Bob Ford

You spend any time in this dingy city and around these folks, and pit bulls running wild come to mind. Fine when leashed, but set them free, put a beer in their grubby paws and it's only a matter of time before they're going to go on the attack -- both...

When Eddie Delaney first walked into his dorm room at the University of Albany, his suitemate took one look at the new football recruit and thought, "How is a kid with one arm who's 205 pounds going to play Division I football?" Said Delaney, of...

One blocked kick is one too many. Two is an embarrassment. Three? Well, three pretty much ensures you don't win. Hofstra found that out in its home opener last night. Albany, without a full scholarship player on its roster, came to Shuart Stadium and...

The "Dean of Sports," Arnold "Arnie" D'Angelo, held court at Maneeley's in South Windsor Monday as his fans feted him on his 60th year in the broadcast business. Better known by his street name, Arnold Dean, 78, the smooth-talking WTIC-AM (1080) radio...

"The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford," adapted by writer-director Andrew Dominik from the novel by Ron Hansen, tips its intentions straight from the title. Behind the antiquated formality of the language lies a strangely off-...

STARTING right off with its title, "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" puts people off-balance. Does it follow the gun-slinging exploits of the legendary Wild West outlaw or does it place unexpected emphasis on the sidekick who...

(C) Early on, local audiences may feel the thrill of anticipation when they hear the narrator of this sprawling Western say, "Alexander Frank James was in Baltimore with his wife and child when he read the news about the assassination of Jesse James." But...

It seems real enough by now, though Jack Druga is still a bit awed by landing what he tabbed nearly two decades ago as his "dream job." "It's still pretty magical driving up here every day," said Druga, in his first season as the head professional at...

As Bob Ford, a bedazzled 19-year-old with serious self-esteem issues, Casey Affleck floats into Jesse James' gang like an apparition. He takes the material form of a hobo clown - an effect redoubled by his mangy stovepipe hat and the crooked grin he...

It was not as if Ann Liguori needed something extra to do or some internal voice kept telling the veteran broadcaster there was a media venture she hadn't undertaken. Liguori has written a book - and is writing another one - covers golf's majors and...