NYCFC Not Running It Back
NEW YORK, NY — Until next year NYCFC will continue another MLS season at Yankee Stadium, with limited home dates as their $780 million, 25,000-seat soccer specific stadium (Etihad Park) is inaugurated in 2027 across the street from Citi Field. NYCFC will also flip flop boroughs and have limited home games at Citi Field in […]
NYCFC Changes But System Remains
NEW YORK, NY — There isn’t much time to pivot with a brief MLS offseason and for NYCFC since their 5-1 Eastern Conference playoff loss at Miami in November. A painful hiatus that addressed their dismal showing and quest to get their second Cup championship. A loss and elimination though NYCFC and first year coach […]
Alonso And Díaz Gone And Mets Regress
NEW YORK, NY — In a matter of 48 hours in Orlando, Florida, the Mets became pretenders and not contenders. Closer Edwin Díaz and first baseman Pete Alonso took their money to Los Angeles and Baltimore. It’s caused a buzz. The Mets after their amazing and unexpected season of 2024, with a loss to the […]
An Exclusive With “Takeover” Champ Teofimo Lopez
NEW YORK, NY — Two-division boxing champion Teofimo Lopez was a live guest this past Thursday evening on my weekly Keep It In The Ring YouTube broadcast with co-host Thomas Dillemuth. Catch the entire segment here: ———————————————————————————— There is another side of Teofimo Lopez outside the ring where his talents led him from a youngster […]
Another Brace For Wolf And NYCFC Win
BRONX, NY — Perhaps it was the presence of Valentín (Taty) Castellanos, a leading scorer and 2021 “Golden Boot” winner for most goals scored in the league that led NYCFC to their first MLS CUP championship. Castellanos always had an impact and ignited the ceremonial smokestacks. But what Hannes Wolf had in baseball what is […]
A Mets-Dodgers October Prelude Again?
FLUSHING, NY — Pete Alonso ended the longest home run drought of his career with a two-run homer in the first inning at Citi Field Sunday night That proved to be the difference in the Mets 3-1 win over the Dodgers. Michael Conforto returned to Citi Field with his 66 career home runs as a […]
On Tough Week, NYCFC Beats Rival Red Bulls
FLUSHING, NY — Across the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in the Bronx, a rivalry continued with two New York baseball teams, the Mets and Yankees on the diamond in their Subway Series. At Citi Field, home of the Mets, the Red Bulls and NYCFC, had their 29th edition of the Hudson River Derby. Yes it […]
Reinstatement of the Rose
NEW YORK, NY — I remember watching Pete Charlie Hustle Rose, had a passion for the game of baseball. The Cincinnati Reds’ Big Red Machine lineup in 1975, a reason I continued to enjoy baseball as a high school senior in the Bronx. There they were with Rose: Johnny Bench, Tony Pérez, Joe Morgan, Dave Concepción, Ken Griffey, César […]
Times Square Boxing: Ready and Reality
NEW YORK, NY — Place a boxing ring in the middle of Times Square in New York City, invite 350 fans to attend, erect screens all around the Crossroads of the World to highlight six mega stars of boxing. Indeed all of that is a reality Friday evening and they said it couldn’t be done. […]
Lindor Walks It Off With 250th Career Home Run
Francisco Lindor was named the captain of Team Puerto Rico for the 2026 World Baseball Classic earlier this week – Image Credit: Latino Sports FLUSHING, NY — This has been a slow start for Juan Soto, though the Mets multi-hundred million dollar outfielder snapped an 0-12 skid with a game-tying RBI single in the fifth […]