The bill to legalize mixed martial arts in New York passed through the State Senate’s finance committee on Wednesday, as expected reported Newsday. According to a source, the vote was 29-8 in favor of lifting the ban on professional MMA […]
Aaliyah Mercer Karen Bellamy Two female college basketball players from the Bronx are currently competing at the NJCAA Division II National Championship in Overland Park, KS. Karen Bellamy, formerly a student at Wings Academy; and Aaliyah Mercer, who attended Samuel […]
From the Political Ringside by Jim Genia We’re finally getting a firmer inkling of a legislative timetable for the 2015 MMA bill. According to Speaker Carl Heastie… …A bill to legalize mixed-martial arts will likely be considered by the conference […]
The Business Council of NYS, Inc. supports legislation authorizing and properly regulating Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in New York State. Legislation lifting the MMA ban and bringing it under state regulations is currently pending in the NY State Legislature, Bills S.2159 (Griffo)/A.2604 […]
Orestes “Minnie” Minoso died Sunday at 90. Mr. Minoso, a seven-time American League All-Star, was the first black Cuban player in Major League Baseball. After a stellar 1951 season, he became “Mr. White Sox.” During his career, Minnie Minoso led the […]
The tide of battle may have shifted on the legislative side of [the UFC’s Dan] Zuffa’s campaign to get MMA sanctioned here in New York, but the judicial angle still rages with the intensity of a bloody border conflict, and […]
Writing on his blog, The MMA Journalist, blogger Jim Genia posted responses from state legislators about lifting the ban on professional mixed martials arts (MMA) bouts in New York. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz on the MMA bill: “I have […]
A distant cousin of our Publisher, Sal Conforto. Michael Conforto – New York Mets …. Game On! Projected to be in the Majors for the 2016 season!
A Sporting Opinion With the warming of relations between the U.S. and Cuba announced on December 17th, 2014 by both presidents, Barack Obama and Raul Castro many corporations, businesses and organizations alike have been scrambling to learn about any new […]
Even as a full-fledged NY Mets fan, I smiled at this:
AFC EAST W L T PCT PF PA HOME ROAD DIV PCT AFC PCT NFC STREAK Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 23 20 0-0 1-0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0 Won 1 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 33 20 1-0 […]
“We disagree with the Court’s decision that NCAA rules violate antitrust laws. We note that the Court’s decision sets limits on compensation, but are reviewing the full decision and will provide further comment later. As evidenced by yesterday’s Board of […]
On Tuesday, the San Antonio Spurs announced that Becky Hammon, currently in her 16th WNBA season, has been hired as an assistant coach. Per club policy terms of the contract were not announced. She will make history as the first […]
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