CUIABA, Brazil – Nigeria eliminated Bosnia-Herzegovina from World Cup contention with a 1-0 win over the tournament newcomers on Saturday, with Peter Odemwingie’s first-half goal putting the African champions close to the knockout stage. Odemwingie sealed Nigeria’s first victory at a World Cup since 1998 — spanning 10 matches — by finishing from close range […]
Offense Struggles but Trivia Question Is Born BY JOE RINI Whether it’s because of the increasing beach traffic, graduation parties, or perhaps the approaching summer solstice, the bats of the New York Mets have cooled as the temperatures have heated for the second June in a row. Since moving to within a game of .500 […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Restaurateur Pinton marches on as World Cup heats up On the heels of the United States’ victory over Ghana in their World Cup soccer opener, we caught up with Rockland restaurateur Peppe Pinton, who has more than 40 years’ involvement with the sport known worldwide as ‘futbol.’ Pinton, currently […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Rockland Boulders veteran first baseman Jerod Edmondson dreams of a ticket to the big leagues. “Why not?” asks second-year manager Jamie Keefe, who was drafted out of high school in the third round by Major League Baseball and has 22 years in the game — the last 12 as […]
Anthony Effaldana, age 20, placed third in Novice and fifth in the Open classes at the International Fitness and Physique Association (I.F.P.A.) All Natural Body Building Competition on May 10, 2014. The Open Class is for the I.F.P.A. Pro Card. Both classes have roughly 40 competitors, separated into four different groups of 8-10 […]
PRESS RELEASE AND STATEMENT FROM THE NEW YORK STATE RIFLE AND PISTOL ASSOCIATION (NYSRPA) The NYSRPA is opposed to mandatory firearms micro-stamping legislation, bills A-3244A/S-68A. Despite the complete lack of genuine public interest in this issue, members of the NY Legislature feel the need to once again bring it up. Even though the technology’s patent […]