The St. Joseph's College Women's Basketball Team (Photo courtesy St. Joseph's College)

Lady Bears Capture HVWAC League Title

The St. Joseph’s College’s Brooklyn Campus, Clinton Hill, women’s basketball team captured its fifth Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference (HVWAC) championship with a 57-43 victory Feb. 17 over top-seeded Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, N.Y. Junior Kelly McNamee scored a team-high 15 points – 13 of which came in the second half […]

Spalding contest winner Carlos Mayorga, left, is pictured with Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers. (Photo by Jim Mancari)

Taking on the Heat: Corona Student Plays NBA’s Mario Chalmers (With Video)

Fresh off winning the 2012 NBA Championship, Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers had one last tune-up match before starting his preparation for next season. As part of the sporting equipment company Spalding’s “Arena to Driveway” contest, Chalmers visited East Elmhurst on Aug. 17 for a game of one-on-one basketball. His opponent was 17-year-old Carlos […]

MLB Annuity Plan Affects Local Pitcher

April 21 marked the one-year anniversary of Major League Baseball’s agreement on a new plan to pay life annuities to men who weren’t originally eligible to receive pensions. After years of waiting, hundreds of former players who didn’t qualify for any retirement benefits were finally rewarded by the league for their contributions to the national […]