Articles by: Rich Mancuso

Fordham Lost Fight In Second Half

Fordham Lost Fight In Second Half

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor They are young these Fordham Rams but the fight they displayed this month was not evident Wednesday night at home up at Rose Hill. The first half ended with a Fordham 34-23 lead over Saint […]

by · February 28, 2019 · Sports
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NYCFC 24-Hour Game

New York City FC and Rockefeller Center® Host Second Annual 24-Hour Game Presented by Degree Deodorant #SoccerNeverSleeps kicks off on March 8 New York City FC and Rockefeller Center today announced that they will host the second annual 24-Hour Game, […]

by · February 27, 2019 · Sports
Coppola: Robo Baseball Coming To Theater Near you

Coppola: Robo Baseball Coming To Theater Near you

By William Coppola The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) will permit MLB to test experimental playing rules and equipment during the Atlantic League’s Championship Season. In addition to rules governing the transfer of players from the Atlantic League to […]

by · February 27, 2019 · Sports
09/13/19 Miami Marlins vs New York Mets  at  citifield   queens  ny  photos  by   neil miller  /sportsdaywire  New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier #21  hits  a  walk  off  homer   to   win the   1st  game   of  a  doubleheader  today

Difference Is Depth

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Always from this perspective it has been called the “Rights Of Spring.”  And there are always setbacks in spring training with the questions to establish a 25-man roster. But with the Mets there are always […]

by · February 26, 2019 · Sports
Coppola: Hicks and Not Harper

Coppola: Hicks and Not Harper

By William Coppola A funny thing happened yesterday in Tampa, Florida. The Yankees signed Aaron Hicks to a seven-year, $70 million contract extension with a club option for the 2026 season. The deal replaces Hicks’ one-year, $6 million contract for […]

by · February 26, 2019 · Sports
Hicks Gets Extended Deal With Yankees

Hicks Gets Extended Deal With Yankees

The New York Yankees today announced that they have signed outfielder Aaron Hicks to a seven-year contract extending through the 2025 season, with a club option for the 2026 season. This contract replaces his one-year contract for 2019 that was previously announced […]

by · February 25, 2019 · Sports
Yankees Projected Opening Day Roster

Yankees Projected Opening Day Roster

By Steven Simineri    Spring Training is always more fun with legitimate battles taking place, but that doesn’t project to be the case at New York Yankees camp, where manager Aaron Boone’s depth chart is all but complete. Barring injuries or […]

by · February 22, 2019 · Sports
Yankees Tickets For Public On Sale

Yankees Tickets For Public On Sale

YANKEES TO HOLD GENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALE FOR REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL-GAME TICKETS ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 10:00 A.M. The general public on-sale for Yankees regular season individual-game tickets at Yankee Stadium will begin on Monday, Feb. 25, at 10:00 a.m. […]

by · February 21, 2019 · Sports
Heavyweight War Of Words

Heavyweight War Of Words

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Anthony Joshua and Jarrell ‘Big Baby’ Miller put on a show at Madison Square Garden Tuesday afternoon to announce their heavyweight title fight. Except Joshua, the WBA, WBO and IBO champion and the undefeated Miller […]

by · February 19, 2019 · Sports
CC Sabathia gets a well-deserved standing ovation as he exits Saturday's game. His final line: 5.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 6 K. 
(NY Yankees Twitter account)

CC Sabathia, A Legacy In The Bronx

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor After the 2008 season CC Sabathia signed a seven-year $161 million contract with the New York Yankees. In the bowels of  the old Yankee stadium dining club area he was introduced along with pitcher A.J. […]

by · February 16, 2019 · Sports
Luis Severino: 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 9 K. (113 pitches, 76 strikes) Twitter

Yankees Ink Severino Four Years

The New York Yankees announced today they have signed RHP Luis Severino to a four-year contract extending through the 2022 season, with a club option for the 2023 season. Severino, 24, went 19-8 with a 3.39 ERA (191.1IP, 173H, 76R/72ER, 46BB, 220K, […]

by · February 15, 2019 · Sports
My  Baseball “Goombah” Will Be Missed

My Baseball “Goombah” Will Be Missed

I will Miss My “Goombah” At The Ballpark Sadly the news came today about the passing of 93-year old Tom Giordano, known as “T-Bone” to all of us at the ballpark and in the press box. The oldest and longest […]

by · February 15, 2019 · Sports
TBONE with Rich Mancuso and MLB Official Scorer Howie Karpin

Coppola: My Friend And Mentor Is Gone

By William Coppola  My friend and mentor is gone. Tom Giordano, universally known as TBONE throughout baseball for the past 70 years, passed away today peacefully at the age of 93. He was still actively working as a pro scout […]

by · February 14, 2019 · Sports
Another Conference Loss For Fordham

Another Conference Loss For Fordham

NEWS FROM FROM UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Kellan Grady had 28 points as Davidson beat Fordham 79-69 on Tuesday night at the Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx. Grady made 10 of 12 free throws. Luka Brajkovic had 18 points and 12 rebounds for […]

by · February 13, 2019 · Sports
Pedro Changed The Landscape Of Wrestling

Pedro Changed The Landscape Of Wrestling

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Pedro Morales was not Bruno Sammartino. No, far from Bruno in many ways with popularity when it came to  what was then known as the WWWF championship. Morales was the first Puerto Rican holder of […]

by · February 12, 2019 · Sports