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COURTESY JOHN VECCHIOLLA
Mariano Rivera (right) is MLB‘s all-time leader with 652 saves. Rivera, pictured with College of New Rochelle President Judith Huntington, recently bought a church in the New York town.

Q&A: Rivera Discusses Faith

By Robert DePaolo and Carolyn Maguire October 6, 2015

As the 2015 MLB postseason begins tonight with the American League Wild Card game, the Yankees will be looking to defeat the Astros in their first postseason game since 2012. The team is much different...

MCLAUGHLIN: Selfie Incident Shows Shrinking Attention Span

MCLAUGHLIN: Selfie Incident Shows Shrinking Attention Span

By Jimmy McLaughlin October 6, 2015

For those of you who follow a sports news outlet on social media, it was nearly impossible to miss the viral video of a group of Arizona State University sorority girls at an Arizona Diamondbacks game...

IPPOLITO: Papelbon Exemplifies Nationals' Disappointing Season

IPPOLITO: Papelbon Exemplifies Nationals’ Disappointing Season

By Michael Ippolito October 2, 2015

Most people, if not everyone, appreciate a good joke. In sports, humor is often abundant and much of it is in good nature without a true victim. Then, there is the ironic humor that unfolded Sunday at...

BARTON: A-Rod’s Legacy Tainted by Steroids

BARTON: A-Rod’s Legacy Tainted by Steroids

By Nick Barton September 21, 2015

Barring a cataclysmic collapse, the New York Yankees will advance to the postseason for the first time since 2012. Embattled slugger Alex Rodriguez has been a major contributor to the Yankees’ success....

RAMLOW: Playoffs Still Within Reach for Yankees

RAMLOW: Playoffs Still Within Reach for Yankees

By Hugh Ramlow September 15, 2015

The New York Yankees are locked in a tight battle with the Toronto Blue Jays for the American League East. Currently, they trail Toronto by 3 1/2 games in the East and are up three games in the AL Wild...

IPPOLITO: NFL Must Improve Benefits for Players

IPPOLITO: NFL Must Improve Benefits for Players

By Michael Ippolito September 11, 2015

As another Labor Day passes, another football season begins and another MLB playoff race takes shape, the stark labor disparities in sports should be worth noting. All four of the major sports can see...

RAMLOW: Uneven Rangers Battle for AL Playoff Position

RAMLOW: Uneven Rangers Battle for AL Playoff Position

By Hugh Ramlow August 31, 2015

What is the most interesting team in the American League right now? Not the Blue Jays or the Royals or the Yankees. Nope. It’s the Texas Rangers. Everything that went wrong for the Rangers last year...

GUERTIN: Affordable Tickets Wanted — and Deserved

GUERTIN: Affordable Tickets Wanted — and Deserved

By Russell Guertin August 19, 2015

Every year for Thanksgiving when I was growing up, my family and I would visit my grandparents in Pittsburgh. Some of my grandfather’s favorite stories to share were tales about watching Pittsburgh Pirates...

DEPAOLO: Tulowitzki, Price Acquisitions Poised to Join Other Historic Mid-Season Trades

DEPAOLO: Tulowitzki, Price Acquisitions Poised to Join Other Historic Mid-Season Trades

By Robert DePaolo August 15, 2015

The Toronto Blue Jays’ sudden dominance since their acquisitions of Troy Tulowitzki and David Price has many fans in Toronto hoping their team’s 22-year playoff drought — the longest active streak...

FOOTE: New Contenders Excite in MLB Playoff Race

FOOTE: New Contenders Excite in MLB Playoff Race

By Jake Foote August 13, 2015

For years, the MLB playoffs have been pretty vanilla. In the American League, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees have always had their success. The Los Angeles Angels have been consistently good,...

MAGUIRE: Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry Has Faded From the Spotlight

MAGUIRE: Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry Has Faded From the Spotlight

By Carolyn Maguire August 10, 2015

My father is the reason I love sports. He bought me my first scorecard. He showed me how to throw a spiral. He taught me the basics and then the nuances of each and every sport. He’d patiently answer...

DEPAOLO: Baseball's Landscape Has Transformed

DEPAOLO: Baseball’s Landscape Has Transformed

By Robert DePaolo August 1, 2015

Part of growing up is realizing that many things you thought were true when you were younger are actually false. You gain experience, understand how limited your perspective used to be and learn to embrace...

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