Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 27, 2011 · 2 Comments
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
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment
For a man who spent his journeyman playing career riding buses across the netherworlds of minor-league hockey — and saw just fourteen NHL games with the Quebec Nordiques during his dozen years putting on the pads and going out to play defense from Halifax to Salt Lake City — rising to the rarefied heights of the coaching pantheon with two Original Six teams is a rare thing indeed. From his unassuming upbringing in a small community on... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
We’re into the rum rations now, and I’ve got this nagging feeling that I’m coming down with Stanley Cup fever. I’m fiending for yet another crack at the Bruins after Montreal played their cardiac role to perfection in getting all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Flyers. But there’s more to it than just the rivalry at stake.
Every year we get the joy of watching underdogs rise up and hold their own... Read More
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