A NYCFC DUO Leads To Win
Baseball has a lineup and always two that get on base that lead to runs. The NFL with the quarterback, rusher, and receiver. No different in other sports with a team effort that leads to wins. And no different in the MLS where assists and scoring goals are important that lead to wins and points […]
Home Opener For NYCFC And Ten Years Later
It was supposed to be this way Saturday night at Yankee Stadium and the past decade since their inception in the MLS they have been an instrumental part of MLS, a league that has continued to expand and reach new heights. There is the Apple TV streaming rights, a contingent of international players. NYCFC is […]
Boxing In Times Square? Promoters New Year Pledge
The idea of staging a three-fight card in the center of Times Square and over my long career covering boxing there was always a question. How could they possibly make this a reality? Logistics at the crossroads of the world, planning, and accommodations for fans? After all this isn’t the annual New Year’s Eve celebration. […]
Mets Fans: Your Owner Sent A Message
NEW YORK, NY — Steve Cohen has become accessible to the media, a billionaire owner of the Mets with that reputation of spending. He has developed that rapport with a fan base New York market starving for a World Series championship. Five years now and Cohen is a free wheeling spender, though cautious and using […]
Turki, Canelo, and Jake Paul: Usual Boxing Business Explained
NEW YORK, NY — You have to understand Canelo Alvarez, Jake Paul, the Kings and Princes of Saudi Arabia (Turki Alalshikh) chairman and General Entertainment Authority of Riyadh season. You need to know how they handle business to understand boxing. They have become faces of the sport. But the last 24-hours they have made the […]
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 […]