Shawn Bednard

Don't you dare belittle someone for chasing their dream because you're too scared to pursue your own. Passion will always take precedence.

LET’S DANCE! First Round of @WomensNIT tips off in Erie between @HurstWBB & @BinghamtonUWBB. Hurst’s first national postseason tournament as a D1. Second Round date with La Salle on the line! 🖥️ 6:00 P.M. (Free!) with @jillian_spano on NEC Front Row: necfrontrow.com/game/14789

The Estate of Jack Kerouac has confirmed that the scroll manuscript for On the Road will be housed and publicly displayed in Lowell, Massachusetts, at the Jack Kerouac Center following its purchase by Zach Bryan at auction for $12.1 million. Bryan also purchased the scroll manuscript for The Dharma Bums, along with a collection of Kerouac's personal letters, all of which will also go on display. The Jack Kerouac Center, currently under construction, will be housed in the Saint Jean Baptiste Church building in the author's hometown of Lowell. The church, where Kerouac once served as an altar boy and where mourners gathered for his 1969 funeral Mass, was purchased by Bryan in 2025 to be converted into a museum. 📸: Lucas Creighton

@erie_seawolves Lil man was happy to see C. Wolf at Saturday’s parade while wearing his matching hat!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀🌈

The @WomensNIT comes to Erie, and yours truly is on the call Thursday as @HurstWBB hosts @BinghamtonUWBB in the First Round! First national tournament appearance for Mercyhurst WBB as a D1 program ☘️

As much as I’ve respected @zachlanebryan as an artist, his expensive and intentional work to preserve and honor Jack Kerouac’s legacy and impact on generations of writers is by far his most impressive work.

As always, a huge thank you to @EmilyBlount10 and the entire Mercyhurst AthComm team. First class people putting together a terrific product behind the scenes.

IT’S GAME DAY! 🏀 For the first time in program history, @HurstWBB is in the @NECsports Tournament! The Lakers host @StonehillWBB in the Quarterfinals (MU 2-0). @jillian_spano & I bring you the call. 🖥️ at 6:00 PM: necfrontrow.com/game/14716 (FREE!) #RollLakers☘️

@Dillon_Clark19 @LongBallsWalls I, too, was a fourth seat passenger side broadcaster.

@LongBallsWalls Kenny “Wrong Side of the Bus” Walls

Little known fact is that every radio guy in the league sits in the third seat, driver’s side (apparently)

RED, WHITE, BLUE AND GOLD. TEAM USA IS BRINGING HOME THE #WINTEROLYMPICS GOLD. 🇺🇸🦅

IT’S GAME DAY! 🏀 Return to the MAC! @HurstMBBall hosts @Wagner_MBB in the penultimate home game of the regular season. Lakers fighting to secure a home-seed in the @NECsports Tournament, Wagner fighting to get in. 🖥️ at 7:00 PM: necfrontrow.com/game/14096 (FREE!) #RollLakers☘️

GOLDEN ONCE AGAIN 🇺🇸🦅 #WINTEROLYMPICS

@mid_madness @NavyBasketball Congrats to the @SabadosSports’ of the world!

CUT DOWN THE NETS IN ANNAPOLIS!! NAVY IS THE PATRIOT LEAGUE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION! FOR JUST THE SECOND TIME IN THE 21ST CENTURY! THE ROAD TO THE TOURNEY RUNS THROUGH THE ALUMNI HALL @NavyBasketball

A Shawn 17 years my junior would love to hear that his favorite pitcher in baseball is on the @tigers all these years later. Welcome home, JV! 🐅

Hard to properly put into words what Jim Waters meant to the @ErieOtters. On the one year anniversary of his passing, his name becomes permanently etched into the walls of the Erie Insurance Arena - exactly where it belongs 💙💛

Enjoying a teddy-tossing night of OHL hockey in the Vehicle City. Thanks to @ImBrianGardner for the tremendous hospitality!

Yours truly on the call for half of this week’s top 🏈 plays in the NEC.

IT’S GAME DAY! Home finale for @MercyhurstFB hosting in-state foe @RMU_Football. Sixth all-time meeting for the WPA rivals - Hurst has won both games in Erie. MUST-WIN for Hurst to stay in contention for first @NECsports title. 🖥️ at 12:00 PM: necfrontrow.com/game/13582 (FREE!)

IT’S GAME DAY! Ivy vs. Erie for Friday night NCAA Women’s Basketball action as @HurstWBB hosts @CornellWBB. Home-opening Hurst looks for first all-time non-con win as a D1, while both teams look to snap an 0-2 start. 🖥️ at 6:00 PM: necfrontrow.com/game/13582 (FREE!) #RollLakers

@AndyStaples All I have to add onto this statement of fact is Meat BBQ in Lansing.

Go to Union Woodshop in Clarkston or Slow's in Detroit and you wouldn't make that statement.

This was truly an incredible weekend honoring the brave 29 men of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and of course, the late Gordon Lightfoot. I would be remiss to not thank my wife @twrbelis for supporting my idea for such a weekend back in the Summer, and for making it happen! I love you!

With adverse Winter weather predicted all day Sunday, we headed back toward home. This would’ve been wholly incomplete without stopping at @GLBC_Cleveland! A pint of nitro Edmund Fitzgerald Porter and loaded Polish fries with Edmund Fitzgerald Porter-infused barbecue sauce. Yum.

We haven’t forgotten. We won’t forget. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, my family spent an incredibly impactful weekend along two familiar port cities of the Fitz.