BY JOE RINI For third baseman David Wright, captain of the New York Mets, there will always be demands on his time beyond playing the game. Whether it’s signing autographs during batting practice for young fans whose faces are lit with excitement when they see him or standing before a throng of reporters after a […]
BY BRANDON GUBITOSA John Starks was back in Rockland County this week as Cablevision’s Optimum and Madison Square Garden teamed up for the eighth annual Knicks Summer reading event at the Bronx House Day Camp in Pearl River. Former Knicks all-star Starks and New York State Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj were in attendance as they […]
Marc Maturo’s official sports column Kivlehan, Prosciaworking their way closer to Big Leagues A star in the making — perhaps two — are Rockland County baseball standouts Pat Kivlehan of West Nyack and Steven Proscia of Suffern Kivlehan, a former two-sport standout at Rutgers University who is playing in the Seattle Mariners organization, is reportedly […]
By Vincent Abbatecola Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been getting more exciting with each new film. Although it began with the disappointing “Iron Man 3,” it got better with the okay, but still entertaining “Thor: The Dark World,” which was then followed by the outright thrilling “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” We […]
Status quo at the trade deadline BY JOE RINI Journeying at the outskirts of the wildcard race, are the Mets 2014 playoff hopes an alluring, attainable oasis in the distance or a tantalizing, yet hopeless mirage? As the Mets seek to end eight years deserted of playoff baseball, perhaps the current road trip against the […]
BY JAMIE KEMPTON The Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame raised $1,550 for former Clarkstown North track standout Mike Rogan during the third annual Rockland Sports Hall of Fame Night on July 31 at Provident Bank Park in Pomona. The Hall of Fame partnered with the Rockland Road Runners in sponsoring the fundraiser at the […]