Author Archives: Fred

About Fred

I am the running coach of Quest Club of Arizona, an adult running club. Formerly coached at Phoenix College for 18 years, and have coached a number of elite runners including Trina Painter and Lisa Weidenbach. Most recently coached Priscilla Hein, graduate of ASU and Olympic Trials semi finalist. In addition to coaching I am the sports publicist for the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference in track and field, and the Meet Director for the NJCAA Region Championships in Cross Country and Track and Field.

The Phoenix Suns and Charles Barkley

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Fred

I would like to see TNT fire Charles Barkley. It makes me sad to say this because he was my favorite player at one time, a real American hero. But now his schtick has gotten old, and he has nothing … Continue reading →

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American Idol Men March 8th

Posted on March 8, 2006 by Fred

First I want to say that two men are going off tomorrow night, and my guess is that it will be Kevin and Will. Now having said that it isn’t because they had bad performances, as a matter of fact, … Continue reading →

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American Idol Women on March 7th

Posted on March 7, 2006 by Fred

Mandisa, Mandisa, Mandisa…home run. Finally someone hit one out of the park. First time I got even remotely excited about anything I’ve heard. I know she won’t win, but she has an awesome voice. Too bad, but Ruben won and … Continue reading →

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Women’s Wrestling and Combat Sports

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Fred

Now I might as well confess since I inadvertently sent out an attachment to women’s wrestling web site that I am a closet fan. This needs a little explanation since I would consider women’s wrestling an underground sport, where only … Continue reading →

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My Name is Earl

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Fred

One of the funniest shows on TV these days is a program called My Name is Earl starring Jason Lee as Earl and a great cast of odd ball characters including Jamie Pressley as his conniving ex wife. The basic … Continue reading →

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Colangelo leaves the Suns

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Fred

Brian Colangelo resigned as general manager of the Phoenix Suns this week in what seemed like strange circumstances. Supposedly he was contacted by the Toronto Raptors about their vacant President and General Managers job with permission from the Suns. First … Continue reading →

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American Idol March 2nd

Posted on March 2, 2006 by Fred

It was the moment of decision. Who stays and who goes, and I think this time the voters got it exactly right. The men lost Jose and David, and the women lost Heather and Brenna. The only little hiccup in … Continue reading →

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American Idol March 1st

Posted on March 1, 2006 by Fred

Boys night: I thought three of the performers were the best of the bunch: Chris Daughtry (liked the singer but didn’t like the song), Elliott Yamin, and Gideon McKinney. Then another group of good singers who could win, but not … Continue reading →

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American Idol Feb 28th

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Fred

Tonight was ladies night and I am learning the names of the performers and I am starting to have some opinions about them. There are six spots in the finals and I think three of them are already occupied by … Continue reading →

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Love Monkey

Posted on February 6, 2006 by Fred

I keep breaking my heart over TV shows that I really like that get cancelled. Anyone remember Freaks and Geeks? Here we go again. Love Monkey is Ed becomes a music executive in a small independent music company after being … Continue reading →

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