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Hudson Valley Native Now Raiders' Interim Coach After Gruden Email Scandal Hudson Valley Native Now Raiders' Interim Coach After Gruden Email Scandal
Hudson Valley Native Now Raiders' Interim Coach After Gruden Email Scandal A veteran football coach from the Hudson Valley who graduated high school in Fairfield County is set to showcase his skills under the bright lights in Las Vegas. Yonkers native Rich Bisaccia, age 61, has been named interim head coach of the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders following the overnight resignation of embattled former coach Jon Gruden, who stepped away following the emergence of racist and homophobic comments he made in emails a decade ago. Bisaccia, who graduated from New Fairfield High School, is in his 20th year as a coach in the NFL, but this will be his first appo…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game
Man Shot, Killed Over Argument About College Football Game An argument over a college football game led to the fatal shooting of a man after he got in a dispute with another in the final minutes of a massive upset. With the then top-ranked Alabama squaring off against an unranked Texas A&M squad in the final minutes over the weekend, police said that two men got in an argument inside a Sixth Avenue home in Bessemer, Alabama. It is alleged that the two men became combative while arguing over whose team was better, prompting the homeowner to ask them to leave as they were fighting at approximately 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9. Once they were outs…

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by Zak Failla
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Contract Dispute Leads To Comcast's Xfinity Dropping MSG Network Just As NBA, NHL Seasons Start Contract Dispute Leads To Comcast's Xfinity Dropping MSG Network Just As NBA, NHL Seasons Start
Contract Dispute Leads To Comcast's Xfinity Dropping MSG Network Just As NBA, NHL Seasons Start Updated story: Comcast Says MSG Network's Audience Is 'Virtually Non-Existent' Amid Contract Dispute Sports fans in Connecticut, New Jersey, and some areas in New York may need to find a new place to watch live NBA and NHL games after Comcast's Xfinity made the decision not to renew its agreement with MSG Networks. Xfinity said it was unable to come to an agreement with MSG and MSG+ before the current agreement expired on Thursday, Sept. 30. For those looking to continue watching the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and New Jersey Devils games, the compa…

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by Nicole Valinote
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COVID-19: Vaccination Status Factored Into Player Cuts, NFL Coach Says COVID-19: Vaccination Status Factored Into Player Cuts, NFL Coach Says
Covid-19: Vaccination Status Factored Into Player Cuts, NFL Coach Says The spotlight is on first-year NFL head coach Urban Meyer, who is facing scrutiny for admitting COVID-19 vaccination status had an impact on how he shaped his final roster in advance of the upcoming regular season. Meyer and Jacksonville Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke said this week that vaccination status impacted the cuts they made this past week while making final roster cuts to trim the roster down to the 53-man limit. Though vaccination status was considered in forming the roster, Meyer said it wasn’t a deciding factor, and production in practice and during the preseason also pla…

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by Zak Failla
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Acting Mets GM Accused Of DWI In Hudson Valley, Report Says Acting Mets GM Accused Of DWI In Hudson Valley, Report Says
Acting Mets GM Accused Of DWI In Hudson Valley, Report Says The New York Mets took another blow in what's been a difficult season after their acting general manager was arrested for alleged drunk driving in Westchester following a visit to the Fairfield County home of team owner Steve Cohen, according to reports. Acting GM Zack Scott reportedly Mets up and was busted for allegedly driving while intoxicated when he was busted at approximately 4:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31 in White Plains, The New York Post first reported. It is alleged that at the time he was approached by officers on South Lexington Avenue in White Plains, Scott was asleep at the wh…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Some NY HS Sports, Including Football, May Be Canceled In High-Infection Rate Areas COVID-19: Some NY HS Sports, Including Football, May Be Canceled In High-Infection Rate Areas
Covid-19: Some NY HS Sports, Including Football, May Be Canceled In High-Infection Rate Areas New York State education officials are calling on school districts begin to prepare to potentially cancel high-risk sporting events where participants are not fully vaccinated in areas with high COVID-19 transmission. With the new school year less than a month away, the Education Department released its guidance on reopening schools, including how best to handle sports and extracurricular activities as variants of the virus continue to cause new infections to spike. Football, volleyball, and competitive cheer and dance are considered to be fall sports at a "higher risk," according to the st…

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by Zak Failla
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Community Welcomes Home Hudson Valley Olympic Gold Medalist Community Welcomes Home Hudson Valley Olympic Gold Medalist
Community Welcomes Home Hudson Valley Olympic Gold Medalist Members of an Orange County community gathered to welcome home a local Olympic gold medalist as she returned from the Tokyo Games. Stefanie Dolson was welcomed back by members of the Greenville community and State Police officers, New York State Police said on Tuesday, Aug. 3.  State Police from Troop F joined the Greenville Community (Orange County) in welcoming back home Olympic Gold Medalist... Posted by New York State Police on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Dolson is a graduate of Minisink High School. The 29-year-old played center for the Team USA basketball team. She won the gold medal…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Hudson Valley HS Grad Wins Silver Medal At Olympics Hudson Valley HS Grad Wins Silver Medal At Olympics
Hudson Valley HS Grad Wins Silver Medal At Olympics It took a world record-breaking effort to keep a former Hudson Valley high school track standout from the top of the podium at the Tokyo Olympics in a race for the ages. Both Norway’s Karsten Warholm and the United States’ Rai Benjamin, a Mount Vernon High School star athlete in Westchester, broke the previous world record in the 400-meter hurdle, though the Hudson Valley native found himself coming up just short against his nemesis. Warholm finished with a 45.94 mark, breaking the world record he previously set of 46.70. Benjamin also crushed the previous record, finishing with a 46.17 to …

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by Zak Failla
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Swimmer From Hudson Valley Wins Medal At Olympics Swimmer From Hudson Valley Wins Medal At Olympics
Swimmer From Hudson Valley Wins Medal At Olympics A former high school swimming standout in the Hudson Valley can add a new accomplishment to her resume after earning a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Early on Wednesday, July 28 in Tokyo, the 19-year-old Kate Douglass, a Westchester native who starred for Pelham High School, won the bronze medal in the 200-meter individual medley, behind Japan’s You Ohashi and her teammate at the University of Virginia, Alex Walsh. In earning the bronze medal and a spot on the podium, Douglass posted a personal best time in the pool with a 2:09.04 finish. Her time was less than .50 seconds behind Walsh’s fin…

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by Zak Failla
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Diver From NY Wins Medal At Olympics Diver From NY Wins Medal At Olympics
Diver From NY Wins Medal At Olympics A diving duo from Long Island and Massachusetts who met at the University of Indiana dove their way into the record books, joining the parade of Americans claiming medals at the Tokyo Olympics. Nassau County native Andrew Capobianco, who calls Mineola home, and his teammate, Hampshire County resident Michael Hixon, out of Amherst, Massachusetts, took home the silver medal for the US in the men’s synchronized 3-meter springboard event. The duo finished with a score of 444.36 to take the silver behind the Chinese pair of Wang Zongyuan and Xie Siyi. Germany’s Patrick Hausding and Lars Rudiger …

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Fairfield County Man Becomes First CT Native To Medal In Swimming At Olympics In 33 Years Fairfield County Man Becomes First CT Native To Medal In Swimming At Olympics In 33 Years
Fairfield County Man Becomes First CT Native To Medal In Swimming At Olympics In 33 Years A swimming standout from Fairfield County has become one of the first Americans to win a medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Former Ridgefield High School standout Kieran Smith took third place in the 400-meter freestyle on Saturday, July 24. The 22-year-old Smith finished with a time of 3:43.94 to take the bronze medal. That makes him the first Connecticut native to medal in swimming at the Olympics since Janel Jorgensen in 1988, according to Connecticut Swimming.  Jorgensen, also a Ridgefield HS product, attended Stanford University. The other Team USA swimmer, Jake Mitchell, p…

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by Joe Lombardi
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18-Year-Old From Area Selected In First Round Of NHL Draft 18-Year-Old From Area Selected In First Round Of NHL Draft
18-Year-Old From Area Selected In First Round Of NHL Draft Mackie Samoskevich's immediate plans are to attend the University of Michigan as a freshman this fall. But the 18-year-old from Fairfield County now also has a future as a professional ice hockey player. In the National Hockey League Draft on Friday night, July 23, the Newtown resident was selected in the first round by the Florida Panthers with the 24th overall pick. A forward, Samoskevich appeared in 36 games with the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2020-21, recording 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists, 37 points). He then had 10 points (one goal, nine assists) in…

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by Joe Lombardi