As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Remember the Denver Larks? That's ok. Nobody does. They were briefly a team in the old American Basketball Association. Not actually a team I guess because they never played. When the ABA was born in 1967, a team was supposed to be located in Kansas City. That didn't work out. … [Read more...] about Pucko: The Name Game
Pucko's Unfinished Business
Pucko: Unmistakably Watchable Again
As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box Michelle Wie was once 'all the rage.' She was a golfer in a sport starving for a new face. And hers was very new. Wie burst on the scene with a 13-stroke victory in the Hawaii State championship. At the age of 13. That began a series of youngest-ever marks that included the youngest to qualify for … [Read more...] about Pucko: Unmistakably Watchable Again
Pucko: Stuck On 22
As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box I have a Wall of Champions at my house. Framed issues of Sports Illustrated magazines that represent mostly Boston based championship teams that I rooted for over the years. They begin with the Boston Celtics 1966 championship team and conclude, so far, with the New England Patriots winning the Super Bowl in … [Read more...] about Pucko: Stuck On 22
Pucko: The NHL’s Southern Tier
As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box In the grand scheme of things, no one really minds that the Jacksonville Jaguars are a better football team than the Chicago Bears. Except in Chicago. Similarly, it doesn't matter to basketball fans in general that San Antonio has won more titles than the New York Knicks. Or that Tampa Bay has an immeasurably … [Read more...] about Pucko: The NHL’s Southern Tier
Pucko: Rochester’s Dark Ages
As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box We are in the midst of the dark ages for Rochester's two longest standing, foundational professional sports teams. Facts are facts. Between them, the Rochester Americans hockey and the Rochester Red Wings baseball teams have gone a combined 53 years without winning a championship. 1996 was 27 hockey seasons … [Read more...] about Pucko: Rochester’s Dark Ages