News from January 2010

Boxing Fact or Fiction

1. Gatti/Ward was the best trilogy of the decade.
Fact..With all due respect to the Vazquez-Marquez trilogy, there was no series of fights this decade that even came close to the amount of drama that Gatti/Ward brought us. It was not just the best trilogy of the decade, but it might been the best in the [...]

A Big East Win St. John’s Needed at the Garden

When Dwight Hardy, the St. John’s junior guard made the tying and winning shots at the line with second remaining at Madison Square Garden Wednesday evening against Cincinnati there was a message sent to the Big East Conference. Perhaps St. John’s will have more of these games in the month ahead.
“Every time you win at [...]

The Choice of Colors

When I was born, I was black. When I grew up, I was black. When I get hot, I am black. When I get cold, I am black. When I am sick, I am black. When I die, I am black. When you were born, You were pink. When you grew up, You were white. [...]

NFL Wild-Card Weekend Wrap-up: Facts, Stats, & Recaps

(#5) JETS 24, (#4) BENGALS 14

FACTS:

The Jets recorded their first playoff win since 2004.
Two rookies, head coach Rex Ryan and quarterback Mark Sanchez, won their playoff debuts.
Sanchez is the fourth rookie QB to win [...]

A Few Things That Need Attention…

So now we finally know that Mark McGwire used steroids and performance enhancing drugs to become the home run hitter he was. His admission and apology Monday to Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, and to his former manager Tony La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals was a slap in the face to baseball fans. Because [...]

Will Someone Get Them Together?

Happy New Year! And hopefully it will be for all of you and for the boxing world that is in limbo. Because the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. can’t seem to agree on blood testing procedures for their potential super bout that is slated for March 13th in [...]

Missed Chances Cost Hofstra On Arena Anniversary

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – A day that should have been a celebration was filled with missed opportunities all the way around for the Hofstra men’s basketball program on Saturday.
Already failing to capitalize on recognizing the ten-year anniversary of the arena in which they play, the Pride came up just short in a heartbreaking 48-47 loss against [...]

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