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There was a time about 100 years ago (it was actually 1984) when then St. John’s Sports Information Director the late Katha Quinn caused quite a stir when a reporter, Clemson Smith Muniz of the Daily News, wrote that the elite Red Storm men’s basketball players were being put through “Media Training.” It was partially a response to Georgetown’s …
On the last Friday of July for a few hours we went fishing in Atlantic City. Not out in the water, but at the Atlantic City Convention Center. We went to check out the National Sports Collectors Convention, a massive treasure trove of memorabilia new, unique and pretty much what you would expect. So what …
So what do you do exactly? I get this question more and more, the most recently by one of my college roommates during a visit before he sets off on his clearly defined job with the US Consulate in Guam. He has a job that is assigned tasks and tasks are carried out. The results are measurable, …
I’m a fan of the disruptive underdog, so my hope is that every spring football league coming and already here finds its financial foothold and its audience. I’m less concerned about the field talent, although the stories are vast, I’m more interested in those making the sausage for Fan Controlled Football, the USFL, the future …
As we sit here on a very cold Saturday morning in late March in New Jersey scrolling through the numerous storylines about St. Peter’s University’s run to the Elite Eight, there is one word that again smacks us in the face that needs to be recognized. Joy. Now there is going to be much cliched …
Two weeks ago late on a Wednesday night for the MAAC Quarterfinals at the Atlantic City Convention Center, St. Peter’s University Men’s Basketball coach Shaheen Holloway entered a press conference room after the Peacocks dispatched Fairfield University on their way to the MAAC semi-finals and eventually the conference championship game. In the room was my …
As the Name Image and Likeness game got underway last fall, there was mad speculation about the bonanza March Madness could bring for athletes capturing their “One Shining Moment.” Could we, or when would we, see men’s and women’s basketball players reaping in big bucks in exchange for their images on college basketball’s biggest stage. …
Monday was Pi Day, the day that celebrates the mathematical constant ? (3.14). Pi Day was founded by Physicist Larry Shaw in 1988 and has grown in every area of science, especially as areas like gaming and analytics continue to be even more interesting to a younger demo. Maybe it wasn’t what Dr. Shaw had in …
On Friday March 11, two years to the day the world began the massive shutdown due to COVID and all the fear and chaos that we have experienced, I walked into a WAWA on Long Beach Island to get a cup of coffee. It was a beautiful very early morning, having come from spending a …
As March Madness approaches, kudos again to one of the most unique, niche sponsorships in sports: Werner Ladders. The NCAA still has its official net cutting scissors (Fiskars) and traction wipes (Slipp-Nott), and its mop but Werner remains one of the few brands that seems to always find its way to the camera, and the most important celebratory …