Marc Maturo’s official sports column Ali, Dr. Pacheco continue the fight in different corners On Sportsdom’s Shifting Scene        While the great heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali remains hospitalized as he battles pneumonia, Dr. Ferdie Pacheco is showing improvement from a Christmas Eve stomach illness that has him bedridden and in care of a physician […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column As Casey Stengel would cry: Metsie! Metsie! Metsie! Former Mets Players now dot Coaching staffs They’re everywhere. The beloved Mets, marked more by ineptitude than championships over the seasons, apparently still have a knack for developing future big-league skippers and staff members. Welcome former reliever and fun-loving spirit Neil Allen […]
BY TONY PINCIARO North Rockland coach Jeff Swick noticed something special in then seventh-grader Blaise Benderoth when he was wrestling Junior Varsity. Benderoth grew up in the North Rockland kids’ wrestling program, and wrestled JV as a seventh-grader before embarking on an outstanding varsity career in eighth grade.  “The first time I had the pleasure of […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Olympic boxer recalls Munich Massacre 42 years later Memories are made of this. The heavy push by the group Washington 2024 to win a bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in the nation’s capitol for the first time ever, brings to mind my one and only firsthand connection to […]
Football fans in the tri-state area are still feeling the shock-waves from Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr.’s amazing one-handed grab against the Cowboys two weeks ago. Many have described the three finger grab as one of the greatest in NFL history. Now Rocklanders will have a chance to meet the up and coming star […]
Boulders re-sign manager for title defense (POMONA, NY) – The Rockland Boulders have re-signed manager Jamie Keefe to a one-year contract with an option for a second year the team announced on Friday. Keefe will enter his third year as the Boulders manager after leading the team to its first ever Can-Am League championship in […]