Lazzari’s Sports Roundup

Great line by WFAN Radio’s Mike Francesa last week–describing to a caller how the greedy, New York football teams have “put the screws” to fans with seat licensing fees:  “They turn you upside down until the nickels fall out of your pockets”……….TRIVIA QUESTION:  Who was the last member of the New York Yankees to lead the [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 08/10/10

Recently, I had the opportunity to interview a pair of interesting individuals–author Johanna Wagner and former major league catcher Brent Mayne.  Both currently have terrific books on the market; Johanna’s is called A View From The Stands–which chronicles her visits to all 30 MLB ballparks back in 2002.  Mayne’s work is titled The Art of Catching–designed to help coaches, [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 7/16/10

Ah, yes, the “jockocracy”–a phenomena that Howard Cosell spoke so critically about–rears it ugly head once again as former NFL linebacker Antonio Pierce retires from the game and immediately joins ESPN as an analyst.  If you recall, Pierce was with gun-toting teammate Plaxico Burress back in 2008 when an unlicensed firearm went off in a nightclub; Pierce then drove [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 07/12/10

*Great cause:  Team Hole in the Wall is a terrific attempt/approach to generate funds in support of the mission of Hole in the Wall Camps–the world’s largest family of camps for children with life-threatening diseases.  Athletes can participate in bike races, marathons, 10K runs, triathlons, and various other events.  Participants are given the necessary online tools in [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 6/20/10

ITEM: Florida sophomore wide receiver Frankie Hammond is arrested on a DUI charge; he failed a couple of sobriety tests while two open bottles of Crown Royal were found inside his vehicle (by the way, at least 28 Gator players have been arrested during the Urban Meyer era). Could it be that Meyer had already [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 06/05/10

ITEM: Kansas defensive tackle Jamal Greene is dismissed from the team after he and former teammate Vernon Brooks are arrested in connection with an attempted aggravated robbery (Brooks had ALREADY been dismissed from the team before spring practices for violating various team rules). My first thought? This will simply give these ‘outstanding’ young men more [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 05/22/10

I used to think that watching “Dr. J”–Julius Erving–dunking a basketball was a pure thing of beauty. That all changed when I saw a recent picture of the red gown actress Salma Hayek was wearing at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival……….TRIVIA QUESTION: Michael Jordan possesses the all-time highest point total in an NBA post-season–scoring 759 [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup 5/5/10

Lazzari’s “Lopsided Score of the Week”: In a recent high school baseball game played here in CT, East Catholic annihilated Weaver 36-0 (I kid you not, folks); after leading 22-0 after just three innings, East Catholic tied a BIG bow on this one by adding 14 more runs in the fourth inning–during their final at-bat. [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup – 04-06-10

Congratulations go out to the Hamden (CT) High hockey team for recently winning its record 17th state title–defeating Fairfield Prep 6-5 for the Division I championship. It was the second consecutive championship for the Green Dragons–a feat that hadn’t been pulled off by a CT public high school since Hamden did it back in 1976; [...]

Lazzari’s Sports Roundup -2-22-10

Congratulations go out to Eastern CT State University athletes Stephanie Norell and Brittany Whiteley (both juniors)–co-recipients of the 2010 Holly Zimmerman Memorial Award (Holly–a former ECSU athlete–passed away in 1993). The award is given yearly to individuals who’ve made significant contributions to the school’s athletic program and possess Holly’s qualities of determination, loyalty, and thoughtfulness. [...]

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