Category Archives: Sports

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2009 Black and Blue Classic

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Ploafmaster General

Last night I was fortunate enough to be on the floor of the Stuart C. Siegal Center at VCU to photograph the Rams defeat the Richmond Spiders 65-57. There’s a photo feature of my work up on RVA News.

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Kornheiser Chunks

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Ploafmaster General

Holy hand grenade, what glorious news: Monday Night Football is ditching the lamentably awful Tony Kornheiser in favor of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden. I think even Dennis Miller would have been a welcome substitute, but this will … Continue reading →

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VCU vs. UCLA TONIGHT!

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Ploafmaster General

Tonight I’m watching my VCU Rams take on the UCLA Bruins in round 1 of the NCAA tournament. We’re seeded 11 to UCLA’s 6, but a good variety of fans and commentators (not to mention the POTUS) have picked VCU … Continue reading →

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NFL2008

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

Consider this my requisite “I’m so excited about the upcoming football season which starts tonight that I just have to write about it even though every major sports outlet in the country already has something far more in depth and … Continue reading →

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The Bigger They Are…

Posted on August 26, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

Well it seems, heading into the 2008-9 NFL season, that my Giants are dropping like flies. We lost a number of key starters over the summer, and Osi Umenyiora is out for the season with a serious knee injury. And … Continue reading →

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, we playin’ basketball.

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

After yet another brutal manhandling of the opposition, can we stop using the feeble appellation of “Redeem Team” for our men’s Olympic basketball team? Sure, we don’t have the gold yet, but with our worst performance so far a 21-point … Continue reading →

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Cardboard Buoyancy

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

While searching for whether anybody had created a boat purely from duct tape, I was surprised to discover a host of cardboard/cardboard and duct tape regattas (regattae?). A number of official local events can be found through a simple Google … Continue reading →

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Au Revoir, Favre

Posted on March 4, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

Well, Brett, you had a good run.

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Tuck You

Posted on February 5, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

I think this picture of Justin Tuck causing a fumble sums up the trouble my Giants gave Tom Brady on Sunday:

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THE GIANTS WIN!!!

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Ploafmaster General

Against the odds, my New York Giants have defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII!!!!! Eli Manning deserved his MVP, with his only interception the result of a bobbled reception, and an otherwise strong game that made Tom … Continue reading →

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