In sports, we often liken an athletic contest to a form of “going to battle.” Truly though, this comparison could not be further from reality.
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In sports, we often liken an athletic contest to a form of “going to battle.” Truly though, this comparison could not be further from reality.
New York City on Wednesday descended into a Martian-like atmosphere as smoke from hundreds of active wildfires in Canada eerily enveloped the metropolitan area.
Happy 100th Birthday and Mother’s Day to this die-hard Yankees fan mom!
Derek Jeter was enshrined Sept. 8 in Cooperstown.
The gravesite of a former New York Yankees batboy that was unmarked for 85 years now has a stone memorializing his life. A small group of admirers gathered at the St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village, for a blessing of the granite marker to make sure the legacy of Brooklyn-born Eddie Bennett would not be forgotten.
Edward Charles Ford was 91 when he passed away on Oct. 8.
Bishop-elect Kevin Sweeney loves baseball, especially the New York Yankees.
A significant piece of New York Yankees history lies in an unmarked grave in a Queens Catholic cemetery. The remains of Eddie Bennett, former batboy for the 1927 Championship Bombers are interred at St. John’s Cemetery, Middle Village. He died penniless and alone in 1935 in his Manhattan apartment. His funeral and burial costs were […]
Dom Scala played an integral role in the New York Yankees’ 1978 world championship season as the team’s bullpen catcher.
No matter how much snow is on the ground, Anthony Iapoce – the hitting coach of the Texas Rangers – has his mind focused on one thing: baseball, which to him is a year-round activity.