After seven seasons in the Can-Am League, Chris Colabello got his chance in affiliated ball in 2012. The Minnesota Twins purchased his contract from the Worcester Tornadoes and sent him to Double-A New Britain. Just a year later, Colabello is on his way to the Major Leagues, as Minnesota has called up the former Can-Am star. […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER Fifty-plus wins and an Eastern Division crown mark an incredibly successful season for the New York Knicks franchise – a franchise trying to buck nearly a decade of futility. Still, the manner in which their season ended, the whimper with which this team conceded their championship dreams to the Indiana Pacers, leaves […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER After falling behind 2-0 in their best of 7 first round matchup with the Washington Capitals, the New York Rangers were able to conjure up memories of 2012 by beating the Capitals in a decisive game 7 for the second consecutive season. The Capitals, led by Hart finalist Alex Ovechkin, were in […]
The College Sports Notebook is compiled by veteran sports writer and columnist Marc Maturo, a lifetime member of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). The notebook will be published every Thursday. Please send items of interest to [email protected]. Red Dragons roar into national semifinals Freshman stalwart Tara Monaghan of Stony Point and the nationally fourth-ranked […]
Rockland County Legislator Ed Day (New City-Pomona) presented the St. Augustine’s Fifth Grade Girl’s CYO basketball team with Certificates of Appreciation in recognition of the team’s state championship won at the New York Archdiocese State Championships held in March. The team held a season record of 32-2-1and secured the state title in a close 33-30 […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER Survive. It’s been a Rangers motto all season and it’s never been more applicable than it is now in their first round playoff matchup against the Washington Capitals. “Survive” becomes a motto when you’re gameplan is to rely on your goaltender to hold the opposition scoreless (or pretty near to it) while […]