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Arnie Leshin  I remember we used to call it “Fairleigh Ridiculous”. It hung out in the Garden State North Central area of Teaneck. Not much of a threat in most everyday sports, FDU was always good academically.   Now it has made history as the second 16th-seeded school in 152 …

By Arnie Leshin  Down, down, down, it continued, sinking prior to the current March Madness 68-team NCAA basketball tournament, it never let up.    This speaks of the men’s teams in the Mountain West Conference.    It started off with a no-no as No. 11 Nevada, which barely made it …

Catches of the week Alto Lake: Robert Dodd and Ashley Balke of Moriarty caught their limits of rainbow trout using worms March 8. Cochiti Lake: Daniel Caricaburu of Anchorage, Alaska, caught a 14.5-inch crappie and several nice pike using homemade swimbaits March 5. Fenton Lake: Albuquerque’s Mark Chavez; his sons, …

By Arnie Leshin  Joe Pepitone was a true New Yorker.    Born in the borough of Brooklyn, he attended Manual Training High School there, signed with the New York Yankees, the team he grew up worshipping, in 1958, and wore his Major League pinstripes for the first time in 1962.  …

By Arnie Leshin  Santa Fe County is excited to announce an opportunity for residents to participate in the annual backyard composting program. This is a continuation of the County’s commitment to provide support for sustainable practices that County residents can implement at home. The Santa Fe County Sustainability Division is …

By Arnie Leshin  Let’s face it, the top four in the 68-team March Madness field are not invincible.    The football school Crimson (29-5) Tide has had some close calls, especially the 3-point win at Auburn, the 4-point win at home against the same Tigers, and some others.   Houston …

By Arnie Leshin  The National Invitational Tournament was the tournament. It began in 1938 with Temple University from Philadelphia winning over University of Colorado.    The following year had Long Island University of Brooklyn downing Loyola of Chicago, and in 1940, back came Colorado to carry off the winning trophy …

By Arnie Leshin  For the University of New Mexico’s men’s basketball team, the only March Madness road would be the longest of all postseason tournaments, the National Invitational Tournament.   Yes, the NIT is not a bad path to take. Make the Final Four and you land at the Meca …

By Arnie Leshin  Some have already qualified for the 68-team NCAA Division I basketball field, others are still hanging around in their respective conference quarterfinals.   The women have gotten Southeast Louisiana in by winning its Southland championship over Lamar, 66-57, and also East Carolina as it won the American Athletic …

By Arnie Leshin  The first time I met Jim Boeheim I was in my junior year at Syracuse University as a runner on the cross country team, and had just experienced my third yearly flop on the ice outside the then-Carrier Dome.   I was rising from the ice when …