NTSF: Initial Thoughts on the Green Sports Alliance Summit
I returned from Portland last night after three days spent at the inaugural Green Sports Alliance Summit, and the confluence of so many influential people and teams and businesses and the steps they’ve taken toward sustainable sport have my head swimming with a wealth of inspiring things to write about. I need to sort out everything and get my initial thoughts down before going any further into any specific story of the weekend. So in this... Read More
Random Replay of the Week: The Last All-Canada Cup Final
Well, I finally had the time to sit down and watch the replay of the legendary fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier from 1975, the “Thrilla in Manila”, on a Wednesday off of work. I plopped down in my chair, grabbed the remote… and found that the fight was no longer among ESPN’s classic boxing selections in the on-demand section of my cable box. I was intent on covering this fight. But after searching online for the... Read More
Parsing the Possibilities for NHL Realignment
Sometimes you just have to get away from it all, unplug completely and give yourself a true break from the world. I came back from a camping trip over the Memorial Day weekend that took me completely out of the loop for three full days. I came back to a plugged-in world where some essential truths had irreparably altered — Jim Tressel was no longer the coach of the Buckeyes after resigning amidst growing scandal and intrigue in Columbus. Some... Read More
Stanley Cup Playoffs – Western Conference Finals Preview
The calendar has turned to May and, with the dismissal of the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, the field of Stanley Cup contenders has been winnowed down to the final four. We’ve arrived through the first two rounds, seventy games behind us and no more than 21 left ahead of us. We’ve arrived at the conference finals, a battle of north versus south along both coasts of North America, with a shot at Lord Stanley’s Chalice on the... Read More
Stanley Cup Playoffs – Eastern Conference Finals Preview
The calendar has turned to May and, with the dismissal of the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, the field of Stanley Cup contenders has been winnowed down to the final four. We’ve arrived through the first two rounds, seventy games behind us and no more than 21 left ahead of us. We’ve arrived at the conference finals, a battle of north versus south along both coasts of North America, with a shot at Lord Stanley’s Chalice on the... Read More
