BY JAMIE KEMPTON The Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame will honor eight individuals during its 41st annual induction banquet on April 26 at the Pearl River Elks Club in Nanuet. The gala begins at 6 p.m. with the cocktail reception, followed at 7 p.m. by the dinner and ceremony. Tickets for the event are […]
Four semi-finals, at least three championships New York Daily News Golden Gloves returns to Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway for the fourth consecutive year on Wednesday night, April 2. There will be both championship bouts and semi-final contests on the card in the 2014 rendition of the fabled amateur boxing tournament which will be […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Lady Spartans moving forward in women’s lacrosse The St. Thomas Aquinas College women’s lacrosse team, which reeled off four straight decisive victories to open the season before running into nationally second-ranked Adelphi University, is headed for a highly successful season. This opinion is held by fourth-year associate head coach Rob […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER After courting her for years, James Dolan finally got himself the prettiest girl in the room. Phil Jackson, “The Zen Master” and owner of 13 championship rings (11 as a coach and 2 as a player for the New York Knicks) has returned to his basketball roots in New York, this time […]
Action Star Jason Statham was inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame. Aside from action movie star Jason Statham other inductees included Cynthia Rothrock Martial Arts Movie Star, Lee Haney 8x Mr. Olympia, Betty Weider, Dan Gable Olympic Gold Medalist. The 3 superstars present from the “Expendables” were Randy Couture, Jason Statham and Arnold […]
Summer Clinics coached by Globetrotters stars expanding across the country The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their widely popular Summer Clinics – in partnership with fitness club industry leader, 24 Hour Fitness®– to New Jersey and New York for more fun on the court with the only clinics coached by Globetrotters stars. The Globetrotters […]