Open Thread Thursday | June 23, 2011 »

Open Thread Thursday | June 23, 2011

Loyal readers, here is your chance to get the discussion going. Let us know what is on your mind. Today is a great day for the Pine!

A-10 Bounce »

A-10 Bounce

Justin Harper failed to make his middle school basketball team. But he kept shooting on the half-court concrete pad next to his family’s Chesterfield County home…

Who Am I? | June 22, 2011 »

Who Am I? | June 22, 2011

I played on some pretty bad teams in my time. It wasn’t until my 10th year in the bigs that I was a member of my first team with a winning record.

No offense, but… »

No offense, but…

No offense, but I’m kind of excited for you to leave because once we move all your stuff, I can take that TV out of my closet finally…

No Definite End to the NFL Lockout in Sight »

No Definite End to the NFL Lockout in Sight

32 representatives, one from each NFL team, are scheduled to meet today to discuss what has been going on in the talks between the players and the owners.

Tear drops on the city »

Tear drops on the city

I eventually joined the other 20,000 or so at the CNE Grandstand and applauded. But my initial instinct was a hesitation to try and freeze that moment in time as if I could live forever covered in goose bumps…

La Salle To Honor Hall Of Fame Coach Herb Magee »

La Salle To Honor Hall Of Fame Coach Herb Magee

Philadelphia University basketball coach and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011, Herb Magee, will be recognized for his career achievements and induction by his friends in the La Salle community at this year’s Friends of Bill Raftery Golf Outing…

MAAC Press Break »

MAAC Press Break

Washington was arrested and charged with a hate crime while attending Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn., and was immediately expelled. Washington played for two seasons at Cecil College in Maryland and was recruited by several schools, including Niagara University, before they decided he wasn’t worth the risk…

Open Thread Thursday | June 16, 2011 »

Open Thread Thursday | June 16, 2011

Loyal readers, here is your chance to get the discussion going. Let us know what is on your mind. Today is a great day for the Pine!

Wally’s Wednesday — Game 7 is on!!! »

Wally’s Wednesday — Game 7 is on!!!

It’s roughly four hours until the face off of tonight’s game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks. For what it’s worth, in all my years of watching sports, it’s quite hard to surpass an NHL Stanley Cup Game 7 in terms of drama and excitement …

Insight of the week

Rey: "15 seconds left, tie ball game. If Carolina shoots a three on this last possession, I’m throwing my TV out the window."


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