March 2015 – My Mind on Sports

Michigan State: Basketball or Football School?

March 31, 2015March 31, 2015 Chuckie MaggioMagic Johnson, Mark Dantonio, Michigan State basketball, Michigan State football, Tom Izzo1 Comment

As I watched Michigan State dispatch Louisville on Sunday to head to the ninth Final Four in program history, while the pro-MSU crowd broke into their alternating “Go Green! Go White!” chant, an age-old question entered my mind: Is MSU a basketball or football school? The other three schools in this year’s Final Four don’t have the kind of debate… Read More

D.C. United

Olsen: ‘Everyone showed up tonight’

March 29, 2015 Wilson Tarpeh JrBen Olsen, Chris Pontius, DC United, Nick DeLeon, Sean Franklin, Taylor Kemp0 comment

While it was only the third game of the season, last night’s win over the Galaxy was huge for the Black-and-Red. As Olsen shared last week, their schedule is front heavy so the wins from the start of the season to mid April are pivotal. The team is starting to get healthy, they aren’t close to being at full strength… Read More

D.C. United

Pontius header extends United home streak to 13

March 29, 2015March 29, 2015 Wilson Tarpeh JrBen Olsen, Bruce Arena, Chris Pontius, DC United, Los Angeles Galaxy, Nick DeLeon0 comment

The crowd of 14, 462 were treated to a great match between two of the most winningest teams in league history. The Los Angeles Galaxy are the reigning champs, while they were missing a few pieces, they showed their championship mettle in a physical match with DC United. The Black-and-Red haven’t had much success against the Galaxy in recent years,… Read More

D.C. United

Rolfe: ‘We’re not too far away’

March 28, 2015 Wilson Tarpeh Jr0 comment

I had the opportunity to sit down with Chris Rolfe yesterday for a short chat, the team is ready to face the Galaxy tonight at RFK stadium. The game starts at 7pm EST, Rolfe is also the first in line for limited player posters the team is offering at home games this season. Rolfe plays a key role on this… Read More