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John Jay gets in the Win Column versus Hastings
Please see tip, pledge and subscribe buttons below or my Venmo is @Rich-Monetti Scroll to end for photos. Two games in the books this season and John Jay girls soccer was without a win. Along with a tie and a loss, the girls aimed to change that on Thursday September 17 at Contest Field. On visitation, Hastings was hoping not to be the first victim. Sorry, it didn’t take the visitors very long to have their aspirations dashed.
By Rich Monettia day ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 17 Recap: Crossing Over
I've been watching the Canadian Football League for 13 years now, and I'm still learning about Canada's version of the game we love. Among the many things I quickly learned about so the crossover rule, which is part of the CFL's playoff format. The rule is simple. The top three teams in each division qualify for the Grey Cup Playoffs, with the first place team getting a bye straight to the Division Finals at home, while 2nd and 3rd place face each other in the Division Semifinals. However, in the event that a fourth place team in one division has a better record than the third place team in the other division, that team moves over to the other division's side of the playoffs. That is the crossover rule.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 days ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 3 Recap: Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, What is Going On Here?!
Ever have one of those moments where you don't know which way is up? A lot of NFL fans have that feeling right now. Week 3 of this season has seen too many monkey wrenches thrown in, and the biggest one, IMO, was Sunday Night Football. A battle between conference runners-up, the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos went at it, and it was the Rams dominating at first. A 16-0 lead for the Rams, who were again playing without Puka Nacua. But still, the Rams looked good, until they didn't.
By Clyde E. Dawkins4 days ago in Unbalanced
John Jay and North Salem Crossover for 1-1 Tie
Scroll to end for photos On Monday September 14, John Jay hosted North Salem at Contest Field. Not just cross town rivals, the Tigers took home the Class C State Championship last year. So the teams were dialed in, and neither gave an inch on the field or the scoreboard.
By Rich Monetti4 days ago in Unbalanced
Kevin Durant Is Still a Great Scorer. That Was Never the Whole Job.
This season, the Rockets put Durant back into a familiar script. He played almost every regular-season game. At thirty-six, with a ruptured Achilles and years of knee and ankle injuries behind him, he played eighty-one games and averaged thirty-seven minutes. Udoka could not rest him. Houston’s offense stalled without him. Şengün needed Durant’s gravity on the weak side. Green needed Durant’s spacing at the top. VanVleet needed Durant as the last option in the pick-and-roll. Durant started on time, scored, got back on defense, and posted up again.
By Jin5 days ago in Unbalanced
Wang Chuqin Doesn’t Know Why He’s Tired. That’s the Most Honest Thing a Champion Can Say.
When the lights came down in Nagoya, Wang Chuqin did not go for that ball. Lin Shidong’s final smash landed on his backhand side, at a wide angle. He moved one step, then stopped. The ball hit the barrier behind him, bounced once, and rolled onto the floor. 0-4.
By Jin6 days ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Finishes off Ossining 47-0
Scroll to end for photos Last week after building a 27-14 halftime lead, John Jay still fell to Goshen by a score of 28-27. So the narrative this week was easy to identify. “Just finish,” said Coach Brendan Connolly, and his boys came home on Thursday night September 10 to hopefully follow through.
By Rich Monetti6 days ago in Unbalanced
Somers Boys Soccer is Shaping Up
Please see tip, pledge or subscribe buttons below or my Venmo is @Rich-Monetti Last season the Somers boys soccer team qualified for the sectionals. Unfortunately, the Tuskers made a quick round one exit, but more than the unpleasant memory has lingered.
By Rich Monetti8 days ago in Unbalanced
CFL Week 16 Recap: Smooth Sailing
I've been watching the Canadian Football League since 2013, and every year I've watched, I've been a fan of the Toronto Argonauts. I had been quite fascinated with the city of Toronto, a very large city in Canada that has loads of pro sports history. The Blue Jays, the Raptors, and of course, the Maple Leafs. The Argos, however, had been the centerpiece of Toronto all this time, having won the prestigious Grey Cup 19 times, the most on CFL history. I've seen the Argos win three of these championships in 2017, 2022, and 2024.
By Clyde E. Dawkins9 days ago in Unbalanced
Close was not Good Enough in Somers Loss to Tappan Zee
Please see tip, subscribe and pledge buttons below or my Venmo is : @Rich-Monetti Scroll to end for photos On Thursday September 3, Somers opened the season at home versus Tappan Zee and no doubt the elephants won the battle for the crossbar. 3-1 in favor of the Tuskers, the proximity unfortunately didn’t translate to the scoreboard.
By Rich Monetti10 days ago in Unbalanced
NFL Week 2 Recap: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Catastrophic
There's always something about that second week of the NFL season. Week 1 is supposed to establish what all 32 teams are all about, and Week 2 either cements the narratives or flips the scripts. Basically, to put it in the immortal words of the late, great "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, just when we think we have all of the answers in Week 1, Week 2 changes the questions.
By Clyde E. Dawkins12 days ago in Unbalanced
John Jay Gets to Work on Labor Day Weekend
Please see tip, pledge or subscribe buttons below or my Venmo is @Rich-Monetti Action and Crowd Shots are Below On Friday September 4, John Jay began Labor Day weekend at Contest Field, The work of engaging the scoreboard took some time, though. But the Wolves kept the ball in the Pawling zone, and the inevitable was no surprise in the end.
By Rich Monetti12 days ago in Unbalanced
