Saturday, December 28, 2024

St. John's Dashes Past Delaware

 

Simeon Wilcher laying one in to put St. John's ahead 9-8, and they never trailed after that. Photo by Jason Schott.


The St. John's Red Storm made the most of their holiday weekend game at Carnesecca Arena, as they had a dominant win over Delaware, 97-76, on Saturday night.

Nebraska Knocks Out BC At Pinstripe Bowl

 

Kwinten Ives, left, after his touchdown in the second quarter. Photo by Jason Schott.


Nebraska rolled to a win in the Pinstripe Bowl over Boston College, 20-15, at Yankee Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Quarterback Dylan Raiola led Nebraska with 228 yards passing, completing 23 of 31 pass attempts; a touchdown and an interception.

The Cornhuskers had a balanced rushing attack, as Emmett Johnson ran for 68 yards, and Rahmir Johnson had 60. Emmett also had 28 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Nebraska got on the board first when they had a 15-play, 75-yard, six minute and 32 seconds, drive capped by a 4-yard touchdown run from R. Johnson at 14:56 of the second quarter that made it 7-0.

Then, later in the frame, they had a seven-play, 67-yard drive that went just 2:46 called by a two-yard touchdown run by Kwinten Ives.

Then, Boston College blocked the extra point, and Ashton McShane ran it back 87 yards for a two-point score, so the result of that sequence was Nebraska up 13-2. 

Nebraska pulled away in the third quarter when Raiola going E. Johnson with a 13-yard touchdown pass at the 3:02 mark to make it 20-2. That capped a seven-play, 50-yard drive that took just three minutes and 12 seconds.


Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Coming To America Night At St.John's This Saturday

 


This Saturday, when St. John's takes on Delaware this Saturday evening, it will be Coming to America Night at Carnesecca Arena.

Saturday, December 21, 2024

Yankees Remember Rickey, " Who commanded our attention like few players before or since"

@Yankees.


Rickey Henderson, Major League Baseball's all-time stolen base leader and one of the sport's greatest personalities, passed away at the age of 65 on Friday.

Zuby's Put-Back At Buzzer Pushes St. John's Past Providence

 

St. John's players race out from the bench when the winning basket when in. @StJohnsBball.


The St. John's Red Storm earned a thrilling win on Friday night at Providence, 72-70, on a buzzer-beater by Zuby Ejiofor after he snagged an offensive rebound.

Friday, December 20, 2024

Books: "The Art of Clear Thinking" By Hasard Lee, now in paperback

 


The Art of Clear Thinking: A Stealth Fighter Pilot's Timeless Rules for Making Tough Decisions

By Hasard Lee

St. Martin's Press Griffin; 272 pages; paperback, $20.00; EBook, $14.99

Hasard Lee is a former Air Force F-35 stealth fighter pilot who graduated from the United States Air Force Academy. After serving as Flight Commander in combat, Hasard became the Chief of F-35 Training Systems for the largest training base in the world, where he led the development of new technology and teaching methods to train future fighter pilots.

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Books: "Watford Forever," By John Preston & Elton John

 


Watford Forever: How Graham Taylor and Elton John Saved a Football Club, a Town, and Each Other

By John Preston; in collaboration with Elton John

Liveright; hardcover, 320 pages; $28.99

John Preston was the Sunday Telegraph's television critic and one of its chief feature writers for years. Elton John is one of the world's most famous musicians, and at one time was the owner of his hometown soccer club.