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My basketball game of choice tonight will a Big Ten Conference contest between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Illinois Fighting Illini. Rather than listen to a radio call of the game, I'll first try to watch it broadcast by Peacock TV on the smaller set back in my room.
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
Late games like tonight's cause me to adjust my schedule. If I stay up late enough to follow this game to the end, which I fully intend to do, my brain will be too fogged to give my night prayers the attention they deserve. So I'll do some of them earlier in the evening, probably before the pregame show, and finish the rest during halftime. GO HOOSIERS!
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
This afternoon the Indiana University Women's Basketball Team will play their annual Pink Game. Their opponent will be the Purdue Boilermakers who will be traveling down to meet them on the floor of IU's Assembly Hall.
If the Internet doesn't crap out on me, I'll be listening to the radio call of the game streaming from B97 – The Home for IU Women's Basketball.
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
Today I plan to follow two different basketball games, listening to both broadcast live from local radio stations, and accessed with a simple AM radio NOT connected to the Internet.
My first game, a college game, will feature the UTSA Roadrunners hosting the North Texas Mean Green, start time scheduled for 1:00 PM Central Time.
My second game, from the NBA, has my San Antonio Spurs hosting the Dallas Mavericks. This game is scheduled to start at 5:00 PM Central Time.
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
My basketball game before bedtime tonight will again come from the NBA. It will be the Indiana Pacers vs the Milwaukee Bucks.
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
Making it easy on myself, reducing the stress of dealing with the buffering that comes with trying to listen to Internet streaming radio, tonight I'll listen to my basketball broadcast OTA (over the air) from a local radio station. My trusty old Bose Radio will bring me WOIA's call of tonight's San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks NBA Game.
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
As I've mentioned before, Correspondence Chess Games very rarely end in checkmate: here is one I won recently playing Black, checkmating the White King by squeezing him against a side of the board with a Queen and Rook.
Started: 17-Nov-25, Ended: 05-Jan-26, Time control: 2 days per move
The image at the top of the post shows position of pieces at game's end. Our full move record follows: 1. e4 a6 2. Qf3 f6 3. Qe2 Nc6 4. f3 e5 5. d3 Nd4 6. Qd1 Bb4+ 7. c3 Ba5 8. b4 Bb6 9. cxd4 Bxd4 10. Ne2 Bxa1 11. Nbc3 Bxc3+ 12. Nxc3 Ne7 13. a3 O-O 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 b5 16. g4 h6 17. Bh3 Bb7 18. Rf1 Bxd5 19. Bg2 Re8 20. Rf2 c5 21. bxc5 Qa5+ 22. Bd2 Qc7 23. Bb4 a5 24. Bd2 Qxc5 25. Re2 Qg1+ 26. Bf1 Bxf3 27. Be3 Qxg4 28. h3 Qg3+ 29. Rf2 Bxd1 30. Kxd1 Qxe3 31. Rd2 Rac8 32. Be2 Qxh3 33. Rc2 Qh1+ 34. Kd2 Qh4 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Bd1 Qf4+ 37. Ke1 Qe3+ 38. Kf1 Qxd3+ 39. Be2 Rc1+ 40. Kf2 Qd4+ 41. Kf3 Rc3+ 42. Kg2 Rxa3 43. Bxb5 Qd5+ 44. Kf2 Qc5+ 45. Ke2 Qxb5+ 46. Kf2 Qb2+ 47. Kg1 Ra1# 0-1
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
Tonight the Indiana University Women's Basketball Team play the Wisconsin Badgers. I'll be listening to the game.
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
After yesterday's disappointment resulting from my trusting too much in TuneIn Sports Radio scheduling, I double checked today's schedule. According to TuneIn, and according to Ball State University, there WILL BE a men's basketball game tonight between the Ball State Cardinals and the Bowling Green Falcons with a scheduled start time of 6:00 PM Central Time. And I do intend to tune my radio to a local broadcast and listen in.
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe
It was fun listening to Sports Radio 960 from South Bend this evening, but it became obvious they weren't going to be broadcasting a Notre Dame game tonight. Because that game against Louisville is scheduled for Wednesday night, NOT tonight. Darn TuneIn streaming service, they've really disappointed me!
And the adventure continues.
posted by Roscoe