"Irene" turned out to be one very expensive date. New York state has suffered a whopping $1 billion worth of damages from Hurricane Irene, whose dramatic aftereffects continued to plague the Empire State and surrounding region, Gov.... Read Full Story
Practice is a week in and most teams are back from camp. With scrimmages starting this week and Week 1 of the PSAL football season right around the corner, every team at this juncture is undefeated with high hopes for not just a deep run in the...
NYPost.com rolls out its team previews for New York City high school football. Here are the links, in alphabetical order, to easily navigate the... 2:47 AM
With teams all over the city returning to the pitch this week, NYPost.com will begin rolling out previews in both boys and girls soccer in the coming... 2:47 AM
Line play was supposed to be one of Susan Wagner’s strengths coming into this season. Even when center/defensive tackle Chris Pistone needed reconstructive knee surgery in February, legendary coach Al Paturzo thought the Falcons were going to be...
Paul Klyap’s expectations are simple. The FDR football coach simply wants to see his players compete in their second year in the PSAL City Championship... 12:06 AM
The feeling is etched forever in the St. Joseph Hill players’ minds. It was one of defeat and unfilled expectations they experienced leaving the field after being upset by Notre Dame Academy in the CHSAA Archdiocesan girls soccer semifinals. It...
Last season, Tottenville returned to places it hadn’t been since 2006 and was a win away from an 11th city title. The Pirates won Staten Island A outright and went to the PSAL Class A city final, where they lost to Beacon. Despite the loss of key...
Youth, in the form of nine freshmen, made for an auspicious start for McKee/Staten Island Tech. The city power dropped games to Tottenville, Petrides and Susan Wagner, but by year’s end there was no hotter team in the city as the Seagulls rattled... 2:19 AM
After a breakout July, Kamari Murphy's stock was through the roof. Big-time schools like Connecticut, Missouri, Florida, Miami and Florida State were suddenly all over the 6-foot-8 forward from Brooklyn. Murphy liked the attention, but he also...
Melvin Johnson enjoys the recruiting process. He just has more important things to deal with, like making sure he passes the NCAA Clearinghouse and having a standout senior year for St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.). With that in mind, the former Rice...
John Liantonio gained valuable experience plugging leaks this weekend in the basement of his Staten Island home. But it wasn’t anything new for the St. Peter’s boys soccer coach. The Eagles lost 13 of their 17 players last year – and not because...
Like virtually everyone else this time of year, Columbus has questions marks. The Explorers, though, have a lot of answers, too – namely in eight returning starters which includes goalkeeper Sanna Mass and midfielders Jordan Scarlett, Chevaun Coote,...
The last two years haven’t sat well with Joyce Simonson. The longtime Curtis coach is used to finishing atop Staten Island A, but the Warriors have...
One win and one tie. That’s all Monsignor Farrell could muster in CHSAA Class AA boys soccer league play last season, the first in the new format....
Sitting in the stands at Tottenville watching a scrimmage, sporting a pair of sunglasses and a white t-shirt, Jackie Bruno isn’t a fan of the heat. The McKee/Staten Island Tech star joked that even played a role in her college decision when choosing... 8:29 PM
Victor Popovsky hasn’t had to feel this way in four years. The Fontbonne Hall coach has always had the luxury of returning a reliable core of some of the city’s top players, fairly certainly his squad would be there at the end to claim another...
It was just three seasons ago that a group of talented freshmen helped lead Francis Lewis to the brink of playing for a PSAL Class A title. The Patriots have been back to the semifinals since, despite plenty of promise. They are left with one final...
Since Bayside last won a division title in 2008, it has watched rivals Francis Lewis and Cardozo alternate winning crowns. The Commodores believe this...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Texas A&M University officially notified the Big 12 Wednesday that it will seek to leave the conference after this academic...
Paralyzed football player Eric LeGrand will work on the Rutgers Radio Network as an analyst. Coach Greg Schiano announced the move on Tuesday, saying...
Fordham football coach Tom Masella is a sharp guy, although he might question that Thursday night when his Rams, with just 32 scholarship players, open...
Post college football writer Lenn Robbins reveals his preseason Top 25, with two teams from the SEC in the top 3, sandwiching the best team from the...
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Steve Spurrier met his future boss at the Ol' Ball Coach's home in suburban Alexandria, Va., in 2004. Spurrier, the former Washington Redskins coach, had learned the worst thing about the NFL is working for a buffoon owner. Mike...
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- There is a low-voltage buzz in this town, a hum of expectation and excitement that comes with the optimism of football in the South. South Carolina, which has never won a major bowl game, has been picked to repeat as SEC East...
St. John's coaching staff spent a bulk of the July live recruiting period following the New Jersey Playaz Club and highly touted point guard Kyle...
You've had it with college football, huh? The recent allegations at Miami -- strip clubs, hookers, an abortion! -- are the tipping point. The game's so filthy you wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot dance pole. Before you fold, before you...
NCAA president Mark Emmert uttered the words yesterday that anyone associated with the University of Miami and its storied football programs has been...
BEIJING -- What was supposed to be a friendly exhibition between the Georgetown basketball team and a Chinese pro team descended into a chaotic brawl Thursday, as players threw punches and chairs at one another. According to the Washington Post,...
Sometimes a man and a mission arrive together at the perfect place in time, and suddenly what was once thought to be inconceivable is not just possible...
One of the nation’s premier and polarizing college football programs, the Miami Hurricanes, faces the potential of suffering the NCAA’s dreaded Death Penalty. If the NCAA finds the allegations in a scathing Yahoo! Sports report valid, Miami could...
The package arrived about two weeks ago and had me completely baffled. I hadn't purchased weight-loss pills on eBay or ordered a self-help book from Amazon, though both probably would be of use. And the package was heavy. My doorman, Joe, who...
STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut starts the football season with a new coach, a new backfield and a lot of new questions after reaching the school's first...
It's almost like starting over for coach Greg Schiano, isn't it? After all, Rutgers is coming off a losing season, and is picked to finish last in the...
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