Items by Rich Mancuso

Don King gets a new television deal and talks old school boxing

Published: October 28, 2011

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You don’t see Don King as visible as he once was.  However in Manhattan Tuesday afternoon the general public told the 80-year old Hall of Fame promoter that he is still a recognizable face. And for the sport of boxing, King will be seen again and hopefully more often as he announced his latest promotion [...]

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Do The Yankees Have Enough To Go All The Way?

Published: October 1, 2011

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We get to October and post season baseball. The New York Yankees are there again as AL East champions, the 17th time which surpassed the Atlanta Braves. And for Yankees fans, the organization, and the networks it is not October baseball if the Yankees are not a part of it. The journey to the World [...]

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The last day at Citi Field with the Mets had some highlights

Published: September 29, 2011

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Jose Reyes was the major agenda at Citi Field Wednesday afternoon as the New York Mets concluded their third straight losing season with a 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Playing his last game as a New York Met, because Reyes is a free agent, he entered the game as the National League batting leader. [...]

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Miguel Cotto says this time it is another chapter with Antonio Margarito

Published: September 26, 2011

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This time when Miguel Cotto meets Antonio Margarito he says there will be a difference. They will meet again at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 3rd, a fight televised on HBO Pay-Per-View at 153 pounds. There will be intense scrutiny by the New York state Athletic Commission when Margarito gets his [...]

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Pacquiao says he will not underestimate Marquez

Published: September 7, 2011

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Manny Pacquiao has an agenda to keep fighting even if he does not meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. and he has moved past the questions about when or if he will ever meet his adversary. The emphasis Tuesday morning in New York City, the second of a four city media tour was about his November 12th [...]

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Froch and Ward make their statement for Super Six Final

Published: August 26, 2011

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Carl Froch and Andre Ward were two of the unexpected finalists of the Showtime Super Six Tournament that got off the ground almost two years ago. Apparently it was meant to be, Ward and Froch in the final that supposedly will determine who is the best at 168, even if some of the original participants [...]

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Turner’s Error Causes Mets To Fall In Ninth

Published: August 3, 2011

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It is the month of August and the plays are important, and the New York Mets are well aware that any hope to stay in the NL wild card hunt means they have to stay away from the mistakes. The past two nights at Citi Field against the Florida Marlins have cost the Mets. The [...]

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Phillies push Mets further back; Reyes expected back on Tuesday

Published: July 18, 2011

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New York Mets starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey knew he threw a bad pitch to Michael Martinez, the 28-year old rookie of the NL east division leading Philadelphia Phillies. He got hold of a Pelfrey fastball in the fifth inning, a three-run shot for his first career home run. “I made a mistake, it was supposed [...]

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A Floyd Mayweather we never saw before as he addresses, the Pacquiao issue

Published: July 1, 2011

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There was Floyd Mayweather Jr. on a stage at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. His next opponent, the WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz said his piece about their upcoming title fight at the MGM grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on HBO Pay-Per-View September 17th. It was a Mayweather we have not been [...]

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More from Citi Field on Getaway Day

Published: June 24, 2011

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So a few hours after we left Citi Field, after a Mets rain delayed and 13- inning win over the Oakland Athletics, Wednesday night into Thursday morning, it was back to normal. Another rain delay that moved the first pitch from the scheduled 1:10pm start to 3:25pm. Do the math right and that is a [...]

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