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Cardinal Hayes and Iona Prep continue to remain 1-2 in our second set of New York rankings

NEW YORK (PIX11) – Summer may be over but NYC Parks is already helping New Yorkers get ready for the water next year. Registration for the “Learn to Swim” program with NYC Parks closes Monday, Oct. 7. Lessons are free as long as you’re a member of a recreation center.  Classes are open to people […]

There are a pair of Game 4s in the WNBA semifinals on Sunday, Oct. 6 and the schedule starts out West when the Las Vegas Aces host the New York Liberty at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas. The game is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EST and will...

ELIZABETH — An Edison New Jersey high school football player who collapsed on the field during a game Friday night in Elizabeth has returned home from the hospital after tests came back normal. According to the St. Thomas Aquinas High School Facebook page, one of its players, Chase Young,...

The Savannah Bananas are the hottest thing in Baseball right now. While they're not MLB affiliated, many call them "The Harlem Globetrotters of baseball." For those unfamiliar with the Savannah Bananas, "the fastest and most entertaining game of baseball." Players perform choreographed dances and acts throughout the game which has a unique set of rules.

West Point Thoroughbreds and Steven Bouchey's Carson's Run did not compete in all three legs of the New York Racing Association's series of turf races for 3-year-old males, skipping the first leg of the series, the July 6 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes (G1T). But he made his presence felt in the final two races of the series.

New York University's women's cross country team competed in the Women's White College 6k at the Paul Short Run hosted by Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, on Saturday, October 5. The team placed third overall in the 46-team event with 186 points. The Violets trailed University Athletic Association rival Emory...

A big push is underway to encourage safe bicycling in New York through the city's Biketober initiative.The annual celebration, which takes place in October, will feature 15 events across the five boroughs this year.The initiative is an important one in New York City, which averages 22 cycling deaths per year.The series of programs is designed to encourage safe cycling and fun, sustainable, healthy activities."Biketober is a reminder that cycling is a sustainable, healthy, and fun way to get around-and it can also be the fastest," said New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.The agency is organizing street closures...

In a touching moment at the Great Sports Legends Dinner, Jimmie Johnson was honored for his advocacy in neurological research.