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Gang Member Sentenced For Fatal Shooting Of Teen Basketball Star In Westchester
The fourth member of a Westchester street gang has been sentenced for his role in the fatal shooting of a promising teenage basketball standout. Sincere Savoy, age 25, a member of the Mount Vernon Goonies street gang, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for his participation in the 2016 murder of Shamoya McKenzie on New Year’s Eve in 2016 in Westchester. On Dec. 31, 2016, Savoy and three other suspects who are alleged members of the Goonies gang attempted to murder a rival gang member in broad daylight by firing multiple bullets at him near the intersection of Tecumseh Avenue and Thir…
Sports
NY 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…
Sports
New York Liberty Will No Longer Play Home Games At Westchester County Center
The New York Liberty will be taking its talents out of the Westchester and into Brooklyn. The team announced that beginning with the 2020 WNBA season, the Liberty will no longer call the Westchester County Center in White Plains home, and will play their home games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The changes come after Joe Tsai acquired the liberty in January and recently purchased the Barclays Center and the remaining interest in the Brooklyn Nets. “We are committed to the Liberty’s long-term success in New York and relocating the team to Brooklyn will provide the franchise with tremendou…
Sports
Westchester's Jane McManus Named Director Of Center For Sports Communication At Marist
A face familiar to sports enthusiasts has accepted a prestigious job at an area college. Following a national search, Marist College in Poughkeepsie has named sports journalist Jane McManus as the Director of the College’s Center for Sports Communication, effective as of Dec. 1. McManus, a longtime Ossining resident who was a reporter and broadcaster for ESPN, has been covering sports in New York for two decades, including 18 U.S. Opens, five Super Bowls, two NCAA Final Fours, and the inaugural season of the New York Liberty WNBA team. She had previously served as an adjunct professor at th…
Sports
WNBA Stars Hand Out Home Opener Tickets At White Plains Farmer's Market
There was a free ticket giveaway on Wednesday, May 23, during the weekly Farmer's Market on Court Street in White Plains. The downtown Farmer's Market runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is promoting the New York Liberty’s 2018 home opener at their new home – the Westchester County Center -- this Friday, May 25 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday's event features White Plains Mayor Tom Roach, Liberty and WNBA legends Teresa Weatherspoon and Swin Cash and Liberty Chief Operating Officer Keia Clarke. Maddie the Mascot will also be at the Farmer's Market for a special meet/greet and photos with pro basketbal…
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: Former Knicks Boss Checketts Lists Fairfield County Mansion
Former New York Knicks boss Dave Checketts and his wife Deb have listed their New Canaan estate for $5.59 million. The Georgian colonial was built in 1994 and sits on more than 4 acres of land. Renovated last year, the home has six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and is more than 10,300 square feet, the Zillow listing says. Checkets became the youngest chief executive in the NBA when at 28 as president and general manager of the Utah Jazz. From 1991 to 1994, he was president of the Knicks -- seeing them to the Eastern Conference Finals three times and the NBA Finals once. Checketts went on to beco…
Sports
School To Retire Jersey Number Of Slain Teen Westchester Basketball Star
Mount Vernon school and city officials have scheduled a special ceremony to retire the jersey number of former high school basketball star Shamoya McKenzie, who was fatally shot amid alleged gang activity on New Year’s Eve in 2016. During a special ceremony beginning at 3:45 p.m. on Friday afternoon, family members will join coach Erica Naughton, Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton and other officials to retire McKenzie’s number 30 Lady Knights jersey, making her the last athlete to wear it. A star for both the Mount Vernon Junior Knights, Lady Elites and the High School JV Lady Knight…
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Mother Of Slain Westchester Teen Basketball Star Loses Home To Fire
Barely more than a year removed from the fatal shooting of Shamoya McKenzie, her family suffered another devastating loss. A weekend fire at a multi-family home on Vernon Avenue left 12 Mount Vernon residents displaced, including Nadine McKenzie, the mother of Shamoya, who was shot and killed on New Year’s Eve last year in broad daylight. Officials said that the fire broke out around 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, when the house was filled with smoke and an evacuation was necessitated. According to Mount Vernon officials, photos and other mementos of the 13-year-old McKenzie were among the ite…
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