The [Five] Sides

Last Week: 11-4 Season: 11-4 I got off to a strong start last week with my NFL picks column. It would have been nice if I had actually bet the games… if gambling were legal of course. It’s a quick […]

The Cincinnati Bengals didn’t waste time Tuesday morning. Just after 8 A.M. the team signed another cornerback, former Charger Fred Bennett. Bennett, a four year veteran, played the first four games of the season with San Diego. This is the […]

I’m going to try something new here on The [Five] and give my picks for Week 11 of the 2010 NFL season. I’ll either look like a genius or an absolute idiot but what else is new? Home teams in […]

A quick look into the lives of NCC’s “best” – at their worst.

Tiger Woods linked to adultery. Michael Vick.  Animal cruelty. Mark McGwire.  Steroid abuse. What if today’s headliners were the same as those of yesteryear?  Could you imagine hearing these things about Bill Russell?  Billy Jean King?  Ernie Davis? In comparison, […]

According to the AP: Local officials say the Empire State Games are back on this winter with help from community leaders in the Lake Placid area, the home of the games. Organizers of the Olympic-style amateur athletic contests were shocked […]

The 24-year old right-hander, Felix Hernandez has been chosen the AL Cy Young Award winner. The Seattle ace won easily (21-of-28 votes) in results released Thursday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Hernandez started 34 games and finished 13-12, […]

Syracuse, NY –  On October 15th, Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and NBA star and ex-Orange Carmelo Anthony dedicated a new basketball court in Schiller Park, as part of their Courts 4 Kids charity. “Refurbishing this court,”Anthony said at the time, […]

Canastota, NY – Boxing is one of the oldest, most prolific sports in the world and much of its history is on display in the Village of Canastota, New York.  Since 1989, the International Boxing Hall of Fame has been […]