For the NFL, it’s that time again; the Scouting Combine is now in the books. Now the real work begins — deciding who to select in the 2013 NFL Draft. Considered by many scouting experts to be one of the weakest draft classes since 2009, the 2013 class lacks the big arm of Andrew Luck, […]
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On the Bench: NSU’s baseball team
Going into my third season as the NSU play-by-play broadcaster for baseball, I can say I have seen plenty of games at the Shark Tank. Following a poor performance in a series against Delta State University, I feel obligated to defend this team, who is really better than its record. Can one bad series really […]
On the Bench: Weather vs. the Super Bowl
Ever since the first Super Bowl 47 years ago, there has been one thing that has remained constant each game — it has never snowed. The average temperature at kickoff is 66 degrees, but the coldest outdoor Super Bowl temperature recorded at kickoff was 39 degrees, back in 1972 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. […]
On the Bench: The Miami Heat
February is here, and that means it’s the midseason mark for the National Basketball Association. Already five months have been played, and the contenders and the pretenders have either risen to the top of their game or have seen their season go down the drain. For the reigning NBA Champions, the Miami Heat, it’s business […]
On the Bench: Technology and Sports
We live in a world that is constantly changing, where everyone is looking to create the latest and greatest. This is really exemplified in the realm of technology, and sports are no different. It seems that ever since the iPhone came out, companies have been trying to beat each other to create the next big […]
On the Bench: Super Bowl 47
Brobowl, Harbowl, Superbaugh — whatever you want to call it, Super Bowl 47 will make history. Head Coach Jim Harbaugh’s San Francisco 49ers will take on the Baltimore Ravens, coached by his big brother Head Coach John Harbaugh. It will be the first time in National Football League history that two brothers will coach against […]
On the Bench: Seattle Seahawks
The old saying goes, “It’s always the ones we least expect that turn out to surprise us the most.” However, the success of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson comes as no shock to the player. “I’m not surprised at all,” Wilson said. “I think, more than anything, it’s my work ethic that has prepared me. […]
On the Bench: The Miami Dolphins’ offseason
Now that the season has come to an end for the Miami Dolphins, it’s time to look ahead toward the offseason. This is the time for general manager Jeff Ireland to go to work and keep building off the great foundation of this Dolphins team. The focus this offseason should be at the wide receiver […]
On the Bench: Jeffrey Loria
On June 10, 1991, CEO of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, Wayne Huizenga, gave the South Florida community something to cheer for. Huizenga paid $95 million in an expansion team to create South Florida’s first Major League Baseball team, the Florida Marlins. The Marlins began playing in the 1993 season at Joe Robbie Stadium — now called […]