Jul
17
2016
What a performance by Swede Henrik Stenson to win his first major, and the first male player to ever win a major from Sweden. Outside of Mickelson, Stenson blew the field away with a clinic of ball striking and putting. Stenson has been a fixture in the world’s top 10 for years, and has contended …
Jul
10
2016
Back to the British Open, the 3rd Major of the year. Who are the top contenders? Here we go. The British Open heads back to Royal Troon for the first time since 2004 this week. 1. Dustin Johnson The hottest golfer on the planet Dustin Johnson has to the be the favorite going into this …
Jun
28
2016
Very sad news today with the passing of two legendary coaches Pat Summitt and Buddy Ryan. Just my brief thoughts on both. Former Tennessee women’s basketball coach Pat Summitt was the Arnold Palmer of women’s basketball. There is no WNBA, no UCONN, no Women’s Basketball Tournament on ESPN without her. She was a pioneer and …
Jun
26
2016
The Power 5 should separate from the Group of 5 schools and lower division schools. The Group of 5 and lower division schools can’t compete with the big money Power 5 schools. You’ve heard it over and over. 2016 has been the season of revenge for the lower division schools, where they proved not only …
Jun
19
2016
The USGA owes a big big thank you to Dustin Johnson. It what would have been one of the most embarrassing rulings every made in sport, Dustin Johnson saved the USGA. The USGA had ruled that Johnson “might” suffer a 1 stroke penalty due to his ball moving on the putting surface. Johnson may or …
Jun
17
2016
One of the most underrated sporting events of the summer starts Saturday. It’s the College World Series. I’m a casual fan of college baseball, but I’m certainly no expert. I’ll leave that to the guys that really know the game. To prepare for the for the CWS here are a couple of great preview links. …
Jun
12
2016
The U.S. Open returns to Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, and the world’s best come in playing well. 1. Jason Day Jason Day’s best seems just a little bit better these days than everyone else that tees it up. Jason Day has won 3 of the last 7 tournaments he’s entered. He can bomb …
May
30
2016
They are calling it the NCAA Baseball Tournament, but it is more like the SEC/ACC Invitational Baseball Tournament. 7 of the 8 National Seeds are from those leagues, and 13 out of 16 Regional Seeds. Virginia from the ACC is the defending national champions. Check out the entire field from NCAA.com. A record six #ACCBase …
May
23
2016
I’ll admit I’m not that big of Major League Baseball fan, but recently I sat down with my father and watched an Atlanta Braves baseball game. He still enjoys the game, and the Braves actually beat Kansas City 5-0. If it had been the first time I had followed the Braves this year ( yea …
May
22
2016
Thanks to @Hokiesmash for news release from the ACC GREENSBORO, N.C. — Pairings and game times have been set for the 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Championship, which gets underway Tuesday at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina. Miami (43-10, 21-7) earned the No. 1 overall seed and will head up Pool A. The …
May
08
2016
The ACC is still looking strong as most predictions have 9 ACC Baseball Teams making the field. http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/projected-field-of-64-may-4/#3Yc103Io6CHDVRfg.97 http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2016/05/03/2016-ncaa-baseball-regional-projections-may-3rd/ Make sure you follow the All Sports Discussion Twitter account at @AllSportsDACC and please like our Facebook Page.
Apr
29
2016
Something we will keep an eye on in the next few weeks are the bracket projects for the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The ACC looks to be well represented with as many as 10 teams projected to the make the field. Check out some of the projections below. http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/projected-field-of-64-april-27/#SWxIBxk6ZvyFLWPY.97 http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/baseball/bracketology http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2016/04/26/2016-ncaa-baseball-regional-projections-april-26th/ Make sure you follow the …
Apr
10
2016
I tweeted this at 5:04 PM Another run away at the Masters… Zzzzz . — Jeff or Jeffrey Fann (@TalkinACCSports) April 10, 2016 It look liked for the 3rd straight year, it appeared we were headed to an anti-climatic back 9 after Jordan Spieth took a 5 shot lead heading new hole #10. Already a …
Apr
04
2016
@Hokiesmash and I ( @TalkinACCSports ) preview a couple of great events on this podcast with two outstanding podcast guests @WillsWorldMN of and @JoeMicik. Be sure to check out the great ACC writing and podcast at accnation.net. I let the college hockey experts fire away on the Frozen Four, and then we preview the National Championship game between UNC …
Apr
03
2016
It’s Master’s week. If you’ve read the blog in the past you know we’ll check in on golf especially during the 4 majors, and this is one of those times. Let’s preview the top 10 contenders for the first major of the year. 1. Jason Day Jason Day has always been a world class golfer, but …
Jan
22
2016
An inspiring story sent to us about para-olympic athletie Sarah Storey…. Female Sarah Storey was crowned National Circuit Champion, alongside Matt Clinton, after winning the 20-mile contest held at Cranfield in Bedfordshire on Sunday. Storey beat her Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International team-mate Claire Rose to the women’s title, storming round the course in a …