NYCFC Parts Ways With Pascal Jansen

 

Pascal Jansen. Provided by NYCFC.

A day after a very disappointing season ended for New York City Football Club, they parted ways with Head Coach Pascal Jansen on Sunday morning.

Books: "Situated" By Angela Duckworth

 

Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best

By Angela Duckworth

Scribner; hardcover, 352 pages; $30.00

Angela Duckworth, PhD, is a psychologist, a MacArthur Fellow, and the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Her first book was Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, and it was a #1 New York Times bestseller, and had sold over five million copies worldwide.

St. John's Dominates In Opener With "Devastating defensive performance"

 

Lefteris Liotopoulos burying a three-pointer from the left side that gave St. John's a 14-4 lead in the opening minutes. Photo by Jason Schott.

The St. John's Red Storm rolled to a 78-63 win over Monmouth on Monday night at Carnesecca Arena in the regular season opener.

Books: "Captive Traitor King" By Brigid Kemmerer

 

Captive Traitor King

By Brigid Kemmerer

Avon; hardcover $30.00; Ebook, $14.99; Digital Audio, $28.99; available today, Tuesday, November 3rd

Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of Warrior Princess Assassin, a USA Today and #1 Sunday Times bestseller and an Amazon Best of the Month selection. She also has authored over a dozen dark and alluring YA novels like Defy the Night, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, and Letters to the Lost. Her stories are known for featuring complex characters who find love while taking on the challenges of life, both in realistic settings and rich fantasy worlds.

NYCFC Has Up & Down Week At Citi Field

 

Andres Perea (center) taking the ball up the field on Saturday afternoon. Provided by NYCFC.

New York City Football Club's week at Citi Field could best be summed up by the theme of ABC Wide World of Sports, "The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat."

Books: "A Whole Lotta History" By Jason Lipshutz

 

A Whole Lotta History: One Direction and the Sound That Shaped a Generation

By Jason Lipshutz

Atria Books; hardcover, 304 pages; $29.00; available this Tuesday, November 3rd 

Jason Lipshutz is the co-chief content officer at Billboard, where he has written about music for over a decade and done cover stories on Taylor Swift, U2, Olivia Rodrigo, Blink-182, Lorde, Bob Iver, and Louis Tomlinson. His first book was It Starts with One: The Legend and Legacy of Linkin Park. He has made appearances on Access Hollywood, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight.

Books: "The Game" By Peter King

 

The Game

By Peter King

Norton; hardcover; $39.99

Peter King is one of the most recognizable sportswriters in the country, an authority on the NFL like no other. He wrote for Sports Illustrated from 1989 to 2018, including his weekly multiple-page column "Monday Morning Quarterback." He was a fixture on NBC's Sunday Night Football in the 2010s. King has authored five books, including Inside the Helmet. He received the National Sportswriter of the Year award three times, and he currently lives in Brooklyn.