by gordie | Jan 18, 2021 | Uncategorized, Writing
Over three decades after Harry Chapman’s death, Stan Gelbaugh still has a copy of a poem given to him by his late football coach at Cumberland Valley High School, someone Gelbaugh calls “probably the most important man in my life, other than my dad.” The poem is...
by gordie | Sep 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dangerous and fruitless as it often is to speak in absolutes, the pass by Toronto guard Kyle Lowry to teammate OG Anunoby at the end of Game Three of the Raptors’ playoff series against Boston last Thursday night has to rank among the best in NBA postseason history....
by gordie | Aug 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
John Beilein can’t say he wasn’t warned. Last offseason he signed on to coach the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers, after a long, successful run as a college head man, highlighted by two NCAA championship-game berths in 12 seasons at the University of Michigan. He lasted 54...
by gordie | Aug 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Long before Matisse Thybulle emerged as the video star of the NBA bubble, it was clear he was ready for his closeup — that the Sixers’ rookie swingman had the look and feel of someone capable of thriving in the spotlight, which is exactly where he now finds...
by gordie | Aug 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
When Donovan McNabb was in his heyday as the Eagles’ quarterback, he often did this thing where he would escape the pocket and find himself on the perimeter, with seemingly acres of open space in front of him. At this point it only sounded like every fan in Lincoln...
by gordie | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
Rather than closing in on his 51st birthday, Chris Finch is closing out on it. That’s what good defenders do, and that’s what Finch was, in his heyday at Franklin & Marshall. So whether by rote or some other mechanism, he is closing out on this milestone, and...
