By Arnie Leshin It was totally unexpected. The annual Army-Navy football game was history at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The guys from West Point, a slight underdog, had kicked the winning field goal to win in double overtime 20-17. Now Navy long-time head coach Ken Niumatalolo was sitting alone …
Read More »Syracuse now celebrates its initial NCAA men’s soccer cup championship
By Arnie Leshin With all the years that Syracuse dominated men’s NCAA Division i lacrosse by winning a record 12 national championships, never before has it carried off the men’s national soccer cup trophy. That is until Saturday when the Orange, under first-year head coach Ian Melntyre, made up for …
Read More »COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES SCHEDULE
By Arnie Leshin “Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me as my current so and so birthday kicks off the first of 43 bowl games. FRIDAY DECEMBER 16 Bahamas Bowl, Nassau Bahamas MIAMI (Ohio) vs. UAB, 9:30 a.m. UAB 8-point favorite. Core …
Read More »the New York Mets have just begun
By Arnie Leshin The way you look at it, the New York Mets have just begun, although what has transpired the last few days is what their owner Steve Cohen had in mind when he went to bat for the franchise he grew up with while being a die-hard fan …
Read More »UNCONN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
By Arnie Leshin Good news for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team, they don’t play again until Dec. 18, which is seven days after they suffered their latest misfortune. With a dismal list of injured players that began against 7th-ranked Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. not only did the …
Read More »NM HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RESULTS
By Arnie Leshin GIRLS: Dulce 71 Monte del Sol 14 Goddard 44 Pojoaque Valley 30 Robertson 61 Tucumcari 26 Albuquerque High 39 Gadsden 25 Chaparrel 38 Albuquerque Rio Grande 34 Albuquerque Valencia 44 Deming 26 Albuquerque Volcano Vista 62 Farmington 56 Albuquerque West Mesa 50 Clovis 39 Albuquerque Mesa Vista …
Read More »North Central RTD Introduces New Logo and Branding for the Blue Bus
The North Central RTD today introduced the new look for its RTD Blue Buses. Now simply known as the Blue Bus, the newly branded buses will begin rolling out throughout the District over the coming months and over the next couple of years. As part of the rebranding, the District …
Read More »NM HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
By Arnie Leshin Santa Fe High’s girls basketball team dropped below .500 with Thursday night‘s 54-36 non-district loss against visiting Albuquerque St. Pius X. The next stop for the Demonettes is Friday night in non-district play at Clovis. Prior to the St. Pius setback, Santa Fe High posted a 50-34 …
Read More »NEW YORK METS IN BUSINESS
By Arnie Leshin While the New York Mets had to deal with the loss of 2-time Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom in a six-year pact he signed with the Texas Rangers, they concentrated on signing up future of Hall of Fame and 3-time Cy Young winner Justin Verlander and resigning centerfielder …
Read More »MONTE DEL SOL BOYS BASKETBALLMONTE DEL SOL BOYS BASKETBALL
By Arnie Leshin It’s been a busy schedule for an early start, but the Monte del Sol boys basketball team is enjoying it. Under head coach Ralph Casaus, it has played three games and haven’t put a blemish on its record, opening with a 53-45 triumph up at Espanola McCurdy, …
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