Coronavirus precautions may have necessitated a few changes in format, but on Jan. 25, several area bowling teams got their first taste of competition this year as they officially kicked off the winter varsity season with a slate of matches at Bowlerland. And while the competition might have looked a […]
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Flipping the script
I hate to say it, but Patrick Mahomes’ star might be on borrowed time. With a convincing win over the Buffalo Bills in Sunday’s AFC Championship game, the 25-year-old Chiefs quarterback finds himself on the precipice of a second-straight Super Bowl title. If he leads his team to victory in […]
Announcement paves way for high-risk sports
After months of uncertainty regarding the viability of some high school sports in New York State, student-athletes had reason for optimism last week when Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced that high-risk scholastic and recreational sports could begin as early as Feb. 1, pending approval by local county health officials. […]
Fans ‘pylon’ the touchback rule debate
Sports have always been a fertile breeding ground for debate. As long as sports have been around, arguments about said sports have dominated the social discourse. Discussions regarding the relative merits of certain players, coaches and franchises are essentially the driving force behind the entirety of sports-talk media—a lucrative industry […]
Gaynor case stalled by pandemic concerns
By MIKE SMITH – Sports Editor Amid a recent coronavirus spike and a shakeup in law firms, the legal proceedings against alleged sexual abuser Edwin “Ted” Gaynor have stalled somewhat in the recent weeks, says one lawyer familiar with the cases. Scott Papp, an attorney at Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.—a White […]
