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The SportsTalk Shop: Spring Volleyball Accomplishments

May 27, 2014 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

While I know there are some wonderful aspects of sports that have changed, and not for the better, there are also tremendous improvements that have taken place. One of them is the development of high school volleyball in Pennsylvania. I remember when I was in high school (slightly after the advent of electricity), the governing…

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Behind the Mic: Getting Off the Ship

May 19, 2014 By Gary Laubach Leave a Comment

If you have been a regular reader of this blog, you know that when I get a chance to go on vacation, my wife and I love to cruise. That is exactly what we did two weeks ago as we boarded the Freedom of the Seas on Sunday, May 4. I feel very fortunate that…

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The SportsTalk Shop: The Three Big Pigs

By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

  There were three rather “big-named” baseball players who recently came to the Lehigh Valley to play for the ‘Pigs—the Phillies’ Triple-A minor league affiliate. I had a chance to catch up with two Phillies players who were looking to work their way back to the Major Leagues, and one talented and much publicized young…

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The SportsTalk Shop: LVC Baseball Preview

May 12, 2014 By Chris Michael Leave a Comment

After a challenging start to the spring sports season thanks to some horrendous weather-related conditions, we’ve reach the first round of the playoffs. RCN-TV will once again broadcast this year’s Lehigh Valley Conference playoffs, which commence on Tuesday at 4:30pm. To get you ready for what promises to be some exciting contests, we’ll take a…

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Behind the Mic: Dollars and Sense in the Age of Major College Athletics

By Matt Kennedy Leave a Comment

Gary will be returning with a new blog on May 19.  This week, he’s asked RCN’s John Leone to guest blog.  RCN-TV viewers should recognize John from the Lafayette College basketball broadcasts on the Lafayette Sports Network. Pay college athletes. There, I said it. Of course, it’s certainly not nearly that simple, and after a…

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