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John Riordan

Building new team around Villa puts New York on map

That’s what you call a statement of intent; New York City FC signing striker David Villa on Monday was an impactful moment.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2014

Klinsmann’s tough line on Donovan a loss to the USA

Landon Donovan needed a bit of head space at the end of 2012 and came back refreshed in March of the following year.

Wed, 28 May, 2014

Dodgy elbows and baseball’s wastelands

I chanced upon an early morning softball game in a park near where I live on Sunday.

Wed, 21 May, 2014

Coaches get remunerated beyond anything that seems fair but are expected to act as standard setters for their student athletes

John Ri Manhattan College, a modestly-sized third level institution in the Bronx with a modestly-ranked athletics department, resonates quite deeply with the GAA in New York.

Wed, 14 May, 2014

NFL drafting players from a billion-dollar sinking ship

The signs are up around Times Square again: the NFL Draft is upon us and, tomorrow night, New York City will be invaded by football players whose suits are as sharp as their eyes are dull.

Wed, 07 May, 2014

Silver takes on Sterling in NBA racism row

These United States of America have been dealing with a doozie of a week when it comes to the long, ongoing tension between the races.

Wed, 30 Apr, 2014

Reaching the finish line a year later

Brian Sugrue didn’t shed a tear on Boylston Street on Monday afternoon. Not like he thought he would.

Wed, 23 Apr, 2014

Corkman Crowley building a reputation in Empire State

Bryant ‘Peewee’ Cruz’s life changed when a local policeman took him off the Port Chester streets and hand delivered him to a boxing gym called Champs in New Rochelle, just north of New York City.

Wed, 16 Apr, 2014