Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 4, 2011 · Leave a Comment
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
Filed under Baseball, Basketball, Columns, Featured, Football, Golf, Hockey, NBA, NCAA, NFL, Olympic Sports, Soccer, Tennis, Winter Sports · Tagged with Alan Hershkowitz, Ann Duffy, Boeing Classic, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, CenturyLink Field, Darryl Benge, EPA, Green Building Services, Green Sports Alliance, Green Sports Alliance Summit, Jill Savery, Justin Zeulner, Kevin Johnson, LEED, LEED Gold, London 2012, Mike Richter, mlb, MLS, Natural Resources Defense Council, NBA, NFL, nhl, NLL, NRDC, PGA, Portland State Institute for Sustainable Solutions, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, Seattle Storm, sustainability, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Vancouver 2010, Vancouver Canucks, Vancouver Olympics, WNBA
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 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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Posted by Zach Bigalke on December 16, 2010 · 2 Comments
It is something that so wholly encompasses the sports fan’s consciousness that it seems second nature. Yet it is one of those things that the fan rarely thinks about as he goes about his daily existence. Rooting for his team or teams, year after year, there are precious few occasions on which he finds himself questioning why he continues to offer his support, year after year. Read More
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Filed under Columns, Football, Hockey, More, Soccer · Tagged with brett favre, Celtic, Green Bay Packers, inter milan, Marcus Harris, Montreal Canadiens, ncaa, Newcastle United, NFL, Oregon Ducks, Real Madrid, teams, Vancouver Canucks, Wisconsin Badgers, Wyoming Cowboys
Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 26, 2010 · Leave a Comment
We here at Sports Nickel are gearing up for another exciting NHL season that is just around the corner. Play begins on October 7, so be sure to check back here regularly throughout September as the scribes of Puckhead Nation get new team previews up during the month. Let us know what you think of our preseason coverage — we hope to provide you with as much information as possible so that you too can be ready for the drop of the puck on the... Read More
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