Tag Archives: Sports

Monarch Mania!

Posted on April 1, 2007 by jetrotz

My nephew Taylor Hogan’s Rochester (NY) Monarchs made it to the USA Hockey Tier1 12-and-under semi-finals of the national organization’s annual hockey tournament. We had flown into Rochester for the Passover holiday, and were able to make the drive over … Continue reading →

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A Loss by Any Name…

Posted on January 1, 2007 by jetrotz

The 2006 Leroy the Hoard FFL title game came down to the tiebreaker of bench points, with my nemesis the Cadaver Dogs winning their second league crown. After the starters finished deadlocked 111-111, the Dogs’ bench routed the Joebobs Bombers … Continue reading →

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The SuperBowl is Here (Early)

Posted on December 30, 2006 by jetrotz

No, not the real SuperBowl – I’m talking fantasy here! For the first time since ever, my sad little fantasy football team has not only made it into the postseason but won last week’s semifinal (sorry Firf) to contend for … Continue reading →

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Segway on the Fairway

Posted on July 22, 2006 by jetrotz

Watching the Open Championship (aka The British Open to us Yanks), I thought I spotted an unusual mode of transportation being used by one of the roving camera positions. A quick search of the wires found the image above – … Continue reading →

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Tour de Mashup

Posted on July 6, 2006 by jetrotz

Unlike back in the day when I was with CNNSI.com, real-time biometric and GPS data on the competitors in the Tour de France is now apparently being published into the public domain. Typolis/Ubilabs have created an amazing mashup between Google … Continue reading →

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Sam’s First Sox Game

Posted on June 17, 2006 by jetrotz

As an early Father’s Day present, Jonathan hooked me up with BoSox tickets for their interleague series against our hometown Atlanta Braves at nearby Turner Field. Yes, I’m a Braves fan, but I’m a bigger Red Sox fan, and jumped … Continue reading →

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Eppys All Around

Posted on May 22, 2006 by jetrotz

Editor and Publisher has released the 2006 EPpy Awards (full list here), an annual competition in some 32 categories chiefly focused on new media in the print industry, and several buddies of mine can claim a part in some of … Continue reading →

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The Horror

Posted on December 21, 2005 by jetrotz

In a stunning blow to Red Sox Nation, the evil empire scooped up Johnny D. last night. Say it ain’t so, somebody? The Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy sums it up this way: So now your Boston Red Sox have no … Continue reading →

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Very Pink Hotties Provide Football Fantasy

Posted on August 11, 2005 by jetrotz

Talk about convergence! Girls and (fantasy) football, courtesy of the advertising geniuses at Weiden + Kennedy. ESPN.com fantasy football implements a tried-and-true way to get the attention of the coveted 18-34 male demographic – babes. Link to the videos here(Quicktime). … Continue reading →

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AP-News Corp JV: How Will Sports Leagues Take It?

Posted on August 5, 2005 by jetrotz

The Associated Press and News Corp.-owned Stats, Inc. announced yesterday that they were forming a joint venture to “create a one-stop shopping destination…providing the best and most comprehensive sports information and context to their customers.” It’s an interesting play (sorry … Continue reading →

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