Professional Sports

Not the Final the NHL Deserves, but the Final the NHL Needs

by Mike Watts

Another hockey season has reached its climax. Through two games, everyone can agree that these finals have everything the league needed.  Two remarkably balanced teams have slugged through three rounds to reach the top of the mountain, and they are going punch for punch in a heavyweight fight worthy of an Original Six matchup.

And to think, we were hours away from no season at all.

Bob Costas: The Last Word

by Alex Smith

Bob Costas is one of the most awarded sports broadcasters we have ever seen. A winner of an incredible 25 Emmy Awards, Costas has also covered multiple World Series, NBA Championships, Super Bowls, and Olympic Games. While all of those accolades are certainly noteworthy, Costas recently took home what he calls one of the great honors of his career, WFUV’s Vin Scully Lifetime Achievement Award.

Do or Die

by Kenny Ducey

Remember when Tiger Woods didn’t even have to think about Jack Nicklaus’ record 18 Major wins? When it was a given he’d race to that number and leave the greats in his path? He does, too.

Now with the pressure growing in each tournament he enters, Tiger is staring the Golden Bear right in the eyes in a make-or-break year.

Palace Malice Crowned King at 145th Belmont Stakes

by Kelly Kultys, Sean Hahner

Trainer Todd Pletcher stacked over 1/3 of the field for the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes with his record-tying five entries. He held all of his horses out of the Preakness to prepare for this race. He brought his family including his father, wife and children, out to the track to hopefully celebrate a victory with him. And they were able to do just that as his strategies paid off. His 13-1 underdog Palace Malice, who had just one win before the Belmont Stakes, took home the victory for the trainer and owner Cot Campbell.

Race Day Coverage of the Belmont Stakes

by Mike Watts, Nick Logerfo

WFUV collegues Kelly Kultys and Sean Hahner joined us on One on One to discuss their week at the Belmont Stakes and all the important information leading up to the third leg of the Triple Crown.  With the chance for a Triple Crown winner already dashed, Kelly and Sean provide the biggest story lines for this evening's Race for the Carnations.