Duffy: US Croker touchdown exciting

Páraic Duffy loves American sport.

Hardly a day goes by without him reading the Boston Globe and the writings of Dan Shaughnessy, the latest on the Red Sox and the Patriots. Last month was a rough one for him, with the Bruins coming up just short in the Stanley Cup finals and Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett reluctantly bidding the Celtics farewell to suit up for the Brooklyn Nets.

What’s helped ease the pain for him is that some American sport is coming right here, to the garden right beside his. The Croke Park Classic takes place next August with the legendary college football side Penn State University taking on the University of Central Florida (UCF) in their 2014 season opener.