Travel back to the past with Pipe Dream Sports as we reach into our archives, digging up past sports articles. Who wrote those articles? How were the sports teams back then? Could we finally find the answer to why Binghamton University does not have a football team? What other sports issues were on everyone’s minds? Those questions and more will be answered as we look back to a time when the America East did not exist.

The date is Jan. 16, 1967.

Tony Kornheiser was Pipe Dream’s Sports Editor. For all you who just asked yourself who Tony Kornheiser is, I suggest you watch a little less “Oprah” and a little more “Monday Night Football.”

TK — as his signature appears on his Pipe Dream bylines — co-hosts two ESPN shows including Monday Night Football and Pardon the Interruption. He also had his own sports radio talk show, cleverly called “The Tony Kornheiser Show.” TK has become one of the most successful journalists to come from Binghamton University, Harpur College as it was called when he attend.

From the archives, this article entitled “Wilkes Cries … ” seems to be one of TK’s first, if not his very first Pipe Dream article. In light of homecoming/Alumni Weekend, Pipe Dream would like to recognize TK’s work.

Harpur men’s basketball had traveled to Pennsylvania where they suffered a 20-point loss to Wilkes University, 81-61. The game was such a blowout that Harpur head coach Frank Pollard had emptied his bench and gave all his players some game time. TK described the Colonials “defense [as] porous and their offense ineffective.” They were essentially out of the game in the first half and were unable to get back in.

The game had initially remained close until Wilkes went on a 15-point rage to extend their lead 31-11. The remainder of the first half included the Colonials’ slow crawl catch-up, but the half ended at 44-29.

As the second half began, Harpur closed the deficit to 11, but Wilkes quickly rebounded and never looked back, cruising to an 81-61 finish.

At 6 feet 1 inch, sophomore guard Reuben Daniels scored 17 points. Though he failed to come up with more points for Wilkes, Daniels did sink eight of his 10 shots, proving he could have scored more. TK called Daniels a “smooth, tough player with really good moves,” comparing his skills to the kind of moves learned on courts in a big city schoolyard.