Entries Tagged as 'Sports'

Walk The Walk: Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Salutes Heroes, Teamwork, Competition

December 30th, 2008 · Tags: Sports

Oh what I wouldn’t do to lace up the football cleats again and strap on a helmet … back to the days before an injury ended my interest in playing football. Lt. Col. Greg Gadson never lost interest in the game, but he will never wear those shoes again.  He was a three-year starter at […]

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Poking Head In On Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl & Wi-Fi

December 29th, 2008 · Tags: Coffee Shops · Sports

The coffee is free.  The pastries are free.  And the Wi-Fi is … well … available at the Marriott Courtyard Blackstone — media headquarters for the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl. Thanks to Boingo and its roaming ability, I got right on the Wi-Fi network, to download the latest Armed Forces Bowl news release, rather […]

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Armed Forces Bowl Kickoff Event To Feature Real American!

December 19th, 2008 · Tags: Sports

Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Announces Luncheon Speaker FORT WORTH – Lt. Col. Greg Gadson, who lost both legs to a bomb in Iraq and has served as an inspiration for the XLII Super Bowl champions, will be the featured speaker at 2008 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Kickoff Luncheon presented by Armed Forces Insurances […]

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Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl — Let ‘Em Play, Then Talk Business!

December 12th, 2008 · Tags: Sports

I craves me some good football — anywhere, anytime … But when it happens in my hometown, just a few blocks away … Well, that’s “kinda special to me.”

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Tech Pirates Partay OSU Into Submission 56-20; Tap Out Ping-o-Meter

November 9th, 2008 · Tags: Cities · Satire · Sports

Wow … what an overnight trip to Texas Tech!  I confess, it was a bit of an “impulse buy.”  But, a ticket to the Oklahoma State game became available, and gas prices were hovering at only $2 a gallon.  How could I resist a little PingWi-Fi road trip? Who doesn’t love to crash an ABC […]

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Public Service Announcement: Harrell For Heisman

November 2nd, 2008 · Tags: Sports

… Brief pause in the action at South Padre Island: “I am a product of the Mike Leach System.” Click on the Double T.

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ESPN … Who Could’ve Said It Better In Texas Tech Game?

October 25th, 2008 · Tags: Satire · Sports

No one … and I mean no one is a bigger fan than PingWi-Fi when it comes to obscure rock ‘n’ roll references! So, did you catch the roving reporter on ESPN during the Texas Tech vs. Kansas football game? His name is Rob Stone … but I am going to just go ahead and […]

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Audi Goes Digital … What, No Wi-Fi?

October 23rd, 2008 · Tags: Gadgets · Sports

Sweet tunes for sweet rides … Audi to Expand Audio Offerings with HD Radio™ Technology HERNDON, Va., Oct 22, 2008  –  Providing drivers with a heightened entertainment experience, Audi of America today announced plans to offer HD Radio technology as a standard feature in many of its vehicles beginning with 2011 models, which will start […]

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Where Do We Go From Here? — Pre-Ping Wi-Fi Benchmark

October 18th, 2008 · Tags: Airports · Cities · Coffee Shops · Hotels · Restaurant · Satire · Sports

IF you find yourself stuck in an airport, and you have a Boingo membership for Wi-Fi … or T-Mobile … or whatever, I encourage you to spend some time with us and look through this site.  There is much more than meets the eye, buried deep in the back pages.

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Heisman And Lowman On Media Totem Pole Reach Impasse

October 12th, 2008 · Tags: Satire · Sports

I learned much when I crisscrossed the country in 2004, blogging in all those cities.  One gem is this — if you go against the popular opinion in media – even if you state the obvious – the media will turn their back on you.  You either get on board, or kiss your positive media […]

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