Greg Schiano has been taking on challenges his whole life, and where his recent task of rebuilding
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL is daunting, the former Rutgers University coach is up for the
task.
Stephen F. Holder of the Tampa Bay Times writes of the man who continues to rise to the occasion.
When you break it down, what we love about sports are the memories they create.
You build stockpiles of those treasured days and nights. We all have our "Miracle On Ice"
moments, even if all can't rise to that level of cherish and intensity.
We fondly remember that special game at your high school.
"Michael Farfan proving to be the steal of the draft."
"Le Toux for MVP? Believe it."
"Could Zac MacMath make an NFL roster as a kicker? The truth may not surprise you."
"Danny Califf officially changes name to 'Thor.'"
"Sheanon Williams races a cheetah.
A few weeks ago we traveled back to the land of beer and cheese, Wisconsin, for a family reunion.
Wisconsin is the place where the idea for the Free Beer Movement was birthed (induced... with beer,
of course) and the where we cut our teeth playing soccer from the youth level on up to college
(intramurals.
The Sun Sentinel.com reported on Wednesday morning that the Fort Lauderdale Strikers could be
forced out of Lockhart Stadium before the end of the season.
According to the article, both local high school sports and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers could
be forced out of the Stadium by June 30th.
This past Saturday the Sun Sentinel reported in it's printed version that the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) was threatening to shut down Lockhart Stadium and the adjacent Fort Lauderdale
Stadium if all stadium revenue generated by the school system (which plays High School Football
games) and the Strikers don't go to the airport.
It isn't a question of talent because believe me, this guy has got it in bundles. His story is
quite incredible, going from high school football in Japan to a trial at Arsenal in a matter of
months. His chance of signing for Arsenal seemed to have gone when he broke his leg at Ajax the
club took the risk and signed him up anyway, sending him on loan to Feyenoord where he has become a
fans favourite overnight.
After giving everyone a few weeks to settle into the regular stride of the season, we've decided
to have an introduce yourself session on the good ol' Orange Network known as Dynamo Theory. If
you've been lurking and haven't posted any comments yet, now is the perfect time to share who you
are with the rest of us.
Brawls happen. Sometimes they seem to happen a bit more frequently in ertain places, but they
happen on every level at some point. Tis the nature of the competitive beast.
A junior brawl erupted in Florida last week, the scale of the scrum proportional to the level
itselt twas a high school game.
A sore nose AND an o.g. on the scoresheet The defender in this Japanese High School Football
Championship was not taking any chances with his clearance and gave it some welly. Unfortunately,
the full brunt of the mammoth hoof was felt by his team-mate stood a metre in front of him. The
balls smacks off [.