Par for the Course
by Alexa Pozniak
30 Jul 2008 at 11:53am
SOUTHPORT, England Some random thoughts on covering my first golf event, as I sit in an airport terminal, polishing off one final helping of fish and chips?. Leave it to a woman to descend upon one of the biggest events…

The Buzz from the Bee…
by Alexa Pozniak
30 May 2008 at 10:56am
WASHINGTON, D.C. It?s 6am here in Washington, D.C, and the warm, spring sun is slowly starting to rise above the nation?s capitol. The windows of the White House are dark, and the leader of the free word is, no doubt,…

Teams Go Green…
by Alexa Pozniak
22 Apr 2008 at 11:49am
BRISTOL, Connecticut Whenever the word ?green? was mentioned in the realm of professional sports?. it used to revolve around the substantial number of dollar bills being doled out to athletes. Now, it?s a two pronged term. Yes, teams still overpay…

American Gladiators
by Alexa Pozniak
8 Jan 2008 at 4:16pm
BRISTOL, Connecticut On Saturday night, I kicked back on the couch with a bowl of buttery popcorn, and turned my attention to the television, where I was about to witness an all-out battle. Over the course of four, grueling hours,…

State of the Skate
by Alexa Pozniak
6 Nov 2007 at 9:48am
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec Covering the ?Skate Canada? international figure skating competition this past weekend, I broke away from the action one night to stroll along the quaint, cobblestone streets of Quebec City. It wasn?t long before it dawned on me…

An Ode to Boston
by Alexa Pozniak
24 Oct 2007 at 12:59pm
BRISTOL, Connecticut Yesterday’s New York Times declared October, 2007 as “Heaven in New England.” And to tell you the truth, I couldn’t agree more. In the interest of full-disclosure, I must admit to the fact that I am a lifelong…

Boys Behaving Badly
by Alexa Pozniak
17 Sep 2007 at 2:01pm
BRISTOL, Connecticut Cheating is bad. But losing is worse. That?s a common sentiment shared by many teams across the spectrum of professional sports these days. Athletes once claimed they played for the love of the game. And we believed them….

A Different Kind of “Team”
by Alexa Pozniak
6 Aug 2007 at 1:13pm
BRISTOL, Connecticut I consider ?sport? to be a metaphor for ?life.? All of us face opponents, both big and small, at any given time. Some we tackle solo, while others involve a team effort. And in the end, there are…

Do the “Queue”
by Alexa Pozniak
5 Jul 2007 at 6:25am
WIMBLEDON, England I hate waiting in line. It?s as painful as listening to Paris Hilton give an interview?guaranteed to make me insane in under a minute. With that being said, you can imagine the look on my face as I…

WIMBLEDON STEPS UP SECURITY
by Alexa Pozniak
2 Jul 2007 at 9:45am
WIMBLEDON, England There’s nothing like an attempted terrorist attack - or two - to wake the world of Wimbledon from its sleepy hollow. With the security-status in England now being classified as ?critical,? the All Englad Club has taken major…