The Syracuse Half Marathon continued yesterday, despite a return to winter weather conditions.
Archive for the ‘Sports’ Category
No Time for Re-Runs
Monday, March 24th, 2014Making Good Points
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Dave Cain (St. John’s) and Craig Kowadla (Lafayette)
On this first day of March Madness we do a roll call of some of the great college point guards that were raised or played in the Cuse…The Pearl, Jason Buchanan, Lazarus Sims, Tyler Ennis, Rick Brunson, Sherman Douglas, Jason Hart, Dave Cain, Billy Edelin, Craig Kowadla, and Edwin Moss.
Crowning Achievement
Monday, March 10th, 2014
Julius “Pop” Anderson floats to the basket for a lay-up in the final minute of the second half.
This is the second time they’ve met in two years, so maybe you could call it revenge that Showtime (Orange) defeated Flav’s Unit (Red) to claim the BBBL (Baby Boomers Basketball League) title at the McChesney Recreation Center yesterday. Behind the steady play of Dave Cain and Julius “Pop” Anderson, Showtime won a hard-fought, low-scoring victory 47-39. Flav’s Unit beat Showtime last season (when the league was being held at the Southwest Community Center).
The crowd, which included businessmen, families and former college athletes, seemed to route for league elder statesman Julius “Pop” Anderson.
Well maybe not everyone, since retired BBBL Commissioner James Jackson was also in the house (and his son Derrick plays for Flav).
Speculation began immediately after the game whether Anderson would return next year for another repeat title.
Surely Flav will have something to say about that…Showtime may have won this year, but this rivalry is just getting started.
Showtime point guard Dave Cain addresses the team during a time-out.
Don Crouch (center) and Flav’s Unit turned up their man-to-man defense pressure to close the gap in the second half.
Gil Spaights (Flav’s Unit) questions a close call.
Showtime: The Last Team Standing
Ties that Bind
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
Gymnastics judge and retired teacher Abe Gabriel flexes his suit & tie game in Buffalo on Sunday. He knows how to rep the orange and blue.
They Came before Crossover
Saturday, March 1st, 2014
Morehouse College Sports and Journalism Program Director Ron Thomas spoke about the genesis of the NBA and how it was integrated during a visit to the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications on Thursday.
Ron Thomas shared stories from his book They Cleared the Lane with SU students and faculty this week. His exhaustive research highlights ballers such as Chuck Cooper, Bucky Lew and Cleo Hill. Thomas, who grew up in Buffalo and went to college in Rochester, is a former NBA beat-writer, turned author and educator. His talk was part of an event produced by Syracuse University’s Sports Media Center.
Thomas also posed one of the most clever sports trivia questions out there: Who was the NBA’s first player? (there’s more than one answer, so read the book)
On Friday, Thomas continued his labor of love by attending a ceremony in West Virginia that featured a tribute to Earl Lloyd.
Quest for Perfection
Wednesday, February 26th, 2014
Not everyone in Syracuse has given up on an undefeated season. Last weekend we found out about another Team Orange that is doing work on the court at the East Fayette Street Boys & Girls Club. The Syracuse Team for Biddy Basketball, coached by Dean Crouch, remained the top seed as they used pressure defense, superior guard play and backboard dominance to dispose of Marquette on Saturday. The team, made up of children from the SCSD, is now 7-0, and retains a number one ranking heading into the playoffs.
The plot line for the game included best friends turned rivals, and even brother against brother on the sidelines (Dean’s brother Danard is Marquette’s coach). Syracuse may have won by double digits, but the game was certainly competitive.
We wish Syracuse the best as they barrel toward perfection.
Ballers, Coaches, Brothers
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Dean and Danard Crouch, coaches for East Fayette Street Biddy Basketball
Still on the Bandwagon
Friday, February 21st, 2014
Cuse Fans, State Tower Building
Stark Raging Memories
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014Every school or college should have the kind of testimony that Jayson Stark gave during a visit to Syracuse with fellow baseball analysts Dan Shulman and Tim Kurkjian. Stark talked about his career path being more than a game of chance.
Kahmsahamida
Monday, February 10th, 2014
Martial artist, instructor and actor Michael Simmons visited from NYC last weekend as part of the Excel Martial Arts Syracuse Open Tournament, which was held at Syracuse University. Simmons is pictured here during a forms competition.