Sue Bird, a product of Christ the King H.S., captured her fourth career WNBA title when the Seattle Storm took home this season’s championship.
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St. Francis Prep Grad’s Horse Wins Preakness Stakes
Peter Callahan’s filly Swiss Skydiver won the Triple Crown race.
Sports Round-Up Oct. 17
The St. John’s University basketball programs hosted the first-ever virtual Dribble for the Cure on Sept. 28 to help bring awareness to the great work of the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation.
Sad Day in Brooklyn Lives On for Dodgers Faithful
Sept. 24 marks the date of the final baseball game ever played at Ebbets Field.
Sports Round-Up Sept. 26
High school sports in the Diocese of Brooklyn have returned following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Diocesan Priests Remember ‘The Franchise’ Tom Seaver
The diocesan faithful remembers the great Tom Seaver, who died on Aug. 31.
Sports Round-Up Sept. 19
Former Holy Cross H.S., Flushing, football standout Dean Marlowe has begun his fifth season in the NFL.
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.
Cubs Coach Adjusts to Strange MLB Season
Cubs hitting coach Anthony Iapoce is taking this MLB season day by day.