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 […]
Royal Sweep: Judge and Yankees Locked In
Image Credit: Bill Menzel/Latino Sports BRONX, NY — The Yankees are playing good baseball and their 4-3 victory resulting in three-game series sweep over the Royals Wednesday evening in the Bronx was attributed to their captain Aaron Judge. And when Judge hits home runs, the Yankees win (5-0). But it has been more than the […]
A Division Is Unified On The Boardwalk
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — The unified champion of the welterweight division was last seen two years ago when Terence Crawford took all the belts from Errol Spence Jr. in the four-belt title era that rarely occurs. Boxing, though comes to appreciate when the titles are unified despite the brevity of a champion holding that distinction. […]
Overall Cold Ends Mets Streak
FLUSHING, NY — You could hear the boos from the faithful Mets fans at Citi Field Wednesday afternoon, another cold day at the ballpark, conditions not made for baseball. Most of the displeasure was marked for Brett Baty who at this point is holding down the fort until Jeff McNeil returns to the lineup later […]
Urgent Plan Failed For NYCFC
BRONX, NY — Two minutes in at Yankee Stadium Sunday afternoon and NYCFC coach Pascal Jansen sensed there was an urgency. Tani Oluwaseyi scored his team leading fifth goal of the season and Minnesota United would not look back and handed NYCFC a 2-1 loss at home. There was urgency after that quick goal and […]