We watched the Jason Hehir documentary about Michigan’s Fab Five last night and noticed the narration was done by SU grad and actor Taye Diggs.
Posts Tagged ‘Sports’
Bracketology
Monday, March 14th, 2011The Art of Weapons
Saturday, December 11th, 2010
Father & Son: Terence and Christopher Collins (photo illustration by SIF)
Christopher Collins (right) took the 2010 International Federation of Martial Arts (IMFA) Black Belt Weapons Championship today in Batavia, NY.
The (Real) New York Giants
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Some sights from training camp for the New York Jets at SUNY Cortland.
LaDainian Tomlinson
Fans at SUNY Cortland
Marcus Henry v. Donovan Warren
John Conner
Mark Sanchez
Nick Folk
Laveranues Coles and Steve Yarnell
Calvin Pace
Mentorship 101
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Mark Burnell, at NY Jets Training Camp this week
Earlier this week at Jets Training Camp from Cortland, NY 39-year-old Mark Brunell was named the No. 2 quarterback behind second-year pro Mark Sanchez.
Beyond the Hard Knocks
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Here’s a great story about second chances by Rich Cimini, a Syracuse University graduate, and NY Jets beat writer.
Necessary Roughness
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
Assault City Roller Derby (pre-game)
I last talked with members of Assault City Roller Derby (ACRD) a few years ago.
I saw the current version of the team last week during a home bout against the Ithaca Bluestockings at the Baldwinsville Ice Arena. The faces and names may have changed, but the ACRD game and strategy–hit first ask questions later– remains pretty much the same.
LadyThug
The match was filled with rough play and amazing agility, but unfortunately, the Ithaca team prevailed 202-90.
Thanks to B. Firman, E. Cherchio and J. Bolos for bringing me up to speed with this year’s team.
Roller Derby: A Family Affair
Coach (for Life)
Friday, February 19th, 2010
Coach (Ken) Carter
Motivational speaker and former high school basketball coach Ken Carter recently gave a presentation at Levy Middle School and encouraged students to be respectful and avoid negative peer pressure.
“Young people, you are one-third of our population, but one-hundred percent of our future,” he said.
Carter & Morgan, Rivals Reunited as Friends
Carter is best known for the character portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the film Coach Carter (2005). Carter, who was also a high school basketball star in Northern California as a youth, maintains that (even for players) education is more important than playing ball. During his visit he also found friend and former high school rival David Morgan, who now works at Syracuse University.