by gordie | Oct 12, 2026 | Boxing, Writing
Few public figures have been chronicled more extensively and elegantly than Muhammad Ali. Whether via short form (like “Lawdy, Lawdy, He’s Great,” an account of the Thrilla in Manila by the late Mark Kram in Sports Illustrated) or long form (like Jonathan Eig’s 2017...
by gordie | Aug 13, 2026 | NBA
The Milwaukee Bucks of the 1980s are one of the NBA’s great forgotten teams. These were the Bucks of Sidney Moncrief, an all-around dynamo and deserving Hall of Famer (who nonetheless doesn’t get quite enough love). Also of great players like Marques Johnson and Terry...
by gordie | Jul 13, 2026 | College Basketball
Seated in his office recently, Tim Sweeney, the newly hired Franklin & Marshall men’s basketball coach, was talking about starting over. About patience and persistence and staying the course. In a roundabout way, that led to a discussion of Stephen Curry, a player...
by gordie | Jun 16, 2026 | NBA
New York City is what it is – imperious, intimidating, self-important. It is a place that is big and brash, loud and (way, way too) proud. Please, New Yorkers, tell us again why Derek Jeter should have gone not just to Cooperstown, but straight into heaven, to sitteth...
by gordie | Jun 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Near as I can tell, the last time I ran the Red Rose Run before Saturday was in 2002. In between the clock kept ticking, same as it does on the course itself. There had been a job change, a layoff and several other U-turns and detours. And finally, blessedly,...
