Recap of NFL 2020 Draft for Baltimore Ravens
In the midst of this pandemic, the NFL Draft was a nice diversion — our only taste of normal sports activity in the past month. I thought I would give Matt Miller...
Fantasy Football Elicits Interesting Parallel
The thrill of fantasy football is sweeping the nation. Fans have found renewed interest in games not involving their home team as they root for the stats of the...
Eric Ayala Carries the Ball All the Time
[Originally posted Jan. 30, 2020]I love my Maryland Terps, but Eric Ayala at point guard makes me nervous with his ball handling skills. He has a bad habit of...
Kobe Bryant — Lower Merion H.S. Sports Legend
[Originally posted Jan. 26, 2020]As a former sports editor for the Lower Merion High School paper, I must take this moment to acknowledge the sad passing of...
Terps Mens’ Soccer Team Captures Third National Championship
[Originally posted Dec. 12, 2018]I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to the Maryland Terps Mens Championship Soccer Team who defeated Akron 1-0 on Sunday for...
Capitals Continue Pattern of Playoff Disappointments — Losing Seventh Game to the Penguins
[Originally posted May 11, 2017]This picture of Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin in a defensive trailing position — unable to stop the first goal scored in...
Super Bowl Shot Slips Out of Ravens Grasp — 23-20
[Originally posted Jan. 22, 2012]This loss against the Patriots is too painful for much comment. [However, I need to moderate the strident initial tone here as I...
Coach Harbaugh Reading My Sermons??
That’s the only explanation I can come up with. Apparently right after I preached last Sunday on the “Shovel and the Sword” passage in Nehemiah, Coach Harbaugh...
2009 CHEN Chargers
[Originally posted 9/27/2009]Chargers Overall Record: 4 Wins - 6 Losses - 1 TieI had the opportunity to coach this group of high school homeschoolers when I was...
USA Women’s Soccer Solid Gold in Shutting Out Powerful Brazil
[Originally posted Aug. 21, 2008]The US overcame the loss of their lead scorer Abby Wambach and a slow start to the Olympic tournament to finish with a strong gold...
Chess Boxing — Combining Brains and Brawn
[Originally posted July 9, 2008]This novelty sport was certainly a surprise to me — athletes who compete in alternating rounds of chess and boxing. For all of the...
Sports Trivia Quiz
[Originally posted 6/18/2008]Question:What former Lower Merion High School championship athlete recently lost a huge basketball tournament game? HInt: He grew up...