Mr. Bandwagon’s Two-Week Olympic Celebration of His Own Greatness
Dear reader, if you learn only one thing from this newspaper, let it be this: Bob Costas, sports announcer for NBC, anchor of the 2010 Winter Olympics broadcast, is inarguably the worst person in America. A little background on Bob Costas (one of those people whose full name you must always say): born in Queens, he started college at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications but left before graduating to pursue a career as a sports commentator.
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics reported that three billion people watched the opening ceremonies on Feb. 12. While that number may be an overestimate (1.6 of the planet’s 6.6 billion people live without electricity), at least a few Fordham students were watching.
Gang Green Faithful Look Ahead to Super Sunday and Next Season
National Football League fans throughout Fordham College at Lincoln Center (FCLC) were eager for the Jan. 24 AFC Championship Game, an improbable match-up between the top-seeded Indianapolis Colts (16-2) and Fordham’s hometown underdog New York Jets (11-8).
Football fans across the country are getting plenty of opportunities to hear Bob Papa calling NFL games, as the New York Giants play-by-play announcer and Fordham alumnus is in his second year working with NFL Network, broadcasting weekly games on national television.
Have you ever heard an elated student in the cafeteria talking about how “Adrian Peterson nabbed me 20 points yesterday?” Or have you ever shared an elevator ride with a dejected student, wondering aloud, “What was I thinking when I took Jake Delhomme in the 5th round?” No idea what any of that means? That is the purpose of this piece, a guide for the fantasy-illiterate.
The rise of digital media has suddenly and completely changed the way sports fans understand and follow the games they love. And the experts are still trying to figure out how to catch up. A Sept. 22 discussion hosted by Fordham’s new Sports Management Club sought to examine the issues facing sports in the digital age by assembling a collection of panelists from a diverse range of publications.
Though it’s been a long time since Fordham University has sent a baseball player to the major leagues, a Ram had the honor of taking the mound at Yankee Stadium on July 1. Fordham’s President Rev. Joseph M. McShane, S.J., threw out the ceremonial first pitch in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Fordham baseball.
To baseball fans, Michael Kay is the voice of the New York Yankees on the YES Network. Behind his public persona, however, Kay is first and foremost a proud Fordham graduate with a strong dedication to the Fordham community. After graduating from Fordham in 1982, Kay worked his way through the ranks of the sports media world, starting as a public address announcer for the New York Pro Summer Basketball League.
Last month, Dan Leone, a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan and part-time stadium employee, was fired by the team after posting a Facebook stutus critical of its decision to let safety Brian Dawkins sign with the Denver Broncos. “Dan is [expletive] devastated about Dawkins signing with Denver.
If a Sports Museum Opened in New York City and No One Came to Visit, Did the Museum Ever Exist?
The Sports Museum of America located in Manhattan’s Financial District, locked its doors on Feb. 20, but they didn’t throw away the key just yet. The $57 million museum was opened in May 2008 in hopes to restore some of the economic trouble New York has had since 9/11.
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