Last year, the Bentley Falcons took a “happy to be there” approach to their opening weekend games at Michigan.  They used the two-game slate at historic Yost Ice Arena as a chance to grow as a team, learn how to play two-way hockey against  a quality opponent, and start putting the program on the map. […]

College hockey in the United States is probably the most unique sport to compete at the Division I level.  It’s one of the smallest sports with only 59 teams as of the start of next season, and of those competing, a number are not “Division I” schools.  The majority compete at the Division II or […]

–Dan Rubin– It was almost fitting.  My last lap of competitive swim took place in the same pool, in the same building, where my first lap took place.  It was over a decade of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.  It was over 10 years of kickboards, leg buoys, hand paddles, and swim caps leaving indented […]

With both the NBA and NHL championships awarded, the sports world can finally turn its attention into the dog days of summer.  As the Larry O’Brien Trophy and Stanley Cup are hoisted, summer gears up, presenting sports fans with a day in and day out grind to make it through to the start of training […]

Maybe the media really did catch David Ortiz on a “bad day.” Maybe the Boston Red Sox really are feeling the effects of all the negativity surrounding them this year. Maybe there is clubhouse dissent, an inept manager, and a front office assembling a team from the island of misfit toys, incapable of winning. But […]