Category: Event Coverage
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Eric Cole Scores Empty Net Goal for The Dallas Stars That Rolls on Edge for 150+ Feet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWatch the video of this incredible empty net goal by Eric Cole from the Dallas Stars – Boston Bruins game on February 10. The puck curls left from the boards into the goal in a way that cannot be explained by any rebound off of the sideboards. The only explanation was…
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Hour of Code at the Apple Store
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Thursday, December 11, 2014, I took Jimmy and Peter to the Hour of Code event that took place at the Apple Store at the Willow Grove Park mall in Willow Grove, PA. This was a fun and informative event that I had initially thought was aimed at kids, but was…
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Photographing NFL Football in Blizzard Conditions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI have to point out the article by photographer Kyle Grantham of The News Journal of Delaware called Lions and Eagles and Snow, Oh My! In it he talks about the “hardest football game I’ve ever been asked to shoot… {that was} the most fun I’ve ever had on an assignment.”…
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Princeton Gets Half-Ironman Triathlon in September 2014
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy buddy Mike Buteau from Bloomberg reports that World Triathlon Corporation announced that there will be a half-Ironman triathlon at Mercer County Park in West Windsor which will take place next September 21st. According to the article, this will be the first New York Metro Area Ironman-branded event since the New…
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Two Great Hockey Teams Will Meet to Settle a 21-Year Old Score
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIn 1989, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association decided not to play the Boys’ Ice Hockey State Tournament Final. The schools that were supposed to play, Delbarton School and St. Joseph Regional High School couldn’t play because 15 students at Delbarton came down with the measles. Everybody on both teams…
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ESPN E:60 Calls Attention to Dangers of Indoor Air Quality at Ice Arenas
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe ESPN program E:60 recently reported on the dangers posed by improperly tuned ice resurfacing equipment and ventilation problems in indoor ice arenas. This 13-minute long report claims that in 28 rinks that they tested that used propane or natural gas ice resurfacers, “nearly one-third were found to have dangerous levels of…
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Philadelphia Cycling Championship in Jeopardy Due to $500k Budget Gap
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEarlier today, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that the TD Bank Philadelphia Cycling Championship may not be held this year due to a $500,000 budget shortfall. This is partially due to the City of Philadelphia’s decision to charge the organizers for police and other city costs. Operation Gadget has covered the Philadelphia…
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Rob Mackey is the Latest Person Blogging L’Etape du Tour
Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery year I look for blogs that attempt to cover L’Etape du Tour, the Cyclosportive that follows the same route as one stage of The Tour de France. This year I found Rob Mackey’s blog at The New York Times called The Climb. Mackey is a web journalist who has done…
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Garmin Becomes New Title Sponsor of Slipstream-Chipotle Cycling Team
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt looks like professional cycling is experiencing a bit of a revival. Earlier today, Velonews reported that Garmin has become the title sponsor of the Slipstream-Chipotle Cycling Team. The Garmin logo will reportedly debut on the team’s uniforms at an event in Brest, France on July 3 prior to the Grand…