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NY Soccer Stars Heading To FIFA World Cup: See Full USMNT Roster NY Soccer Stars Heading To FIFA World Cup: See Full USMNT Roster
NY Soccer Stars Heading To FIFA World Cup: See Full USMNT Roster Several Northeast natives are among the soccer stars who will represent the US as it prepares to co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The US Soccer Federation revealed its 26-man roster during a nationally televised event in New York City's Seaport on Tuesday, May 26. The unveiling aired on FOX, the nation's English-language broadcaster of the World Cup, which kicks off on Thursday, June 11. The USMNT will begin its quest for its first World Cup trophy against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, at 9 p.m. on Friday, June 12. The Yanks will also play Group D matches against Austra…
Former Syracuse Star Arthur Jones Dies At 39, Member Of Super Bowl Champion, NY Native Former Syracuse Star Arthur Jones Dies At 39, Member Of Super Bowl Champion, NY Native
Former Syracuse Star Arthur Jones Dies At 39, Member Of Super Bowl Champion, NY Native A relentless motor and a smile to match helped carry Arthur Jones from small-town Friday nights to the sport’s biggest stage. Syracuse University Athletics said Jones died Friday, Oct. 3. He was 39.  The former Orange star became a Super Bowl champion with the Baltimore Ravens and played eight NFL seasons after being drafted in 2010. Jones was a native New York: Rochester-born, Endicott-raised. The defensive lineman anchored Syracuse’s front from 2005 to 2009, earning three All–BIG EAST selections and finishing with 38.5 tackles for loss, the most in school history by an interior lin…
Columbia Cracks Top 10 In 2026 Rankings, Seven Other NY Colleges Make Top 100: See Which Ones Columbia Cracks Top 10 In 2026 Rankings, Seven Other NY Colleges Make Top 100: See Which Ones
Columbia Cracks Top 10 In 2026 Rankings, Seven Other NY Colleges Make Top 100: See Which Ones Universities across the Northeast dominated a new list of the best colleges in the US, with more than 30 institutions ranked among the nation's top 100. Niche released its 2026 Best Colleges in America list on Monday, Aug. 25. The annual rankings cover more than 4,000 US colleges and universities, comparing them based on academics, value, student life, and athletics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was ranked No. 1 overall. Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, followed in second place, while fellow Cambridge school Harvard University finished fo…