Items by Rich Mancuso

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GUARD OFFERS HOPE FOR RAMS

Published: January 31, 2010

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NEW YORK -  Rayner Moquete was in his dorm room Tuesday evening on the south lawn at Rose University on Rose Hill.  The freshman guard from Santo Domingo joined the Rams roster on December 26th got a call from interim head coach Jared Grasso. He would getting the start Wednesday evening when Fordham hosted [...]


A Big East Win St. John’s Needed at the Garden

Published: January 14, 2010

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When Dwight Hardy, the St. John’s junior guard made the tying and winning shots at the line with second remaining at Madison Square Garden Wednesday evening against Cincinnati there was a message sent to the Big East Conference.  Perhaps St. John’s will have more of these games in the month ahead.
“Every time you win at [...]


A Few Things That Need Attention…

Published: January 12, 2010

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So now we finally know that Mark McGwire used steroids and performance enhancing drugs to become the home run hitter he was.  His admission and apology Monday to Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, and to his former manager Tony La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals was a slap in the face to baseball fans.
Because for [...]


Will Someone Get Them Together?

Published: January 7, 2010

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Happy New Year!  And hopefully it will be for all of you and for the boxing world that is in limbo. Because the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. can’t seem to agree on blood testing procedures for their potential super bout that is slated for March 13th in [...]


Kids at Morris Park Looking for Another Gym After Inferno

Published: December 27, 2009

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They came to their second home Wednesday. The professionals who train at the Morris Park Boxing Gym, the prospects preparing for the upcoming Golden Gloves tournament, and the kids who live in the community, stunned to see their gym destroyed by a fire earlier in the day that also left two families homeless.
“We will rebuild [...]


NIT Tip-Off Was All for Duke and UConn

Published: November 28, 2009

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New York – Bring two of the premiere college basketball programs to New York City, Duke and UConn and put them on the floor at Madison Square Garden. At the end of November it looks almost like April and the last two standing at the NCAA Men’s Championship. LSU and Arizona State, the other finalist [...]


Yankees intend to be active soon, so says Cashman at DVD Red Carpet

Published: November 25, 2009

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NEW YORK – New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman proudly took the brief walk under a tent Monday evening on the small red carpet set up by the Ziegfield Theatre in Manhattan  He and manager Joe Girardi were there to celebrate the premiere viewing of the 2009 World Series DVD produced by Major League [...]


Patience and Hope for Rams as they Break 12-game Skid

Published: November 20, 2009

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Bronx, NY – Fordham University men’s basketball coach Dereck Whittenburg had a reason to finally smile Wednesday evening up in the Bronx at the Rose Hill Gym.  His Rams (1-2) won their first game of the season with a 76-66 win over Sacred Heart, and in the process snapped a 12-game losing streak that carried [...]


Mayweather and Pacquiao Is Next but Where and When?

Published: November 18, 2009

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The fight generated over two million buys on pay-per-view, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto put on quite a show, at least for the first four rounds. Now the next fight that will generate interest and tremendous revenue is Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.  The problem though is how much will it take to get it [...]


Pacquiao Dominates Cotto with 12th Round Stoppage

Published: November 15, 2009

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Las Vegas – Manny Pacquiao had another epic performance and for Miguel Cotto it was a fight for survival as referee Kenny Bayless stepped in and stopped the fight at 0:55 of the  12-round in the most anticipated fight of the year. With his win, Pacquiao once again secured his position as the best pound-for-pound [...]


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