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 […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column STAC women, Dominican men claim hoop crowns The St. Thomas Aquinas College women’s basketball team and the Dominican College men’s basketball team each lifted their respective records to 3-0 with tournament victories at the Chargers’ Hennessy Center in Orangeburg. The Lady Spartans won the championship in the inaugural Regina Rivera […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column It’s that time of year again: Halls of Fame It’s time to be honored. The Tappan Zee High School Hall of Fame induction dinner is scheduled Nov. 17 at the Colonial Inn in Norwood, N.J., while the Albertus Mangus HS Hall of Fame function is set for Nov. 23 at […]
4FROM BOWL.COM With one appearance at the Qubica AMF World Cupunder their belts, Team USA’s John Szczerbinski of North Tonawanda, N.Y., and Danielle McEwan of Stony Point, N.Y., hope to put their experience to good use next week. Szczerbinski and McEwan will travel to the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, to compete in the 49th […]
BY CHAYIM TAUBER The Giants have now won two straight (against third-string quarterbacks). The Giants are right back in the playoff hunt (in the most underachieving, awful division in football). The Giants defense has shutout opponents (the aforementioned third string quarterbacks) for 10 straight quarters (during which time their offense has scored three, two of […]