Sports Commentary
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With the Thanksgiving weekend wrapping up, and the calendar officially turning to December, the homestretch of the NFL season is approaching. Depending on your team’s outlook, some teams and fans have a lot to be thankful for as the holiday season is upon us, while others are turkeys. Thankful: The reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas…
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Tired of reading? Listen to a NotebookLM Audio Overview of today’s Town Crier: It appears the Boston Celtics’ radio play-by-play announcer Sean Grande has blocked the crier. A bit of irony. It must’ve been when the crier directly, or indirectly, said Grande was overly dramatic and hyperbolic. Based on the block, I guess the crier…
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Gather around all you ghouls and goblins. Happy Halloween and welcome to a special edition of the Town Crier. Depending on your age and persuasion, tonight is a night to conjure spirits or drink them. It’s a time to celebrate living while honoring those who are dead. It’s a time to go trick or treating…
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Tired of reading? Listen to a NotebookLM Audio Overview of today’s Town Crier: By Matt McDonough We’ve reached the heart of the best month of the year: October. The crisp, cool and refreshing fall air is upon us. The smell of the season is tantalizing. Apples are giving way to pumpkins. Halloween decorations are lining…
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Crier Cries Foul! er… Fowl? Whatever it is, the A’s Leaving Oakland Stinks The Athletics leaving Oakland is the most gut wrenching aspect of sports. Losses are losses, but the team always returns the next season for redemption or more heartbreak. There is no next season at the Oakland Coliseum. And it all falls on…
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By Matt McDonough The NBA is right around the corner and there’s no better feeling than being one of the few, fortunate teams with an actual chance to win a championship. Being the best, and entering the season as reigning champs, makes a fan anticipate the return of basketball much more and the season ahead…
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By Matt McDonough He’s worth hundreds of millions, his biggest accomplishments took place between the fall of 2016 and winter of 2017, over 20 women have accused him of improper conduct over the years, and he’s still standing with a foot firmly in the spotlight. If your mind went to a current presidential candidate, guess…
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By “Disgruntled” It’s the early morning of September 8th, around 1:30am, and as I’m guessing many of the blog’s followers are probably celebrating – the once prestigious football program of Notre Dame has fallen to underdog darling Northern Illinois, 16-14. The Huskies. How apropos for this specific case study. For context, a few quick things…
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By Matt McDonough College football is finally upon us. After a Week 0 teaser, Week 1’s full slate over Labor Day weekend gave fans exactly what they’re craving. Overreactions on early returns are human nature, but the crier wants to just celebrate one of the best sports being back. Despite that mindset, this is the…
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By Matt McDonough Welcome to the second edition of “The Town Crier.” Rumor has it that Amazon founder and one of the richest humans in the world, Jeff Bezos, is interested in buying the reigning world champion Boston Celtics, according to Bill Simmons. Wyc Grousbeck, governor and co-owner of the Celtics, surprisingly announced they were…
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By Matt McDonough Oyez. Here ye. Those are a couple calls of the town crier. Quack. That’s a call that might be better suited for our space at “Duck on a Rock Sports.” The goal of this town crier is to inform, share opinions and engage readers. This column will be a regular installment that…