Author Archives: Paul Knepper

Wining and Dining With Clyde

You won’t read too many restaurant reviews here at Through the Clydescope, but when the blog’s namesake Walt “Clyde” Frazier opens up his own eatery/sports bar, I feel the need to weigh in. Clyde Frazier’s Wine and Dine, a joint collaboration between Frazier and Michael Weinstein of Ark Restaurants opened two months ago on the westContinue reading “Wining and Dining With Clyde”

Jay-Z and the Branding of the Brooklyn Nets

Monday morning the Nets officially became the Brooklyn Nets, ending their 35-year tenure in New Jersey. The team celebrated the occasion by unveiling its new logos (there are two) at an event attended by center Brook Lopez, near their new arena, the Barclays Center,  in downtown Brooklyn. The logos and new colors ( black and white) were designed by hip-hop mogul and part-owner ofContinue reading “Jay-Z and the Branding of the Brooklyn Nets”

NBA Playoff Preview

Through the Clydescope is proud to present a very talented young writer, Lucas Lovekin, from Mr. Portnoy’s fifth grade class at PS 217 in Brooklyn, New York. Read below to find out his predictions for the NBA playoffs, which begin this afternoon. Ahh! It’s playoff time! The best time of the year. This year, theContinue reading “NBA Playoff Preview”

The Most Over-Hyped Day in Sports

It’s that time of year again, the holiest of holy days for hardcore football fans, the first day of the NFL Draft. Millions of fanatics around the country have spent the past few weeks reading mock drafts, blog posts and articles in an attempt to figure out which players their team should and will select. Tonight they’ll don their jerseysContinue reading “The Most Over-Hyped Day in Sports”

Ten Funniest Sports Comedy Routines

As sports fans, we tend to take the games very seriously, investing a great deal of emotional in the wins and losses of our favorite players and teams. Occasionally, it’s nice to step away from the action and look at how silly these games really are. For decades, comedians have used athletic competition as fodder for their stand-up acts.Continue reading “Ten Funniest Sports Comedy Routines”

Brooklyn vs. Kate

Today is model turned actor Brooklyn Decker’s 25th birthday. The blonde bombshell is best-known for gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 2010 Swimsuit Issue. Like Brooklyn, this year’s covergirl Kate Upton is one of the sexiest models to appear in SI in recent memory, which raises the question: Who’s hotter, Brooklyn or Kate? Tale of the Tape                                       Brooklyn                                       Continue reading “Brooklyn vs. Kate”

Reflections on the Basketball Hall of Fame

The Hall Dropped the Ball Last week, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced seven new members of it’s 2012 class, including; former NBA sharp-shooter Reggie Miller, the league’s all-time winningest coach, Don Nelson, University of Virginia standout Ralph Sampson, two-time Olympic gold medalist Katrina McClain, four-time NBA champion Jamaal Wilkes, longtime college referee Hank Nichols and the All-AmericanContinue reading “Reflections on the Basketball Hall of Fame”

Athletes Who Looked Strangest in New Uniforms

The Peyton Manning saga has finally come to an end (at least until it’s time to see whether he can actually still throw the ball) and the Colts legend will conclude his career as a Denver Bronco. If you find it difficult to picture Manning in a Broncos jersey, you’re not alone. Manning’s the latest in a long line of superstars who became so identified with the teamContinue reading “Athletes Who Looked Strangest in New Uniforms”

Manute, Muggsy and Spud

The Washington Bullets/Wizards have been a dismal franchise for the past thirty years (currently 9-30 this season) though at least in the 1980’s they were entertaining. Here’s a shot of the tallest and shortest players ever to play in the NBA when they were teammates with the Bullets during the ’87-’88 season, 7’7” Manute Bol and 5’3” Muggsy Bogues.Continue reading “Manute, Muggsy and Spud”