Super Bowl Boulevard chock full of free fun
New Yorkers and tourists alike can't wait for the Boulevard of Dreams to kick off. Crews and volunteers labored in the frigid Tuesday temps to turn a 13-block stretch of Broadway into Super Bowl Boulevard — a free public fan celebration that's expected to attract tens of thousands when it opens at noon on Wednesday.
Super Bowl Boulevard chock full of free fun
CAITLIN NOLAN , GINGER ADAMS OTIS
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:34:45 GMT
If you grow up hard in the Edenwald Houses in the Bronx, like Manhattan junior forward Emmy Andujar did, sometimes decisions and their consequences get magnified. Surrounded by gangs and drugs and so much violence, a couple choices can be the difference between getting swallowed up and getting out.
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Landon Donovan was the driving force behind Brek Shea’s goal, which broke a scoreless tie in a game marked by sluggish play and gave the United States its fifth Gold Cup title.
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In October 1963, Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal and Luis Aparicio were among the players who took part in the first and only all-Latino all-star game.
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Willie Mays has a swung another historic blow - this time without his cleats. The “Say Hey Kid” is getting not one, but two uptown streets named in his honor.
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Laignee Barron
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The basketball courts at East Harlem's Jefferson Park are usually packed, but over the years the neighborhood ballplayers have grown accustomed to shooting hoops in deteriorating conditions, on cracked pavement.
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MICHAEL J. FEENEY
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A “Lil Positivity”: Serena Williams Becomes Oldest Woman To Hold No. 1 Ranking At 31-Years-Old
You go girl!
Serena Williams Becomes Oldest Woman To Hold No. 1 Ranking
Via The Grio reports:
An emotional Serena Williams returned to the top of women’s tennis, overcoming a series of potentially career-ending injuries since 2010 to become the oldest woman to hold the No. 1 ranking.
The 31-year-old Williams rallied from 4-1 down in the third to beat former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open on Friday. She needed to reach the semifinals to replace Victoria Azarenka at No. 1 when the rankings come out next week.
Williams held up one finger after clinching the match with an ace and wiped away the tears as she addressed the cheering crowd.
“I never thought I would be here again,” Williams said. “Oh my gosh, I’ve been through so much. I never thought I would be here.”
Chris Evert held the top ranking in 1985 just shy of her 31st birthday.
Winning never looked so good!
A “Lil Positivity”: Serena Williams Becomes Oldest Woman To Hold No. 1 Ranking At 31-Years-Old
deolacola
Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:09:14 GMT
In rushing to get the Barclays Center up and running in time for Nets games and Jay-Z concerts it seems that Forest City Ratner ended up using some weak bolts to hold up its fancy arena's steel shell—and it has since had to replace eight percent of them. But don't you worry your pretty little head about it, okay? [ more › ]
Barclays Center Has Weak Bolts, But It Probably Won't Fall On You
Garth Johnston
Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT
Yankee Stadium will not host he New York Urban League game as the city continues to recover from the effects of superstorm Sandy. The game between Hampton University and Morgan State, scheduled to be played Nov.17 at the Stadium, will instead be played at Morgan State in Baltimore on the same date.
Yankee Stadium won't host NYUL Football Classic
KRISTIE ACKERT
Wed, 07 Nov 2012 23:10:17 GMT
Boxing legend Evander Holyfield (pictured) wants only 20 items from a collection of 450 boxing memorabilia that is set for auction on November 30. The Beverly Hills Julien Auction House, though, is refusing to release the keepsakes, so Holyfield has filed a lawsuit at a Los Angeles court to block their sale, according to Courthouse News Service.
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Holyfield was forced to vacate his 54,000-square-foot palatial Atlanta suburban estate in July, because he was deep in debt to the tune of about $14 million. The former five-time heavyweight champ, who has earned more than a reported $200 million over his boxing career, has money woes that run the gamut from child support debts for a few of his 11 children, to delinquent taxes, unsettled lawsuits, divorce, and just plain old bad financial decisions.
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The lawsuit states that Holyfield must agree to having all of the items put up for bidding and that the 20 items in dispute should be returned to him. The auction company’s head honcho Darren Julien insists, however, that not only has his company already doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars to Evander but he staunchly contends that the boxer already selected the items he wanted to keep.
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Julien also argues that he and his employees worked tirelessly for months to organize and cherry pick items from Holyfield’s foreclosed home that were hastily collected when he had to vacate his home. The result of Julien and his team’s selections, according to him, is a “world-class” auction offering.
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In his suit, Holyfield explains that he was distracted as he selected items from his memorabilia that were being catalogued and sorted by the auction house workers.
The suit goes on to state:
If, on the other hand, Holyfield is forced to sell those few items of personal property that have the very most sentimental value to him as he looks back over his career, and which he wants to pass down to future generations of his family, the hardship is overwhelming and irreparable.
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Items from the “disputed 20″ are such cherished treasures as the pair of gloves Holyfield used in the now-infamous 1996 bout with Mike Tyson, when part of his ear was bitten off; robes he wore in the Olympics; a Father of the Year award; his 1992 WBA Boxer of the Year award; and championship belts he won in 1993.
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Holyfield is seeking an injunction and punitive damages for conversion, unfair business practices, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of oral contract, anticipatory breach of oral contract, false promise, and misrepresentation.
Sound off!
Evander Holyfield Sues To Stop Auction Of Possessions
Ruth Manuel-Logan
Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:59:15 GMT
Date: November 4, 2012
Cheer on the runners of the ING NYC Marathon while enjoying live jazz music presented by the Central Park Conservancy under the Duke’s gaze.
For more information and weather related updates, call 212-860-1370 or check www.centralparknyc.org/calendar.
Start time: 11:00 am
End time: 2:00 pm
Contact phone: 212-860-1370
Location: Duke Ellington Circle (in Central Park)
Marathon Concert at Duke Ellington Circle
Mon, 29 Oct 2012 04:00:02 GMT
UFE.com (which stands for Urine Feces Everywhere) a website "dedicated to opening the public’s eyes to hidden health concerns that we are exposed to in our daily lives," has announced the grossest baseball stadiums in the land. And while those lovable losers the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field ranks #1, Yankee Stadium, just a few years old, is #7! [ more › ]
Yankees Stadium #7 In Ballpark Yuckiness, Citi Field #10
Jen Chung
Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:13:00 GMT
