Daily Archives: May 30, 2012

Bronx running back wants the ball

There have been several professional athletes from the Bronx that went on to star in sports.  Tiny Archibald had a nice career in basketball. Iran Barkley won 3 world championships in boxing. Rod Carew went on to have a Hall … Continue reading

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NFL Guru talks Bears and the State of the NFL

This morning on my radio show, The Wake-up Call, on sportstownchicago.com I was joined by Russell Baxter, NFL writer/researcher with contributions to Athlon sports, NFL Magazine, FootballPros.com, NationalFootballAuthority.com NFL.com, and ThePostGame.com in addition to his work on his website at … Continue reading

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Meet the Roy Hobbs of football

He is a legend not only in his hometown of Central Falls, Rhode Island, but all over the state and region. His football achievements were legendary. He led the state of Rhode Island in high school scoring by almost double … Continue reading

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SUMMER CLASS SYLLABUS

NFC NORTH This division was a roller coaster of domination and disappointment through the season (unless you were the Vikings, then all you had was that QB Christian Ponder wasn’t as bad as he could have been).  Starting the previous … Continue reading

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The best kicker not in the NFL

Are you dedicated to your craft? I mean, really dedicated to your craft? Would you spend hours each day for 3 years perfecting your craft because you wanted something so badly that you could almost taste it? Would you give … Continue reading

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Tailgate Stories: The Detroit Lions Blog The Lions and Their Off the Field Issues

This off season has been nothing but productive off the field. The off the field issues have been getting out of control as of late and too much bad publicity has been put on the Lions in this very young … Continue reading

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Local quarterback chases his NFL dream

Growing up in Neshanic Station, NJ, Dan Di Lella idolized John Elway. He enjoyed watching Elway’s raw talent and the way he composed himself in game-deciding situations. Like Elway, Di Lella played both baseball and football in high school, starring … Continue reading

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