Federer Dodges Bullet

For two sets, Roger Federer couldn’t do anything with Tomas Berdych. It was the younger 23 year-old Czech who seemed to finally have all the right answers getting within a set of snapping a seven-match losing streak to the 13-time slam winner.
The last time he prevailed was when he was a teenager during a 2004 Olympics [...]

Ovechkin Living Up To Hype

UNIONDALE, NY- Alex Ovechkin usually makes highlight films thanks to offensive rushes that formulate into highlight-worthy plays. Yet the NHL’s reigning MVP and scoring champion is also capable of destroying teams with subtle actions. Before centerman Nicklas Backstrom takes an offensive zone faceoff, Ovechkin deftly lines up directly behind the circle

Hofstra Takes Pride in Downing William & Mary, 55-44

HEMPSTEAD, NY – The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team held William & Mary to just 44 points on 29.2 percent shooting as it captured a 54-44 home win on Wednesday evening at the Mack Sports Complex.
With the win, the Pride improves to 12-7 overall and levels its Colonial Athletic Association record at 4-4. William & Mary [...]

Bulls Melt to Knicks

NEW YORK – The New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls used to have legendary, memorable battles back in the 1990s. Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Patrick Ewing and John Starks were household names. Everyone remembers Starks’ dunk over Horace Grant and Jordan in the 1993 playoff series. Knicks fans unfortunately remember Jordan dominating them in every [...]

NYSD Q & A with Rickey Henderson

Yesterday, the inevitable came for Rickey Henderson as the sure-fire first ballot Hall of Famer was elected carrying 511 of 539 ballots (94.8 percent) cast for 94.8% of the vote.
With 1,406 steals on his record and 2285 runs – both all-time records – Henderson redefined the leadoff position, while creating a rather colorful persona by [...]

An Excerpt From “The Greatest Ballpark Ever”

It was a mysterious photograph, shot at about a 60-degree angle from the ground up, of an old, bishop’s crook New York lamppost.  Its decorative flourishes ended in a large glass globe, which poured forth a soft yellow glow rather than today’s harsh, blue-white fluorescence.  It looked to be an overcast day, but the framed [...]

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