Last night’s 4–0 drubbing of USA by Argentina in the semi-finals of Copa America in Houston once again underscored in bold typeface how far U.S. Soccer has… Read more “ARE AMERICA’S BEST ATHLETES ACTUALLY IN ATHLETICS?”
Month: June 2016
STAR-SPANGLED CAVALIER FANS
I have had a long and meaningful relationship with the city of Cleveland via its annual Rite-Aid Cleveland Marathon & 10K, an event I first announced in… Read more “STAR-SPANGLED CAVALIER FANS”
FATHER’S DAY 2016
Father’s Day. Far as I know I never became one, but I sure had one to remember. The pictures I cherish of Pop aren’t ones of forced… Read more “FATHER’S DAY 2016”
RUSSIANS BARRED FROM RIO
Holy Cow, they did it! The IAAF voted unanimously today to bar the Russian track and field team from the Rio Olympics. It’s an extraordinary move, for… Read more “RUSSIANS BARRED FROM RIO”
DRAYMOND & LEBRON: CHARACTER COUNTS
OK, more basketball. Game five NBA Finals. The defending champion Golden State Warriors up three games to one against the Cleveland Cavaliers, with an opportunity to close out… Read more “DRAYMOND & LEBRON: CHARACTER COUNTS”
LITCHFIELD CELEBRATES 40th ANNIVERSARY
It had quickly become a June tradition, the drive down from Boston to Litchfield, Connecticut for the Litchfield Hills Road Race. The seven-mile event was co-founded in… Read more “LITCHFIELD CELEBRATES 40th ANNIVERSARY”
THE OLYMPICS: SUPER BOWL OR PRO BOWL?
It’s not like USA Basketball will miss a beat without him, but when two-time NBA MVP Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors announced that he was… Read more “THE OLYMPICS: SUPER BOWL OR PRO BOWL?”
ROCK `N’ ROLL MARATHON HISTORY
San Diego, CA. — Who knew what lay ahead in the wild open spaces of the first Rock `n` Roll Marathon? Some even questioned the concept of… Read more “ROCK `N’ ROLL MARATHON HISTORY”
WANDERING IN A RUNNING WORLD 