NYS Environmental Conservation Officer (ECO) Brandon Franz responded to a call regarding an owl stuck in a soccer net in Armonk, a hamlet near the Connecticut border in the town of North Castle, in Westchester County on August 28, 2026 [Read more…] about Hungry Horned Owl Rescued From Soccer Net
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Poetry: It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over
With 4.3 seconds left on the clock
And down by one point
Brunson fires a long trey and misses
But outta of nowhere OG Anunoby
Skies and tips in the rebound to win the game
Capping off an improbable comeback by
The NY Knicks to recover
From being 29-points under
It ain’t over til’ it’s over
Bass Tournament Permitting and Reporting System Year 1 Results
The results are in after the first year of the New York State Black Bass Fishing Tournament Permit and Reporting System. This system is provides DEC with information on the type, scope, and scale of black bass tournaments in New York, in order to understand and track tournament impacts on black bass fisheries.
Below are some key takeaways after the first year: [Read more…] about Bass Tournament Permitting and Reporting System Year 1 Results
Poetry: If There Were a 4-Point Play in the NBA
If there were a 4-Point Play in the NBA
With 3 seconds left in the game
And down by 3 points
The ball is thrown-in to a player
At the far end of the court well
Beyond the half-court line who
Heaves up a Hail Mary shot that finds
The bottom of the net and wins the game
Spectators rise and roar in disbelief
If there were a 4-point play in the NBA
Poetry: Super Bowl Sunday
Super Bowl Sunday
A championship football game
A spectacular half-time show
Clever TV commercials and
Partying with your friends
Are what make it a fun
Super Bowl Sunday
Poetry: Stoop Ball
Stoop Ball
Find a wide staircase at a building entrance
Along a city street without much traffic
Buy a live rubber ball and set the rules for the game
Take turns with your friends throwing the ball
Against the stairway aiming to get the best rebound
Off the stoop onto the street field of play
Keep score and enjoy a game of
Stoop Ball
Poetry: The Angels Listened In
The Angels Listened In
Throwing a Hail Mary pass for a
Touchdown as the clock winds down
Making a shot from beyond the
Midcourt stripe at the buzzer
Hitting a grand slam when down by
Three runs in the bottom of the ninth
These prayers were answered because
The angels listened in
Celebrate Paddling ADK & The Tupper Lake 8-Miler Paddling Race
The Tupper Lake 8-Miler takes place annually in June as a part of Celebrate Paddling ADK, a month-long festival featuring paddling activities, races, events, lectures, classes and more. The race starts at the Town of Tupper Lake Boat Launch on State Route 30. The course takes paddlers to the Route 30 bridge, up the Raquette River to the Oxbow and then back to the boat launch. [Read more…] about Celebrate Paddling ADK & The Tupper Lake 8-Miler Paddling Race
It’s Time for the Four-Point Play in the NBA
No, we’re not talking about a four-point play the hard way; i.e., making a three-point shot beyond the arc while getting fouled, and then converting the free throw. Instead, we’re talking about a new four-point shot taken beyond the half-court line.
Basketball‘s three-point play originated in New York City on February 7, 1945 in a scrimmage game between Columbia and Fordham Universities when an arc 21 feet from the basket was painted on the court. Shots taken and made beyond this arc counted as three points instead of the normal two points for shots taken inside of the line. [Read more…] about It’s Time for the Four-Point Play in the NBA
Racing Through The Streets of Watkins Glen
There are many former race tracks across the Empire State, and one of them is an old race track in Watkins Glen, the county seat of Schuyler County, NY. Not a flat for thoroughbreds or an oval for trotters, but the original “open-circuit” Grand Prix track.
As the victors of the Second World War settled down after a few seasons at home they looked for some new entertainment. An early autumn festival in the marvelous Finger Lakes Region seemed like a siren’s call that extended the waning summer; the final rose of the season. [Read more…] about Racing Through The Streets of Watkins Glen
Poetry: The Best of New York
The Best of New York
The intertwined NY letters
Which grace New York Yankees
Caps and uniforms
Have become emblematic
Worldwide for excellence
Being crowned champions
More times than any other team
In baseball history explains why
The Yankees logo signifies
The best of New York
Poetry: Stickball
Stickball
Commandeer a side street
In the city with
Little or no traffic
Chalk the bases and home plate
Onto the street pavement [Read more…] about Poetry: Stickball
Lake Placid’s 2026 Olympic Bid: Some Background
A proposal has recently been developed in coordination with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to host the sliding events (bobsled, skeleton, luge) for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (February 6 – 22, 2026) in Lake Placid.Marty Glickman: American Jewish Sports Legend
The book Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend (NYU Press, 2023) by Jeffrey S. Gurock takes a look at Marty Glickman, who for close to half a century after World War II, was the voice of New York sports. [Read more…] about Marty Glickman: American Jewish Sports Legend
New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Museum Opening in Gloversville
The New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Museum has announced the grand opening of its new facility in Gloversville, Fulton County, NY. Located at 45 Harrison Street, directly across the street from Parkhurst Field Little League Stadium. – a replica and tribute to the original grand stands built in 1906. Together they are hoped to be able to put Gloversville on the map for baseball fans. [Read more…] about New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Museum Opening in Gloversville
How the Bayport Blue Point Phantoms Got Their Name
On the latest Long Island History Project podcast Stephanie Eberhard-Holgerson’s journalism class at Bayport Blue Point (BBP) High School in Islip tries to solve a mystery. At the suggestion of BBP’s librarian Pam Gustafson, the class has spent the last year looking into the school’s mascot, The Phantoms. The takeaway is that the straightforward question “where did the name come from” has yielded a very convoluted answer. [Read more…] about How the Bayport Blue Point Phantoms Got Their Name
Women’s Basketball History
This week on The Historians Podcast, the guest is Kate Fagan, author of HOOP MUSES-An Insider’s Guide to Pop Culture and the (Women’s) Game an Adventure through Basketball History (Twelve, 2023). Fagan is a native of Schenectady and writes for Sports Illustrated. [Read more…] about Women’s Basketball History
The Buffalo Sports Curse: 120 Years Of Disappointment
Buffalo’s long, storied professional sports history runs back to the early 1900s. Despite a century of opportunity, none of its four major sports teams ever won a universally recognized championship. Not for baseball or basketball; neither football nor hockey.
On the other hand, Buffalo teams experienced numerous close calls and blown calls. As well, there have been injuries and deaths, nefarious back-office dealings, and just-plain-weird happenings, each at just the wrong time to deprive city teams from winning championships. Just bad luck? Or is there something more sinister at play, like a Buffalo Sports Curse? Greg D. Tranter’s new book from RIT Press, The Buffalo Sports Curse: 120 Years of Pain, Disappointment, Heartbreak and Eternal Optimism, chronicles thirty-two cursed events. [Read more…] about The Buffalo Sports Curse: 120 Years Of Disappointment
Saratoga Race Course’s Grandstand: Some History
The Saratoga Race Course is instantly recognizable by its iconic roofline and unique treatment. The Gilded Age survives to our time through the turret-spiked, finial capped, slate roof of the grandstand.
The very distinguishable noble crown of racing’s dowager queen places one instantly at the Spa in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, and announces “Saratoga Springs.” [Read more…] about Saratoga Race Course’s Grandstand: Some History
Stolen Dreams: Racism & Little League Baseball’s Civil War
In July 1955, when the African American 11- and 12-year-olds on the Cannon Street YMCA All-Star team registered for a baseball tournament in Charleston, South Carolina, it put the team on a collision course with segregation. White teams forfeited their games. [Read more…] about Stolen Dreams: Racism & Little League Baseball’s Civil War