Meet the Massachusetts firefighter who is teeing off at the Masters

By day, Matt Parziale is a full-time firefighter in blue-collar Brockton, Mass. But, he also moonlights as a ultra-competitive golfer. When he isn't battling fires for Ladder Company 1, the seventh-busiest ladder in the country, responding to car accidents or scrubbing toilets at the fire station, he's on the golf course working on his game. And, it's paid off tenfold. [...]

By |2018-04-04T14:28:37+00:00April 4th, 2018|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on Meet the Massachusetts firefighter who is teeing off at the Masters

A New Sports Rivalry: 99 And 92-Year-Old Sprinters

There's Yankees v. Red Sox, Ali v. Frazier, and Carolina v. Duke. Add Orville Rogers, 99, and Dixon Hemphill, 92, to that list of great rivalries. The two sprinters (yes, sprinters) competed against each other in last weekend's Masters Indoor Track Championships. Even though he's seven years older, Rogers edged out Hemphill by 0.05 seconds in the 60-meter race. “I [...]

By |2017-02-24T15:20:53+00:00February 24th, 2017|Breakthrough Athletes|Comments Off on A New Sports Rivalry: 99 And 92-Year-Old Sprinters

P2P’s Five Most Read Stories: April 2015

(Photo: Lotatoa - Our Warrior/Facebook) It was a fun-filled April with our top stories ranging from some incredible runners to Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari making one of the best recruitment decisions of his career. Also back in the mix was our exclusive with Jordan Spieth's mom, Chris. Everyone wanted to know how to raise a sports prodigy, [...]

By |2015-05-01T08:58:10+00:00May 1st, 2015|The Big Play|Comments Off on P2P’s Five Most Read Stories: April 2015

Calling Audibles Podcast: The Life & Impact of Lauren Hill

By Matt Petrero For this, my very first podcast episode of Calling Audibles Radio, I took the show's title literally. Originally, I was going to air an interview with former NHL standout goaltender, Clint Malarchuk. However, with Lauren Hill losing her battle to cancer, I was forced to change the "play." On April 10th, the most written about athlete on [...]

By |2015-04-22T14:00:55+00:00April 22nd, 2015|Calling Audibles Radio|Comments Off on Calling Audibles Podcast: The Life & Impact of Lauren Hill
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