahoo Year in Review. This is their annual look back at the top athletes. There are many other Top Ten lists if you wish to search Yahoo for those. For instance, the top-searched question for 2015 was, “How do you…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: HS Basketball Preview: 2015-16
HS Basketball Preview: 2015-16 With scholastic basketball season upon us, I asked three of the most astute basketball minds in the RCN Sports Department, Gary Laubach, Tom Stoudt and John Leone, to join me in giving our thoughts on this winter’s District XI high school basketball season in the RCN-TV viewing area. Check out our…
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