By William Coppola  In Charles Dickens “A Tail of Two Cities,” we are told: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was […]

By Rich Mancuso   This morning a pro wrestling legend and longtime friend ‘Luscious’ Johnny Valiant passed away. He was hit by a vehicle crossing a street in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and the driver stayed on the scene according to police […]

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor   Inside a spacious warehouse that once housed a manufacturing business there is the new wave of martial arts and learning the craft of ultimate fighting/ boxing the sports that also stress discipline and desire […]

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor   Noah Syndergaard gave credit to the Mets bullpen after a 4-2 win over the phillies. That was something that rarely was said last season because the pen finished next to last in baseball in […]

By William Coppola What a day in New York for baseball. With the weather still looking and feeling like the dead of winter, the possibility of going to either Yankee Stadium for a 4:30 game or to Citi Field for a 7:10 start was […]

By Ray Negron   In 1976 Reggie Jackson played for the Baltimore Orioles. After that season he became a free agent. He also covered the World Series as a color commentator along with Keith Jackson and Howard Cosell. During one […]

By William Coppola Have you ever witnessed a major league no-hitter? It was always an amazing thing to see. I use the word ‘was’ because your chances of seeing a big league pitcher go nine innings to pitch one is […]

By Ray Negron If life were a television show then I would be on Mission Impossible. The voice in the tape recorder would be that of George Steinbrenner and I would be Mr. Phelps. The Voice would say, “Your assignment, […]

TODAY’S YANKEES-RAYS OPENING DAY GAME POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER; WILL BE MADE UP TOMORROW, TUESDAY, APRIL 3 AT 4:05 P.M.     The New York Yankees announced that today’s Opening Day game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee […]

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor   Jacob deGrom and the Mets have a plan this season.  Noah Syndergaard and then deGrom follows with back-to-back wins and hopefully Steven Matz and Matt Harvey will continue this pattern the next two games […]

By Ray Negron I spent the afternoon watching the Yankees season opener with Hank Steinbrenner and Reggie Jackson.   The team had flown to Toronto earlier in the week after a very successful spring training. A lot of new players […]

1978 World Series-Winning Teammates Bucky Dent and Mickey Rivers to Throw Out Ceremonial First Pitches   The New York Yankees will open the home portion of the 2018 regular season on Monday, April 2, vs. the Tampa Bay Rays at […]

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor   There are the Yankees with home run power and overall a team that is deep at every position with the exception of first base with Greg Bird probably seeing no baseball activity for two […]

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor   With or without Greg Bird in the lineup the Yankees should be concerned to a certain point. The uncertainty deals with the potential of Bird that has not been seen because of this lingering […]