Behind 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,…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: 2014 Year-in-Review (Part 1)
Time is running out on the 2014 calendar, which means it’s time for our annual shows and “SportsTalk Shop” blog postings that look back at highlights from the past 12 months. Each year we come up with new categories for our special “RCN SportsTalk” panelists to respond to on our show, which will air several…
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Humbug! The Holiday Budget
The holidays – it’s the most wonderful time of the year, right? Well, to some extent. However, there are the trips to the malls, the list of gifts to buy, the holiday parties, the forgotten present, etc. So right about now, you are probably starting to become concerned about your holiday budget. You may have…
Read MoreThe SportsTalk Shop: Penn State and PIAA Recaps
I’d like to think we have “fireworks” on every edition of the “RCN SportsTalk” show in which we discuss a variety of different topics–sometimes of a controversial nature. On last week’s program, however, we had not one, but two major blow-ups from both our panelists and from our phone callers, regarding two completely different subjects. …
Read MoreBehind the Mic: Top Tens
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 sports stories (and other trends if you wish to search Yahoo for those). Comparing the list to last year’s Top-Searched Sports Teams and Top-Searched Athletes, you will…
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