Marc Maturo’s official sports column No luck just pluck for Ireland at World Lacrosse Games How bad could it be to place ninth against a record number of 38 high-quality international teams that competed at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships, held over the course of 10 days? “Not bad at all, we […]
The Clarkstown Stars won the American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) North Atlantic Super Regional Tournament against teams from Connecticut, New Jersey and New York. The Tournament took place from July 24 to 27 in Tuxedo, NY. The teams attending the Regionals qualified by playing in district tournaments. The Stars finished 4-1 in the tournament. In […]
The man known to basketball fans around the world as “Sir Charles” has offered to perform a truly noble act, offering to pay for the funerals of three Philadelphia siblings who were killed Friday when a stolen van crashed into the fruit stand they and their mother were running to raise money for their church. […]
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 […]