Marc Maturo’s official sports column. Leaving no Hall vote unturned: one scribe’s opinion Unlike last year when the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA) failed to elect anyone into the Hall of Fame in upstate Cooperstown, this year’s balloting is almost certain to produce at least one or two new inductees and perhaps three and […]
BY JAMIE KEMPTON As seasons go, late autumn is not a traditional time of renewal. But for participants in the Bill Markiewicz Memorial Rockland Alumni Cross Country Run, the last Saturday in November is a time to renew old friendships, retrace the footpaths of their youth, and remember what it was like to tackle the […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER How sad is this? With New York sports in the worst funk it may have ever been in, the team inspiring the most hope amongst its fans and constituents might just be the New York Yankees. The Yankees have made the biggest splash of the offseason (outside of a Prince Fielder trade) […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Three cheers for Dallas-bound Red Raiders For the high-riding, undefeated and always-confident but humble cheerleading squad at North Rockland High School, the next stop will be on the big stage at the Dallas Convention Center in Texas. “We leave January 24th, compete on the 25th and 26th, and return […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Alumni ready for another run at Bear Mountain Come one, come all. Come rain, shine or, as in 1983, come hail, sleet and gusty winds. In other words, come once again to Bear Mountain State Park on Nov. 30 for the 31st edition of the annual Bill Markiewicz Memorial Alumni […]
BY MICHAEL OSACKY New York is the home of many great sports’ franchises both past and present. Whether you are eating a sandwich at the Carnegie Deli or watching a play on Broadway, the person next to you is always willing to talk about the hometown team. Many great Hall of Famers called New York […]