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19: NFL, NBA, NHL Seeing Marquee Players Sidelined By Virus
The winter surge of new COVID-19 cases is wreaking havoc on professional sports leagues, which have seen some top stars sidelined with the virus and other teams struggling to have enough eligible players. Major sports stars in the NFL, NBA, and NHL have been forced to watch their teams from the bench at home in recent weeks due to outbreaks of COVID-19 that have forced close contacts away from their teams. The hits keep coming despite the leagues heavily promoting and encouraging players and staff to get vaccinated. According to the NFL, approximately 95 percent of its players are vaccinat…
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19: Ex-NY Jet Sentenced For Bogus $1.2M Relief Loan
Former NY Jet Josh Bellamy was sentenced to prison time for fraudulently claiming more than $1.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds that he spent on luxury items and a Hard Rock Hotel stay, federal prosecutors said. The 32-year-old Florida resident was sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison last Friday, after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, court papers show. The former NFL athlete also must pay restitution. Bellamy obtained a Paycheck Protection Program loan of $1.2 million for his company, Drip Entertainment LLC, under bogus documents and false inf…
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Fans Will See New Innovations When NY Islanders Open Brand-New $1.1 Billion Arena
Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. Following a 13-game road trip to start the season, the New York Islanders are ready to welcome fans back in the stands for the first home game as they introduce the world to the brand-new UBS Arena in Elmont on Long Island. The Islanders finally hit their home ice for their first practice at the new arena on Thursday, Nov. 18, as they prepare for their long-awaited home opener against the Calgary Flames at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 20. Officials said that the intimacy fans rejoiced over at Nassau Coliseum will be retained at the new arena, with th…
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Here's When Mobile Sports Betting Is Expected To Start In New York
New York State regulators have given the green light for operators to launch mobile betting on sports sites for gamblers in the Empire State. The state’s gaming commission approved the betting sites on Monday, Nov. 8, including gambling giants DraftKings and FanDuel Sportsbook, and the mobile betting is expected to be ready by the Super Bowl. At the earliest, mobile sports betting could be available as of Wednesday, Nov. 24, though the process is expected to drag out into December or possibly January. Other permitted operators include BallyBet, BetMGM, Rush Street Interactive, Caesars Spor…
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Mets Fire Acting GM Two Months After DWI Charge In Westchester
He’s outta there. Acting New York Mets general manager Zack Scott will not be coming back to the team after being arrested for allegedly drinking and driving in Westchester County over the summer after a trip to owner Steve Cohen’s Connecticut home over the summer. Scott, age 44, was busted for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was busted at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 in White Plains, allegedly after attending a Fairfield County fundraiser at Cohen's Greenwich home. Original story - Acting Mets GM Accused Of Driving Drunk In Westchester, Reports Say It is alle…
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HS Football Team In Hudson Valley Switches Schedule After Violent Incidents
One Hudson Valley high school is trading Friday night lights for Saturday afternoon sunshine. Following a violent incident involving a parent assaulting a district administrator during an incident in Orange County, the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District announced it would only play host to football games on Saturday afternoons. On Friday, Oct. 15, officers from the Town of Woodbury Police Department working a Monroe-Woodbury varsity football game in Central Valley responded to a report of a dispute involving a parent who assaulted an administrator who was attempting to break up an alte…
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NY College Grad Serves As Home Plate Umpire In Game 1 Of World Series
The Yankees, Mets, and Red Sox may have all missed out on the Fall Classic, but both New York and Massachusetts still had a presence as the World Series which got underway in Houston earlier this week. On Tuesday, Oct. 26, Chris Conroy, a Siena College graduate from the Massachusetts town of Williamstown in Berkshire County, was front and center as the home plate umpire to kick off the first game of the World Series between the Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros. The visiting Braves took the first game of the series 6-2 over the Astros after getting contributions from each member of its line…
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New York High School Athletes Can Now Profit Off Name, Image, Likeness
High school student-athletes in New York who make a name for themselves can now profit off it. At its quarterly Executive Committee meeting, the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) announced that it has revised its rule regarding amateur athletes statewide, and that student-athletes can now profit off their name, image, or likeness. The move comes after an NCAA ruling over the summer allowing college athletes to similarly cash in. NYSPHSAA said that student-athletes can “participate in commercial endorsements provided there is no school team, school, se…
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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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Distance Runner From Westchester Files $20M Lawsuit Against Nike, Ex Coach
A former high school track and field standout from the Hudson Valley is suing Nike and her former coach for $20 million for alleged physical and emotional abuse. Mary Cain, a distance runner who cut her teeth while running for Bronxville High School in Westchester for a decade and starring on multiple national teams, is suing Nike and her former coach Alberto Salazar for $20 million, according to multiple new reports. Cain was a standout amateur athlete, competing in multiple national and international events before her career fizzled during four years at the Nike Oregon Project, where she …
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Westchester 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
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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