By Arnie Leshin Mission accomplished, Los Angeles Lakers in National Basketball Association finals, but they need to take one more step if they want to win their first championship in a decade and dedicate it to the late Kobe Bryant. The purple and gold top-seeded Lakers eliminated the pesky, never …
Read More »No one to hoist the legendary prestigious Stanley Cup yet
By Arnie Leshin Down 3-1 in games, the Dallas Stars trimmed the gap to 3-2 with Saturday night‘s Corey Perry goal in the second overtime to nip the Tampa Bay Lighting, 3-2, and keep their Stanley Cup quest on hold, with game six to played Monday night at the Rogers …
Read More »The proud Boston Celtics put it all together in the second half Friday night
By Arnie Leshin Pride, that’s what the winningist professional basketball team, the wearers of the green called on Friday night to survive the Eastern Conference finals, and will now need two more wins to advance to the National Basketball Association finals against the Western Conference champions. Down 3-1 in the …
Read More »Unclaimed Cremated Remains of 29 Deceased Veterans Interred Today at the Santa Fe National Cemetery
By DVS The cremated remains of twenty-nine military veterans who, upon their deaths were unclaimed by family members, were laid to rest with military honors Thursday at the Santa Fe National Cemetery in a special 2020 Forgotten Heroes Funeral. Due to COVID-19 protective health measures, the funeral was a private …
Read More »Santa Fe’s Ron Porterfield hoping for a 2020 World Series matching the Dodgers
By Arnie Leshin It’s been three years now since Ron Porterfield took his place alongside the Tampa Bay Rays players he helped develop, train, and even helped lead them to the 2005 World Series. After graduating from St. Michael’s, he began a journey that brought him to Major League Baseball, …
Read More »Tampa Bay Lightning long-time captain Steven Stamkos returns to the ice
By Arnie Leshin Long-time captain Steven Stamkos made his first 2020 National Hockey League playoff debut 211 days after he last played in an NHL game, scored on his first shot of the Wednesday night game, and provided an extra jolt for his Tampa Bay Lightning team in the 5-2 …
Read More »Will one of these women be the next Supreme Court Justice?
By Family Policy Alliance On Friday, September 19, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, passed away following complications of metastatic pancreas cancer. She was 87. Upon learning of her passing, President Donald Trump said of Justice Ginsburg, “She was an amazing woman” who “led an amazing …
Read More »Boston Celtics versus Los Angeles Lakers in National Basketball Association final, don’t bet on it
By Arnie Leshin For those itching for a 13th National Basketball Association playoff final matching the Boston Celtics with the Los Angeles Lakers, remain calm and take what you get, for presciently the Celts are where the Denver Nuggets have been, down 3-1 in games to the Miami Heat in the Eastern …
Read More »Denver Nuggets still hanging around after winning back-to-back
By Arnie Leshin For those that always have the Denver Nuggets packing their bags and leaving, well, apparently they are not ready to go. For some reason they love the bubble. And they have survived back-to-back 3-1 deficits in the Western Conference quarterfinals and semifinals, and Tuesday night at the ESPN …
Read More »Israel’s Pursuit of Peace in the Oslo Accords
By CUFI The world had high hopes for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on September 13, 1993, when Prime Minister Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the historic agreement now known as the Oslo Peace Agreement on the lawn of the White House with President Bill Clinton …
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