Preview of Rangers vs. Senators First Round NHL Playoff series BY CHAYIM TAUBER The New York Rangers have been the best kept secret in New York since October. Linsanity, Tebow, and a Super Bowl victory overshadowed the Rangers playoff charge and that has fit the Rangers temperament to a tee: quiet, unassuming, blue-collar and workmanlike. […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Just the Mets luck! The team gets out to a blazing hot 4-0 start behind great pitching and production from all-star third baseman David Wright, and then he goes and breaks his finger sliding back into first base. Since Wright’s injury the Mets offensive production has been absolutely anemic and they’ve dropped […]
BY JOSEPH RINI I am a camouflaged New York Mets fan – literally. As a part of a game day promotion, they gave away jeep green Met caps at Shea Stadium a few years ago and I’ve worn it ever since then. It’s not a bad looking cap. People have complimented me on it. A […]
BY CAROLYN JOHNSON My elementary school cheerleading memories include banana curls, aerosol hairspray, chocolate on the bus to hype us up, and Vaseline on our teeth to keep us smiling throughout the competition. Mothers hand-sewed our polyester uniforms, pink and blue. So I was amazed when I attended three competitions this month at how much […]
Rockland’s top boxing talent Max Tassy will be returning to Madison Square Garden to fight in the finals of the 201 pound weight class at the 85th Annual Daily News Golden Gloves competition on Friday, March 30. 201-pound open Max Tassy, 22 year-old southpaw from Nyack, 2011 champ in 201-pound novice class Redemption Boxing Club […]
Congratulations to Danielle McEwan, Fairleigh Dickinson junior, and winner for the second time of the Northeast Conference Bowler of the Year. McEwan, a Stony Point native, is the star of the FDU team which is currently the #1 ranked in the nation and favorite to win the national championship in April.