Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 3/29/09

The “Unwatchable NBA” Update: During a 26-point loss to New Jersey last week, the Knicks shot 2-for-17 from three-point range (12%) and 58% from the free-throw line on 11-for-19 shooting. Someone with a sense of humor in the Madison Square Garden crowd that evening should have held up a sign at one point with the [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 3/22/09

The word “domination” is often misused/overused in the sports world–but NOT in this case: The Trinity College (CT) squash team just won its 11th straight national championship and 202nd match in a row–simply MIND-BOGGLING numbers in these days of competitive college athletics. I was privileged to interview coach Paul Assaiante on “Monday Night Sports Talk” [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 3/13/09

Talking to my “Monday Night Sports Talk” co-host Tony DeAngelo on Thursday of last week, I mentioned to him that it was the 36th anniversary of the famous “wife swapping” incident between N.Y. Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson. His response: “Hey, at least they weren’t INJECTING one another.”……….TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1987-’88 Chicago Blackhawks [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 3/6/09

Great quote from WFAN’s Mike Francesa recently–talking about the way Derek Jeter and Tiger Woods effectively handle media questions in the same manner that many POLITICIANS do: “They can give you answers without giving you ANSWERS.”……….TRIVIA QUESTION: During the 1983-’84 NHL season, Mark Pavelich led the New York Rangers in scoring with a total of [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 2/27/09

I’m not sure if I find the following statement DISTURBINGLY sad or TOTALLY hilarious: From this day forward, whenever I hear The Searchers’ version of “Needles and Pins,” I’ll think of major league baseball……….TRIVIA QUESTION: The 1988-’89 Cleveland Cavaliers–who finished 57-25 under coach Lenny Wilkens–had three players on the squad who averaged more than 18 [...]

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