Photos were snapped Friday evening at the 23rd Empire Challenge senior all-star football game. Not all of them, however, were focused on the action on the field at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium. READ
Tag: Sports Desk
As I sit here at home, peacefully tapping onto my keyboard Monday morning, I glance up occasionally to look out beyond a snow-covered balcony and see what looks to be a winter wonderland of snow-covered trees. Beautiful, no?
No! READ
Any way you looked at it, this was going to be a tough haul for the Shoreham-Wading River High School football team.
The Wildcats went into this season hoping to snatch an unprecedented fourth straight Long Island championship.
To say I have a love/hate relationship with sports previews would be way off the mark. At the same time, I cannot deny having mixed feelings when preview time rolls around. READ
I’m sorry to say it appears as if the Major League Baseball All-Star Game has jumped the shark. READ
Here’s an idea of what a recent series of days was like for me:
Wednesday: Covered a boys lacrosse game. Froze.
Thursday: Covered a baseball doubleheader. Froze.
Friday: Covered a boys lacrosse game. Froze.
Saturday: Covered a girls lacrosse game. Froze.
Notice a trend?
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“WE INTERRUPT THIS FAMILY FOR BASEBALL SEASON.”
So reads the quaint sign, decorated with a baseball and bat, hanging by the front door of the Mahon family residence. It says a lot about one of the biggest baseball families in Mattituck, but doesn’t come close to preparing visitors for what is inside.
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I have often joked that I am well qualified to give a seminar to sports reporters on how to cover the blowout game. You know, a game that is basically over minutes after it began. READ