The IronDog Chronicles

I’m always up for alternative training methods…Any way that gets you to be a ‘raw dog’, push it.
However, after reading this article from Nathaniel Vinton of the NYTimes on Steve Nash and how he’s working out on the soccer fields in Central Park, I’m saying that Steve Nash is the coolest and one of the […]

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I’m a big fan of Slide…
So, when I saw this BusinessWeek article from Jessi Hempel about how Slide, a site that lets users post snapshots of friends, say, or vacations in slide-show format, is developing strategies for generating revenue, I’m up for it.
Slide has fast become the most trafficked widget maker on the […]

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Solid move by ESPN to bring back Bud Collins…
I was brokenhearted at the news that NBC was letting the longtime tennis analyst go. How would Sunday at Roland Garros and ‘Breakfast at Wimbledon’ be the same?!
What’s even more solid news for tennis fans is that Bud will be paired with Dick Enberg again. […]

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Thank you NYTimes…
Thanks for freeing up the op-ed pieces and the archived articles of your great writers.Although the announcement has not been issued, Holly Sanders of the NYPost has reported that the Times will be removing the restrictions established from their TimesSelect service.
On the media sales front, yes, you may not the same […]

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How did I miss this one…?!

Yes, how did I miss the PBS documentary, “Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story”?
I should be banned from a DVR for two weeks on this one. I pulled an airball with my selector, and I missed the show. I’m praying that WUNC will pull me a huge favor […]

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Innovative leaders come in very small doses these days…
Which is why I became intrigued with the innovations and life of Bill Walsh, who passed this past week at the age of 75 from leukemia.
Growing up a Chicago Bears fan, I have to admit that I had a major bias against his legacy until after his […]

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If you were listening in on Sunday night, you heard right…
Yes, I returned to WXYC’s SportsRap, and I’ll be back for the next couple of months on Sunday nights.
Feel free to tune-in at WXYC.org or via the ‘Eclectic’ section on iTunes. ‘Sports Rap’ is back.
This year we’ll try to get as many interviews and […]

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Kudos to Danny Ainge…Cut that…Major kudos…
I have to give the guy credit. Every critic in the world including me was wondering where the hell the Celtics were heading before the draft. Well, the Celts are now strong contenders for the NBA Eastern Conference title after landing Kevin Garnett today.
What a great […]

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I’ve been wondering about whatever happened to these guys…
Saucony used to be an off-shoot brand of Spot-Bilt back in the day. In terms of running shoe quality, they dropped off the scene. Yet, from the words in this Brandweek article from Eric Newman, the brand is making a comeback.
They’re re-positioning their […]

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I have been in a few H-O-R-S-E games in my time…
I’ve schooled, been schooled, and shot through it all. With that said, “Pistol” Pete Maravich is the greatest horse player that has ever taken the court. Check out this vid…It’s a classic.
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What makes this one even better is that there are some serious players […]

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