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By Arnie Leshin  Kudos again to Joey (Jaws) Chestnut for stuffing down another record hot dogs and buns at Sunday’s annual Nathans Fourth of July contest with one change, instead of it taking its usual place outside of Nathans Famous in Coney Island, it was moved across the street to …

By Arnie Leshin  When Bobby Bonilla was released by the New York Mets in 2000, the first place Bobby Bonilla located was an out-of-town newspaper booth in Baltimore the next morning. He remained a fan, but realized that the then-Shea Stadium Major League baseball team didn’t have much use for …

By Arnie Leshin  Down went team leader, leading scorer, best player Tre Young, after accidentally stepping on an official’s foot along the sideline in game 3, and the  Atlantic Hawks responded with a team effort and a stellar defense in game 4 of the National Basketball Association’s Eastern Conference finals …

By Arnie Leshin  Upon the re-opening of the State of New Mexico, RTD Blue Buses will eliminate capacity restrictions effective Tuesday, July 6. Additionally, reservations will no longer be mandatory on routes previously requiring them.   Federal law also requires passengers and drivers (with limited exceptions) to wear a properly …

By Arnie Leshin  No sign of yet another nasty weather delay as Mississippi State stormed the field at TD Ameritrade Park Wednesday night and the Dawgs piled on to the mound, not just the players but hundreds of their supporters who hopped the fence or came through it to join …

By SFNF Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July by participating in popular Independence Day traditions, including fireworks, parades, picnics, barbecues and recreating on national forests and other public lands. While these pastimes usually make happy memories, if handled irresponsibly, they can put …

By Arnie Leshin  When I covered the New Jersey Nets, I wasn’t certain about the straight trade of Stephon Marbury for Jason Kidd. They were both classy point guards, Marbury out of Lincoln High in Brooklyn, and Kidd from the West Coast. It didn’t take long to realize that the …

By SFNF Although the early onset of monsoonal weather patterns may put a damper on some people’s plans to spend the Independence Day holiday outdoors, the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) expects to see a good number of campers, hikers and other visitors over the long weekend. If you are …

By Arnie Leshin  No trades in college baseball, but there are teams that come off blow-out wins to ugly losses, and most recent was in games 1 and 2 of the Division I NCAA World Series. Yes, it was back-to-back happy days for the two best-of-3 teams in the championship …

By NM Game and Fish Catches of the week Bluewater Lake: Josette Baros of Los Lunas caught and released a 44-inch tiger muskie using a spoon June 27. Charles Ahlgrim, age 81, caught and released a 37-inch tiger muskie using a waterdog June 24. Jessie Lowery of Yah-Ta-Hey caught and …