Barack Obama said as he came into the tent. Well, we could have, but when you are given eight minutes to go one-on-one about sports with a presidential candidate, there's really no time for painful partisanship. Obama had just...
ALBANY — There’s an easy way to win football games, and there’s a hard way to win them. The Great Danes built a 24-9 cushion with 2:06 remaining in the third quarter, but they needed junior linebacker Justin Brancaccio’s key...
By Bob Ford Inquirer Sports Columnist The ghosts of Octobers past will have to work overtime to mess up the Phillies this time. If the sight of Brett Myers windmilling around the bases yesterday wasn't enough to inspire belief,...
University at Albany’s road warriors finally get the opportunity to play at home today when the Great Danes host Central Connecticut State University in a Northeast Conference game at University Field at 1 p.m.
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night in the NLCS opener with one brief power surge. The speed of Shane Victorino hurried Dodgers shortstop Rafael Furcal into a throwing error to lead off the...
By Bob Ford Inquirer Sports Columnist The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers were making a real splash in the baseball postseason, Chase Utley was there, too. One night after Kirk Gibson created highlight history forever in the...
By Bob Ford / The Philadelphia Inquirer Thursday, October 9, 2008 - Updated 12m ago PHILADELPHIA — Charlie Manuel calls baseball an "every day" game, which is not to be confused with an everyday game. What Manuel means is that...
There once was a sportswriter at the Philadelphia Journal named Happy N. Fine, and when he was issued his first paycheck from that unique institution, he crossed Market Street to the bank. The teller looked at the check, looked...
By Bob Ford Inquirer Sports Columnist MILWAUKEE - Pat Burrell wasn't sure he would be in the lineup yesterday when the Phillies tried once again to close out the National League division series against the Brewers. The answer...
Before each of the first two pitches he saw from CC Sabathia last night, Brett Myers dug himself into the box, jammed his helmet firmly on his head and went through a dozen nervous gyrations that didn't seem to help once the...