Jacob deGrom pitching like deMan BY JOE RINI In recent years, optimism has not exactly been a frequent flyer companion for the New York Mets on flights out of LaGuardia Airport. Considering the Mets had a better record away from Citi Field from 2011 to 2013, hitting the road often seemed to be the place […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Baseball, FOX TV swing and miss mightily at All-Star Game Baseball and FOX TV both swung and missed at its mid-summer showcase, the All-Star Game, held this year in Minnesota, where Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter was once again deified, glorified and nearly anointed. Jeter, the Yankees legendary shortstop who strategically […]
The West Haverstraw Roller Hockey Club Bricktown Bandits 14U Team Won the Gold Medal at The Nutmeg Games at Trinity College in Hartford, CT played Saturday & Sunday, July 12 and 13 after defeating the Monroe, NY Crusaders, Mahopac, NY Indians, Warwick, Rhode Island Teamwork Tigers, and the Manchester, CT Bulldogs Team: Xavier Alonso, Steven […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column At Provident Bank Park, ‘Doc’ has will, skill to prevail With a new Can-Am League all-time hits record now under his belt, it’s no wonder that Rockland Boulders veteran first baseman Jerod “Doc” Edmondson continues to dream of a ticket to the big leagues. Edmondson, a Johnson City native […]
A first for Murphy; a 4,000th for Mets BY JOE RINI Whether he was inside or outside the white lines of the playing field on Saturday July 5, it was easy to see why the Mets signed outfielder Curtis Granderson this past winter. After taking batting practice, the 33-year old Lansing, Illinois native walked outside […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Rockland connection helps put Ireland on lacrosse map As soccer’s World Cup moves toward its climatic quadrennial conclusion, lacrosse’s version of another global sport will be taking place in Denver, Colo., from July 10 to July 19. Tom Prior of West Nyack will be there. Not merely as a spectator, […]