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NY Islanders Legend Mike Bossy Battling Lung Cancer NY Islanders Legend Mike Bossy Battling Lung Cancer
NY Islanders Legend Mike Bossy Battling Lung Cancer Hockey Hall of Fame forward Mike Bossy announced that he has been diagnosed with lung cancer. A New York Islanders legend, the 64-year-old Bossy announced that he will be stepping away from his role as a hockey analyst with TVA Sport in Canada to receive treatment following his diagnosis. “I can assure you that I intend to fight with the determination that you have seen me display on the ice and in my game,” Bossy said in his announcement. “That same determination that helped me achieve my dreams.” Bossy also spent a year working for the MSG Network before heading to his native Canada to …

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NY Native Named NFL's Raiders' Interim Coach After Jon Gruden Email Scandal NY Native Named NFL's Raiders' Interim Coach After Jon Gruden Email Scandal
NY Native Named NFL's Raiders' Interim Coach After Jon Gruden Email Scandal A veteran football coach from the Hudson Valley who graduated high school in Fairfield County is set to showcase his skills under the bright lights in Las Vegas. Yonkers native Rich Bisaccia, age 61, has been named interim head coach of the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders following the overnight resignation of embattled former coach Jon Gruden, who stepped away following the emergence of racist and homophobic comments he made in emails a decade ago. Bisaccia, who graduated from New Fairfield High School, is in his 20th year as a coach in the NFL, but this will be his first appo…

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Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game
Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game An argument over a college football game led to the fatal shooting of a man after he got in a dispute with another in the final minutes of a massive upset. With the then top-ranked Alabama squaring off against an unranked Texas A&M squad in the final minutes over the weekend, police said that two men got in an argument inside a Sixth Avenue home in Bessemer, Alabama. It is alleged that the two men became combative while arguing over whose team was better, prompting the homeowner to ask them to leave as they were fighting at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. Once they were outs…

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COVID-19: Vaccination Status Factored Into Player Cuts, NFL Coach Says COVID-19: Vaccination Status Factored Into Player Cuts, NFL Coach Says
Covid-19: Vaccination Status Factored Into Player Cuts, NFL Coach Says The spotlight is on first-year NFL head coach Urban Meyer, who is facing scrutiny for admitting COVID-19 vaccination status had an impact on how he shaped his final roster in advance of the upcoming regular season. Meyer and Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke said this week that vaccination status impacted the cuts they made this past week while making final roster cuts to trim the roster down to the 53-man limit. Though vaccination status was considered in forming the roster, Meyer said it wasn’t a deciding factor, and production in practice and during the preseason also pla…

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Acting Mets GM Accused Of Driving Drunk, Report Says Acting Mets GM Accused Of Driving Drunk, Report Says
Acting Mets GM Accused Of Driving Drunk, Report Says The New York Mets took another blow in what's been a difficult season after their acting general manager was arrested for alleged drunk driving in Westchester following a visit to the Fairfield County home of team owner Steve Cohen, according to reports. Acting GM Zack Scott reportedly Mets up and was busted for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was busted at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 in White Plains, The New York Post first reported. It is alleged that at the time he was approached by officers on South Lexington Avenue in White Plains, Scott was asleep at the wh…

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COVID-19: Some NY HS Sports, Including Football, May Be Canceled In High-Infection Rate Areas COVID-19: Some NY HS Sports, Including Football, May Be Canceled In High-Infection Rate Areas
Covid-19: Some NY HS Sports, Including Football, May Be Canceled In High-Infection Rate Areas New York State education officials are calling on school districts begin to prepare to potentially cancel high-risk sporting events where participants are not fully vaccinated in areas with high COVID-19 transmission. With the new school year less than a month away, the Education Department released its guidance on reopening schools, including how best to handle sports and extracurricular activities as variants of the virus continue to cause new infections to spike. Football, volleyball, and competitive cheer and dance are considered to be fall sports at a "higher risk," according to the st…

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Swimmer From NY Wins Medal At Olympics Swimmer From NY Wins Medal At Olympics
Swimmer From NY Wins Medal At Olympics A former high school swimming standout in the Hudson Valley can add a new accomplishment to her resume after earning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Early on Wednesday, July 28 in Tokyo, the 19-year-old Kate Douglass, a Westchester native who starred for Pelham High School, won the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley, behind Japan’s You Ohashi and her teammate at the University of Virginia, Alex Walsh. In earning the bronze medal and a spot on the podium, Douglass posted a personal best time in the pool with a 2:09.04 finish. Her time was less than .50 seconds behind Walsh’s fin…

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Diver From Nassau County Wins Medal At Olympics Diver From Nassau County Wins Medal At Olympics
Diver From Nassau County Wins Medal At Olympics A diving duo from Long Island and Massachusetts who met at the University of Indiana dove their way into the record books, joining the parade of Americans claiming medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Nassau County native Andrew Capobianco, who calls Mineola home, and his teammate, Hampshire County resident Michael Hixon, out of Amherst, Massachusetts, took home the silver medal for the US in the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event. The duo finished with a score of 444.36 to take the silver behind the Chinese pair of Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi. Germany’s Patrick Hausding and Lars Rudiger …

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LI Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies LI Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies
LI Athlete Will Serve As Team USA Flag Bearer At Olympic Opening Ceremonies WNBA legend Sue Bird, a UConn alum and New York native, can add a new impressive checkmark to her already impressive resume of accomplishments. Bird, age 40, a basketball icon who hails from the hamlet of Syosset in Nassau County on Long Island has been chosen to serve as one of Team USA’s flag bearers at the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Friday, July 23. Bird becomes the second American women's basketball player to carry the flag, joining now coach Dawn Staley, who carried it while a player in the 2004 Olympics. “I know this isn’t about me," Bird said in a statement. "Th…

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These Long Island Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics These Long Island Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics
These Long Island Athletes Will Be Competing At Olympics Some of Long Island’s top athletes will be wearing the red, white, and blue in Tokyo as they represent the country at the upcoming summer Olympic Games in Japan. The summer games will include more than two dozen athletes from New York - featuring a trio of famed Long Islanders - who are looking to etch their marks in history with an Olympic medal. Athletes from Long Island set to compete for the hardware are: Kristine O’Brien, age 29, of Massapequa Park, a four-time world champion medalist who will compete in rowing for Team USA; Crystal Dunn, age 29, of Rockville Centre, a former high s…

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Long Island Pitching Standout Becomes First Known Orthodox Jew Picked In MLB Draft Long Island Pitching Standout Becomes First Known Orthodox Jew Picked In MLB Draft
Long Island Pitching Standout Becomes First Known Orthodox Jew Picked In MLB Draft A Long Island native is looking to make history as he attempts to become the first Orthodox Jewish ballplayer to make it to the Show after being chosen in the third round of the MLB Draft. Jacob Steinmetz, a right-handed pitcher from Woodmere in Nassau County who stars at the Elev8 Baseball Academy in Florida, was picked by the Arizona Diamondbacks with the sixth pick of the third round (77th overall) of the draft on Monday, July 12. The 6-foot-6, 220-pound 17-year-old Steinmetz is believed to be the first known practicing Orthodox Jewish player to be chosen in the MLB Draft. Steinmetz pr…

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Former Sports Writer Kat O'Brien Says She Was Raped By Major League Baseball Player Former Sports Writer Kat O'Brien Says She Was Raped By Major League Baseball Player
Former Sports Writer Kat O'Brien Says She Was Raped By Major League Baseball Player Former sports reporter Kat O'Brien has opened up about being raped by a Major League Baseball player when she was 22 years old. O'Brien -- who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business -- kept the incident a secret until now, when she told her story in a New York Times essay. The now-40-year-old writer says she had just graduated from Notre Dame and was working as a (mostly high school) sports reporter for "The Fort Worth Star-Telegram" in 2002. She was in a hotel room with an interview subject for a longer piece on foreign-born athletes in the U.S., w…

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