Sunday night couldn’t have been easy for Kevin Stefanski. The Cleveland Browns—of whom Stefanski is the head coach—took the field against the hated Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card game looking to win the organization’s first playoff contest since 1994 and take one step closer to reaching the Super […]
Author: Mike Smith
Athletes advocate for “high-risk” sports
As student-athletes from across New York state continue to await further instruction about when—or if—high-risk scholastic sports will be permitted in 2021, a growing number of youngsters, coaches and community members are demanding answers from state officials. Over the last few weeks, advocacy groups have mobilized in order to apply […]
No relief for “high-risk” sports
Monday, Jan. 4 might have marked the official start of the winter sports season for some of New York State’s high school athletes, but a Dec. 30 announcement by the New York State Public High School Athletics Association Executive Director Dr. Robert Zayas dealt a major blow to those student-athletes […]
A fitting end to 2020
Call it what you will—maybe a “Christmas weekend miracle”— but it looks like the Giants will be playing meaningful football in January. But as thrilling as it may be for fans of Big Blue to still have a chance to see their hometown team in the postseason, it’s my solemn […]
Year in review: Gaynor sex abuse case
Just over one year ago, former Immaculate Heart of Mary teacher and coach Edwin “Ted” Gaynor confessed to sexually assaulting two former students in the 1960s, a bombshell admission he made to lawyers while being sued under the Child Victims Act. Those confessions, made public in court documents filed last […]
