New York is not only the home of exceptional musicals, delicious pizza, Central Park, and tall skyscrapers, but it is easily one of the best sporting destinations in the world. You don’t have to be a Yankees, Mets, Jets, or Knicks fan to embrace your love for baseball, basketball, or football in the Big Apple. However, it doesn’t hurt. If you are in need of a vacation, and unsure where to travel to next, here are five reasons why sports fans should visit New York. There is a Sport for Everyone It doesn’t matter if you love boxing, baseball, basketball, American football, soccer, tennis, or ice hockey, there is a sporting event for everyone in New York. The city is also home to the US Open, New York City Marathon, Friday Fight Nights in Madison Square Garden, and, of course, the Harlem Globetrotters. It Has a Historic Sporting Legacy Not only does New York have 27 Yankees World Series championships, but some of the finest sporting stars in history have played for the … [Read more...] about 5 Reasons Why Sports Fans Should Visit New York
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Ex-Cajun McGuire injured in New York Jets training camp
Tim Buckley Lafayette Daily Advertiser Published 4:26 p.m. UTC Jul 29, 2018 Former UL running back Elijah McGuire’s second NFL season is off to a rough start. McGuire’s first day of 2018 preseason camp practice Friday “did not go as planned, as he departed with a foot injury and did not return,” USA Today reported on its JetsWire website page. Citing an unidentified source, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network and NFL.com reported Saturday on Twitter that McGuire, “who figured to have a key role in the backfield, has suffered a fracture in his foot” and that he is “going to require surgery and will miss an extended period.” “Depending on how long,” Rapoport also reported, “he could be a candidate to return off Injured Reserve.” ESPN's Adam Schefter subsequently reported Sunday via Twitter Sunday that McGuire "will undergo surgery on his broken foot this week and is expected to be out 3-6 weeks." Schefter … [Read more...] about Ex-Cajun McGuire injured in New York Jets training camp
Daily News cuts drive fears New York City’s becoming ‘local news desert’
Zach Haberman, who was laid off Monday morning from the New York Daily News, acknowledged shortly after leaving the newsroom that the situation “sucks.” But the real story, he stressed, is “not about any individual.” “This is about this city. This is about this institution,” Haberman, who was the Daily News’ breaking news editor, told POLITICO. “And this is about the people who live here, and they lose from this.”Story Continued Below The decimation of the Daily News follows a familiar storyline in a struggling industry, as a national newspaper chain — in this case, Chicago-based Tronc — announces a “restructuring” (aka layoffs) of a paper that’s already been downsized in recent years. Tronc, which just bought the Daily News in September, laid off staffers at its Chicago Tribune in March and recently sold the Los Angeles Times, which was spared the axe as a result. But Tronc’s decision to cut the … [Read more...] about Daily News cuts drive fears New York City’s becoming ‘local news desert’
Sam Darnold ends brief holdout and signs contract with New York Jets
By The Associated Press | PUBLISHED: July 30, 2018 at 4:30 pm | UPDATED: July 30, 2018 at 5:47 pm FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Sam Darnold is signed, sealed and back under center. The New York Jets signed the former USC and San Clemente High quarterback to a fully guaranteed four-year, $30.25 million deal Monday, ending the contract holdout of the NFL’s No. 3 overall draft pick. Sign up for Home Turf and get exclusive stories every SoCal sports fan must read, sent daily. Subscribe here. Darnold missed the first three days of training camp practice while his representatives and the team worked out the details. “What’s up Jets fans?” Darnold said in a video posted by the team . “Man, it’s a pleasure to be signed now. I’m very excited. Very special moment. Let’s do it. Jet up!” Just a few minutes after the Jets announced the signing — which includes a bonus of about $20 million — on social media, Darnold made his … [Read more...] about Sam Darnold ends brief holdout and signs contract with New York Jets
The New York Times kneecaps Walker Stapleton
The New York Times, “Gray Lady,” may want to check a mirror for an orange hue. The hit piece it ran on Colorado candidate for governor Walker Stapleton earlier this week seemed almost Trumpian. The president the Times loves to hate could only be more proud if the article had come out in a stream of 280 character bursts. The Times article details the Ku Klux Klan affiliation of Stapleton’s great-grandfather, Benjamin Stapleton — Denver’s former mayor and a man who died decades before Stapleton himself was born. If the article had stuck to Benjamin Stapleton, and the legitimate discussion of neighborhoods and schools named after him, I might have a different opinion. But the Times didn’t. In fact, its lede paragraph doesn’t mention Benjamin Stapleton at all. The entire focus is on Walker Stapleton. That’s how you know the author’s primary goal, the issue she wanted front and center in her reader’s mind, was her public … [Read more...] about The New York Times kneecaps Walker Stapleton