I was paid by Metro to parade around a rainy Center City Philadelphia last Wednesday wearing a Yankees hat, ahead of their World Series matchup with the Phillies, who won that first battle. Diane Allman took a second glance at the only piece of Yankees memorabilia for sale at the Moell’s at 16th and Chestnut [...]

As I normally do for a story, last Monday I publicized on Twitter and Facebook and my instant-message status and through e-mail that I needed sources for a story for Metro, the free daily newspaper with editions in Philadelphia, New York City and Boston. Looking for Yankee fans living in Philly and Phillies fans living [...]

Boxing legend Joe Frazier is again the focus of a story of mine, though this time I’ve filed a Frazier piece for SportsIllustrated.com, likely the most recognizable brand in sports reporting for a half-century. “Smokin’” Joe Frazier is still fighting. The former heavyweight champion of the world is 65 now, and his mind isn’t nearly [...]

Everyone in this country, I figure, ought to be watching the again flourishing NFL rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants in today’s NFC divisional playoff contest. So who would be scrolling the Internet? Still, this game made me think about how newspapers are losing ground for which they need to fight harder [...]

I never was a runner. I played basketball in high school, something with which I’ve kept up a bit. I wasn’t a runner. Still, I am – fairly early on – throwing my hat in on this year’s Broad Street Run, the busiest 10-mile run in the country, to be held this year on May [...]

Tonight is game three of the American baseball World Series. The Philadelphia Phillies are tied with the Tampa Bay Rays one game to one in the best of seven game series. But out of these playoffs, a rallying cry has been born. Too bad some are embarrassed by it. It began as a caller’s remark [...]

Looking for the best city to cheer for the blue team over the red team? Forbes magazine begged for attention as it often does with a new list. This gets personal, ranking 29 sports metro areas in the country by winning percentages and ticket prices compared to cost of living. What do sports fans spend [...]

LAST WEEK ESPN RANKED THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAMS of the modern era, since 1984-85. It came as no surprise that Temple University, my alma mater, was among them – ranked 20th. 20. TEMPLE OWLS, Atlantic 10 Positives: 13 conference titles (6 regular-season, 7 tourney); 15 20-win seasons; 17 NCAA berths; 5 Elite Eights; [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm0VDV5ymmk] I’m slow this week with posting because I am finishing up finals in the last week of my college career. So I leave you with another finals, the Flyers lost game 7 to the Oilers in 1987. Afterwards, famed goalie Ron Hextall was interview and, thankfully, the camera man made sure that we knew [...]

I rarely go a day without posting something, however, it is an extremely rough week. The last finals week of my college career. So, because it will be slow, I’ll give you other “Finals” themed fodder. Here, your man Michael Jordan in the 1997 NBA finals. Game 5, our hero had been suffering flu-like symptoms [...]