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What do current New York Yankees star pitcher Gerrit Cole and former Bronx Bomber CC Sabathia have in common? When you compare the resumes side-by-side, the similarities are striking. Gerrit Cole 6x MLB All-Star AL Cy Young AL Wins Leader World Series Champion Yankees No. 1 pitcher Charitable foundation to help youth in the community […]

At CC Sabathia’s LegaCCy Gala to honor his Hall of Fame baseball career and benefit his Pitcch In Foundation, I asked New York Giants legend and current WFAN host Tiki Barber whether the New York Giants should bench Russell Wilson and start rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart from Ole Miss. His response on the subject was […]

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia and his wife Amber recently hosted the LegaCCy Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The event celebrated CC’s iconic baseball career, which included 11 seasons with the New York Yankees, and his first-ballot Baseball Hall of Fame induction earlier this summer […]

The Rick Pitino effect at St. John’s is REAL. And for the first time since 2000, the Johnnies are Big East Tournament Champions. Almost two years to the day since he held his introductory press conference at Madison Square Garden as the 22nd head coach in St. John’s program history, Pitino has the Johnnies back […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this before: “Katie Ledecky wins the gold medal!” Over a legendary career that started back in 2012 when she competed in her first Olympics at the age of 15, it seems impossible to truly put into words the greatness of swimming legend Katie Ledecky: 9 Olympic gold medals 14 Olympic […]

Drew Brees is a football legend who’s second all-time in NFL history in career passing yards (80,358), career touchdown passes (571), career pass completions (7,142) and career completion percentage (67.7%). Brees also holds the record for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (54), breaking the record held by Johnny Unitas for 52 years. Brees spent 15 […]

Fanatics Fest 2024 had no shortage of star power. I got to interact on the Blue Carpet with some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment including (bleeping) Jay-Z, Kevin Durant, Lil Wayne, Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady, Triple H, Livvy Dunne, Adrian Peterson, Dez Bryant and more! Here are some of my favorite moments […]

Shawn Corey Carter, a.k.a Jay-Z, is a legend in hip hop and the business world. Born and raised in New York City, Carter was named the greatest rapper of all time by Billboard and Vibe in 2023. As of 2024, he is the wealthiest musical artist in the world with a net worth of $2.5 […]

Ice Cube, a.k.a O’Shea Jackson, is a music legend as a rapper and songwriter, actor, film producer, and of course, huge basketball fan. In January 2017, Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwaitnetz founded the BIG3 – a 3v3 basketball league played in the summer, meant to fill the gap between the end of the NBA […]

Julius Erving, also known as “Dr. J,” won three championships (two ABA titles with the New York Nets and one NBA title with the Philadelphia 76ers), four Most Valuable Player awards (the only player to be voted MVP in both the NBA and ABA) and three  ABA scoring titles. In his 16-year professional basketball career, […]

NEW YORK — Dan Hurley is building something special in Storrs, Connecticut. The defending national champions sealed their first Big East Tournament title since Kemba Walker’s 2011 UConn basketball team with a win over the Marquette Golden Eagles on Saturday night and were announced as the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s NCAA Tournament […]

NEW YORK — The Connecticut Huskies are just different in March. Plain and simple. Avenging a 70-68 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles in the semifinals one year ago, Dan Hurley’s UConn squad is officially 2024 Big East Conference Tournament champions, taking home their first Big East title since 2011. The SCENE from up above […]

Ray Lewis is highly regarded as one of the greatest defensive players of all time and the best middle linebacker to ever play the game.  His resume can’t be disputed, including 13 Pro Bowl selections, 10-time All-Pro, 2x Super Bowl Champion and holds the NFL record for both career combined tackles (2059) and solo tackles […]

Greatest NFL defensive player of all time? Every conversation has to start and (probably) end with New York Giants legend Lawrence Taylor. A quick Lawrence Taylor history lesson 2x Super Bowl Champion NFL MVP 1986 3x Defensive Player of the Year (including as a rookie in 1981) 8x First-Team All-Pro 10x Pro Bowler NFL sacks […]

Henrik Lundqvist is one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history. Lundqvist spent his entire 15-year career with the New York Rangers and set over 50 franchise records during his tenure with the club, including wins, shutouts, and playoff appearances/ victories. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lundqvist helped lead Sweden to the gold medal with […]

When you think of MMA superstar Jorge Masvidal, you probably think of a few things: 20-year professional fighting career His FIVE-second knockout of Ben Askren, the fastest KO in UFC history Winning the BMF Championship vs. Nate Diaz He got his start by streetfighting in Kimbo Slice’s backyard There’s a new title to add to […]