Podcast: Olympic Hockey and College Basketball on BLS
In this week’s Bob Long Sports Radio Show, we discuss the Olympic hockey elimination rounds, including Team USA’s progress so far, the controversy in the USA vs. Russia game with the net off its mooring and why the Russians should indirectly be happy that their team lost that game, and we preview the upcoming games […]
USA Women Capture American Attention
Just hours after serving as the co-host of “Vuvuzela: The World Soccer Show” as I do every Sunday, I learned what I never thought was possible entering that show. The world cared about American soccer. The world cared about American women’s soccer. And it warmed my heart. Twitter and Facebook were buzzing over the Abby […]
Podcast: A Recap of a Year of Bob Long’s Sports Blog
Title: A Recap of a Year of Bob Long’s Sports Blog In this Bob Long’s Sports Podcast, Chris and I go through some of the highlights of Bob Long’s Sports Blog, including some of the most memorable blogs written. A great listen, and it opens up discussion for the listeners to read some of the best […]
NHL First Round Playoff Predictions
The first round of the NHL playoffs begins Wednesday with 4 games. 82 regular season games has dwindled the field to 16 teams, and here are my predictions for the first round: IN THE EAST: 1] Washington Capitals beat 8] Montreal Canadiens in 4 games The Capitals have been the best team in the league […]
NHL Playoff Matchups
Sunday was the final day of the regular season, and heading into Sunday 15 teams were assured of playoffs spots. Still to be decided was whether the Flyers or Rangers would earn a spot in the East. The teams were tied in points going into the final game of the season, and as was appropriate, […]
USA Men's Hockey Earns Silver
Today, the Men’s Hockey Olympic Gold Medal Game was played between the United States and rival Canada. The US was the #1 seed entering the game, and the Canadians were the #6 seed. The two teams had played earlier in the tournament during pool play, and the United States defeated the Canadians 5-3, in what […]
USA Men's Hockey Semifinal
Yesterday, the United States Men’s Hockey team played Finland for an opportunity to advance to the Gold Medal Game, which will be played Sunday at 3PM ET. The Finnish were seeded 4th and had a 3-1 record in the tournament, with the only loss coming to 2nd seeded Sweden during pool play. In the first […]
USA Men's Hockey Elimination Round Game 1
After the USA Men’s Hockey team received its bye and subsequent #1 overall seed after posting an undefeated record in round robin play, the team played 8th ranked Switzerland yesterday, only 1 day after the Swiss won an overtime game against 9th seeded Belarus. A win would advance the US team to the semifinals, and a […]
USA Hockey Medal Round Draw
BREAKING NEWS: Sweden is currently leading 3-0 against Finland in the 2nd intermission of the final game of pool play. If Sweden holds on to this lead and wins, or if Finland comes back but wins by 2 goals or less, the United States will earn the top seed for the elimination round. Therefore, Finland […]
USA Men's Hockey Game 3
In the final game of pool play, the United States played rival Canada for what would likely decide who would get a bye in the medal round. It was the most anticipated game for the United States hockey team in 4 years, and where was it broadcasted? MSNBC. That’s right, MSNBC. They broadcasted alpine skiing on […]