The good and the great, the ones who made stellar contributions to Irish basketball at home and overseas, were inducted into Basketball Ireland's Hall of Fame at the weekend

One of my first experiences of sports broadcasting was last year standing on a sun-drenched Cusack Park pitch after a Division Two league game between Roscommon and Clare.

Player unrest in the Roscommon football panel is believed to have influenced Kevin McStay’s decision to step down as manager.

Seven years since they last played host to a Connacht final involving themselves, 27 since they last successfully defended a provincial crown, which also came in front of a Dr Hyde Park crowd, history beckons for Roscommon tomorrow.

February 3rd, and suffice to say that spring has not exactly yet sprung.

A decade on from crossing paths with NBA superstar Steph Curry, Templeogue’s Lawrence ‘Puff’ Summers takes the latest step in his own incredible journey this weekend. After 10 eventful years in Ireland, there’s still one trophy he’s desperate to claim.

Speaking on Newstalk on Wednesday, David Brady hit the nail on the head when he disassociated Mayo’s 2014 semi-final replay loss to Kerry from the 2006 All-Ireland final defeat.

Roscommon manager Kevin McStay is unhappy his side have already been written off ahead of their Connacht final with Galway, insisting they are determined to make amends for last year’s collapse against the Tribesmen in the provincial decider.

“My memory is not the best,” laughs Pearse O’Neill. He’s just been asked to jog it back to the spring of 2010 when the mark last featured in inter-county Gaelic football.

The GAA’s former referees chief Pat McEnaney insists there is nothing inherently wrong with the black card.

Fergie O’Donnell last night stepped down as joint-manager of the Roscommon senior football team, which could pave the way for Kevin McStay to take over the position in a sole capacity writes John Fogarty.

While much of the focus on links between Mayo and Kildare revolve around Cian O’Neill - the Lilywhite manager who served as coach with the westerners when they reached the All-Ireland final in 2012 - there are other connections between the counties.

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney and Roscommon selector Liam McHale have backed the introduction of the ‘mark’ to Gaelic football, but McGeeney believes the GAA could do even more to encourage high fielding.

While rumination on the efficacy of curses is no longer regarded as cutting edge analysis, slightly more respectable is the idea Mayo are labouring under some fatal psychological flaw that is continually preventing them from reaching the mountain top. What else explains seven successive All-Ireland defeats?

Stephen Fry is Gay Byrne’s guest on The Meaning of Life on RTÉ One tomorrow.

Another January afternoon out in Tallaght and the National Basketball Arena is throbbing, writes Kieran Shannon.

The McLoughlin brothers Luke and Jack starred as Summerhill College Sligo saw off brave Presentation Brothers Cork 72-54 in the Boys U16A All Ireland School Cup final yesterday.

Setanta Sports are waiting to see if Sky’s entry into the pay-per-view GAA market will have a positive impact on their business this spring.

Peter Leahy and Liam McHale have become embroiled in a war of words, with McHale denying he agreed to be part of the proposed backroom team to take charge of the Westmeath footballers.

Kilkenny star Henry Shefflin remains non-committal on his inter-county future — but revealed that he is looking forward to making a decision later in the year.

A new book endorses the coaching skills of Kevin McStay and Liam McHale, who were recently missed out in the appointment of a new Mayo football management team.

Cork football manager Brian Cuthbert is lining up a sensational move for former Kerry coach Pat Flanagan to be part of a new-look management team next season.

Mayo GAA chairman Paddy McNicholas has apologised for ‘errors’ made in the process to appoint a new Mayo senior management team.

Liam McHale has said he will never again be involved with a Mayo team as the row to appoint a successor to James Horan as the county’s football manager festered further last night.

Kevin McStay has received strong backing from several Mayo clubs in his bid to become the county’s senior football manager.

Kevin Walsh’s ascension to the position of Galway football manager is a foregone conclusion after Pete Warren withdrew his candidacy.

Mayo County Board will issue their new manager with a series of conditions he must adhere to before taking the job.

Mayo will not look outside the county for James Horan’s successor — but favourite Kevin McStay faces strong opposition from Pat Holmes for the position.

Parallels, uncanny and unavoidable.

St Brigid’s will argue against Frankie Dolan’s 48-week ban at Croke Park after their appeal to reduce the length of the suspension was rejected by the Connacht Council.

St Brigid’s coach Liam McHale believes goals will be critical in Sunday’s Connacht Club football championship final at Dr Hyde Park against Castlebar Mitchels.