Marc Maturo’s official sports column Turn pro, go west young man; GG bouts on tap Soccer has taken Tom McNamara throughout the country, from his days as a teenager playing travel soccer and then at Brown University where he helped lead the Bears to the Ivy League Championship. Now, the 22-year-old […]
The New York Yankees have signed Japan’s best pitcher Masahiro Tanaka to a seven year, $155 million contract. Last season Tanaka broke Japanese League records, going 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA. He also had a WHIP (Walk and Hits per Innings Pitched) of only 0.94 and strikeout to walk ratio of 5.72 to 1. Tanaka […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Spartans run to success, set conference crown as goal The Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, whose next stop is the Armory in upper Manhattan on January 18 for the NYU Saturday Night Shootout, are keeping their eyes on the ultimate prize this track and field season. “We’re […]
Seven Rockland high school football players were named to All-State teams (including honorable mentions), including three from North Rockland. The only Rocklander to gain first-team All-State status was Eric Favors, the dominant defensive lineman from North Rockland. Favors also won Journal News Rockland County Player of the Year. The powerhouse is a senior next season […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column RCC ready to induct another Hall of Fame class Isidro “Papo” Cancel, who serves as a Town of Haverstraw councilman, and Suffern chief of police Clarke Osborn will receive service awards and join four former athletes for induction into the Rockland Community College Sports Hall of Fame on January 18. […]
Aces Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux, both who played their best years together with the Atlanta Braves, and slugger Frank Thomas, each earned baseball immortality this week when they were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Maddux received one of the highest vote totals in history with 97.2 percent, while Glavine received 91.9 percent and […]