Posts under ‘Rochester NY’

In my parents’ pink insulation filled crawlspace in Rochester, NY, there is an entire Rubbermaid underbed container of programs. Ice show programs. Football programs. Hockey programs. Huge 11×17 full color programs. Black and white home inkjet printer printed programs.
When I was a fifteen year old, there were three things in this world I obsessively saved [...]

It’s a sad day for me as a pro lacrosse fan, as my hometown Rochester Rattlers are moving across the lake to Toronto. I cover the move, as well as the folding of the Philadelphia Barrage and the possible loss of three more teams from the Major League Lacrosse league, in my latest for the [...]

Dear My Canadian Family/Ma famille Canadienne,
Last Sunday, Western New York let you borrow the Buffalo Bills for a game. You gave them the Rogers Centre, a dull and lifeless home. They, in turn, gave you a dull and lifeless football game. I apologize for the unproductive exchange. Maybe when we have [...]

I am a glutton for punishment. Last year, the partner-in-crime and I thought it would be a great idea to venture out to UMass Amherst to see the Boston University men’s hockey team face off against the Minutemen.  We wore our BU jerseys and all, and I was nearly jumped on my way to the [...]

This Thanksgiving day, I have a lot to be thankful for. In the spirit of many blogs today, I will now provide a laundry list of all the things – sports related, that is – that I am thankful for:
I am thankful that the Buffalo Bills are still in Buffalo.
I am thankful that Dick [...]