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A Nostalgic Super Bowl Poem From Bronx Football Historian

A Nostalgic Super Bowl Poem From Bronx Football Historian

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor The big game is Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers. A National holiday for football fans and those who take in the game and watch the commercials. This year advertisers spent close to […]

by · February 1, 2020 · Sports
Giants Coaching Search Begins At The Top

Giants Coaching Search Begins At The Top

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Pat Shurmur was not the answer. The Giants have lost a lot of games since 2017, (36) more than any other NFL team and now they are searching for their fourth head coach in the […]

by · December 30, 2019 · Sports
A Super Bowl Poem From A Historian

A Super Bowl Poem From A Historian

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Victor Mastrovinceno a resident of Morris Park is a renowned historian of pro and college football as it pertains to events on the field and has chronicled moments with Bronx significance. With Super Bowl Sunday […]

by · February 1, 2019 · Sports
Dynasty Will Continue For Patriots

Dynasty Will Continue For Patriots

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Take a seat and here we go again because the New England Patriots are a slight favorite to win another Super Bowl Sunday and they probably will get another Lombardi Trophy. The Rams will give […]

by · February 1, 2019 · Sports
Garnes: Giants And Jets Previews For Sunday

Garnes: Giants And Jets Previews For Sunday

By Sam Garnes Editors Note: Sam Garnes is Offering insights of the Giants and Jets for The Bronx Chronicle. The former All-City safety with DeWitt Clinton High School and Bronx native had a successful NFL career at safety for the […]

by · October 19, 2018 · Sports
Garnes: Jets Will Even Record Sunday

Garnes: Jets Will Even Record Sunday

By Sam Garnes Editors Note: Sam Garnes is a former all-city player from the Bronx who attended DeWitt Clinton High School. A first round draft pick of the Giants he is one of the few who started as a safety […]

by · October 12, 2018 · Sports
A Giants Mess

A Giants Mess

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor This does not compare to the old Yankees’ Billy Martin roller coaster ride with the owner George Steinbrenner but the football Giants are in turmoil mode with changes. A coaching change and change in the front […]

by · December 6, 2017 · Sports
Aaron Hernandez, a former NFL star, committed suicide while serving a life sentence for murder.

Aaron Hernandez: Sad Tragedy Off A Field Of Hard Knocks

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor The sad part of the Aaron Hernandez story is reality that an all purpose talent never got that opportunity to complete a mission of purpose and partly that is blamed off the field he knew as […]

by · April 19, 2017 · Sports
ODELL BECKHAM JR: FIRST PLAYOFF FORAY IS AN EPIC FAIL

ODELL BECKHAM JR: FIRST PLAYOFF FORAY IS AN EPIC FAIL

By Luis Vazquez Odell Beckham Jr. is a very talented wide receiver with a cool hairstyle who parlayed one hand catches into a super stardom art form. But if Odell Beckham Jr. is ever to be a great player, he […]

by · January 10, 2017 · Sports
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Revis Island: Pats knew how to get there in win over Jets

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Add another loss to the Jets disappointing season Sunday at MetLife Stadium and for a moment the Patriots were looking like the team that would go down to defeat. But the Jets managed another one to […]

by · November 28, 2016 · Sports
When Will The NFL Ever Take Domestic Violence Seriously?

When Will The NFL Ever Take Domestic Violence Seriously?

When Will the NFL Ever Learn From Previous Responses To Player Domestic Violence? By Christopher Saunders   Today, one of the league’s marquee franchises will take the field at London’s Twickenham Stadium for a date designed to showcase this great […]

by · October 24, 2016 · Sports
Football History: The Road To the NFL Super Bowl Goes Thru The Bronx

Football History: The Road To the NFL Super Bowl Goes Thru The Bronx

More Bronx Football History and the Super Bowl…   By Victor Mastro The Modern Era Since 1973   Pro football has not been played in the Bronx since 1973. Nevertheless, the Bronx continues to contribute to the sport. At the […]

by · January 29, 2016 · History, Sports
Giants Move On New Head Coach

Giants Move On New Head Coach

Ben McAdoo was the center of attention Friday morning when he was officially announced as the 17th head coach in franchise history of the New York Giants.

by · January 16, 2016 · News, Sports
Football History: The Greatest Game Ever Played

Football History: The Greatest Game Ever Played

THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED (December 28, 1958) By Victor Mastro The Greatest Game Ever Played was the 1958 National Football League Championship between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium. The Colts won, 23-17. And […]

by · December 29, 2015 · Sports
On This Day In Football History: The Greatest Game Ever Played Happened In 1958

On This Day In Football History: The Greatest Game Ever Played Happened In 1958

THE GREATEST GAME EVER PLAYED — Colts vs. Giants at Yankee Stadium By Victor Mastro On this day in December 1958, the “Greatest Game Ever Played” was the 1958 National Football League Championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the […]

by · December 28, 2015 · Sports