By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J.- Add another title to two-time Super Bowl Champion, Super Bowl MVP, national NFL analyst, and former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms‘ resume: Coach. Approximately thirty local football quarterbacks and wide receivers descended upon Pulis Field in Franklin Lakes to attend Coach Simms’ inaugural Quarterback and…
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Veteran David Harris Leads New York Jets’ Culture Change
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- The New York Jets are amidst a culture change. At least, that is the buzzword people are using to describe its most recent roster changes. The Jets will find themselves entering the 2017-2018 season without many of their seasoned, dependable veterans: Nick Mangold, Darrelle Revis, Brandon Marshall, Breno…
Who is to Blame? New York Mets’ Noah Syndergaard Out Indefinitely
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and http://www.facebook.com/coachmccartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Noah Syndergaard, the almighty Thor, was placed on the 10-day disabled list today after an MRI showed a partial tear in his right latissimus dorsi muscle. He will undoubtedly have his stay extended to the 60-day DL. This injury comes after Syndergaard refused an MRI after missing his start last…
Becca Longo: Kicking Down Gender Barriers one Field Goal at a Time
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- “I used to play soccer for a long, long time and I just got tired of it”: On Thursday, Becca Longo, a former soccer player, became the first female to sign a letter of intent to play football at a Division II university or higher. Clearly, soccer’s…
New York Rangers’ Henrik Lundqvist Discusses his NHL Future
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and on Facebook) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Rest assured, New York Rangers fans: Henrik Lundqvist told me that he will not jump ship from the team that, in 2000, drafted him 205th overall. When I asked if he would ever consider leaving New York in order to pursue a Stanley Cup championship, Lundqvist replied…
Ray Boom Boom Mancini: “Conor McGregor, as a champion, should…have respect for other champions…”
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- Will Floyd Maywewather (boxer) and Conor McGregor (UFC fighter) ever get in a ring together? There has been a war of words being exchanged between the two champions for months. The newest flareup has some blogs and websites, including ESPN, already declaring that the fight will, in fact, take…
2017 NFC Wild Card: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan – Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NJ- For the third time in nine years, the New York Giants’ road to the Super Bowl will run through Green Bay, Wisconsin. Big Blue Nation is hoping history can repeat itself, as they defeated the Green Bay Packers, at Lambeau Field, in January of 2008 and of 2012….
New York Yankees Exclusive: Final Out of Game 6 (1996 World Series)- What You Didn’t Know
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan – Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Had the final ball in play of Game 6 of the 1996 World Series been on the ground instead of in the air, the outcome may have been very different. Down by one run in the top of the ninth inning and facing a 3-2 count…
Chicago Cubs: Joe Maddon’s Italian American Roots and 2 World Series to Boot
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) LITTLE FALLS, N.J.- On December 2, 2016, the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center hosted Joe Maddon (fresh off managing the Chicago Cubs to a 2016 World Series championship) Ken Rosenthal (Fox Sports journalist), and a sold-out crowd. Prior to the program, within the hallowed halls of the museum, I was able to catch up…
The State of Squadra Italia in World Baseball Classic with Marco Mazzieri, Manager
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) WASHINGTON D.C.- During the hustle and bustle of the National Italian American Foundation’s annual Expo Italiana, I had the privilege to speak with Marco Mazzieri, the poised, pensive, and soft-spoken manager of the Italian National baseball team. The next installment of the World Baseball Classic, a worldwide baseball competition in which players from each country…
Yankee Greats Remember Yogi Berra
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NJ- A United States Navy World War II hero and National Baseball Hall of Famer with the most World Series rings of all time, Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra is the most revered baseball player in history. Berra stormed the beaches of Normandy in the D-Day invasion as a U.S….
My Exclusive, Candid Interview with Doc Gooden
Dwight “Doc” Gooden – A Tragic Hero of Gotham City. By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) YANKEE STADIUM, NY- Hundreds of fans, clutching sentimental memorabilia anxiously awaited Dwight Gooden’s arrival to suite 7, the “Mantle Suite”, at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, August 6, 2016. The private, VIP event, organized by Mint Pros and J.Irwin Productions, featured many other Yankees…
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