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Ukraine and The Czar

August 1 by Mike Fratello Leave a Comment

In September, Ukraine will join 23 basketball teams in Slovenia to compete in EuroBasket 2013 in hopes of qualifying for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. The road to success in the talent-packed tournament will be arduous. Our first mission was getting our guys back into shape after the postseason break through rigorous strength and conditioning workouts. We got our feet wet with some exhibition games in Slovenia over the weekend, and now our team has returned to Kiev for ten days to prepare for a four-team tourney including Serbia, Montenegro and Slovenia that will take place in Serbia next week.

Filed Under: Photos, Postseason Tagged With: EuroBasket 2013, FIBA

On the Road with Mike

July 29 by Mike Fratello Leave a Comment

Earlier this summer I had the chance to see a legend perform. 86-year-old Tony Bennett put on a tremendous show singing hit after hit at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Tony mentioned that he’s looking forward to doing an upcoming album with Lady Gaga and said that he has great admiration for her. That should be an interesting collaboration. Can’t wait to hear what they come up with!

Filed Under: More From Mike, Photos Tagged With: Tony Bennett

On the Road with Mike

July 11 by Mike Fratello Leave a Comment

Was great to catch up with some friends in Cleveland this week before heading to Ukraine. Grabbed breakfast with my multi-talented broadcast partner Matt Devlin, who was in town for the Blue Jays vs. Indians series. Also had a terrific dinner at Chef Rocco Whalen’s restaurant Fahrenheit with Hall-of-Fame Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim. And I met up with legendary MLB shortstop Omar Vizquel at restaurateur Terry Tarantino’s La Dolce Vita.