Michael Phelps hasn’t gotten the urge to return to swimming. Not yet anyway. The winningest athlete in Olympic history is clearly enjoying marriage, fatherhood and a newfound willingness to speak out on contentious issues such as doping. But, in a tantalizing concession that he ...
Some sports fans think there’s nothing better than playoff hockey. Others might tell you there’s nothing more exciting than an overtime game during the Stanley Cup playoffs. For me, it’s about the team, the timing and the talent. Once the playoffs begin, and if the Penguins remain ...
Commentary By Robert Moore John “Harry” Castle never played a minute of college basketball for Saint Francis, nor do most fans who have followed the sport at the school likely have any memory of him. For the most part, he operated just behind the scenes, acting in the role as team ...
What do you do if you have compelling content that would be of interest to millions of sports fans? If you’re the folks at Augusta National, you keep firm control on what and when you share it. Specifically, last week’s TV coverage of the season’s first major golf tournament was, as ...
It wasn’t at the top of the bucket list, but it was on there: watch a sporting event at Madison Square Garden. Scratch that off with the latest version of March Madness when my family drove to New Jersey, spent the night and took the train to midtown to watch my beloved Gators. I ...
Name: Nick Gueguen Age: 26 Residence: Hastings High school: Bishop Carroll College: Shippensburg My favorite sport: Basketball I usually attend games with: Friends Favorite high school team(s): Bishop Carroll and Cambria Heights Favorite college team: Duke basketball Favorite ...
I am a referee. I am also a father, a son, a grandfather, an uncle, a nephew, a brother and a husband. I am a veteran, a coach and a former teacher. I have volunteered in service organizations. I am a college graduate. I am a referee. I am a referee. I love the beach, I love ...
Commentary NHL’s decision to not participate in 2018 Games angers its players Some of the best hockey players in the world won’t be there, at least those of the male variety. The best women will, though that hardly serves as consolation for both NBC and organizers of the ...
Commentary Expect a bounce-back ratings and viewership performance for the NCAA Tournament championship game Monday night. That’s because the game returns to broadcast television on CBS after airing on cable (TBS) last year. As part of the NCAA’s agreement with its broadcast partners ...
Commentary The PIAA made a mistake when it awarded the high school basketball finals to Hershey. There was nothing wrong with the Bryce Jordan Center, which was the center of excitement and also the center of the state. The next time the PIAA’s deal is up with Hershey, they should move ...
Having read Cory Giger’s column, I totally agree with his overall assessment of the Penn State master plan presented last week for public consumption. Like it or not, you have to feed the programs that brings in the revenue first, and that would be football and basketball. Penn State ...
Name: Michael Fleck Age: 28 Residence: Altoona High school: Altoona My favorite sport: Football I usually attend games with: My friends Favorite high school team: Altoona Favorite college team: Tennessee Volunteers Favorite pro team: Tennessee Titans My favorite sports memory: ...
By Laura Snyder All of us can benefit from kindness, so logically we should extend that kindness to others. That was the message delivered last weekend at Juniata College by former college football coach Bill Curry, who gave a lecture on the subject of kindness — something he called ...
It is interesting to compare the coaches and rosters of the Penn State and Iowa basketball programs. Fran McCaffrey is in his seventh season at Iowa. He has never had a losing season and has gone to the NIT and three NCAA tournaments. Pat Chambers just wrapped up his sixth season with ...
Name: Nate Foreman Age: 35 Residence: Allentown High school: Central Cambria College: Pitt My favorite sport: College basketball I usually attend games with: Whomever can go with me Favorite high school team: Central Cambria Favorite college team: Duke Favorite pro team: ...
Commentary It’s hard to argue that a regular season baseball game five months from now ranks as must-see TV, but Cardinals-Pirates on Aug. 20 will not be just another baseball game. The MLB Little League Classic will be played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, home of the ...
Commentary I am writing about the ringneck stamp that the Pennsylvania Game Commission is voting on in March. The understanding I have is that adult hunting license holders with lifetime licenses will have to buy this stamp. My lifetime license is a contract between the Pennsylvania State ...
Name: Mike Mueller Age: 35 Residence: Washington, D.C. High school: Scranton High School College: Syracuse University My favorite sport: Basketball I usually attend games with: My wife, Sarah Favorite high school team: Bishop Guilfoyle Favorite college team: Syracuse ...
Kudos to CBS Sports and the NCAA, which shortened tonight’s NCAA Tournament selection show from last year’s super-sized, two-hour version to 90 minutes this year. The show will air at 5:30 p.m. on WTAJ (Channel 10) in our region. Before last year, the show was only an hour long. But ...
When I was growing up in Altoona, I used to read a column in the Mirror by a man named Os Figard, who shared about the happenings in Florida. Now that was at least 50 years ago, so my memory may be a little foggy, but I recall that he wrote about Altoonans who spent their winters in The ...