One of my freelance writing clients is the National Basketball League of Canada. As that league approaches its first postseason, I was recently interviewed by the NBL Canada’s official blog crew, and the resulting podcast can be heard at this link. In case you’re wondering, the NBL Canada is Canada’s first independent professional basketball league…
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Congratulations to Siena basketball star and current NBA training camp invitee Tommy Mitchell
For those of you who might not know this, I have been working for two professional basketball leagues this season. And I always keep an eye on anyone who played in our area – either for Siena or for UAlbany or for the Albany Patroons – and I can see how they’re doing in the…
Read MoreCanadian Border Guard #17568
It’s 6:30 on a Saturday morning. I’ve been on the road for nearly three hours, and I’m about to reach the border crossing at the end of Interstate 87, on my way to Quebec City for the National Basketball League of Canada’s opening game. The game is scheduled for the afternoon, and with a snowstorm…
Read MoreWhat I’m going to be doing this weekend that Kobe Bryant and LeBron James aren’t doing…
I’m very proud of my support and love for professional basketball. I’ve been a fan of minor league hoops for nearly 30 years; I’ve worked with the Continental Basketball Association when the Patroons returned to the Washington Avenue Armory. And while Kobe Bryant looks for a pro hoops team for which he can earn a…
Read MoreWhat does the NBA lockout mean for minor league hoops?
Point of disclosure. I’ve worked for the past several years in minor league basketball, both with the CBA, the Premier Basketball League and the National Basketball League of Canada. These opinions are mine and mine alone, and do not reflect my employment or association with any sports league. The last time the NBA locked players…
Read MoreThe 2011 Louis Saunders Memorial Basketball Tournament
Have I got everything? Yes. Nikon D700 with plenty of camera chips and two fully loaded lithium-ion camera batteries. Laptop computer. All the necessary lenses. Full tank of gasoline. GPS with the proper addresses. Let’s Go, Cardachrome – next stop, Madison Park High School in Roxbury, Massachusetts. For the past four years, James Hall has…
Read MoreThe Bawdiest Sports Names of All Time
Sometimes it’s caused by changing someone’s birth name to a nickname. Other times, it’s because the surname means something completely different when translated from that person’s home dialect into English. But you gotta love these athletes whose last names, first names, nicknames and any combination of the above, can cause titters and giggles and snickers…
Read MoreBest of luck, Coach Micheal Ray Richardson
You might remember Micheal Ray Richardson. Basketball fans know that he was drafted by the Knicks (two draft picks ahead of Larry Bird), and once led the NBA in assists and steals in the same season. That’s impressive. Detractors might remember him as having his drug addictions bounce him completely out of the league. And…
Read MoreWeek 5 of the 2011 Elbo Room Spring Trivia Tournament
Okay, my mind was a little distracted at trivia last night. While I was trying to pay attention to the competition, I was thinking about another competition going on at the same time. Two teams in the Premier Basketball League – the Halifax Rainmen and the Saint John Mill Rats – fought tooth and nail…
Read MoreIt feels like the first time… it feels like the very first time!
Last Saturday, I drove to Rochester for a PBL basketball game; the Rochester Razorsharks hosted the Kentucky Bluegrass Stallions with an afternoon tilt at Blue Cross Arena. Some notes – Blue Cross Arena (formerly the Rochester Community War Memorial Arena) is situated on the banks of the Genesee River, right in the heart of Kodak…
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