News from January 2009

Smith and Thomas Lead Hall Class

TAMPA, FL – Perhaps Rich Eisen of the NFL Network summed it up best when he called it a “goose bump moment.” Two of the six names in the 2009 class are no longer with us, but will still represent the sport they played when they are officially inducted into the Pro Football Hall of [...]

Torre Has No Apologies For Book

Joe Torre feels he didn’t do any wrong in writing his new book. (Bill Menzel/NYSD)

Last night, ex-Yankee manager Joe Torre appeared on CNN’s “Larry King Live” to defend his new tell all book, “The Yankee Years.”
Torre told King he didn’t do anything wrong by writing the book, along with co-author Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated. [...]

Maynor Leads Second Half Surge as VCU Edges Hofstra, 66-62

HEMPSTEAD, NY – Senior guard Eric Maynor exploded for 21 of his game-high 33 points in the second half, erasing a double-digit Hofstra lead as the Pride dropped a 66-62 decision to CAA-rival Virginia Commonwealth University Saturday afternoon at the Mack Sports Complex.
Sophomore guard Charles Jenkins (Queens, NY) scored a team-high 22 points for the [...]

Hofstra Pride at the Super Bowl

Former Hofstra offensive lineman Willie Colon will look to become just the fourth Pride alumnus to capture a Super Bowl ring if his Pittsburgh Steelers beat the underdog Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII Sunday in Tampa Bay.
Colon started all 33 games at right tackle his last three seasons at Hofstra from 2003-05, earning first-team I-AA [...]

Failing Economy Noticeable in Tampa

TAMPA, FL – Just like Superman’s one weakness, kryptonite, the financial situation has obviously affected the NFL. For anyone who has attended the game – and the week leading up to it – in the past, there is something definitely missing this year in Tampa.
Excuses? Let’s start with the non-juicy match-up of Arizona and Pittsburgh. [...]

Serena Wins Fourth Aussie Open

If there was such a thing as perfect, Serena Williams was pretty close in conquering Russian Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 to claim her fourth Australian Open before a capacity Rod Laver Arena Saturday night. Whatever it is about odd years, the 27 year-old American reclaimed the world’s No.1 ranking.

Federer Faces Nadal In Final

It will once again be the best rivalry in sports renewed when Roger Federer takes on Rafael Nadal in a battle between the now No.2 13-time slam winner versus the No.1 ranked five-time slam champion.
Plenty will be on the line with the 27 year-old Federer aiming to match American Pete Sampras by winning his 14th grand [...]

Wells Lowers Boom on Torre

Joe Torre has made a few enemies in the Bronx (Pete Borriello/NYSD)

You knew it wouldn’t take long, and who better to start the fireworks from the other side than Ex-Yankees pitcher David “Boomer’ Wells?
Responding to quotes from Joe Torre’s new tell all book “The Yankee Years” Wells fired back at Torre. Wells was interviewed [...]

Federer Downs Roddick Again

Roger’s still got it. Not that the 13-time slam winner ever lost it.
Pitted against America’s best Andy Roddick renewing a one-sided rivalry though last year in Miami proved different for only the second time in 17 meetings, Roger Federer rose to the occasion again ousting the No.7 seed in straight sets 6-2, 7-5, 7-5 advancing to [...]

Hofstra Hosts VCU on Sunday

HEMPSTEAD, NY – The Hofstra Men’s Basketball program (14-7, 6-4 CAA) will look to continue its recent late-game magic when it hosts a key CAA game against preseason favorite Virginia Commonwealth (15-6, 8-2 CAA) on Saturday at 12 noon.
The game will be sponsored by State Farm and will feature a pre-game ceremony to retire the [...]

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