Legendary Georgetown University men’s basketball coach John Thompson died on Aug. 30.
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Sports Round-Up Sept. 12
Xaverian H.S., Bay Ridge, will again host the P.O. Christopher Hoban Memorial Run, but this year the run will take place virtually. Runners can participate wherever they are on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Brooklyn’s Own Wally Rooney Enjoyed Lifetime of Sports
Longtime NBA referee Walter Rooney began his sports journey in Brooklyn.
Sports Round-Up Sept. 5
Father Timothy J. Hirten, a former professional basketball player who was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Brooklyn in 1993, died on Aug. 16 at the age of 66.
Athletes Come to Grips With Fall Plans
Across the country, colleges and universities are figuring out how to safely play sports, or whether to play them at all, amidst the pandemic.
Famed Georgetown Basketball Coach John Thompson Dies at 78
John Thompson, the Hall of Fame college basketball coach who guided Georgetown University in Washington to a national championship in 1984, died Aug. 31 at age 78. No cause of death was given.
Cubs Coach Adjusts to Strange MLB Season
Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce is taking this MLB season day by day.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 29
Msgr. McClancy H.S., East Elmhurst, rising senior varsity baseball third baseman Matthew Filip has committed to continue his baseball career at Queens College, Flushing.
Pandemic Can’t Stop Rockaway Summer Hoops Tradition
Despite the pandemic, the St. Francis de Sales Summer Classic took place.
Sports Round-Up Aug. 22
The St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, Athletics Department announced that it will be virtually packing the Daniel Lynch Gymnasium at the Pope Physical Education Center this summer.