Mets And Alonso Needed Each Other

NEW YORK, NY — Pete Alonso needed the New York Mets and they needed him. Late Wednesday night, the contract drama concluded when Alonso signed a two-year, $54 million deal that will pay him $30 million this year, with a player option for $24 million in 2026. So Mets fans are content, Alonso the homegrown […]
New Coach And He Accepted This NYCFC Challenge

NEW YORK, NY — Two weeks from Saturday, NYCFC begins the 2025 MLS season with an immediate test on the road at Inter City Miami and LAFC, two power teams in the sport. And they will have a different look on the sidelines with new coach Pascal Jansen. A young NYCFC team mixed with a […]
Steinbrenner Giving In To Dodgers?

Yankee fans did not want to hear owner Hal Steinbrenner say it will be difficult to compete with spending habits of the World Series champion Dodgers. Then again this is a different era when the late George Steinbrenner would continue to spend as the Yankees were known as “The Evil Empire.” But that was George […]
Without Urgo Rams Get A-10 Win

Something was different at the Rose Hill Gym Sunday afternoon when the Fordham Rams opposed Duquesne. Fordham head coach Keith Urgo wasn’t on the sidelines serving the second of a four-game suspension due to recruiting violations. And the Rams in desperate need of a Atlantic-10 Conference win got their first, 65-63, when Josh Rivera hit […]
Is Alonso Gone for Sure?

My instincts say Pete Alonso is not done with the Mets. I have to believe the Mets, as they appear to be going in another direction, are not done with their homegrown All-Star, reiterating of course this is the business of baseball. The Mets proposed a decent contract offer of (3 years $68-70 million) with […]
Grand Old Gym at Rose Hill

There’s a 100th anniversary up at Rose Hill in the Bronx. The campus at Fordham University has an old and new look, iconic and famed structures of lecture and study halls. The Jack Coffey field for football in the fall and baseball season where surrounding trees are in bloom. And history at the Lombardi Athletic […]
Don’t Buy Fury Retirement

“Hi everybody. I’m gonna make this short and sweet. I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. It’s been a blast. I’ve loved every single minute of it, and I’m going to end with this. Dick Turpin wore a mask, God Bless, everybody, see you on the other side.” So said Tyson Fury on his […]
Latino Dominance of Boxing: What To Expect

NEW YORK, NY — Get ready boxing fans because the dull period of January for the sport is leading to February. A new calendar year of major fights for champions and contenders looking to move up the ladder. Boxing for sure was more than a spectacle in 2024, including last April 20th at the Barclays […]
NYCFC Moves on From Cushing

NYCFC lost 2-0 to their rival Red Bulls in late November at Citi Field and their quest for an MLS Cup concluded with disappointment in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Their run for a second franchise cup was unexpected but coach Nick Cushing always believed his team had the ability to get that coveted cup. Then, […]
New Era for WWE and Netflix

I attended the first live WWE Monday Night RAW broadcast at the Manhattan Center in New York City on a cold evening of January 11, 1993, a new venture for pro wrestling and fans televised on the USA Network. RAW would become the longest running episode of weekly programming, a flagship for WWE. Stars were […]