The IronDog Chronicles

The hot summer days in the Hill are on right now…
So, there is no better time to check-in with this week’s Sports Rap.
Sunday night’s show touched on a lot of topics that ranged from European basketball, UNC Football, baseball, and the hot summer topic of explaining the differences between MMA, UFC, and Affliction for mixed […]

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The colors of ‘77…Why did we make the funk combo of simplicity and fresh colors so complex…?
After catching this post on “Sneaker Freaker,” I wanted to pass along this release to you. Who knows?..The funk and circumstance of the late ’70s is still ablaze with this collaboration from Vans and ClassicKicks in New York […]

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Here’s another wham-bango on sports film…
With the dismissal of Billy Packer and the continuation of our sports film discussion, we delved into the sports media arena on WXYC this week.  With this week’s show, we tackled the worst, overrated, and underrated sports films from the past.   Check out this week’s show here.
Stay tuned for […]

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Popcorn heahhh…
Maybe the summer blockbusters have inspired the SportsRap conversations this summer, but we devoted half of last week’s show to the Best Sports Movies of all-time.  Check out last week’s show here.
The topic was so solid that we’ll be devoting 45 minutes to sports film discussion next week.
I’ll post my top 15 here soon.  […]

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For a lot of Carolina fans, the wish has been granted…
College basketball announcer, Billy Packer was ousted by CBS on Monday. In my book, CBS’s dismissal of Packer is dismal for college basketball. What’s more disappointing is that the large majority of Packer’s detractors were Tar Heel fans.
Like him or hate him, […]

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A review of more than just strawberries and cream…
After the scintillating Rafael Nadal/Roger Federer Wimbledon Final, we shifted to the hardcourts.  How could you not?  In fact, this blogga not only thinks is the best tennis match of all-time, but also the best one-on-one sporting event of all-time…Yes, that good.    On this week’s show, […]

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This guy is definitely a game-changer…

Last week, we discussed Brandon Jennings and his potential move to Europe, and from Jason Zengerle’s article in the New Republic entitled “The Pivot”, Sonny Vaccaro was not bluffing and seemed to have known who his ‘Jackie Robinson.’
I’m pretty stunned by Brandon Jennings’s move to Europe..In terms of following basketball, […]

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Big Bad Bo…
Special thanks for the input and to the listeners on WXYC’s Thursday Night Feature. I have to admit that I was nervous about presenting the legendary music and story of Bo Diddley. His innovations and creative process is nothing short of astounding. Bo Diddley was truly a “Man’s Man.”
For the […]

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Run Roadrunner Run…
For Bo Diddley fans, here is a special treat for you. I’ll be hosting WXYC’s Thursday Night Feature tomorrow night, July 3rd from 9-12AM, and the topic will be Bo Diddley and his music.
We’ll have two solid interviews from Blues Hall of Famer and renowned blues archivist and photographer, Dick Waterman, and […]

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I told people that this young gunna’ is different…
A while back, I posted this shot of Brandon Jennings that I caught at the MLK Invitational in Greensboro. I called him the second coming of Kenny Anderson. I called him the best high-school point guard of this decade, and I still don’t think that […]

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