Archive for category: National Sports

Can Lin Revitalize an Underperforming Knicks Team?

Can Lin Revitalize an Underperforming Knicks Team?

Going into the season, Knicks fans were hopeful that Carmelo Anthony and Amar’e Stoudemire could come together to help bring the Knicks their first championship since 1973.

Eli on Top of NFL but Still Looking Up to Peyton

Eli on Top of NFL but Still Looking Up to Peyton

The 2011-2012 season in the National Football League has ended, and the dust is beginning to settle. Eli Manning sits on top, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, while his brother Peyton was unable to take a snap all year, and so the inevitable question has come up: Who is the better Manning?

New York Rangers in Prime Position for Deep Playoff Run

New York Rangers in Prime Position for Deep Playoff Run

The 2011-2012 New York Rangers, with more than half the hockey season over, sit atop the Eastern Conference. Four of their players and their coach were named to the 2012 National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game.

FCLC Student Reactions: Super Bowl XLVI

FCLC Student Reactions: Super Bowl XLVI

Assistant Sports Editor Jasper Chang asks FCLC students for their thoughts on the New York Giants vs. New England Patriots Super Bowl XLVI.

Flying High: Cardinals Capture World Series Championship

Flying High: Cardinals Capture World Series Championship

Some chalk it up to luck, others say resiliency, and many considered it destiny, yet Cardinals’ fans can all agree that St. Louis World Series win was nothing short of a miracle.

NHL Skates By Topic of LGBT Rights in the Game

NHL Skates By Topic of LGBT Rights in the Game

Hockey is known as one of the most physical of professional sports, rife with bad blood and plenty of trash talk, but how much is too much? On Monday, Sept. 25, the New York Rangers played the Philadelphia Flyers...

From Sing Sing to the Boxing Ring: Bozella Realizes Dream

From Sing Sing to the Boxing Ring: Bozella Realizes Dream

After serving 26 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Dewey Bozella finally got what he had worked for, a professional boxing match. He did not disappoint, beating opponent Larry Hopkins by unanimous decision. Bozella was charged in 1983 for the murder of 92-year old Emma Crasper.

Sports Wrap-Up: New York (Sept. 23- Sept. 25)

Sports Wrap-Up: New York (Sept. 23- Sept. 25)

The top five plays this past weekend in New York Sports... [Continue]

New York Liberty Lose To Intense Fever in Playoffs

New York Liberty Lose To Intense Fever in Playoffs

The New York Liberty’s hopes for their first WNBA Championship will have to wait yet another year, as they were eliminated by the Indiana Fever in the final game of their best-of-three series.

Are You Ready For Some Football?

Are You Ready For Some Football?

On July 25, after many months of legal battles, sacrificed Organized Team Activities and the loss of the Hall of Fame game, the NFL Players’ Association (NFLPA) and the league itself agreed to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).