NFL Draft Gurus See Nolan Rucci as a Promising Late-Round Selection

by gordie | Apr 21, 2026 | NFL

The NFL Draft begins Thursday, and the consensus is that Nolan Rucci will either be taken in the last round of the three-day, seven-round selection process, or scooped up by a team as an undrafted free agent. Whatever the case, Rucci, an offensive tackle from Warwick...

Chris Finch Continues to Embrace the Chaos, and Timberwolves are Better For It

by gordie | Apr 1, 2026 | NBA

Anthony Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ best player (and indeed one of the finest players in the NBA), recently missed six games due to an inflamed knee, a potentially crippling blow for a team grappling for playoff seeding in the rugged Western Conference. The...

For Jack McCaffery, the Palestra Was Just the Place to Be This Winter

by gordie | Mar 27, 2026 | College Basketball, Journalism

To get to the media room within the Sixers’ arena on game night, you enter through the north side of the building a couple hours before tip-off, exchange how-ya-doins with the always-affable attendants at the security checkpoint, wade through the empty stands to court...

This Just In from the NCAA Tournament: Yakkity-Yak, Much Blow-Back

by gordie | Mar 21, 2026 | College Basketball

On Friday at the NCAA Tournament, Kevin Willard made his voice heard, and Herb Sendek did not. And that allowed observers to revisit old grievances about loyalty and officiating. Start with Willard, Villanova’s first-year head coach. During a timeout early in the...

Regarding the First Full Day of the NCAA Tournament: Let’s Have a Conversation about Cam Boozer

by gordie | Mar 20, 2026 | College Basketball

Haven’t watched much college basketball this year. Saw one game live – Penn State-Rutgers – that made me want to avert my eyes. Watched the ACC Championship Game between Duke and Virginia, and a couple First Four games (OK, RedHawks). But this week, that’s what you do...